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1. Project Objectives
- Course Management: Allow educators to create, manage, and deliver online courses.
- User Management: Enable users (students, instructors, administrators) to manage their accounts and roles.
- Content Delivery: Provide a platform for delivering educational content, including videos, documents, and interactive elements.
- Assessment and Feedback: Facilitate assessments through quizzes and assignments, and provide feedback.
- Communication Tools: Implement tools for communication between students and instructors.
- Progress Tracking: Track and report on student progress and performance.
- Reporting and Analytics: Provide insights into course usage, student performance, and system effectiveness.
2. Functional Requirements
- Course Management:
- Course Creation: Allow instructors to create and set up courses, including course titles, descriptions, and prerequisites.
- Content Upload: Enable uploading of course materials such as lectures, slides, and reading materials.
- Course Organization: Structure courses into modules or lessons and allow for scheduling and release of content.
- User Management:
- Account Creation: Allow users to sign up and create accounts with different roles (students, instructors, administrators).
- Profile Management: Enable users to manage their profiles, including personal information, preferences, and settings.
- Role-based Access: Implement role-based access control to restrict or grant permissions based on user roles.
- Content Delivery:
- Media Support: Support various types of content, including text, video, audio, and interactive elements (e.g., quizzes, forums).
- Streaming and Download: Provide options for streaming content or downloading it for offline use.
- Interactive Features: Implement interactive elements like discussion forums, live chat, and group activities.
- Assessment and Feedback:
- Quizzes and Exams: Allow instructors to create and manage quizzes and exams with various question types (e.g., multiple-choice, essay).
- Assignments: Enable submission and grading of assignments.
- Feedback Mechanism: Provide feedback and grades to students on their performance.
- Communication Tools:
- Discussion Forums: Facilitate course-related discussions and peer interactions.
- Messaging System: Allow direct messaging between students and instructors.
- Announcements: Enable instructors to post announcements and updates to students.
- Progress Tracking:
- Dashboard: Provide a dashboard for students to view their progress, completed courses, and upcoming assignments.
- Performance Reports: Generate reports on student performance, course completion rates, and assessment results.
- Certificates: Issue certificates or badges upon course completion or achievement of milestones.
- Reporting and Analytics:
- Usage Analytics: Track user engagement, course activity, and content usage.
- Performance Metrics: Analyze student performance data to identify trends and areas for improvement.
- System Metrics: Monitor system performance, including uptime, response times, and error rates.
3. Non-Functional Requirements
- Usability: Intuitive and user-friendly interface for students, instructors, and administrators.
- Performance: Efficient handling of content delivery, user interactions, and assessments.
- Scalability: Ability to accommodate an increasing number of users, courses, and content.
- Security: Secure handling of user data, course materials, and communications.
- Reliability: High system uptime and robustness to ensure consistent access and functionality.
4. Technology Stack
- Front-End: Technologies for user interface development (e.g., HTML, CSS, JavaScript, frameworks like React or Angular).
- Back-End: Server-side technologies (e.g., Node.js, Django, Flask).
- Database: Database management system (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB) for storing user data, course materials, and progress.
- Content Delivery: Solutions for media streaming and file storage (e.g., AWS S3, CloudFront).
- Communication Tools: Integration with messaging services or development of custom communication features.
- Deployment: Hosting and deployment platforms (e.g., AWS, Heroku, Azure).
5. System Design
- Architecture: Overview of system architecture (e.g., client-server model, microservices).
- Data Model: Design of the database schema, including tables for users, courses, content, assessments, and feedback.
- User Interface Design: Wireframes or mockups for different user interfaces (e.g., web app, mobile app).
6. Implementation Plan
- Development Phases: Breakdown of phases (e.g., requirement analysis, design, development, testing, deployment).
- Timeline: Project milestones and deadlines.
7. Testing and Validation
- Test Cases: Define test cases for functionalities such as course creation, content delivery, and assessments.
- Bug Tracking: System for tracking and managing bugs and issues.
- User Testing: Collect feedback from end-users (e.g., students, instructors) to refine the system and improve user experience.
8. Documentation
- User Manual: Instructions for end-users on how to use the platform.
- Technical Documentation: Detailed documentation on system architecture, design decisions, and codebase.
9. Future Enhancements
- Feature Expansion: Potential future features (e.g., gamification, advanced analytics, integration with external educational tools).
- Additional Modules: Possible additional modules like live streaming for lectures, virtual classrooms, or AI-driven tutoring.
10. Limitations
- Scope Limitations: Define what the project will not cover (e.g., integration with specific third-party tools, advanced AI features).
11. Budget and Resources
- Budget: Estimated costs for development tools, hosting, and other resources.
- Resources: Required hardware and software resources for development and deployment.
