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Unable to add certain modules to the Course Planner in Beta version

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

While using the Beta version that allows me to plan my modules, I realize that there are some modules that were previously available but no longer exist in NUS mods which could not be added to the planner (e.g. GEC1010, IS1103).

Describe the solution you'd like

It will be nice if modules that were available for a particular year be saved separately in the system to support being added to the module planning system.

Describe alternatives you've considered

Alternative solution will be to allow the user to enter a module freely on their own, while allowing the user to specify what requirement the module fulfil (i.e. science requirement, GE requirement, etc).

Additional context

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Screenshot shows that the module does not appear.

Additional suggestions

Might want to look into how different year the requirements of modules are different. For instance, the current GE requirements are as followed:

  • GEC: Cultures and Connections
  • GEX: Critique and Expression
  • GEA: Data Literacy
  • GEI: Digital Literacy
  • GESS: Singapore Studies
  • GEN: Communities and Engagement

Also, I see that currently all data of NUSmods are stored on the browser, and will be lost upon browser cache reset. It will be nice if there is a way to export the NUSmods data and reupload it to restore the configurations.

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Research direction

Start by tracing the Beta Course Planner's module lookup and the browser-stored NUSmods data. Compare how unavailable historical modules and year-specific requirements should be represented, then define one bounded behavior and its acceptance cases. The issue also proposes free-form modules and data export, so these need separate scope decisions before done can be verified.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, react, typescript
Domain
data, frontend, web-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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