E-Class - Learning Management System

Overview

E-Class is a web-based Learning Management System built with Flask and SQLite. It supports two user roles: students and instructors. Students can view announcements, download course materials, submit assignments, take quizzes, and check their grades. Instructors get a control panel to manage all of that from one place: posting announcements, uploading materials, creating assignments with deadlines, building quizzes, and reviewing student submissions and scores. Both roles share access to a discussion forum. Built as a university project for the Pedagogy course at the University of Piraeus.

Technologies

• Backend: Python (Flask)
• Database: SQLite
• Frontend: HTML, Jinja2 Templates, CSS
• Build Tool: Python / pip

Features

• Role-based login for students and instructors.
• Student dashboard with announcements, course materials, assignments, quizzes, and grades.
• Instructor control panel with tabs for announcements, materials, assignments, quizzes, and grade overview.
• File upload support for course materials and assignment submissions (PDF, ZIP).
• Assignment deadline enforcement on both frontend and backend.
• Multiple choice quiz creation with automatic grading.
• Grade tracking: students see their own scores, instructors see all.
• Discussion forum accessible to all users.

Screenshots

Note: The project content is written in Greek. The text shown in the screenshots may have been auto-translated by the browser, so some labels or messages might not read perfectly in English. The layout and functionality come through regardless.

Login	Student Dashboard
Discussion Forum	Instructor Panel - Announcements
Instructor Panel - Materials	Instructor Panel - Assignments
Instructor Panel - Quiz Creation	Instructor Panel - Grades

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/OzzYGreco/E-Class-Learning-Management-System.git
   

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd E-Class-Learning-Management-System
   

3. Install Flask:

   pip install flask
   

4. Run the application:

   python app.py
   

5. Open your browser at: http://127.0.0.1:5000

Usage

The database initializes automatically on first run with demo accounts.

• Demo Credentials:
  • Instructor: pantelis / 1234
  • Student: aristos / 1234
  • Student: kwstas / 1234
  • Student: vasilis / 1234
• Example Code (Role-Based Routing):

  @app.route('/instructor', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
  def instructor_dashboard():
      if session.get('role') != 'instructor':
          return redirect(url_for('index'))

• Example Code (Deadline Enforcement):

  today = str(datetime.date.today())
  if assign['deadline'] and today > assign['deadline']:
      flash("Deadline has passed!")
      return redirect(url_for('student_dashboard'))

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! To contribute:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature-branch).
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add new feature').
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature-branch).
5. Open a pull request.

License

MIT License