Internship Report

Company Overview

• Otelier (MDO) is a technology company that provides innovative software solutions to enhance operational efficiency and strategic decision-making in the hospitality industry.
• The company's products include DigiAudit, TruePlan, and IntelliSight, which address specific needs of hotel management.
• DigiAudit automates the auditing process, ensuring compliance and accuracy.
• TruePlan assists in detailed budgeting and financial forecasting.
• IntelliSight offers powerful business intelligence tools that provide actionable insights from complex data.

Project Overview

• The internship project involved developing and maintaining automation bots and a comprehensive web application using the MERN stack.
• Key tasks included:
  • Knowledge Transfer Sessions: Participating in sessions covering the company's products, solutions, and tools.
  • Bot Development and Maintenance: Developing new bots using scripting languages and maintaining existing bots.
  • Web Application Development: Developing a web application using the MERN stack.

Internship Objectives

• The objectives of the internship were to:
  • Ensure knowledge transfer of the company's products, tools, and processes.
  • Equip interns with hands-on experience in using essential tools and technologies.
  • Develop skills in creating and maintaining automation bots.
  • Engage interns in real-world projects to apply theoretical knowledge.
  • Foster collaboration through participation in team meetings and daily stand-up meetings.

Internship Procedures

• The internship procedures included:
  • Onboarding and orientation: Introduction to the company, its services, policies, and organizational structure.
  • Knowledge Transfer Sessions: Participating in sessions covering the company's products, solutions, and tools.
  • Project assignment and development: Developing new automation bots and maintaining existing ones.
  • Regular meetings and reviews: Participating in daily stand-up meetings, code reviews, and retrospectives.

Learning Outcomes

• The key areas of learning included:
  • Automation Development: Developing and maintaining automation bots using JSON, Python, Selenium, and PowerShell.
  • Web Development: Developing comprehensive web applications using the MERN stack.
  • Project Management: Using project management tools like Jira for task tracking and progress management.
  • Testing and Debugging: Implementing Test-Driven Development (TDD) and systematic debugging.
  • Collaboration and Communication: Fostering effective collaboration with team members and supervisors.

Measurable Outcomes

• The measurable outcomes of the projects and tasks undertaken during the internship included:
  • Increased efficiency: Developing automation bots that reduced manual effort and time required for repetitive tasks.
  • Enhanced skills: Gaining proficiency in using the MERN stack, Redux, Firebase, and other tools and libraries.
  • Successful project completion: Completing several key projects, including the development of a comprehensive web application.
  • Improved code quality: Ensuring high-quality, maintainable, and efficient code.
  • Effective team collaboration: Successfully collaborating with team members and contributing to the overall success of the projects.### User Dashboard Development
• Created a user dashboard for a website, serving as a centralized platform for users to access personalized information, manage their accounts, and interact with various features of the website.
• Objectives:
  • Create a seamless and intuitive user experience for accessing and managing account-related information.
  • Implement responsive design principles to ensure accessibility across various devices.
  • Integrate relevant data and functionalities to provide value to users.
• Technologies and tools used:
  • MongoDB for storing user-related data.
  • Express.js for creating the backend API and handling HTTP requests from the frontend.
  • React for creating the frontend of the user dashboard.
  • Node.js for running the backend server and handling server-side logic.
  • Mongoose for simplifying interactions with MongoDB and defining data models for the application.
  • JWT for user authentication and authorization.
  • Redux for managing the application's state.
  • Material-UI for styling the user dashboard and ensuring a consistent and modern look and feel.

Features Implemented

• Display of recent users, posts, and comments.
• User statistics including total users, total posts, and total comments.
• Responsive design with a dark mode feature.

Challenges and Learnings

• Ensuring data security and implementing appropriate access controls.
• Optimizing the dashboard for efficient data retrieval and rendering.
• Addressing compatibility issues across different web browsers.

Automation Bot Development

• Objectives:
  • Gain proficiency in developing bots to automate repetitive tasks and streamline processes.
  • Learn best practices for maintaining and updating bots to ensure optimal performance.
  • Acquire skills in configuring bots to adapt to changing system requirements and business needs.
• Key activities and responsibilities:
  • Writing scripts for task automation.
  • Determining data repositories and sources for bot reports.
  • Gathering client requirements and assessing technical feasibility.
  • Implementing necessary functionalities within the bot.
  • Identifying and addressing issues in existing bots.
  • Conducting testing to ensure functionality and reliability.
  • Documenting bot configurations, scripts, and maintenance procedures.

Challenges and Learnings

• Adapting bot configurations and scripts to evolving system requirements and business processes.
• Developing robust error handling mechanisms.
• Optimizing bot performance through efficient coding practices and systematic configuration management.

Bot Development Details

• Developed automation scripts using Python and JSON to streamline business processes.
• Worked on configuration files and JSON scripting to ensure proper setup and deployment of automation bots.
• Configured PNA bot for automation tasks.