Classes

Before you attempt this activity, it is best that you review lecture video two from week seven. You can find the video and slides on the module page.

For this activity you will be using the integrated development environment recommended by the module leader. If you need to set up your development environment, it is recommended that you check out the instructions from activity four of week one.

Task 1

For this task you are required to implement a class called Student. The class should consist of the following variables:

¹: This can be any value you wish. ²: Pick one of the items from the list, i.e. BSc.

The class will have a constructor method to populate the variables. If the degreeClassification value does not match one of those provided in the table above, then an exception should be raised to the user highlighting their mistake. The wording of the exception to be thrown should be:

degreeClassification is not a valid classification, use either: BSc, MSci, MScR or PhD

Task 2

For this task, you need to create a function called greeting within class student that provides a default greeting. The greeting should say the following:

Hello name and welcome to course. You are currently studying for a degreeClassification.

Where the degree specification should be worded in its entirety, with the initialism next to it in brackets. See the table below for more information.

Task 3

For this task, you are expected to create a function called export_details which will export the details of a given student to a dictionary.

student1 = {
  "name": "Ian", 
  "age": 32, 
  "start_date": "13/09/2021", 
  "course": "Ethical Hacking", 
  "degree_classification": "BSc"
}

Task 4

For this task, you are expected to create a function called export_all which will export the details of all students that have been created. The details will be exported to a CSV file which will consist of a header detailing the information that is held. For example:

name,age,start_date,course,degree_classification
Ian,32,13/09/2021,Ethical Hacking,BSc
Terry,UNKNOWN,13/09/2021,Ethical Hacking,MSc
James,35,13/09/2021,Ethical Hacking,PhD