📋 MarkingApp

A production-deployed full-stack web application for managing university marking workflows. Built to handle the coordination overhead between markers, subject coordinators, and students — rubric configuration, grade tracking, analytics, and automated notifications all in one place.

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Features

• Rubric builder — configurable marking criteria per assignment
• Grade entry and tracking — real-time data entry with validation
• Analytics dashboard — submission statistics and marking progress visualisation
• Automated email notifications — Nodemailer integration for marker and student alerts
• Role-based access — coordinator, marker, and student views
• Production deployment — hosted on Render with AWS-backed infrastructure

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Screenshots

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Tech Stack

Layer	Technology
Frontend	React + Vite + Tailwind CSS + shadcn/ui
Backend	Node.js + Express REST API
Database	PostgreSQL
Auth	JWT-based authentication
Email	Nodemailer
Deployment	Render + AWS

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Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js v18+
• PostgreSQL running locally

Install & run

git clone https://github.com/Ricky042/MarkingApp.git
cd MarkingApp

# Backend
cd backend
npm install
node server.js

# Frontend (open a new terminal)
cd frontend-vite
npm install
npm run dev

• Frontend: http://localhost:5173
• Backend: http://localhost:3000

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Architecture

• REST API — Express endpoints for marks, rubrics, analytics, and notifications
• PostgreSQL schema — normalised tables for subjects, assessments, students, markers, and grades
• React SPA — React Router for navigation, Axios for API calls
• Environment config — separate local and production environment variables for safe deployment