University-Management-System

Overview

Welcome to our final project for class CS 546! This project is designed to facilitate seamless communication and interaction among three primary roles: Admin, Professor, and Student. Below, you'll find an information on how to start and about the key features and functionalities.

Getting Started

Create .env file .env

mongoServerUrl="URL pointing to your mongodb instance"
CookieSecret="A random string that helps keep session cookies secure"
SMTPServerURL="The url pointing to your SMTP server"
SMTPPort=465
SMTPUsername="Username"
SMTPPassword="Password"
MailServerDomain="The domain from which your emails will be sent"
SiteDomain="The url from which the site can be accessed"

To run:

npm i

npm run seed

npm start

Pre-Seeded User Accounts

After running the npm run seed command, you can use the following pre-seeded user accounts to log in to the application:

Admin Account

• Username: admin@stevens.edu
• Password: SuperSecret

Professor Account

• Username: prof1@stevens.edu

• Password: SuperSecret

• Username: prof2@stevens.edu

• Password: SuperSecret

Student Account

• Username: student1@stevens.edu

• Password: SuperSecret

• Username: student2@stevens.edu

• Password: SuperSecret

• Username: student3@stevens.edu

• Password: SuperSecret

Please use these credentials to access the application with the respective roles and explore the features available for each user type.

Features

Admin

1. Create User

   • Admins have the authority to create user accounts for Professors and Students.

2. Register, Edit Courses

   • Admins can manage the course catalog by registering new courses and editing existing ones.

3. Add, Delete Section to Courses

   • Admins can organize courses by adding or deleting sections.

4. Assign Professor to Section

   • Admins can assign Professors to specific sections of courses.

5. Edit Section

   • Admins can edit the details of existing sections, such as the schedule or location.

6. Manage Department Lookup

   • Admins can oversee and update department-related information.

Professor

1. View Courses on Dashboard

   • Professors can see the list of courses they are assigned to teach on their dashboard.

2. Create Modules in Assigned Section

   • Professors can create modules within the sections they are assigned to.

3. Create Assignments

   • Professors can create assignments for students within their assigned sections.

4. Grade Students

   • Professors can review and grade assignments submitted by students.

5. Add Learning Material

   • Professors can upload learning materials for students.

6. Manage Attendance

   • Professors can enable attendance and see who all are marked present based on their location.

Student

1. View Enrolled Courses on Dashboard

   • Students can see a list of courses they are currently enrolled in on their dashboard.

2. Enroll for New Courses

   • Students can enroll in additional courses.

3. View Course Details

   • Students can access detailed information about each course they are enrolled in.

4. View and Submit Assignments

   • Students can view assignments created by professors and submit their completed work.

5. View Grades

   • Students can view their grades for completed assignments.

6. Read Course Learning Materials

   • Students can access and read learning materials uploaded by professors.

7. Generate Transcripts

   • Students can generate transcripts containing their academic records and grades.

8. Mark Attendance

   • Students can mark their attendance once the professor enables it.

Extra Features

1. Generate Transcripts
2. Integrated Frontend PDF Viewer
3. User Email Notifications

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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