Documentation Index

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Welcome to Pawtograder - Student Guide

Welcome to the Pawtograder documentation for students! This guide will help you understand how to use Pawtograder for your programming assignments.

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Getting Help

Pawtograder includes a persistent Get Help button in the bottom-right corner of every page. Click it to:

• View office hours status and queue schedules
• See which queues are currently active (“Happening now”)
• Submit a new help request
• Access your active help requests

The help drawer shows weekly queue schedules with live highlights for currently active office hours, making it easy to know when staff are available.

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Accessing your course

Student enrollments are automatically managed by course registration systems. If you are enrolled in a course, you will be able to access it by logging in with your university credentials. Click the “Continue with Microsoft (Northeastern Login)” button to continue. If your course does not show up after logging in, you may need to contact your instructor to ensure that you are enrolled in the course. Enrollments are automatically synchronized with the course registration system every hour.

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Connecting to GitHub

The very first step is to connect your GitHub account to Pawtograder. Pawtograder will automatically create repositories for your assignments, using the pawtograder-playground github.com organization. You can connect any GitHub.com account to Pawtograder, and we do not suggest that you make a new one just for this purpose. When you first login to Pawtograder, you will be prompted to connect your GitHub account. Click “Sign in with GitHub” to continue. After you connect your GitHub account, you will be redirected to the Pawtograder dashboard, where you will have one last step: to agree to join the course organization on GitHub.com. Click on “Open GitHub Organization Invitation” and accept the invitation using your GitHub account. After accepting the invitation, you can refresh Pawtograder and should no longer see the message - you are ready to work on an assignment!

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What if I don’t have a GitHub account?

If you don’t have a GitHub account, you can create one for free at github.com. Pawtograder does not care what email address you use to create your GitHub account, and you can use the same account for other purposes.

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What if I already have a GitHub account?

If you already have a GitHub.com account we suggest that you use that, so that: 1) you do not need to remember a new username and password and manage multiple accounts, and 2) if your class permits making your project repository “public” at the end of the semester, you can do so and have it show up on your existing profile.

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Can I change which GitHub.com account I use with Pawtograder?

This is not currently supported.

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Viewing Your Assignments

Your assignments dashboard shows all active assignments for your courses. Once an assignment has been graded and released, you’ll see your total score displayed directly on the dashboard, making it easy to track your progress across all assignments at a glance. The assignments dashboard shows all your active assignments with key information:

• Assignment name and due date
• Your current score (once graded)
• Submission status
• Links to your repository and submission

When an assignment has been graded, you’ll see your total score displayed on the dashboard, making it easy to track your progress across all assignments at a glance.

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Course Features

Pawtograder provides several features to enhance your learning experience:

• Assignments: Submit programming assignments and view autograder results
• Discussion Board: Ask questions and engage with classmates
• Office Hours: Request live help from course staff
• Polls: Participate in in-class polls and surveys
• Leaderboard (optional): If enabled by your instructor, view top contributors based on karma points earned through helpful discussion board participation