Grades Calculator

Simple script to get information about progress made in a BSc Computer Science at the University of London (calculations are specific to this particular degree).

Table of contents

• Requirements
• To run the utility
• Generate a sample config file to get started
  • Specifying a different path for the config file
• How to fill the config file (.grades.yml by default)
  • Module taken
  • Module recognized (RPL)
• Sample command outputs
  • summarize
• For developers
  • To run the test suite
  • To develop locally as a package

Requirements

Python 3.6 and above. Install additional dependencies with the following command:

pip install -r requirements.txt

To run the utility

python -m uol_grades_calculator

By passing no arguments, this will print the default help message.

Generate a sample config file to get started

To generate a sample configuration file, run the following command:

python -m uol_grades_calculator generate-sample

The configuration file will be created in your home directory as a hidden file (i.e. ~/.grades.yml).

Specifying a different path for the config file

If you want to create it somewhere else:

python -m uol_grades_calculator --config /path/to/config/file.yml generate-sample

Note that you will have to indicate where the config is each time you use this tool in this case (you can always create an alias to avoid the trouble of typing it every time). For example:

python -m uol_grades_calculator --config /path/to/config/file.yml summarize

How to fill the config file (.grades.yml by default)

Each module described in the config file should contain information adhering to the following indications:

* If a node value is left empty (or the node is absent in a given module), this will affect how the module is taken into account (average across all modules, summary of modules taken, etc.).

Here is a complete example for one module:

Algorithms and Data Structures I:
  completion_date: 2020-03
  final_score: 92
  final_weight: 50
  midterm_score: 98
  midterm_weight: 50
  module_score: 95
  level: 4

Module taken

This means we define a module score between 0 and 100, both being inclusive values.

Algorithms and Data Structures I:
  module_score: 80.5

Module recognized (RPL)

In this case, we define a score of -1 to indicate that this module is done but we didn't get a score for it.

Algorithms and Data Structures I:
  module_score: -1

Sample command outputs

summarize

Modules taken:
[ { 'Algorithms and Data Structures I': { 'completion_date': '2020-03',
                                          'final_score': 92,
                                          'final_weight': 50,
                                          'level': 4,
                                          'midterm_score': 98,
                                          'midterm_weight': 50,
                                          'module_score': 95}},
  { 'Discrete Mathematics': { 'completion_date': '2020-03',
                              'final_score': 100,
                              'final_weight': 50,
                              'level': 4,
                              'midterm_score': 99,
                              'midterm_weight': 50,
                              'module_score': 100}},
  { 'Fundamentals of Computer Science': { 'completion_date': '2020-09',
                                          'final_score': 98,
                                          'final_weight': 50,
                                          'level': 4,
                                          'midterm_score': 98,
                                          'midterm_weight': 50,
                                          'module_score': 98}},
  { 'How Computers Work': { 'completion_date': '2018-12',
                            'level': 4,
                            'module_score': -1}},
  { 'Introduction to Programming I': { 'completion_date': '2019-09',
                                      'final_score': 100,
                                      'final_weight': 50,
                                      'level': 4,
                                      'midterm_score': 100,
                                      'midterm_weight': 50,
                                      'module_score': 100}},
  { 'Numerical Mathematics': { 'completion_date': '2019-09',
                              'final_score': 61,
                              'final_weight': 50,
                              'level': 4,
                              'midterm_score': 99,
                              'midterm_weight': 50,
                              'module_score': 80}},
  { 'Introduction to Programming II': { 'completion_date': '2020-03',
                                        'final_score': 98,
                                        'final_weight': 70,
                                        'level': 4,
                                        'midterm_score': 100,
                                        'midterm_weight': 30,
                                        'module_score': 99}},
  { 'Web Development': { 'completion_date': '2019-09',
                        'final_score': 87,
                        'final_weight': 70,
                        'level': 4,
                        'midterm_score': 86,
                        'midterm_weight': 30,
                        'module_score': 87}},
  { 'Algorithms and Data Structures II': { 'completion_date': '2020-09',
                                          'final_score': 92,
                                          'final_weight': 50,
                                          'level': 5,
                                          'midterm_score': 92,
                                          'midterm_weight': 50,
                                          'module_score': 92}},
  { 'Object Oriented Programming': { 'completion_date': '2020-09',
                                    'final_score': 96,
                                    'final_weight': 50,
                                    'level': 5,
                                    'midterm_score': 96,
                                    'midterm_weight': 50,
                                    'module_score': 96}}]
Number of modules done: 10
Scores so far: [95, 100, 98, 100, 80, 99, 87, 92, 96]

Weighted average: 94.08 (ECTS: A, US: A)
Unweighted average: 94.11 (ECTS: A, US: A)

Classification: First Class Honours

ECTS grade equivalence:
{ 'Algorithms and Data Structures I': 'A',
  'Algorithms and Data Structures II': 'A',
  'Discrete Mathematics': 'A',
  'Fundamentals of Computer Science': 'A',
  'How Computers Work': 'N/A',
  'Introduction to Programming I': 'A',
  'Introduction to Programming II': 'A',
  'Numerical Mathematics': 'A',
  'Object Oriented Programming': 'A',
  'Web Development': 'A'}

US grade equivalence:
{ 'Algorithms and Data Structures I': 'A',
  'Algorithms and Data Structures II': 'A-',
  'Discrete Mathematics': 'A',
  'Fundamentals of Computer Science': 'A',
  'How Computers Work': 'N/A',
  'Introduction to Programming I': 'A',
  'Introduction to Programming II': 'A',
  'Numerical Mathematics': 'B-',
  'Object Oriented Programming': 'A',
  'Web Development': 'B+'}

GPA: 4 (US) – 4 (UK)
Total credits done: 150 / 360 (41.67%)

For developers

To run the test suite

pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
pytest

To develop locally as a package

python setup.py develop

Then the command ugc (short for uol_grades_calculator) becomes available on the command-line. Type ugc --help for more information.