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= Vision =

The Academy Portal will deliver high high valuable material that can be used in Academies to help teaching application security related subjects.
Should have tools useful to help teachers/trainer deliver the contents and motivate the students to learn application security.

= Requirements =

== Site static contents ==
The tool should support the creation and management of content pages. At least the following pages should be created:
* Homepage: Should be a teaser for the portal contents, with call for actions for both Teachers and Students
* About: Explanation about the Portal, the vision and the relation with OWASP.
* How to Use: Simple instructions / suggestions on how to use the portal and portal contents
* How to contribute: Simple instructions / suggestions on how to contribute
* FAQ: Simple Q&A around portal use and features.
* Disclaimer: Like the one in the OWASP wiki?
* ... TBD ...

== Registration ==

The users should be able to create accounts in the portal that will enable the users to use some features like the exam tool.

TBD: Type of users / Privacy

== Content Availability ==

As a general rule, contents should be available to every one.

Specific tools a/or features can request registration or some form of user validation to be used/accessed.

TBD: Witch tools should need registering.

== Learning Blocks ==
This are in fact course materials that could be used to teach classes / subjects in classes.
Each block will have:
* Metadata: A standard set of proprieties that will help describe the content of a course
** Subject:
** Categories:
** Keywords:
** Description:
** Learning Outcomes:
** Requirements/Pre-req to understand:
** Theatrical/Practical
** Incl. Hands-on labs
** Should be self-contained
** Should handle a single subject
** Target audience:
** Ability level: 100|200|300|400
** Rough guide to presentation time:
** Effort
* Training Materials: A set of files that can be used to deliver the block and can be (one or more of the following)
** Teacher Presentation Slides
** Student Handouts
** Video
** Lab Files
* Extra Metadata and Materials:
** Lab links:
** Outside links:
** Text books:
* Non funtional Requirements regarding the blocks
** Should be self-contained
** Should handle a single subject
** Corresponding OWASP effort

Also, each block will allow users to comment on the block to help share specific tips around this block.

== Forums ==

The portal should provide a forum that will allow teachers and/or students to collaborate around the Academy portal Concept and tools.

TBD:
* Will it have a moderator? Who will moderate the forum?
* Different forum to students and teacher?

== Tool: Questions ==

This tool will provide a simple interface for teacher to set a question pool (like and exam) that can be used to test (or in a wide context: challenge) the students.

This tool will work in the following way (Generic description):

* A teacher creates an exam as a pool of questions
* The exam is sent to the students
* The student answers the exam
* The teacher will have a dashboard where it can see who have answered as well as the answer.

== Tool: Laboratories ==

This tool will provide a simple interface for teacher to set a laboratory that can be used to test (or in a wide context: challenge) the students.

This tool will work in the following way (Generic description):

* A teacher creates an assignment
* The assignment is sent to the students
* The student do the lab
* The teacher will have a score board.

= Glossary =

* TBD: To be Defined
* Academy: A place here application security content are delivered, can be for example a school, university, training center, etc.
* Learning Block: A unit of information useful to deliver a given subject.

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