Domain Model: Examination Board (Banca Examinadora)

1. Concept Definition

An Examination Board (Banca) is an Initiative representing the formal evaluation event of a Student's work (Thesis, Dissertation, etc.).

As per requirements: - A Banca is an Initiative. - It possesses a Team: - Supervisor (Orientador) - Student (Orientando) - Board Members (Membros da Banca) - All participants are Researchers.

2. Relationships

The Examination Board is distinct from, but related to, the Advisorship. - Advisorship: Long-running guidance relationship (Process). - Examination Board: Specific evaluation event (Milestone).

classDiagram
    direction TB

    class Initiative {
        +int id
        +date start_date
        +date end_date
    }

    class Advisorship {
        +AdvisorshipType type
    }

    class ExaminationBoard {
        +date date
        +BoardType type
        +int advisorship_id
    }

    class Researcher {
        +str name
    }

    class BoardMember {
        +Role role
    }

    %% Inheritance
    Advisorship --|> Initiative : inherits
    ExaminationBoard --|> Initiative : inherits

    %% Relationships
    ExaminationBoard "N" --> "1" Advisorship : evaluates
    ExaminationBoard "1" --> "N" BoardMember : composed of
    BoardMember "N" --> "1" Researcher : is a

3. Entities

3.1 ExaminationBoard (Entity)

Inherits from Initiative. - Attributes: - advisorship_id (FK): Links to the parent Advisorship. - date: The date of the defense/exam (mapped from Initiative start_date or specific field). - type: Qualification (Qualificação) or Defense (Defesa).

3.2 BoardMember (Association)

Associates a Researcher to the Examination Board with a Role. - Attributes: - examination_board_id (FK) - researcher_id (FK) - role: Supervisor, Co-Supervisor, Internal Examiner, External Examiner.

4. Use Cases

1. Schedule Board: Create a new ExaminationBoard linked to an Advisorship.
2. Add Member: Add a Researcher to the Board with a specific role.
3. Conclude Board: Register the outcome (Approved/Rejected) - handled via Initiative status.