TA-Course Matching App

This web app is a platform designed to be used by faculty members. It allows for a seamless TA application process that requires no interaction from the applicants. The app allows for file uploads that will automatically parse the data and produce a recommended applicant for each course.

About

The app uses the MEAN tech stack and multiple different Node packages. For more information ask the contributors for documentation.

• MongoDB - to store our non-relational data and allowed for easy accessing and inserting of data.
• Express.js - to create the back-end API for different endpoints.
• Angular - to create our UI and front-end site.
• Node.js - to run the environment for our Express.js API server.

System Requirements

• Latest version of Node.js
• Latest version of Git
• MongoDB database key environment variable (submitted on OWL)

Installation

Clone the repository in the command line or downloading the via the zip file.

git clone https://github.com/mattt-liu/SE3350-TA-Course-Matching.git

Use package manager NPM to install all dependencies.

npm install

Create the environment variable to access the database.

cat > .env
DB_PASSWORD_SECRET=YourDatabaseKeyHere

Usage

Run the app on your local machine. Using the default port 3000.

node index

Go to localhost on your browser to use the app.

Team

This app would not be possible without the hardworking members of Team 6 - "Blue Cheese"

A special thanks to:

• Ethan Miranda
• Marcus Del Vecchio
• Matthew Liu
• Stephen Idugboe