ViVagas UFCG: uma plataforma de gestão e centralização de projetos PD&I.

Abstract

The Systems and Computing Academic Unit (UASC) has 11 (eleven) laboratories focused on different areas of technology and they adopt selection processes to allocate students to their projects. The majority of vacancy offers made by professors for these projects are made via academic email, where they can go unnoticed for different reasons and, in addition, they are not centralized on a platform that contains all calls for projects. Therefore, there is a gap to be resolved mainly with regard to the management of these selections, both by teachers and students. This work aims to develop ViVagas, a platform whose main objective is to facilitate the management of the entire selection process mentioned above. ViVagas offers features for both teachers and students. Teachers publish vacancies, search for and filter students based on their profiles and knowledge, and carry out the selection process efficiently. Students have access to view available vacancies, can filter them based on criteria such as area of activity and apply for available vacancies. The platform was evaluated using the Think Aloud Protocol, which consists of a thinking aloud test in which the user uses the system. Furthermore, tests were carried out using the adapted version of the CSUQ questionnaire with the aim of collecting usability metrics for a given system. The Lighthouse tool was also used, which performs automated audits on web pages. Lighthouse results indicated areas for optimization, but highlighted great accessibility, development practices, and optimization. The CSUQ reflected a very positive assessment. Likewise, Think Aloud Protocol provided valuable insights and clarity of the usability flow. In short, the general evaluation pointed to good results and excellent usability of ViVagas.