The purpose of this project is to incorporate ALL of the techniques and technologies examined in CIS236 into a working "real world" example of Interactive Web Programming.
The Scenario
Camp TwoTreeSticks (236 :-) is a small RV campground with 25 sites. Your objective is to develop (from scratch) an online reservation system to allow campers to view available sites and reserve them through a web based system.
Here is some information about the campground
- 25 sites total
- 3 kinds of sites: Full Hookup, electric only and primitive
- A brief description of each site (grassy, sandy, etc.) will be provided
- A map of the campground will be provided
There are some guidelines for reservations:
- Sites can be reserved for up to 2 weeks (14 nights)
- Separate reservations are needed for each site (i.e. one person may reserve multiple sites, but each requires a separate reservation)
Campground Reservation System (CRS) Project Guidelines
Acceptable CRS Projects (i.e. C grade or better) Must Include:
- Welcome / Home / Information page - this may also be used for other components below
- Admin page to display reservations for a range of dates
- User page to display site availability for a range of dates (search by date and site type)
- Integrate with the sample data provided in the cis236shared database (using PHP and MySQL)
- Proper usage of XHTML, and CSS following usability and design guidelines discussed previously in the course
- Use of JavaScript for form validation
- DOCUMENTATION - Design information (what information would be necessary to move this CRS to a different server?)
Successful Projects (i.e. B or A grades) will add some or all of the following to the guidelines above:
- Copy the CRS tables into your own database (so you can have full access to the data)
- New User / User login page - Add users to the database
- Track current user through cookies
- Differentiate between Admin and "regular" users
- Allow a user to Make A Reservation
- Allow a user to see their reservations
- Allow the Admin to Cancel A Reservation (Edit would be nice, but save that for last)
- Graphic integration of site availability and/or reservations (i.e. color code the map or click a site to reserve)
- Use of JavaScript for site interactivity
- "Professional" looking user interface
During the Design Phase:
We will discuss overall design approaches to this project in class, but there will be plenty of room for creativity. Be sure to document the in class work as well as your own design work (using pseudocode, etc.)
We will develop the database schema together in class and your instructor will provide tables with sample data in the cis236shared database. These tables will be read-only.
Write up a testing plan for the CRS following the guidelines discussed in class.
During Coding:
Do your own work! Be creative, be unique. (All code submissions from this project will be released to the Public Domain)
Document! Pay attention to code structure and comments.
Project Deliverables: