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== Problem Statement 1 == | |||
Expertiza has a feature that allows instructor i (or an admin) to impersonate a user whose account was created by i or recursively by a user that i created. This causes Expertiza to show what the impersonated user would see. It is good for tracking down bugs in what students see and also for accessing functionality that cannot be accessed from, or is too slow to access from, the instructor UI. Impersonating is currently performed by going to the pull-down menu at the top of the window and selecting Manage > Impersonate user. However, usually the instructor initiates impersonation after finding the student in some kind of list, like a list of users, or assignment participants, or as a member of a team signed up for a topic, etc. In this case, it is inconvenient to have to go to the pulldown menu and type in the user ID. It would be better if the instructor could just click on the ID in the list, and immediately have the impersonated user’s homepage show up. | Expertiza has a feature that allows instructor i (or an admin) to impersonate a user whose account was created by i or recursively by a user that i created. This causes Expertiza to show what the impersonated user would see. It is good for tracking down bugs in what students see and also for accessing functionality that cannot be accessed from, or is too slow to access from, the instructor UI. Impersonating is currently performed by going to the pull-down menu at the top of the window and selecting Manage > Impersonate user. However, usually the instructor initiates impersonation after finding the student in some kind of list, like a list of users, or assignment participants, or as a member of a team signed up for a topic, etc. In this case, it is inconvenient to have to go to the pulldown menu and type in the user ID. It would be better if the instructor could just click on the ID in the list, and immediately have the impersonated user’s homepage show up. | ||
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[[File:Img1.jpg|center|Screenshot of the current Impersonate User page]] | [[File:Img1.jpg|center|Screenshot of the current Impersonate User page]] | ||
The idea is to have more convenient options for instructors where a list of students is available, making it easier to both impersonate and view the details of any student with direct links. | The idea is to have more convenient options for instructors where a list of students is available, making it easier to both impersonate and view the details of any student with direct links. | ||
== Proposal 1 == | |||
[[File:Img2.jpg|center|Proposal for Impersonate User links]] | [[File:Img2.jpg|center|Proposal for Impersonate User links]] | ||
Red: The student ID currently has a link that directs to the user profile page. We intend to change that to a link that would impersonate the user. | Red: The student ID currently has a link that directs to the user profile page. We intend to change that to a link that would impersonate the user. | ||
Blue: The user profile page link would be shifted to this column instead. | Blue: The user profile page link would be shifted to this column instead. | ||
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Author feedback report (available from the pulldown menu on Review report). | Author feedback report (available from the pulldown menu on Review report). | ||
Teammate review report ( “ “ “) | Teammate review report ( “ “ “) | ||
== Problem Statement 2 == | |||
The '''second problem''' is that currently the default for Manage > Users is to list all 6000+ users on one page, which leads to long delays. The default should be to show the first 25 users and there should be options to list 100, 250, or all users. | The '''second problem''' is that currently the default for Manage > Users is to list all 6000+ users on one page, which leads to long delays. The default should be to show the first 25 users and there should be options to list 100, 250, or all users. | ||
Purpose: | Purpose: | ||
The reason behind adding this feature is also to make it the list of users easier to read, possibly reduce retrieval and loading time, and improve ease of navigation. | The reason behind adding this feature is also to make it the list of users easier to read, possibly reduce retrieval and loading time, and improve ease of navigation. | ||
== Proposal 2 == | |||
[[File:Img3.jpg|center|Proposal for division and navigation of pages]] | [[File:Img3.jpg|center|Proposal for division and navigation of pages]] | ||
The yellow portion in the above screenshot is space we can use to add options to display 25, 100, 250, or all users at once, along with links to ‘previous’ and ‘next’ pages. | The yellow portion in the above screenshot is space we can use to add options to display 25, 100, 250, or all users at once, along with links to ‘previous’ and ‘next’ pages. | ||
== Implementation == | |||
The following files will most likely be modified: | The following files will most likely be modified: | ||
Models: | Models: | ||
user.rb | |||
- user.rb | |||
Controllers: | Controllers: | ||
users_controller.rb | |||
- users_controller.rb | |||
Views: | Views: | ||
users/list.html.erb | |||
assignments/list_submissions.html.erb | - users/list.html.erb | ||
grades/view.html.erb | |||
review_mapping/response_report.html.haml | - assignments/list_submissions.html.erb | ||
assessment360/all_students_all_reviews.html.erb | |||
- grades/view.html.erb | |||
- review_mapping/response_report.html.haml | |||
- assessment360/all_students_all_reviews.html.erb | |||
Revision as of 21:41, 12 April 2017
Problem Statement 1
Expertiza has a feature that allows instructor i (or an admin) to impersonate a user whose account was created by i or recursively by a user that i created. This causes Expertiza to show what the impersonated user would see. It is good for tracking down bugs in what students see and also for accessing functionality that cannot be accessed from, or is too slow to access from, the instructor UI. Impersonating is currently performed by going to the pull-down menu at the top of the window and selecting Manage > Impersonate user. However, usually the instructor initiates impersonation after finding the student in some kind of list, like a list of users, or assignment participants, or as a member of a team signed up for a topic, etc. In this case, it is inconvenient to have to go to the pulldown menu and type in the user ID. It would be better if the instructor could just click on the ID in the list, and immediately have the impersonated user’s homepage show up.
Here’s what it currently looks like:
The idea is to have more convenient options for instructors where a list of students is available, making it easier to both impersonate and view the details of any student with direct links.
Proposal 1
Red: The student ID currently has a link that directs to the user profile page. We intend to change that to a link that would impersonate the user. Blue: The user profile page link would be shifted to this column instead. Green: A link on the email address which would invoke a mailto: HTML link.
The following screens do not currently show the user-ID, but we intend to modify them to do so. View scores (User IDs could be shown below names in the Contributor column.) View review report Author feedback report (available from the pulldown menu on Review report). Teammate review report ( “ “ “)
Problem Statement 2
The second problem is that currently the default for Manage > Users is to list all 6000+ users on one page, which leads to long delays. The default should be to show the first 25 users and there should be options to list 100, 250, or all users. Purpose: The reason behind adding this feature is also to make it the list of users easier to read, possibly reduce retrieval and loading time, and improve ease of navigation.
Proposal 2
The yellow portion in the above screenshot is space we can use to add options to display 25, 100, 250, or all users at once, along with links to ‘previous’ and ‘next’ pages.
Implementation
The following files will most likely be modified: Models:
- user.rb
Controllers:
- users_controller.rb
Views:
- users/list.html.erb
- assignments/list_submissions.html.erb
- grades/view.html.erb
- review_mapping/response_report.html.haml
- assessment360/all_students_all_reviews.html.erb
Test Plan
Most of the testing for this project will be fairly simple.
All of the altered links will need to be tested to ensure they link to the correct pages. Tests that check if the username link correctly initiates impersonation of that user, and that clicking the full name links to the right user profile.
A test user needs to be created and the email link will be used to ensure emails are correctly sent.
For the second part of the project, tests need to be set up to check that the correct number of students are being displayed for each display option, and that the user can display subsequent pages of users.