AUTHORING TOOL WEBSITE (JAVA, Ruby on Rails, or PHP)

**OBJECTIVE:** Development of new internal Test Question Authoring Tool website ** ****Screens: **1) Admin: User mgmt 2) User Login/password reset & recovery 3) Test Question Layout Selection 4) Test Question Authoring Form (Form accepts up to 30 fields which we have defined ??" Text, Drop-down and Checkboxes. Supports inline image-tags in text entry fields via FckEditor, TinyMCE or similar. Supports multiple variants of Authoring Form based on parameters related to chosen Layout) 5) Supports New Question Entry and Editing Existing Questions 6) Art Request Entry Form 7) Audio Request Entry Form 8) Reading Passage Entry Form 9) Minimal Number of Score! defined reports **Other Features: **- All screens require client-side layout-specific JavaScript validation and server-side validation - Score! usability expert will provide feedback to screen design - All form submissions will need to be kept as revisions and a screen showing differences between revisions **Interfaces: **Some integration with an Open Source CMS **EXISTING MATERIALS: ** We have acquired a working Question Authoring Tool developed in Java, Tapestry & Spring but the screens are far from our needs. Bidders may build on the existing Authoring Tool code-base or develop in new technology, this decision will be made based on Effort and Schedule. ***** Prioritized To-Be Authoring Tool Feature List ***** To-Be Authoring Tool Data Model * Wireframe of ‘Test Question Authoring Form’ **NUMBER OF SCREENS:** 10 or less **NUMBER OF INTERFACES:** 1 **NUMBER OF REPORTS:** 4 or less **LEVEL OF GRAPHICS:** Few graphics are expected and image files will be provided by us where necessary ## Deliverables 1) Complete and fully-functional working program(s) in executable form as well as complete source code of all work done. 2) Deliverables must be in ready-to-run condition, as follows (depending on the nature of the deliverables): a) For web sites or other server-side deliverables intended to only ever exist in one place in the Buyer's environment--Deliverables must be installed by the Seller in ready-to-run condition in the Buyer's environment. b) For all others including desktop software or software the buyer intends to distribute: A software installation package that will install the software in ready-to-run condition on the platform(s) specified in this bid request. 3) All deliverables will be considered "work made for hire" under U.S. Copyright law. Buyer will receive exclusive and complete copyrights to all work purchased. (No GPL, GNU, 3rd party components, etc. unless all copyright ramifications are explained AND AGREED TO by the buyer on the site per the coder's Seller Legal Agreement). ## Platform **OPERATING SYSTEM:** Red Hat Enterprise Linux **PREFERRED PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE:** In our Existing Materials we have a Java/Tapestry/Spring/Hibernate Authoring Tool which can be leveraged as a base however this decisions will be based on Effort and Schedule. Acceptable programming languages are Java, Ruby on Rails and PHP. Bidders may leverage open-source applications & frameworks. **PREFERRRED DATABASE:** MySQL