JIIC-CAL Career Advice Package
This career advice package from JIIG-CAL consists of:
SubjectScan, FormScore, Pathfinder and Explorer.
Purpose of the application
- SubjectScan: Suggest subjects for a young client to study
at school.
- FormScore: Generate an interest profile and job suggestions
for a client via OMR read forms - large batches.
- Pathfinder: Generate an interest profile and job
suggestions for a client; PC user interface - single clients.
- Explorer: Allows client to access a database of jobs with several
different search tools e.g. job factors, name search, level of study
required.
Distribution category
The applications that form part of this package are commercial.
Availability
Code is unavailable.
Description of application
- SubjectScan: Psychometric test - young students (about say
12 or 13 years) fill in forms in response to a set of questions - OMR
scans forms, software processes responses and generates reports for the
student, giving lists of subjects in groups most likely -> least likely
to suit the student for study.
- FormScore: Psychometric tests - clients (14-18 or 18+ yrs)
fill in forms in response to a set of questions - OMR scans forms,
software generates reports - Interest Profile, Job Suggestions and
information, pros and cons for any specific job.
- Pathfinder: Psychometric tests - clients (14-18 or 18+)
respond to questions from the software, software generates Interest
Profile, Job Suggestions and information, pros & cons for any specific
job.
- Explorer: Allows client to access a database of jobs with
several different search tools e.g. job factors, name search, level of
study required, careers library area.
Developmental problems and response
Poor documentation - persevere. Many classes in TV not well coded for
inheriting - tended to use TV's more basic classes and build up what we
required. Trying to keep up-to-date with TV bug fixes - code around
problems and avoid upgrading to unknowns.
Reason for choosing Turbo Vision
Needed standard interface, easy to use, attractive front end for
software. The applications were developed on PC 486 33MHz, DOS 6.2,
BC 3.1, TV 1.03 for 8086+ targets.
Contact
Alan Dobbie Edinburgh University
Alan@srv1.jig.ed.ac.uk