PROMPT 2.0: A Modular and Scalable Management Platform for Project-Based Teaching

What is PROMPT?

PROMPT (Project-Oriented Modular Platform for Teaching) is a course management tool built to simplify the administration of project-based university courses.

Originally developed for the iPraktikum at the Technical University of Munich, PROMPT is now a modular and extensible platform that adapts to the needs of instructors and scales across different teaching formats.

Key Features

Core Features

• Course Configuration: Build custom course flows using reusable course phases.
• Student Management: Manage participant data and applications.
• Application Phase: Streamlined workflows for student applications.

Dynamically Loaded Course Phases

PROMPT supports custom course phases as independently deployable modules:

• 🗓 Interview Phase – Schedule and manage student interviews.
• 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Team Phase – Allocate students to projects and teams.
• 📄 TUM Matching Export – Export data in TUM-compatible format.
• 🧩 Custom Phases – Easily extend PROMPT with your own logic.

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Guide to PROMPT

Explore the live system here 👉 https://prompt.aet.cit.tum.de/

PROMPT is built for teaching teams who run complex project-based university courses. This guide gives you a first impression of the product, its modules, and typical workflows.

Build and Configure Courses

PROMPT lets you define courses by combining reusable “phases”:

• Add application, interview, matching, and many more phases
• Define prerequisites and outcomes for each phase

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Manage Students and Teams

PROMPT provides powerful tools for handling student participation throughout your course:

• Track incoming applications and monitor their progress
• Schedule and conduct interviews with applicants
• Form teams and assign projects using manual or semi-automated workflows
• Evaluate student performance on a per-phase basis, enabling you to decide who passes or fails at each stage of the course independently

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Extend PROMPT with Custom Phases

Each course phase can be developed and plugged in independently—ideal for institutions with evolving or specialized workflows.

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Development Guide

This section is for developers and contributors looking to run PROMPT locally or contribute to its development.

Project Structure

Clients

• Built with React, TypeScript, and Webpack Module Federation
• Micro-frontends for each course phase
• Shared design system using shadcn/ui

Server

• Developed in Go
• Core service + modular service architecture for each course phase
• PostgreSQL for data storage
• Keycloak for authentication

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Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js
• Yarn
• Go
• Docker

Running the Clients

1. Navigate to the client directory:

   cd clients

2. Install dependencies:

   yarn install

3. Start the development clients:

   yarn run dev

   This command uses lerna to launch all micro frontends simultaneously. To start a specific micro frontend, navigate to its subdirectory and run the development command there.

Running the Server

1. Navigate to the server directory:

   cd server

2. Start the server in development mode:

   go run main.go

Running Supporting Services

docker-compose up db keycloak

To run the server in Docker alongside these services:

docker-compose up

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Configuration

PROMPT can be customized for your course by composing it from different modular phases. These configurations are handled at the course level and dynamically loaded on demand.