AI Usage section of Major Project Submission

conditional/blueprints/major_project_submission.py

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ def display_major_project(user_dict=None):
             "username": p.uid,
             "name": ldap_get_member(p.uid).cn,
             "proj_name": p.name,
+            "ai_usage": p.ai_usage,
             "tldr": p.tldr,
             "time_spent": p.time_spent,
             "skills": p.skills,
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ def submit_major_project(user_dict=None):
 
     name = post_data["projectName"]
     tldr = post_data['projectTldr']
+    ai_usage = post_data['projectAIUsage']
     time_spent = post_data['projectTimeSpent']
     skills = post_data['projectSkills']
     description = post_data["projectDescription"]
@@ -113,10 +115,10 @@ def submit_major_project(user_dict=None):
     log.info(user_id)
 
     # All fields are required in order to be able to submit the form
-    if not name or not tldr or not time_spent or not description:
+    if not name or not tldr or not ai_usage or not time_spent or not description:
         return jsonify({"success": False}), 400
 
-    project: MajorProject = MajorProject(user_id, name, tldr, time_spent, description, links)
+    project: MajorProject = MajorProject(user_id, name, tldr, ai_usage, time_spent, description, links)
 
     # Save the info to the database
     db.session.add(project)

conditional/models/models.py

@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ class MajorProject(db.Model):
     uid = Column(String(32), nullable=False, index=True)
     name = Column(String(64), nullable=False)
     tldr = Column(String(128), nullable=True)
+    ai_usage = Column(Text, nullable=False)
     time_spent = Column(Text, nullable=True)
     description = Column(Text, nullable=False)
     links = Column(Text, nullable=True)
@@ -164,11 +165,12 @@ class MajorProject(db.Model):
                          name="major_project_enum"),
                     nullable=False)
 
-    def __init__(self, uid, name, tldr, time_spent, description, links): # pylint: disable=too-many-positional-arguments
+    def __init__(self, uid, name, tldr, ai_usage, time_spent, description, links): # pylint: disable=too-many-positional-arguments
         self.uid = uid
         self.date = datetime.now()
         self.name = name
         self.tldr = tldr
+        self.ai_usage = ai_usage
         self.time_spent = time_spent
         self.description = description
         self.links = links

conditional/templates/major_project_submission.html

@@ -92,6 +92,22 @@ <h3 class="mb-4">Major Project Form</h3>
                             </small>
                         </div>
                     </div>
+
+                    <div class="col-lg-6">
+                        <label for="ai-usage" class="d-block h5 mt-4 mb-2">
+                            AI Usage
+                        </label>
+
+                        <textarea
+                            id="ai-usage"
+                            name="ai-usage"
+                            rows="4"
+                            class="form-control mb-extra"
+                            placeholder="AI has become a staple to the computer science field. There's no shame in saying you used AI, but be honest about how much you used AI versus how much you did."
+                            required
+                        ></textarea>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
 
                     <div class="col-lg-6">
                         <label for="time-commitment" class="d-block h5 mt-5 mb-2">

migrations/versions/4c0f1c4e006f_ai_usage_input_for_major_projects.py

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+"""AI usage input for major projects
+
+Revision ID: 4c0f1c4e006f
+Revises: ce92a683ecf8
+Create Date: 2026-09-06 22:35:09.349126
+
+"""
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = "4c0f1c4e006f"
+down_revision = "ce92a683ecf8"
+
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from alembic import op
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.add_column("major_projects", sa.Column("ai_usage", sa.Text(), nullable=True))
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.drop_column("major_projects", "ai_usage")
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###