By: Team-iGrad Since: Feb 2020
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What is iGrad?
iGrad is the app to track your university progress, for students who are frustrated with the limited features the university provides, by students who are frustrated by the limited features the university provides.
iGrad offers users the ability to create custom courses and graduation requirements, ensuring the maximum degree of flexibility when planning and keeping track of your progress
iGrad also retrieves data directly from NUS Mods, ensuring that module information is always up to date.
iGrad calculates your CAP at every step, ensuring you never have to use a CAP calculator again
Finally, the iGrad team is always open to feedback and suggestions from the public which will always be followed up on.
This segment highlights the key features of iGrad.
iGrad was built with every NUS student in mind. Our custom course builder allows you to build the course of your dreams.
We are sick of counting our MCs at the beginning of every semester. Easily see how many MCs you have left in order to apply for graduation.
This segment contains details on the structure of iGrad.
A course is simply a group of requirements. It is also how we keep track of your overall CAP and MCs.
A requirement consists of at least one module. Fulfill all modules within a requirement to complete it.
You may proceed to Section 5, “Walkthrough” if you want a step-by-step break down of how to navigate the app, Section 6, “Command List” if you would like to learn how to use each of the commands, and Section 8, “Cheat Sheet” if you would just like a list of all the commands for easy reference.
The figure below explains the symbols used throughout the user guide.
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Specifies expected command outcomes. |
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Specifies extra tips you can use when navigating through our app. |
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Start up the application
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Enter your course details
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Key in your graduation requirements
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Assign your modules
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Mark a module as done
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Key in additional details for your modules
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Track your MCs
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Assign a grade to your module
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View your CAP
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Export your data
This segment contains a list of commands with examples that you can use to make full use of iGrad.
Take note of the following when using our commands:
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Commands with fields wrapped within square brackets (i.e. []) require at least one of these fields to be specified when using the command. This means that you need just specify one of these fields while others may be optional based on your usage. |
Displays a help message to the user. Lists all possible commands and provides a link to the user guide online.
Command Format
help
Expected Outcome
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A popup for the list of all commands as well as the link to the user guide is shown.
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Add, edit or delete your course. Find out how much CAP you need to maintain each semester to achieve your desired CAP.
Command Format
course add n/COURSE_NAME course edit [n/COURSE_NAME] [u/MCs] course delete n/COURSE_NAME course achieve c/DESIRED_CAP s/SEMESTERS_LEFT
Command Sample
Creating a course named "Computer Science"
course add n/Computer Science
Renaming your current course to "Information Systems"
course edit n/Information Systems
Removing your current course
course delete
Calculating the average grade needed to achieve a CAP of 4.50 with 2 semesters left
course achieve c/4.50 s/2
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You should be able to see the added and/or modified course name in the top panel. For delete course, all data would be reset |
Add, edit or delete a graduation requirement.
Command Format
requirement add n/REQUIREMENT_TITLE u/MCS_REQUIRED requirement edit REQUIREMENT_CODE [n/NEW_REQUIREMENT_TITLE] [u/NEW_MCS_REQUIRED] requirement delete REQUIREMENT_CODE requirement assign REQUIREMENT_CODE [n/MODULE_CODE ...]
Command Sample
Adding a requirement named "Unrestricted Electives" which requires 32 MCs.
requirement add n/Unrestricted Electives u/32
Renaming requirement "Unrestricted Electives" to "Maths and Sciences", and changing the number of MCs required to 20.
requirement edit Unrestricted Electives n/Maths and Sciences u/32
Renaming requirement "Unrestricted Electives" to "Maths and Sciences".
requirement edit Unrestricted Electives n/Maths and Sciences
Changing number of required MCs for requirement "Unrestricted Electives" to 20.
requirement edit Unrestricted Electives u/20
Removing requirement named "Unrestricted Electives".
requirement delete Unrestricted Electives
Assigning modules to requirement.
requirement assign UE0 n/CS1101S n/CS1231S n/CS2030S n/CS2040S
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You should be able to see the requirement created and/or edited in the main panel. |
Add, edit or delete a module. You would be able to tag (edit) a module with information such as; semester, grade or memo notes information.
Command Format
module add n/MODULE_CODE t/MODULE_TITLE u/MCs [s/SEMESTER] [g/GRADE] [m/MEMO_NOTES] module edit MODULE_CODE [n/MODULE_CODE] [n/MODULE_TITLE] [u/MCs] [s/SEMESTER] [g/GRADE] [m/MEMO_NOTES] module delete MODULE_CODE module done MODULE_CODE g/GRADE
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SEMESTER is specified in format Y_S_ ( e.g. Y1S2 - Year 1 Semester 2 ) |
Command Sample
Adding the module, CS2103T, with title "Software Engineering" and MCs "4".
module add n/CS2103T t/Software Engineering u/4
Tagging the module, CS1101, with "Y1S2" and grade "A+", and also renaming it to CS1101S.
module edit n/CS1101 n/CS1101S s/Y1S2 g/A+
Tagging the module, ST2234, with "Y2S1" and giving it a memo "pretty easy module".
module edit n/ST2334 s/Y2S1 m/pretty easy module
Removing a module named "CS1101S".
module delete n/CS1101S
Assigning grade 'A' to the module 'CS2103T'.
module done CS2103T g/A
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You should be able to see the modified module details reflected in the main panel |
Exports all data in a (prettified) text file. If information is sufficient, this file can be submitted to NUS as a study plan.
Command Format
export
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A text file "study_plan.txt" should be generated in the same folder as the iGrad application. |
I’m not an NUS student. Can I still use iGrad?
As long as your university follows a similar hierachical structure! However, we will be unable to provide features such as validation from NUSMods.
This segment contains all the commands detailed in this guide in a consolidated list.
help
course add n/COURSE_NAME
course edit [n/COURSE_NAME] [u/MCs]
course delete COURSE_NAME
course achieve c/DESIRED_CAP
requirement add n/REQUIREMENT_TITLE u/MCS_REQUIRED
requirement edit REQUIREMENT_CODE [n/REQUIREMENT_TITLE] [u/MCS_REQUIRED]
requirement delete REQUIREMENT_CODE
requirement assign REQUIREMENT_CODE [n/MODULE_CODE …]
requirement unassign REQUIREMENT_CODE [n/MODULE_CODE …]
module add n/MODULE_CODE n/MODULE_TITLE u/MCs [n/DESCRIPTION] [s/SEMESTER] [g/GRADE] [m/MEMO_NOTES]
module edit MODULE_CODE [n/MODULE_CODE] [n/MODULE_TITLE] [n/DESCRIPTION] [u/MCs] [s/SEMESTER] [g/GRADE] [m/MEMO_NOTES]
module delete MODULE_CODE
module done MODULE_CODE g/GRADE
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export
exit
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Course |
A course is the entire programme of studies required to complete a university degree |
Graduation requirement |
Requirements specified by the university in order for a student to graduate |
Module |
Each module of study has a unique module code consisting of a two- or three-letter prefix that generally denotes the discipline, and four digits, the first of which indicates the level of the module |
Cumulative Average Point (CAP) |
The Cumulative Average Point (CAP) is the weighted average grade point of the letter grades of all the modules taken by the students. |
Semester |
A semester is a part of the academic year. Each semester typically lasts 13 weeks in NUS. |
Modular Credits (MCs) |
A modular credit (MC) is a unit of the effort, stated in terms of time, expected of a typical student in managing his/her workload. |
NUSMods |
A timetabling application built for NUS students, by NUS students. Much like this iGrad! |
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