ICS 2371 — Lab 3: Control Structures I (Decision Making)

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology
Dept. of Electrical, Electronic & Information Engineering | ICS 2371
Week 3 | 2 Hours | 25 Marks Total

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Overview

This lab covers PHP control structures: if, if-else, if-elseif-else, nested conditionals, switch-case, the ternary operator, and the PHP 8 match expression.

Full lab instructions, task descriptions, and submission steps are available in the iLMS Assignment tab as an interactive HTML guide.

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Repo Structure

lab3-control-structures/
├── starter/
│   ├── lab3_task1.php       ← Task 1 skeleton (warm-up exercises)
│   ├── lab3_task2.php       ← Task 2 skeleton (grade classification)
│   ├── lab3_task3.php       ← Task 3 skeleton (switch-case)
│   └── lab3_task4.php       ← Task 4 skeleton (nested conditions)
├── .github/
│   ├── workflows/
│   │   └── check-submission.yml   ← automated checks run on your PR
│   └── PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md   ← fill this in when submitting
└── RUBRIC.md                ← marks breakdown

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How to Submit (GitHub track)

This repo submission contributes 10 marks toward your lab total of 25.
The remaining 15 marks come from your PDF report submitted on iLMS.

Step 1 — Fork this repo

Click Fork (top-right of this page). This creates your own copy under your GitHub account.

Step 2 — Clone your fork locally

git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/lab3-control-structures.git
cd lab3-control-structures

Step 3 — Work in the starter/ folder

Copy the starter files to the root (or work directly inside starter/). Complete each task file. Do not rename the files.

Step 4 — Commit your work

Use this commit message format (replace with your actual reg number):

git add .
git commit -m "feat: lab3 complete - SCT212-XXXX/2024"
git push origin main

Step 5 — Open a Pull Request

Go to your fork on GitHub → click Contribute → Open Pull Request back to the original repo.

Fill in the Pull Request template that appears. Include your iLMS report submission link.

Automated checks will run immediately. You will see a green tick or red cross within ~60 seconds. Fix any errors before the deadline.

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Deadlines

Submission	Platform	Deadline
GitHub Pull Request	This repo	48 hours after lab session
PDF Lab Report	iLMS Assignment tab	48 hours after lab session

Both submissions are required. A missing GitHub PR means 0 for the repo track (10 marks).

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Questions

Raise a GitHub Issue on this repo using the Question template, or reach out via the iLMS discussion board.