Dissertation Calculator Tool for Tracking and Managing Dissertation Progress for Graduate Students

Abstract

Dissertation Calculator is a tool for graduate students who are working towards their graduate degree at North Dakota State University to manage and track their dissertation progress. It is also a communication and feedback tool between students and their advisers. It was developed using ASP.NET Core Framework. This project is based on Model-View-Controller and Client-Server model. There are 3 different stakeholders which are student, adviser, and admin so each user has a different view. All the information that is created, modified, and deleted by the users is stored on a database and the host application manages the access to it so it is also incorporates Client-Server model. The client side will be any device with a browser. This tool provides essential help for graduate students who wants to make sure they are on track to complete their dissertation and get useful feedback from their adviser in a timely manner.