Description
The objective of my thesis is to enhance the Measurement Repository for the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER). This Repository is a one-stop unique web portal to assist with construction, discussion and dissemination of measurement constructs in international business research. It has been created to collect and store measurement data which are easily accessible by authenticated users. Initially, it was designed with simple search functionality with the limited measures entered by the administrators of the Repository. This thesis is focused on enhancing the repository with several features like Advanced Search that adds additional fields to the simple search, Login System with admin features, Input Section to enter a measure or concept and a Forum for social interactivity. Search results will be displayed in an enhanced way that provides rich browsing experience to the user. In Advanced Search, users will be given additional fields which can be used to qualify searches by other criteria such as author name, measurement, year or title. Login System allows researchers to sign up and use input section. Data provided by external user will be stored separately for additional security. It greatly eases repository administrator work. Input section is the key section of the repository where researchers can sign up and input the measure or concept which they have designed (or used). These entries will be screened and published in the database and will be made searchable. A forum has been integrated to the repository for social interaction among website users and researchers. They can perform discussions with other users and share their experience with the measure. It is a web portal that not only provides specific functionalities, but also provides flexibility for enhancements in future. This project has been implemented as a three-tier architecture consisting of Client Tier, Application Tier and Database Tier.
