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Gurjeevan Bains, Waylin Wang

Advisor: Dr. Lubomir Stanchev

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Contents

Abstract 2

Background/Motivation 2

Introduction 5

User_​​Stories 7

Swift_​​Vs._​​Objective_​​C:_​​Our_​​Choice 9

Firebase_​​Background 10

Quarter_​​1_​​Goals 11

Quarter_​​1_​​Progress_​​Report 12

Quarter_​​2_​​Goals 14

Weekly_​​Progress 16

Architecture 22

Individual_​​Contributions 37

Technical_​​Difficulties_​​Faced 38

Conclusion 39

Future_​​Goals 40

Abstract

Miscommunication_​​is_​​a_​​common_​​struggle_​​that_​​many_​​students_​​face_​​in_​today’s_{​ ​​}world,_​​despite_​​the significant_​​technological_​​progress_​​that_​​we_​​have_​​made._​With_{​ ​​}NoteIt,_​​we_​​aimed_​​to_​​solve_​​this_​​issue, by_​​allowing_​​students_​​to_​​join_​​groups_​​based_​​off_​​of_​​the_​​courses_​​that_​​they_​are_{​ ​​}enrolled_​​in_​​during_​​the current_​​quarter._​​Within_​​the_​​app,_​​they_​​can_​send_{​ ​​}and_​​receive_​​messages_​​and_​​events_​​from_​​everyone else_​​in_​​the_​​group,_​​or_​​post_​​private_​​reminders_​​to_​​themselves._​Communication_{​ ​​}can_​​range_​​from assignment_​​clarification_​​to_​​exam_​​preparation_​​tips._​​Overall_​​the_​​development_​​of_​​the_​​application went_​​relatively_​​well,_​​despite_​​some_​​roadblocks_​​along_​the_{​ ​​}way._​​We_​​were_​​satisfied_​​with_​​the_​​progress we_​​made_​​and_​​plan_​​on_​​continuing_​​to_​​work_​​on_​​it_​​after_​​the_​​quarter_​ends,_{​ ​​}by_​​adding_​​even_​​more

functionality_​​to_​​it.

Background/Motivation

that_​​the_​​whole_​​idea_​​of_​​using_​​separate_​​applications_​​for_​​setting_​reminders_{​ ​​}and_​​interacting_​​with classmates_​​is_​​inefficient.

In_​​addition,_​​most_​​students_​​have_​​between_​​zero_​and_{​ ​​}two_​​contacts_​​in_​​any_​​given_​​course_​​that they_​​are_​​enrolled_​​in._​​Assuming_​​they_​​have_​​a_​​common_​​question,_​​those_​​students_​​would_​​be_​​out_​​of luck,_​​with_​​no_​​other_​​contacts_​​in_​​the_​​course._​​However,_​​according_​to_{​ ​​}PsychCentral,_​​college_​​students spend_​​about_​​“eight_​​to_​​ten_​​hours_​​per_​​day”_​​on_​their_{​ ​​}cell_​​phones._​​By_​​being_​​able_​​to_​​receive_​​help_​​and get_​​questions_​​answered_​​directly_​​on_​​their_​​smartphones,_​students_{​ ​​}will_​​be_​​less_​​likely_​​to_​​forget_​​about their_​​homework_​​assignments,_​​and_​​more_​likely_{​ ​​}to_​​understand_​​assignment_​​specifications_​​correctly. In_​​addition,_​​we_​​plan_​​on_​​integrating_​​a_​​“community”_​​around_​​each_​​course_​​being_​​offered._​​By_​​this_​​we mean_​​that_​​we_​​plan_​​to_​​have_​​different_​​group_​​style_​​chats_​​based_​​off_​​of_​the_{​ ​​}courses_​​that_​​students_​​are currently_​​enrolled_​​in._​​This_​​would_​​help_​​eliminate_​​the_​​awkwardness_​​students_​may_{​ ​​}feel_​​when_​​asking for_​​a_​​random_​​classmate’s_​​contact_​​information_​​during_​​the_​​first_​​few_​days_{​ ​​}of_​​the_​​course.

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When_​​we_​​asked_​​the_​​same_​​group_​​of_​30_{​ ​​}students_​​whether_​​they_​​would_​​use_​​this_​​mobile application,_​​an_​​astounding_​​26_​​out_​​of_​​the_​​30_​​students_​​(87%)_​​said_​​that_​​they_​would_{​ ​​}indeed_​​use_​​it._​​A mobile_​​application_​​would_​​be_​​much_​​easier_​​to_​​use,_​​as_​​a_​​question_​​could_​​be_​asked_{​ ​​}to_​​the_​​entire_​​class with_​​a_​​few_​​taps._​​We_​​believe_​​that_​these_{​ ​​}two_​​features_​​together_​​would_​​provide_​​an_​​incredible

Really_​​when_​​it_​​comes_​​down_​​to_​​it,_​​we_​wanted_{​ ​​}our_​​senior_​​project_​to_{​ ​​}be_​​directly_​​beneficial_​​to our_​​peers_​​at_​​Cal_​​Poly._​​We_​​did_​​not_​​want_​​to_​​simply_​​mimic_​​an_​already_{​ ​​}existing_​​app,_​​but_​​create something_​​of_​​value_​​that_​​we_​​could_​​be_​​proud_​​of;_​​something_​​Cal_​​Poly_​​students_​could_{​ ​​}still_​​be_​​using_​​5 to_​​10_​​years_​​down_​​the_​​line,_​​well_​​after_​our_{​ ​​}graduation_​​date._​​There_​is_{​ ​​}absolutely_​​nothing_​​that_​​offers this_​​combination_​​of_​​features_​​on_​​the_​​market,_​​which_​is_{​ ​​}what_​​will_​​make_​the_{​ ​​}development_​​of_​​this_​​app so_​​exciting_​​and_​​challenging.

Introduction

We_​​decided_​​to_​​go_​​ahead_​​and_​​develop_​​our_​​application_​​on_​​the_​​IOS_​​platform._​​We_​​spent_​​a considerable_​​amount_​​of_​​time_​​debating_​​between_​​developing_​​the_​​application_​​on_​​IOS_​​versus Android,_​​and_​​after_​​doing_​​some_​​research_​​and_​taking_{​ ​​}our_​​own_​​personal_​​motives_​​for_​​creating_​​the application_​​into_​​consideration,_​​felt_​​that_​​this_​​was_​​the_​​best_​​choice._​​According_​​to_​​a_​​study_​​done_​​by Nationwide,_​​53%_​​of_​​users_​​in_​​the_​​United_​​States_​​use_​​Android_​​phones_​​with_​​only_​​44%_​​using_​​iPhones. However,_​​amongst_​​college_​​aged_​​students,_​​65%_​use_{​ ​​}iPhones,_​​with_​only_{​ ​​}35%_​​using_​​Android

phones._​​Despite_​​Android_​​holding_​​an_​​edge_​​with_​​the_​​US_​​market_​​as_​​a_​​whole,_​we_{​ ​​}felt_​​that_​​since_​​our application_​​was_​​going_​​to_​​be_​​used_​​by_​college_{​ ​​}students_​​and_​​possibly_​​high_​​school_​​students,_​​we would_​​capture_​​a_​​larger_​​audience_​by_{​ ​​}developing_​​the_​​application_​​on_​​IOS.

having_​​a_​​smaller_​​initial_​​test_​​group_​​was_​​not_​​too_​big_{​ ​​}of_​​a_​​downside._​​We_​​also_​​came_​​to_​​the_​​conclusion that_​​we_​​would_​​rather_​​have_​​it_​​working_​on_{​ ​​}one_​​platform_​​completely_​​rather_​​than_​​partially_​​on

multiple_​​platforms._​​Ultimately,_​​the_​​Android_​​implementation_​is_{​ ​​}something_​​we_​will_{​ ​​}complete_​​at_​​a later_​​date.

As_​​far_​​as_​​deliverables_​​go,_​​there_​​are_​​several_​​that_​​we_​​have_​​planned,_​​to_​​ensure_​​that_​​the project_​​is_​​being_​​completed_​​in_​​a_​​timely_​​manner._​​Since_​​neither_​​of_​​us_​​have_​​any_​​mobile_​​application development_​​experience,_​​our_​​first_​​deliverable_​​will_​​be_​a_{​ ​​}simple_​​home_​​screen,_​​that_​​asks_​​for_​​the student’s_​​login_​​credentials,_​​or_​​allows_​them_{​ ​​}to_​​register_​​for_​​the_​​app.

The_​​next_​​big_​​deliverable_​​will_​​adding_​​the_​current_{​ ​​}quarter’s_​​class_​​offerings_​​to_​​the_​​app_​​so that_​​students_​​will_​​be_​​able_​​to_​​select_​​which_​courses_{​ ​​}they_​​are_​​enrolled_​in._{​ ​​}This_​​may_​​be_​​somewhat difficult,_​​as_​​we_​​will_​​not_​​be_​​able_​​to_​​get_​​a_​​student’s_​​course_​​information_​directly_{​ ​​}from_​​the_​​Cal_​​Poly site,_​​so_​​we_​​will_​​have_​​to_​​find_​​some_​​other_​​way_​​to_​​get_​​this_​​information._​​​​All_​​of_​this_{​ ​​}will_​​be_​​added_​​to_​​a NoSQL_​​database_​​and_​​will_​​be_​​updated_​once_{​ ​​}at_​​the_​beginning_{​ ​​}of_​​each_​​quarter.

This_​​is_​​just_​​a_​​rough_​​outline_​​of_​​what_​​we_​plan_{​ ​​}on_​​doing._​​As_​​a_​​disclaimer,_​​we_​​may_​​decide_​​to add_​​new_​​features,_​​modify_​​existing_​​ones,_​​or_​​remove_​them_{​ ​​}altogether_​​if_​​we_​decide_{​ ​​}that_​​there_​​is_​​a better_​​alternative_​​available.

User

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Stories

1. As_​​a_​​student,_​​I_​​want_​​to_​​be_​​able_​to_{​ ​​}ask_​​questions_​​about_​assignments_{​ ​​}and_​​class_​​logistics,_​​and receive_​​responses_​​in_​​the_​​form_​​of_​​replies,_​​​so_{​ ​​}that_​​when_​​I_​​won’t_​​be_​​confused_​​or

2. As_​​a_​​student,_​​I_​​want_​​to_​​have_​​the_​​ability_​​to_​​add_​​and_​​delete_​courses,_{​ ​​}to_​​account_​​for_​​courses that_​​I_​​have_​​dropped_​​and_​added_{​ ​​}after_​​the_​​quarter_​​has_​​begun.

3. As_​​an_​​instructor,_​​I_​​want_​​to_​​be_​​able_​​to_​​send_​​out_​​reminders_​​about_​class_{​ ​​}changes_​​in_​​a_​​more speedy_​​fashion_​​than_​​email,_​​so_​​that_​​my_​students_{​ ​​}will_​​be_​​more_​​quickly_​​informed_​​of_​​changes. 4. As_​​a_​​student,_​​I_​​want_​​to_​​be_​​able_​​to_​​give_​​tips_​​to_​​other_​​students_​​on_​​things_​​I_​​found_​​useful_​​in

completing_​​assignments,_​​so_​​that_​​no_​​other_​​student_​​is_​​stuck_​​feeling_​lost_{​ ​​}in_​​the_​​course. 5. As_​​a_​​student,_​​I_​​want_​​to_​​be_​​able_​​to_​​create_​​an_​​account_​​and_​register,_{​ ​​}so_​​that_​​my_​​preferences

and_​​courses_​​will_​​be_​​saved.

6. As_​​a_​​student,_​​I_​​want_​​the_​​add_​​courses_​screen_{​ ​​}to_​​feature_​​the_​current_{​ ​​}quarter’s_​​courses,_​​so_​​that I_​​can_​​continue_​​using_​the_{​ ​​}application,_​​quarter_​​after_​​quarter.

7. As_​​an_​​instructor,_​​I_​​want_​​events_​​to_​​have_​​a_​student’s_{​ ​​}user_​​ID_​​attached_​​to_​​it,_​​so_​​that_​​I_​​can address_​​the_​​student_​​in_​​private_​​via_​​email,_​​if_​​there_​​is_​need_{​ ​​}for_​​further_​​discussion.

8. As_​​an_​​instructor,_​​I_​​want_​​the_​​add_​​courses_​screen_{​ ​​}to_​​give_​​the_​ability_{​ ​​}to_​​enroll_​​for_​​different sections_​​of_​​the_​​course,_​​so_​​that_​​I_​​can_​​be_​​sure_​​to_​​address_​​the_​different_{​ ​​}sections_​​of_​​my_​​courses appropriately.

9. As_​​a_​​student,_​​I_​​want_​​the_​​events_​​screen_​to_{​ ​​}list_​​events_​​listed_​from_{​ ​​}soonest_​​to_​​furthest_​​due date.

10. As_​​a_​​student,_​​I_​​want_​​the_​ability_{​ ​​}to_​​make_​events_{​ ​​}public_​​or_​​private 11. As_​​a_​​student,_​​I_​​want_​​the_​​ability_​​to_​​delete_​​events_​that_{​ ​​}I_​​have_​​created.

12. As_​​a_​​student_​​and_​​instructor,_​​I_​​want_​​the_​​events_​​screen_​​to_​​refresh_​​in_​​real_​​time_​​so_​​that_​​I_​​do_​​not have_​​to_​​reload_​​the_​​screen_​​myself_​when_{​ ​​}I_​​suspect_​that_{​ ​​}events_​​have_​​changed.

Swift

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Choice

Upon_​​deciding_​​to_​​develop_​​our_​​application_​​on_​​the_​​IOS_​​platform,_​​we_​​had_​​a_​​decision_​​to_​​make in_​​regards_​​to_​​which_​​programming_​​language_​​we_​​would_​​develop_​​it_​​in._​​On_​​one_​​hand,_​​there_​​was Objective_​​C,_​​which_​​is_​​the_​​language_​​that_​​has_​existed_{​ ​​}since_​​the_​​dawn_​of_{​ ​​}IOS_​​development,_​​and_​​on the_​​other_​​hand_​​there_​​was_​​Swift,_​​a_​​new_​language_{​ ​​}that_​​Apple_​​was_​pushing_{​ ​​}for_​​IOS_​​developers_​​to begin_​​using.

After_​​doing_​​some_​​research_​​we_​​found_​​that_​​there_​​were_​​several_​advantages_{​ ​​}that_​​both_​​Swift and_​​Objective_​​C_​​had_​​over_​​one_​​another._​​For_​​starters,_​​Swift_​​runs_​​more_​​quickly_​​than_​​Objective_​​C, and_​​in_​​fact,_​​faster_​​than_​​C++._​​In_​​addition,_​Swift_{​ ​​}uses_​​the_​​LLVM_​compiler,_{​ ​​}which_​​is_​​used_​​by modern_​​languages_​​such_​​as_​​Python_​​and_​​Scala,_​​and_​is_{​ ​​}more_​​friendly_​​to_​develop_{​ ​​}on._​​Swift_​​also_​​got rid_​​of_​​the_​​use_​​of_​​pointers,_​​which_​​also_​​makes_​​it_​​“safer”_​​to_​​develop_​on._{​ ​​}Unlike_​​Objective_​​C,_​​Swift supports_​​Automatic_​​Reference_​​Counting,_​​which_​​helps_​​to_​​prevent_​​memory_​​leaks,_​and_{​ ​​}allows_​​to_​​the developer_​​to_​​be_​​more_​​productive._​​On_​​the_​​other_​​hand,_​​Objective_​​C,_​​being_​​much_​​more_​​mature,_​​has many_​​more_​​established_​​conventions_​​than_​​Swift,_​​being_​​only_​​a_​​few_​​years_​​old._​​One_​​could_​​also_​​argue that_​​Objective_​​C_​​is_​​more_​​friendly_​​to_​​learn,_​with_{​ ​​}the_​​myriad_​​of_​tutorials_{​ ​​}available_​​online_​​for_​​it.

overall._​​The_​​skillset_​​it’d_​​provide_​​us_​​with_​​would_​be_{​ ​​}more_​​beneficial_​​than_​the_{​ ​​}extra_​​work_​​we’d_​​get done_​​with_​​Objective_​​C.

Firebase

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Background

We_​​had_​​several_​​choices_​​to_​​choose_​​from_​​when_​​deciding_​​how_​to_{​ ​​}host_​​our_​​application’s database_​​and_​​handle_​​user_​​authentication._​​Ultimately_​​we_​​found_​​that_​​Firebase_​provided_{​ ​​}us_​​with_​​a wide_​​variety_​​of_​​features_​​that_​​would_​​not_​​only_​​come_​​in_​​handy_​​in_​​the_​​near_​​term,_​​but_​​also_​​as_​​our_​​app scales_​​to_​​thousands_​​of_​​users._​​We_​​also_​​considered_​going_{​ ​​}with_​​AWS_​​mobile,_​but_{​ ​​}felt_​​that_​​it_​​was geared_​​more_​​towards_​​larger_​​enterprise_​​mobile_​​apps_​​rather_​​than_​​ones_​​on_​​a_​​smaller_​​scale_​​like_​​ours.

One_​​of_​​the_​​biggest_​​reasons_​​we_​​chose_​​to_​go_{​ ​​}with_​​a_​​third_​party_{​ ​​}hosting_​​platform_​​rather_​​than our_​​own_​​infrastructure_​​was_​​because_​​of_​​scaling_​and_{​ ​​}efficiency._​​We_​​simply_​​do_​​not_​​know_​​how quickly_​​this_​​app_​​will_​​take_​​off,_​​and_​​having_​to_{​ ​​}order_​​and_​​maintain_​hardware_{​ ​​}because_​​we_​​chose_​​to host_​​the_​​site_​​on_​​our_​​own_​​would_​​not_​​serve_​​as_​​the_​​best_​​use_​​of_​​our_​​resources._​​In_​​addition,_​​we_​​found that_​​Firebase_​​had_​​everything_​​that_​​we_​​needed_​​and_​​more,_​​for_​​a_​​fraction_​​of_​the_{​ ​​}initial_​​cost_​​that_​​it would_​​be_​​for_​​us_​​to_​​create_​​our_​​own_​​small_​​datacenter,_​​as_​​its_​​payment_​system_{​ ​​}is_​​based_​​on_​​usage.

application_​​in_​​order_​​to_​​provide_​​the_​​best_​​value_​for_{​ ​​}students_​​and_​​professors._​This_{​ ​​}ties_​​in_​​with_​​its crash_​​reporting_​​system,_​​which_​​can_​​be_​​used_​​to_​​group_​​together_​​users_​​who_​​face_​​similar_​​issues_​​in order_​​to_​​send_​​automated_​​notifications_​​to_​​those_​​users,_​or_{​ ​​}get_​​a_​​better_​idea_{​ ​​}of_​​the_​​demographics_​​of those_​​affected._​​It_​​also_​​features_​​a_​​robust_​authentication_{​ ​​}system_​​that_​​would_​​otherwise_​​take_​​up_​​to months_​​to_​​develop_​​on_​​our_​​own._​​This_​authentication_{​ ​​}system_​​features_​​the_​​same_​​security_​​used_​​in Google_​​Sign-In,_​​meaning_​​that_​​we_​​as_​​developers_​​can_​​leverage_​​the_​manpower_{​ ​​}of_​​thousands_​​of Google_​​employees_​​instead_​​of_​​using_​​our_​​own_​time_{​ ​​}and_​​resources._​​Overall,_​​we_​​found_​​that_​​Firebase would_​​allow_​​us_​​as_​​developers_​​to_​​focus_​​on_​​development_​​of_​​new_​​features_​​rather_​​than_​​having_​​to manage_​​infrastructure._​​Especially_​​for_​​the_​​short_​​amount_​of_{​ ​​}time_​​that_​​we_​​had_​​to_​​develop_​​this application,_​​this_​​was_​​its_​​selling_​​point._​​Had_​​we_​​hosted_​​our_​​own_​​server_​​and_​​developed_​​our_​​own authentication_​​system,_​​we_​​would_​​not_​​have_​​completed_​​nearly_​as_{​ ​​}much_​​as_​​we_​were_{​ ​​}able_​​to_​​do_​​by using_​​Firebase.

Quarter

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Goals

● Learn_​​the_​​basics_​​of_​​Swift_​​development_​​in_​​order_​​to_​​get_​​a_​​better_​​understanding_​​of_​​what_​​we will_​​be_​​able_​​to_​​accomplish_​​within_​​our_​​timeline

● Decide_​​on_​​whether_​we_{​ ​​}will_​​host_​​the_​application_{​ ​​}ourselves_​​or_​​use_​​a_​​third_​​party_​​hosting platform

● Complete_​​a_​​detailed_​​list_​​of_​​user_​​stories_​​and_​UI_{​ ​​}diagrams_​​that_​​will_​give_{​ ​​}us_​​a_​​good_​​idea about_​​how_​​our_​​application_​​will_​​look_​​and_​​behave

● Complete_​​work_​​on_​​the_​​registration_​​and_​​login_​​screen ● Have_​​the_​​schema_​for_{​ ​​}our_​​database_​​completed

● Add_​​in_​​capability_​to_{​ ​​}list_​​the_​​courses_​that_{​ ​​}a_​​logged_​​in_​​user_​​has_​​enrolled_​​in ● Decide_​​on_​​an_​icon_{​ ​​}for_​​the_​​application_​​as_​​well_​​as_​a_{​ ​​}name_​​for_​​it

● Add_​​the_​​ability_​to_{​ ​​}remove_​​courses_​​from_​​the_​​application_​​that_​you_{​ ​​}are_​​personally_​​not interested_​​in_​​being_​​in_​​groups_​​for

● Begin_​​work_​​on_​the_{​ ​​}calendar_​​screen,_​​which_​we_{​ ​​}are_​​still_​​deciding_​​on_​​an_​​appropriate_​​layout for

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During_​​the_​​first_​​quarter_​​of_​​our_​​senior_​​project,_​​we_​​have_​​met_​​all_​​of_​the_{​ ​​}goals_​​that_​​we_​​set forth_​​at_​​the_​​beginning_​​of_​​the_​​quarter._​​Our_​​main_​​goals_​​during_​​these_​​past_​few_{​ ​​}months_​​were_​​to_​​test the_​​waters,_​​in_​​the_​​sense_​​that_​​we_​​wanted_​​to_​​make_​​sure_​​that_​​we_​​had_​​the_​​pieces_​​necessary_​​in_​​order_​​to create_​​this_​​application._​​For_​​one,_​​we_​​needed_​​to_​be_{​ ​​}sure_​​that_​​we_​had_{​ ​​}access_​​to_​​either_​​students’ portals_​​or_​​a_​​listing_​​of_​​all_​​courses._​​Our_​​original_​​goal_​​was_​​to_​​have_​students_{​ ​​}sign_​​into_​​the_​​application with_​​their_​​Cal_​​Poly_​​credentials,_​​but_​​we_​​realized_​that_{​ ​​}doing_​​so_​​was_​not_{​ ​​}possible_​​without_​​months_​​of planning_​​and_​​approvals_​​that_​​we_​​did_​​not_​​have_​​the_​​time_​​to_​​go_​​through_​for_{​ ​​}the_​​project._​​So_​​we

We_​​also_​​got_​​our_​​infrastructure_​​intact_​​during_​this_{​ ​​}quarter._​​We_​​decided_​​to_​​use_​​firebase_​​to host_​​our_​​app,_​​and_​​proceeded_​​to_​​set_​​up_​​user_​authentication,_{​ ​​}and_​​got_​​the_​​database_​​set_​​up_​​for_​​it._​​We then_​​made_​​UI_​​sketches_​​for_​​what_​​we_​​want_​​the_​​various_​​screens_​​of_​​the_​application_{​ ​​}to_​​look_​​like._​​After that_​​we_​​created_​​the_​​use_​​cases_​​for_​​the_​​application_​​that_​​we_​​will_​​continue_​to_{​ ​​}update_​​during_​​our_​​next quarter.

At_​​this_​​point,_​​we_​​began_​​to_​​actually_​work_{​ ​​}on_​​the_​​application_​​itself._​​This_​​entailed_​​first creating_​​the_​​login_​​screen,_​​and_​​then_​​working_​​on_​​allowing_​​users_​​to_​​add_​​courses_​​they_​​were_​​enrolled in._​​These_​​changes_​​were_​​then_​​placed_​​into_​​the_​real_{​ ​​}time_​​NoSQL_​​database_​that_{​ ​​}is_​​hosted_​​on_​​Firebase.

Thus_​​far_​​there_​​have_​​not_​​really_​​been_​​any_​changes_{​ ​​}to_​​our_​​plans_​for_{​ ​​}the_​​application_​​except_​​for the_​​fact_​​that_​​we_​​are_​​not_​​using_​​Cal_​​Poly_​​authentication_​​for_​​user_​​accounts._​We_{​ ​​}do_​​not_​​anticipate_​​any future_​​changes_​​to_​​our_​​final_​​goal_​​for_​​the_​​application_​​at_​​this_​​point_​​either,_​but_{​ ​​}this_​​is_​​of_​​course

subject_​​to_​​change.

So_​​far,_​​Gurjeevan_​​has_​​worked_​​on_​​the_​​parsing_​​script_​​to_​​get_​​all_​​of_​​the_​​data_​​from

schedules.calpoly.edu_​​and_​​into_​​the_​​Firebase_​​Database._​He_{​ ​​}also_​​worked_​on_{​ ​​}highlighting_​​of_​​courses on_​​the_​​course_​​adder_​​page_​​and_​​the_​​pushing_​of_{​ ​​}this_​​data_​​onto_​the_{​ ​​}Firebase_​​Database._​​Waylin_​​worked on_​​setting_​​up_​​our_​​Firebase_​​instance,_​​the_​user_{​ ​​}registration/login,_​​and_​​on_​​displaying_​​courses_​​on_​​the course_​​adder_​​page_​​from_​​the_​​firebase_​​database._​​We_​believe_{​ ​​}that_​​as_​​a_​team_{​ ​​}we_​​have_​​worked_​​well.

Our_​​plan_​​for_​​when_​​we_​​work_​​on_​​the_​​project_​​next_​​remains_​​the_​​same._​We_{​ ​​}still_​​want_​​this_​​app to_​​be_​​adapted_​​by_​​Cal_​​Poly_​​campuswide._​​This_​​is_​what_{​ ​​}would_​​make_​​the_​​app_​​most_​​useful_​​to_​​all._​​With each_​​student_​​using_​​it,_​​everyone_​​with_​​the_​​app_​will_{​ ​​}benefit._​​This_​​will_​get_{​ ​​}the_​​most_​​number_​​of