EXPERT PROFILE DATABASE for Computer and Information Sciences Department,UTP

This report basically discusses the research and progress that has been done regarding the development of an Expert Profile Database (EPD) system. This mainly consists of details of the construction of the front end as well as the backend of the system. The targeted research area is within Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP). After sufficient data and information collection during the part 1 (FYP 1), part 2 (FYP 2) will focus on the construction of the system; front end as well as back end.
As mentioned in part 1 of the project, an open-source website will serve as the front end of the system and a database for the backend. The layout (front end) being fully modified, has been successfully completed during a period of one (1) to two (2) months. Concurrently, the functionalities of the backend of the system are ongoing and will proceed for the next month.
The results obtained through questionnaires and interviews during FYP 1 were the main references for the construction of the EPD’s content. Besides obtaining data and information on the user requirements, the questionnaire also returned information on currently available systems used within UTP or CIS. The selection of the front end and back end of the EPD system and why it has been selected will also be discussed in this report. Mock data will be used replacing the information from the lecturer’s profile from the LAN documents due to its inaccessibility.