About

An automated workflow for creating assignments for our ACS students, their deployment and examination.

Installation

Use this repository template to create a new repository named:

pjisp-{SCHOOL_YEAR}-{COURSE_ID}-{TEST_ID}-{GROUP_ID}

where:

{SCHOOL_YEAR}

School year, for example 2019.

{COURSE_ID}

Course id, can be E214 for the winter semester or E111 for summer.

{TEST_ID}

Test id, can be T12, T34 or SOV.

{GROUP_ID}

Student group id, for example G10.

It can be within the range of G1 to G13 for the winter semester, or G1 to G10 for summer. In general, the student groups are assigned in accordance to their weekly lab schedule.

When creating your assignment repository please:

• make sure the repository is set to private access
• add your professor(s) as repository collaborator(s)

This project doesn't require system wide installation. Wait for the repository to create and simply clone your newly created repository to get started:

$ git clone https://github.com/your-account/ASSIGNMENT_ID.git
$ cd ASSIGNMENT_ID

You will know that the repository is ready when you see the PJISP Assigment badge appear in the project description:

If it lasts too long, check the Actions tab for progress.

If you do not wish to install Python, pip or Pipenv on your system you can use the dockerized version of this project instead, by replacing all your make calls, such as:

$ pipenv run make [TARGET] [quiet=1] ...

with:

$ ./dockerized.sh [TARGET] [quiet=1] ...

Usage

Show help

$ pipenv run make help

# dockerized version:
$ ./dockerized.sh help

Usage: make [TARGET] [quiet=1] ...

Targets:
  help              Display this help message
  init              Manually initialize the assignment template
  test-solution     Test your assignment solution
  assignment-check  Check the file changes and test the assignment
  assignment-clean  Remove all generated student assignment files
  assignment-build  Build the student assignment PDF
  assignment-view   View the student assignment PDF
  assignment-pack   Pack the student assignment
  assignment        Build, view and pack the student assignment
  extract-exams     Extract student assignments from exam archives
  examine           Examine student assignment

Using make TARGET quiet=1 will make most of the targets to be quiet, showing only warnings and errors.

Install the dependencies

Before creating an assignment you need to install the dependencies:

$ pipenv install

Skip this step if you are using the dockerized version.

Create a student assignment

1. in general, your assignment should follow the form of existing PJISP zbirka assignments
2. create your assignment, while keeping in mind you should not edit any files other than:
   1. assignment.rst, where you enter the assignment text
   2. assignment_solution.c, where you enter the assignment solution (will not be shared with students)
   3. fixtures/*.yaml, where you enter the assignment tests (will be shared with students)

3. build (and check) your assignment text often as you write:

   $ pipenv run make assignment-view
   
   # dockerized version: 'assignment-view' won't work, please open the built PDF yourself
   $ ./dockerized.sh assignment-build

4. test your assignment solution:

   $ pipenv run make test-solution
   
   # dockerized version:
   $ ./dockerized.sh test-solution

5. pack your assignment into an archive and prepare if for deployment to the ACS labs:

   $ pipenv run make assignment-pack
   
   # dockerized version:
   $ ./dockerized.sh assignment-pack

6. push commits onto your assignment repository
7. make sure that you change all the files related to the assignment and that all of the tests pass. The badge should be green now
8. inform the professor(s) that your assignment repository is ready for review

Deploy student assignments to the ACS labs

These steps should be performed within the ACS labs:

1. extract the assignment_packed_for_students *.tar.gz archive into ispitni_materijaliA/.eXXXXX/ and ispitni_materijaliB/.eXXXXX/
2. ask the administrator to switch the lab to the "exam" mode (aka "provera")
3. wait for all of the students to login
4. verify the identity of all students
5. instruct the students to:
   1. locate the assignment.c file in their $HOME/$STUDENT_ID directory
   2. update the contents of the file with their own solution
   3. test their solution as often as possible, be it manually or via smoke_test
   4. save the file and close the editor
   5. logout
6. ask the administrator to collect the exam .tar archive and switch the lab to the "normal" mode

Next, save the collected exam archive onto your computer for later student assignment extraction and examination.

Extract student assignments from exam archives

1. copy the collected exam archive into archives/

2. extract student assignments, while taking special note of any errors or warnings:

   $ pipenv run make extract-exams
   
   # dockerized version:
   $ ./dockerized.sh extract-exams

Automated student assignment examination

Examine (and then grade) each student assignment:

$ pipenv run make examine computer=COMPUTER

# dockerized version:
$ ./dockerized.sh examine computer=COMPUTER

where COMPUTER is within the range of s100 to s131, or s200 to s231 (depending on the ACS lab).

Finally, publish the exam results to the ACS site within the PJISP news section.

Contribute

If you find any bugs, or wish to propose new features please let us know.

If you'd like to contribute, simply fork the repository, commit your changes and send a pull request. Make sure you add yourself to CONTRIBUTORS.