Modules

In order to add a module to the database, you need to input data into the modules.yml file in the _data folder. Before you go and do this, you must first make sure that you have the following pieces of infomation:

• Module code
• Module name
• No. of credits this module is worth
• Module codes for any modules required to take this module

If the module that you are adding does not have any pre-requisites don’t worry as I will now go through two examples of adding a new module: one with pre-requisites and one without to show how it is done in both cases.

Example 1: with pre-requisites

The module I am going to add is called Elementary Fluid Dynamics. This is a 10 credit module with the module code: ma0235. In order to take this module you must have first the modules Mechanics I and Vector Calculus which have the module codes ma1300 and ma2301 respectively.

This is what you write in modules.yml:

- code: ma0235
  name: Elementary Fluid Dynamics
  credits: 10
  requires: ['ma1300', 'ma2301']

Example 2: without pre-requisites

The module I am going to add is called Modelling with Differential Equations. This is a 10 credit module with the module code: ma0232.

This is what you write in modules.yml:

- code: ma0232
  name: Modelling with Differential Equations
  credits: 10

You now know how add modules into the database. Once you have added all of your modules, you are ready to add in your school’s Degree Schemes.