She didn't need a perfect footprint for simulation, but she added a 16-pin DIP header footprint so that later, if she designed a PCB, the layout would match a real module's pinout.
Prof. Aris gave her an ultimatum: "If you can't show me a working simulation by tomorrow morning, you present on paper only. And that's a failing grade for the preliminary review." --- 4 Channel Relay Module Library For Proteus
Here’s what she did (and what you can learn from her steps): She didn't need a perfect footprint for simulation,