[Contrib: Evaluation System] UCT customizations that you may want in trunk

[Lovemore Nalube]

Dear Everyone
 
In the past year, UCT has worked on features for evals that have settled in the branch ( http://source.sakaiproject.org/viewsvn/uct/evaluation-mar09/?root=contrib ). We now look to either update our branch with trunk or merge to trunk and run our production build on trunk. We rather prefer the latter so that we take advantage of improvements and fixes in trunk. As such we would like to here from you if the following updates can be merged into trunk. Of course we can place global switches to these features to have them switched off by default.
 
Unique changes in UCT branch are (EVALSYS-914 ( http://jira.sakaiproject.org/browse/EVALSYS-914 )): 

1. Changes to the Assign Eval to Group view EVALSYS-762 ( http://jira.sakaiproject.org/browse/EVALSYS-762 ): 
a. (r61084) Move the current site to the top of the assignment list. In the Assign Eval to Group view, the current site that a user is in is brought to the top of that list. Making it easier for a user to select current presence. 
b. (61086, 61139, 61140, 61143. 61152) only show assignable sites that are like the current site eg: if user is in a 2009 course site, the assignment list must show only 2009 course sites. This helps reduce the list and keep it focused. Fixes the problem of users who have a huge site listing (eg 50). reduces time wasted looking up site info on a large scale. 
c. (63781) EVALSYS-823 ( http://jira.sakaiproject.org/browse/EVALSYS-823 ) Prevent site assignment if site does not have eval takers. TODO: this must not happen to an anonymous eval (see EVALSYS-915 ( http://jira.sakaiproject.org/browse/EVALSYS-915 )). 

2. Changes to the Preview Evaluation/Template view: 
- (6189) Add text in explaining that sample Lecturer/TA names will be replaced with real names when the evaluation is created. See screenshot. ( http://jira.sakaiproject.org/secure/attachment/20301/Add+text+in+explaining+sample+Lecturer+and+TA+names.jpg )

3. Changes to the Template Editing view: 
a.  (61892, 61893) truncate the names of scales when adding/editing a Rating Scale so that the lightbox popup width/frame stays intact. This also helps to avoid horizontal scrolling when the scale names are too long. Truncation is to 90 chars. 
b. (66259) EVALSYS-860 ( http://jira.sakaiproject.org/browse/EVALSYS-860 ) Ability to copy (duplicate) template items/questions. For discussion see: http://collab.sakaiproject.org/pipermail/evaluation/2010-February/000290.html 

4. Changes to the Lecturer/TA selections: 
- Through various updates, the selections panel has been moved to be site specific, user specific (ability to choose which people get presented to the takers) and UI is in a lightbox popup. 

5. Alert user if site/evalgroup is unpublished: 
- in UI show an alert message/icon wherever a site is unpublished ie: these views; assignments, take eval, control evaluations. 

6. Ability to stop the initial email notification when a an evaluation opens. 
- Very useful in cases where eval is released to a large class but the lecturer/user intends on notifying students through other means. 
 
We are looking to make this move to trunk by the beginning of our second semester on 27 July.
 
Thanks
 
 
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Lovemore Nalube
OLE Developer (Vula)
University of Cape Town
http://www.cet.uct.ac.za/LovemoreN



 
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