CurricularComplexity (version 1.0)

Toolkit for Analyzing Curricular Complexity

Description

Enables educational researchers and practitioners to calculate the curricular complexity of a plan of study, visualize its prerequisite structure at scale, and conduct customizable analyses. The original tool can be found at . Additional functions to explore curriculum complexity from the literature are also included.

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install.packages('CurricularComplexity')

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Version

1.0

License

MIT + file LICENSE

Maintainer

David Reeping

Last Published

November 4th, 2025

Functions in CurricularComplexity (1.0)

deferment_factor

Calculates the deferment factor of a course

student_mobility_turbulence

Calculates the student mobility turbulence for a program

plot_plan_of_study

Plots the plan of study with courses ordered by term

simplify_requisites

Convert requisites to original notation

find_outbound_courses

Find all possible courses that depend on a particular course

find_inbound_courses

Find all possible prerequisites to a course

find_bottlenecks

Finds the bottlenecks in the plan of study based on prerequisite relationships

structural_complexity

Calculates structural complexity of a plan of study

reachability_factor

Calculates the reachability factor of a course

transfer_delay_factor

Calculates the transfer delay factor of a course

inflexibility_factor

Calculates inflexibility factor of a plan of study

subcomplexity_graph

Creates a subcomplexity graph for a course

transfer_excess_courses

Finds the subcomplexity graph of courses beyond expected time to degree

curriculum_rigidity

Calculates the curriculum rigidity

core_collapse

Calculates the core collapse sequence for a plan of study

delay_factor

Calculates the delay factor of a course

explained_complexity

Calculates the explained complexity of courses extending time to degree

blocking_factor

Calculates the blocking factor of a course

admissibility_test

Automatically check for data entry issues

cruciality

Calculates the cruciality of a course

create_plan_of_study

Create a plan of study igraph object

average_sequencing

Calculates the average sequencing in a program