📚 Student Course Management System

A command-line based Java application designed to manage students, courses, enrollments, grades, and academic records.

The system provides a simple menu-driven interface that allows an administrator or academic staff member to manage student information, courses, enrollments, grades, reports, and stored data.

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🚀 Features

👨‍🎓 Student Management

• Add new student records
• View all registered students
• Update student information
• Delete student records
• Prevent duplicate student IDs

📘 Course Management

• Add new courses
• View available courses
• Update course information
• Delete course records
• Prevent duplicate course codes

📝 Enrollment Management

• Enroll students in courses
• View all enrollments
• Remove enrollments
• Prevent duplicate student-course enrollment
• Validate student and course existence

📊 Grade Management

• Enter marks for enrolled students
• Validate marks between 0 and 100
• Automatically calculate letter grades
• Determine pass/fail status
• Update grades associated with enrollments

📄 Academic Reports

• Generate student-specific academic reports
• Display student details
• Display enrolled courses
• Display semester information
• Display assigned grades

💾 Data Management

• Store student records in CSV files
• Store course records in CSV files
• Store enrollment records in CSV files
• Load saved data when the application starts
• Create backup copies of application data

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🛠️ Technologies Used

Technology	Purpose
Java 25	Application development
Java Collections	In-memory data management
Java File I/O	Data storage and backup
CSV	Persistent data storage
Command Line	User interface
Git	Version control
GitHub	Repository hosting

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🧠 Java Concepts Demonstrated

The project demonstrates the following Java concepts:

• Classes and Objects
• Encapsulation
• Constructors
• Methods
• Access Modifiers
• Packages
• ArrayList
• Exception Handling
• Input Validation
• File Handling
• Modular Programming
• Object-Oriented Programming

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📁 Project Structure

student-course-management-system/
│
├── README.md
├── statement.md
├── TESTING.md
├── .gitignore
│
├── src/
│   └── com/
│       └── scms/
│           ├── Main.java
│           │
│           ├── Student.java
│           ├── Course.java
│           ├── Enrollment.java
│           └── Grade.java
│           │
│           ├── StudentManager.java
│           ├── CourseManager.java
│           ├── EnrollmentManager.java
│           └── FileManager.java
│           │
│           ├── StudentManagerTest.java
│           ├── CourseManagerTest.java
│           └── EnrollmentManagerTest.java
│
├── data/
│   ├── students.csv
│   ├── courses.csv
│   └── enrollments.csv
│
├── diagrams/
│   ├── system-architecture.png
│   ├── workflow-diagram.png
│   ├── use-case-diagram.png
│   ├── class-diagram.png
│   ├── sequence-diagram.png
│   └── storage-er-diagram.png
│
└── screenshots/
    ├── Screenshot 2026-09-10 225051.png
    ├── Screenshot 2026-09-10 225348.png
    └── Screenshot 2026-09-10 225353.png




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## ⚙️ **Requirements**

Before running the project, make sure the following are installed:

- **Java JDK 17 or later**
- **Git**

### Check Java Installation

```bash
java -version
javac -version

If both commands print a version number, you're ready to proceed.

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▶️ Setup & Run

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/meyhul03/student-course-management-system.git
cd student-course-management-system

2. Compile the source files

On Windows (cmd/PowerShell):

javac -d bin src\com\scms\*.java

On macOS/Linux:

javac -d bin src/com/scms/*.java

3. Run the application

java -cp bin com.scms.Main

This launches the menu-driven command-line interface with options such as Add Student, View Students, Add Course, Enroll Student, Add Grade, Generate Student Report, and Create Backup.

4. Using the application

• Enter the number for the menu option you want, then press Enter.
• Follow the on-screen prompts.
• Data is automatically saved to CSV files in data/ after each operation.
• Select Create Backup at any time to back up your data.
• Select Exit to close the application.

5. Configuration

No additional configuration is required. The data/ directory is created automatically on first run if it doesn't already exist.

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🧪 Testing

javac -d bin src\com\scms\*.java
java -cp bin com.scms.StudentManagerTest
java -cp bin com.scms.CourseManagerTest
java -cp bin com.scms.EnrollmentManagerTest

(Use forward slashes on macOS/Linux.) See TESTING.md for full test details.

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📊 Project Documentation

The repository contains the following documentation resources:

• System Architecture Diagram
• Workflow Diagram
• Use Case Diagram
• Class Diagram
• Sequence Diagram
• Storage / ER Diagram
• Testing Documentation (TESTING.md)
• Application Screenshots

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🎯 Project Objectives

• Provide a simple academic record management system.
• Reduce manual handling of student and course information.
• Manage enrollments and grades in an organized manner.
• Demonstrate practical Java programming concepts.
• Provide persistent local storage using CSV files.
• Provide a simple command-line interface for academic management.

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📌 Functional Modules

1. Student Management — Add, view, update, delete student records.

2. Course Management — Add, view, update, delete course records.

3. Enrollment Management — Manage student enrollment and prevent duplicates.

4. Grade Management — Accept marks, calculate letter grade and pass/fail status.

5. Report and Data Management — Generate reports, manage CSV storage and backups.

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🔐 Non-Functional Requirements

Performance — Should respond quickly for normal student, course, and enrollment operations.

Reliability — Stored records remain available after restarting the application.

Usability — Menu-driven interface with clear options, prompts, and result messages.

Maintainability — Separated into model, manager, storage, and test classes.

Error Handling — Invalid inputs and errors handled without unexpected termination.

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🔮 Future Enhancements

• Graphical User Interface
• Database integration using JDBC
• User authentication
• Role-based access control
• Advanced search and filtering
• PDF report generation
• Academic performance analytics

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👤 Author

Meyhul V Jaiswal

Programming in Java