Code Karin

Our product seeks to provide a teacher-driven computer programming education platform that allows users total anonymity in communication and grading. The purpose of this software is to provide educators the ability to assign students both in class programming contests that are graded on a time-to-completion basis and to facilitate both guided and collaborative communication about programming and computer software. This product was initially designed to be used in university's Intro to Programming classes where the professor recognized that students, especially females, were hesitant to participate due to a perceived lack of knowledge of the topic. In any situation, asking questions can be beneficial, and this platform will provide students the ability to ask their peers and professors questions without the fear of negative reflection on their knowledge or understanding. The platform is built on a custom serverless architecture utilizing Amazon Web Services (AWS). The platform hosts a publicly accessible web portal, API layers for integration and data manipulation, and database and object storage solutions for data management and storage. Our choice in using AWS gave us the ability to implement pre-built and managed security solutions for our project. During the course of the project, we enhanced our time management skills and learnt how to collaborate and communicate within a team. Ultimately the research project will be considered a success if the application promotes better communication and learning within the classroom.