CS395 Internship

Melanie Tarr

Company Overview• Midwives and patients informally tied towels

together, giving one end to the laboring woman and the other end to her husband.

• Each person pulls on one end of the towel, the perfect counter-balance is created for the mother, getting the maximum benefit of each push - shortening the second stage of labor.

• Labor Link, LLC was created. To effectively promote this product, an aggressive advertising campaign and sound infrastructure was necessary.

What is a Labor Link?

The Labor Link is a rope device approximately three feet long. It is constructed with polypropylene rope and has clear, vinyl handles. The rope body between the handles is covered with a colorful fabric 'scrunchy'.

Project Overview

• This project was developed as the final stage of a marketing campaign for the start-up business Labor Link, LLC.

• Create a Web-based, user-friendly database query tool.

• The goal of this database was to allow my client to quickly and effectively obtain information about potential customers and birth centers throughout the world.

Project Requirements

• The system must require a username and password to access the database for licensing reasons.

• The system must allow for user modification, such as adding a new user, deleting an existing user and changing a password.

Requirements cont.

• The user must be able to search my name, state and name of birth center.

• The system must be able to differentiate between hospitals and birth centers.

System Design

• The database used in this system was created locally with SQLite, due to its powerful, lightweight nature.

• Once deployed to the Web, the database was moved to MySQL (which is what is running on the server).

System Architecture

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are needed to see this picture.

Data is processed dynamically, prior to being sent out to Web.

User Interface

• Created to integrate into the existing Web site – same design patterns, colors and style to adhere

to standard consistency and familiarity principles employed in most professional Web sites.

Login

Passwords are securely checked for authenticity by encrypting their entries in the database using the MySQL PASSWORD function.

Search Database

Add User

Change Password

Log out

Future Steps

• The ability to import CSV files to add to the database would be a valuable addition to this system.

• Implement a user-friendly option to modify the database directly on the Web.