CQUniversity Unit Profile.

This is an individual assignment. 

In this assignment, you will use the key constructs and concepts introduced in Weeks 1- 2 to develop and unit test a software application that employs a Graphical User Interface (a JavaFX GUI) and uses complex data structures and algorithms. You will be required to provide an acceptance test plan and the results of those tests. Further details are provided in the detailed Assignment 1 specification available on the Moodle unit website.

Note that:

1. A separate phase 1 submission is required early in the development period for this assignment.
2. All the phases are described in the detailed specification on the unit website. You are required to keep backups of all phases. You must submit both phase 1 (early in the development) and your completed project. There is a submission area for phase 1 and a separate submission area for the final submission. The due dates and times are available in the submission areas.
3. You may be asked to demonstrate your understanding of the assignment to the unit coordinator before marks can be awarded.
4. Re-attempts are not allowed for the final (week 6) submission of this assignment.

This is an individual assignment and contributes to 25% of the total marks. This assignment will be assessed according to the following criteria:

• Design and Implementation (and functionality achieved)
• Language use including correct application of classes, data structures, algorithms, and programming good practices.
• Documentation
• Testing

This assessment item will include both individual and group work. It has two parts, part A and part B described below.

In this assessment item you will be required to demonstrate your ability to apply the principles of requirement engineering by eliciting the functional and non-functional requirements, documenting requirements specification, modelling the system, and designing the system architecture and implementation. 

In addition, you will be required to demonstrate an understanding of key topics covered each week.

Note: Re-attempts are not allowed for this assessment item. (See conditions below)

Part A: Tutorial work (20%)

This part of the assessment is to be developed and submitted as part of your weekly tutorial sessions. It consists of a series of 10 tutorial submissions to be developed and submitted in the tutorial class in weeks 3-12 (inclusive). For on-campus students this work is due in the weekly tutorial, NOT on the due date shown in Moodle. Moodle cannot have multiple due dates to cater for different tutorial times so the date specified in Moodle is to allow for tutorials held at the end of the week or on weekends. For on-campus students no marks will be awarded for work submitted outside the tutorial class or for late submissions unless there are special circumstances and the alternative submission is approved by the unit coordinator. If you have special circumstances that prevent you from attending a specific class, please contact your tutor and unit coordinator as soon as you are aware of the issue. 

Some of the tutorial work will be individual and some will involve group work. You will be allocated your group in week 3. Some group work will be started in the tutorial class, but the group members will be required to finish work outside the class. It is important that all members of the group contribute equally to the group work. If any members of the group are not contributing to the work please discuss this with your tutor as soon as you are aware of the issue. It will be important to prepare for your tutorial by attending the lectures and reading the required materials prior to the tutorial class.

On-campus students

1. This assessment item must be developed and submitted in your weekly tutorial as and when you are directed to do so by your tutor.
2. Marks may be deducted if your tutor is not satisfied with your progress or understanding of the work or if you do not attend the whole tutorial. Make sure you are on time to class. Marks are not only awarded for the sample of work submitted during the class.  Satisfactory participation in all the tutorial class activities is also required to be awarded marks for this assessment item.

Online/Distance Education students

1. You will also be required to submit a specified sample of your weekly work by the due date specified by the coordinator. Late submissions will be awarded 0 marks unless you have been given approval for a late submission due to special circumstances. 
2. The unit coordinator or a member of the teaching team may make special arrangements to discuss aspects of the weekly work with you before marks can be awarded.
3. You will also be required to work as part of a group for some of the tutorial work and to complete part B of this assessment item in your group.

All Students: Note that although you may only be required to submit a sample of your work in each tutorial, all the tutorial questions and exercises are important. Each week all the questions should be attempted and the answers checked. Any work not completed in the tutorial class should be completed outside class.

Each week's tutorial work is worth 2 marks. The total for this assessment item is 20%.

Part B: Group Case Study and Report (Design) (10%) 

Weeks 5-7 of the tutorial work will involve group work to determine the requirements and the partial design specification for an application. The final output from this exercise is to be a report that documents the design process and partial design documentation for the application.  The report is to be submitted as part B of this assessment item. Note that groups are also expected to work on this task outside the tutorial class. All members of the group are to contribute to the work and all group members are to submit a copy of the group's final report in Moodle. More details about the requirements and a template for the report document can be found on the unit website.

This assessment item involves both individual and group work. It contributes to 30% of the total marks. In this assessment item students are assessed on their ability to:

•   Apply software design and development principles to the design of a 3-layered system.
•   Complete appropriate documentation for requirements, system modelling, and design.
•   Complete weekly tutorial questions and exercises that demonstrate an understanding of key topics covered each week.

This assessment item consists of two parts - part A and part B.  Re-attempts are not allowed for either part of this assessment item.

Both parts of this assessment item are individual tasks.

Part A: Programming assignment (30%)

In this part of the assessment task, you are required to develop and unit test a 3-layered software application. This application will have a presentation layer (a JavaFX GUI), an application layer and a database access layer. You will also be required to provide an acceptance test plan and the results of those tests. You will be using the topics learned in weeks 1- 9 in this assignment. Complete task details are in the Assignment 3 Part A specification document available on the Unit website.

Note that:

1. A separate phase 2 submission is required early in the development period for this assignment. You are not required to submit phase 1 in this assessment item.
2. All the phases are described in the detailed specification on the unit website. You are required to keep backups of all phases. You must submit both phase 2 (early in the development) and your completed project.  There is a submission area for phase 2 and a separate submission area for the final submission. The due dates and times are available in the submission areas.
3. You may be asked to demonstrate your understanding of the assignment to the unit coordinator before marks can be awarded.
4. Re-attempts are not allowed for the final (week 12) submission of this assignment

Part B: In-class test (15%)

• On-campus students must sit the test in their tutorial class in week 12.
• Online students will be required to attend an online tutorial in week 12 to sit the test. 

This in-class test will be held as part of your week 12 tutorial class. It will test content from weeks 1 to 11 inclusive.  The  week 12 tutorial class will also cover tutorial questions related to the week 12 content. 

More details about the in-class test will be provided on the unit website during the term.

Part A:

In part A of this assessment item students are assessed on their ability to:

•   Implement a 3-layered system that includes a graphical user interface (JavaFX GUI), application logic and database access objects.
•   Rigorously test the software application.

Part B

Part B of this assessment item is an in-class test that assesses the student's knowledge and understanding of the content covered in weeks 1 - 11 inclusive.