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1. Requirements Analysis
- User Requirements: Identify the needs of students, educators, and consultants.
- System Requirements: Determine hardware and software requirements for the system.
2. System Design
- Architecture: Design the overall system architecture, including front-end, back-end, and database components.
- Database Design: Create a database schema to manage users, consultations, courses, feedback, and more.
- User Interfaces: Design interfaces for different types of users (students, educators, consultants, admins).
3. Features
- User Management:
- User registration and authentication (students, educators, consultants)
- Role-based access control
- Consultation Management:
- Scheduling and booking consultations (one-on-one or group sessions)
- Consultation history and tracking
- Course Management:
- Listing and management of available courses or programs
- Course details, schedules, and enrollment
- Consultant Profiles:
- Profiles for consultants with qualifications, experience, and availability
- Rating and feedback system for consultants
- Student Profiles:
- Profiles for students with academic background and consultation history
- Personalized recommendations based on profiles and consultations
- Payment Integration:
- Secure payment processing for consultations and course enrollments
- Handling of refunds and transactions
- Notification System:
- Notifications for consultation bookings, reminders, course updates, and feedback
- Admin Panel:
- Dashboard for monitoring system performance and user activities
- Tools for managing users, consultations, courses, and reports
- Feedback and Reviews:
- Mechanism for students to provide feedback and rate consultants and courses
4. Technology Stack
- Front-End: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and frameworks like React or Angular.
- Back-End: Server-side languages like Node.js, Python, or PHP.
- Database: SQL databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL) or NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB).
- APIs: RESTful APIs for communication between front-end and back-end.
- Payment Gateway: Integration with payment gateways for secure transactions (e.g., Stripe, PayPal).
5. Implementation
- Development: Coding the application based on design specifications.
- Integration: Integrating various modules and features.
- Testing: Unit testing, integration testing, and user acceptance testing.
6. Deployment
- Hosting: Deploy the system on a server or cloud platform (e.g., AWS, Heroku).
- Maintenance: Plan for system updates, bug fixes, and user support.
7. Documentation
- Technical Documentation: Details on system architecture, database schema, and APIs.
- User Documentation: Manuals or help guides for users.
8. Evaluation
- Performance Metrics: Measure system performance, user satisfaction, and effectiveness.
- Feedback Collection: Gather feedback from users and stakeholders for continuous improvement.
9. Future Enhancements
- Scalability: Plan for future scaling of the system to accommodate more users and features.
- Additional Features: Consider incorporating new features based on user feedback (e.g., AI-based course recommendations, virtual classrooms).