RPI PlannerPart two

Motivation

Students struggle with Excel or paper plans of study

Prerequsities, corequisites, spring term only, fall term only, senior standing only, and other restrictions are hard to keep track of

CAPP report is useful, but inflexible

Solution

Drag & drop editing of custom plan of study

Automatic validation of degree requirements

Stay current with course catalog

Save and compare multiple plans easily

Single format for advisors to work with

Let the computer do the hard work!

RPI Planner: Then

RPI Planner: Then

No degree templates

Few degrees

Poor validation GUI

Limited automation

RPI Planner: Now

RPI Planner: NowActually usable!

Significantly improved internals

Vastly superior degree validation interface

Specialized AP Credit entry

Automatic requisite resolution

Standard XML format for degrees on the way

More degrees, real templates

XML Degree specification

Types of Requirements

Core

Restricted

Subject

H&SS

Automatic Requisite Resolution

old way started at course and filled backwards

new method pushes each course back as far as possible

this creates a more natural looking plan

properly handles requisites already on plan

AP Credit formOld method:

Relied upon the entrant to know what classes they got credit forDidn’t deal with advanced standingHad a drag & drop interface, just like other terms

New method:Has logic to know what classes to give credit for based on test/scoreHas logic for advanced standing—“0-credit courses” Has drop-down box interface—much less confusing than drag/drop

Try it now!

http://rpiplanner.svallens.com/

Click “Launch”