SPUG: JOB: Custom App., by Next Thursday (12/2)

[Tim Maher/CONSULTIX]

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According to Charles W. Redding:
> 
> Required skill-set: Excellent Perl Programming
> Contract position: hourly
> 1099 Status
> Physical Location: Seattle, Telecommunting only
> Pay range: Negotiable
> Company's Product: Computer Telephony
> Deadline:  Completed by next Thursday, December 2
> 
> Project Background/Description:
> 
> A client's web site has 3 sections, or Chapters, consisting of roughly
> 5-10 tests each.  It is expected that 300 students will take these
> tests.  Scripting has already been implemented to grade these tests and
> return the following information: user ID, test ID, date, score (e.g. 6
> out of 10), percentage (e.g. 60%), and written grade (e.g. "Pass" or
> "Fail").
> 
> The Problem:
> 
> The completed version of this testing process requires a Perl script(s)
> that performs the following operations when queried:
> 
> 1.  Create an individual student record to track the following
> information: A) user ID and B) the test ID, date, score, percentage and
> written grade for each test taken within a Chapter.  Again, less than
> 300 students and about 30 tests grouped into 3 distinct Chapters.
> 
> 2. Create a dynamic page containing a summary of the student's test
> results and progress for each Chapter. In other words, the script should
> find a student's record, group all completed tests, scores and other
> information by Chapter, and then generate a dynamic summary page with
> that information for that Chapter.  Scripting has already been
> implemented to call the Perl script with a user ID stored in a
> client-side cookie.
> 
> Conclusion:
> 
> This appears to be a fairly straightforward problem, although a bit
> beyond my reach of Perl programming abilities at this point.  Although I
> do have the skills to successfully create dynamic pages using Perl (i.e.
> sticking variables into a Perl script to generate a custom page), I do
> not have the technical wherewithal to store, sort and retrieve
> information in the manner I have described herein.  Hence my main goal
> is to acquire the proper Perl scripting to support the data base
> functions for tracking multiple students and their subsequent test
> information.
> 
> This project is time sensitive.  The script I am requesting needs to be
> up and running by no later than next Thursday, December 2.  If this
> sounds like a project you might be interested in, please contact me for
> a more detailed and complete project description.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Charlie Redding
> c_redding at yahoo.com
> 206.632.3099
> 
> 
> 

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| Tim Maher, PhD  Consultix &   (206) 781-UNIX/8649          |
|  Pacific Software Gurus, Inc  Email: tim at consultix-inc.com |
|  UNIX/Linux & Perl Training   http://www.consultix-inc.com |
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