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The
Project Criteria
Criteria G
Identifying the Problem In a Social
Context
Make sure that you have properly described the
inadequacies
of the present situation. Also, that you describe the problem in a
social
context and that you have identified an
end-user
Criteria H
Analysis and Feasibility Study
Make sure that you have described two
distinct
IT approaches that address the problem. Ensure that you have
compared
the advantages and disadvantages of each approach. Also that you have
justified
your chosen approach with reference to its
feasibility
and finally that you have justified your chosen
approach by explaining how it solves the problem
Criteria
I
Part 1: Planning the Chosen IT Solution Due
end of
May
Have you
provided
a detailed schedule of the events involved in the planning, implementation and
testing of the product? This includes who does what, and when. This section requires you to includes specific dates for
the various aspects of your schedule.
Have
you provided visual evidence of the design of the product, either as a
storyboard or as detailed diagrams?
Have
you fully described the software required (including title, company, version)
and explained how it is used?
Have
you fully described the hardware required (including model and specifications)
and explained how it is used?
Have
you fully described the collection of the appropriate data required for a
comprehensive solution to the problem? You need
to describe how this data was collected, who provided it, where
you obtained it and acknowledge all the sources used.
Part 2: Visual
Evidence of Making the Product
Due end of
January
You
should be ready to begin creating your actual project - refer to
your plans and try to stick to them.
PLEASE - record every step in your logbook. Also
take screen shots (printscreen button) regularly of everything
you do and paste them into a Word document with a date and some
text explaining what the shot shows)
Have
you provided visual evidence of the making of the product, using screenshots,
photographs and clear explanations of how software/hardware
was used to make the project?
Criteria J
Testing and Evaluating the Solution
At this
stage you create the product. During this process, you modify the product as
necessary and collect informal testing information and opinions from me (Mr.
Whitmore) and your fellow students. This phase is considered alpha testing
and an ongoing process until you feel that the product is ready for beta
testing (formal testing).
The
following key questions should be considered.
• Does the product work technically?
• Does the product contain all the data that is required?
• Does the product meet the needs of the end-user(s)?
• Is the product effective and fully functional?
Formal
testing is conducted by requiring the beta testers (2 of them) and the end-user to record
their observations on a questionnaire. The questionnaire and the responses must
be included in the appendices.
For
your report, you must include:
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the names of the persons who are involved in the beta
testing and end-user testing and
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state why they are qualified to do this formal
testing.
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You must
explain the process by which the solution was beta tested (formally tested for
technical flaws), refined and then beta tested again by a different person.
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You
must explain the modifications. Before and after screenshots should be included to
assist in explaining how the change has improved the product.
The last
phase of formal testing is by the end-user who was identified in the
“Identifying the Problem” phase. The end-user must evaluate the solution to
ensure that the product meets the social need.
The
following key questions should be considered.
• Has the product been beta tested for technical and design
flaws?
• Has the product been tested for content?
• Has the product been formally tested by the end-user?
• Have all testing processes been formally documented?
Criteria K
Assessing the social significance of the product
You must identify and explain two distinct social impacts of
the product.
• The observed social impact must emerge from the development
or use of the product.
• The projected social impact arises from the student’s
perspective of how this product could be used in the future in a wider setting.
The social
impact of the product may emerge as you observe the end-user in the testing
process and the reactions of users when the final product is made available. You
should record your observations in your log book. You should consider what the
impact of the product would be if its use was expanded or used in a wider
setting.
Criteria L
The Product
The product
is submitted with the project report and the log book.
Two
marks are awarded if the product is technically fully functional, another two
marks if the product is appropriately designed and a further two marks if you
have developed a comprehensive solution for a complex task.
Criteria M
The Log Book
The log book contains regular,
dated entries from analysing, planning, testing,
implementing and evaluating the process and
product. These include references
for
information, sketches and designs, evaluative comments and other appropriate
entries.
INADEQUACIES
State what is wrong with the current situation
Is it inefficient? - Does it take a long time to do or
does it take a lot of effort (maybe both)
Is it ineffective? - Does the current way of doing things
actually work properly?
Is the current method expensive? Is it wasteful of
resources like paper or power?
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SOCIAL CONTEXT
Who is involved in the problem? Who will be helped
by your solution. Who might be effected by your solution? How will
your solution make life easier for people?
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END-USER
Who will make use of your solution. Who will further
develop it or manage what you have created? Who will access
it?
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DISTINCT
Different, not the same, clearly or evidently not like the
other
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COMPARED
Described the two situations and also presented the
similarities and the differences between them
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JUSTIFIED
Given you reasons for why you think it is so.
Offered a reasoned and acceptable argument with proof or evidence
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FEASIBILITY
Is it possible? Can it be done? Is it practical?
Is it more than just an idea?
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