Web-based retrieval system for question-answering forum

• Main Author: Fung, Norman Zi Jie
• Other Authors: Hui Siu Cheung
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Computer science and engineering::Software::Software engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/156585
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

NTU Question and Answer (NTUQA) forum is a web-based application that allows users to post Past Year Paper (PYP) questions, share answers and upvote or downvote answers. NTUQA was first developed by Project Officer Nguyen Quang Sang using the Django framework based Askbot open-source software. However, due to the limited documentation available for Askbot, modification and management of the existing program has proven to be a challenge for current and future developers. This project aims to address this problem by implementing a complete re-design of the existing system from ground up. This report discusses the design and development process of the new system, with a strong emphasis on maintainability, extensibility, and reliability.