Path2Grad

A graduation project management system built with .NET 8 following Clean Architecture principles. The system connects students, supervisors, teaching assistants, and administrators to manage the entire graduation project lifecycle.

Architecture

The solution is divided into five projects following Clean Architecture:

Path2Grad.sln
├── Path2Grad.Domain        # Core domain entities & enums
├── Path2Grad.Application    # Application services, DTOs, interfaces
├── Path2Grad.Infrastructure # Data access (EF Core), repository implementations
├── Path2Grad.Api            # RESTful Web API (JWT auth, Swagger)
└── Path2Grad                # MVC Web application

Tech Stack

• .NET 8 — Target framework
• Entity Framework Core 8 — ORM with SQL Server
• JWT Bearer Authentication — Security & authorization
• Swagger / Swashbuckle — API documentation
• Clean Architecture — Separation of concerns

Features

• Student Management — Registration, profiles, project join requests
• Supervisor (Doctor) Management — Supervision assignments, project oversight
• Teaching Assistant Management — TA roles and assignments
• Project Management — Project bank, requirements, tasks, file uploads, team members
• Internship Tracking — Internship records, certificates, work files
• CV Management — Upload and manage CVs
• Career Track Recommendations — Survey-based career path suggestions
• Chat Bot — Conversational assistant for students
• Authentication & Authorization — JWT-based secure access

Projects Overview

Path2Grad.Domain

Domain entities (Student, Supervisor, Project, Track, Internship, etc.) and enums (CareerTrack).

Path2Grad.Application

Business logic layer with service interfaces, DTOs, and helper utilities (CareerTrackMatcher, SurveyResponseComparer, ImageHelper).

Path2Grad.Infrastructure

EF Core ApplicationDbContext, repository implementations, and dependency injection registration.

Path2Grad.Api

REST API controllers exposing endpoints for all entities. Secured with JWT authentication and documented via Swagger.

Path2Grad

MVC web application with its own controllers and Razor views for the frontend interface.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• .NET 8 SDK
• SQL Server instance

Configuration

Update the connection string in Path2Grad.Api/appsettings.json:

"ConnectionStrings": {
    "CS": "Server=your_server; Database=Path2Grad; User Id=your_user; Password=your_password; Encrypt=True; TrustServerCertificate=True; MultipleActiveResultSets=True;"
}

Configure JWT settings:

"JWT": {
    "Key": "YourSuperLongSuperSecretKeyThatIsAtLeast32BytesLong12345",
    "Issuer": "your_issuer_url",
    "Audience": "your_audience_url"
}

Run the API

cd Path2Grad.Api
dotnet run

Swagger UI will be available at https://localhost:<port>/swagger.

Run the MVC app

cd Path2Grad
dotnet run

Apply Migrations

dotnet ef database update --project Path2Grad.Infrastructure --startup-project Path2Grad.Api