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Computer Studies 7010 Project Coursework Guidelines Your project report should contain the following: A.

Cover Page [project title, a picture to illustrate your project, candidate index num er, school, date su mitted! ". Ac#nowledgement [optional! C. $a le of Contents [Add page numbering starting on table of contents]

ANALYSIS
%. &ntroduction 2. Pro lem !e"inition # $ %&'t is current s(stem )m'nu'l s(stem* re+isters* led+ers * , Pro lem in current s(stem. )C&'nces o" -rror* .ore l' our work* time , /. In0esti+'tion '. Inter0iew ) %&'t is (our n'me* w&'t 're (our products* , . 1 ser0'tion c. Summ'r( o" In0esti+'tion '. (escription of Current )ystem a. (ata *low (iagram . Pro lems with Current )ystem +. ,valuation of Current )ystem a. Advantages of current system . (isadvantages of current system -. . jectives a. /eneral o jectives [Company o jectives e.g )ave time, attract clients! . )pecific o jectives [)ystem o jectives e.g 0egister client, 1pdate client details etc! 2. Proposed )olutions a. )olution % i. Advantages of solution % ii. (isadvantages of solution % . )olution 3 4 Computeri5ed )olution i. Advantages of solution 3
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ii. (isadvantages of solution 3 6. Chosen )olution 4 Computeri5ed )olution i. Advantages of computeri5ed solution [explain in detail! ii. 7imitations [e.g need to train staff, uy hardware and software etc! 8. *easi ility )tudy [.P$&.9A7:usually done for large projects!

D-SIGN
#!esi+n p&'se s&ould e done in .s %ord .. !1 N12 P32 P4IN2SC4--NS 15 .S ACC-SS6 %. "rief introduction on your chosen solution 4 e.g what it should achieve, how will it help; etc 3. $ime 7ine 4 /antt Chart <. =ethodology a. $op:(own Approach ["riefly descri e what is top:down approach and what are the advantages of using this approach to solve a pro lem! '. )ystem *lowchart +. (ata ase (esign a. (ata (ictionary 4 $a le design [,xplain the use of having the ta le e.g to save customer details and explain each field in the ta le.! . ,ntity 0elationship (iagram [,0(! -. )creen (esign a. =ain =enu )tructure (iagram . (ata ,ntry *orms [&nput form e.g 0egister =em er *orm! c. .utput *orms [e.g design of 0eports to e generated y the system! d. >ueries [7ist all ?ueries and searches you are planning to do! 2. Program *lowchart [design at least + flowcharts ased on your Project! a. *lowchart %: 0egister =em er@Client@"oo#@Aideo etc . *lowchart 3: =odify =em er@Client@"oo#@Aideo etc c. *lowchart <: (elete =em er@Client@"oo#@Aideo etc d. *lowchart ': )earch =em er@Client@"oo#@Aideo y &(, name etc e. *lowchart +: 7end a oo#@video, =a#e a sales transaction etc 6. Bardware 0e?uirements a. Provide a list of hardware explaining why you need these hardware, e.g You will need a printer to print reports etc 8. )oftware re?uirements a. Provide a list of software explaining why you need them e.g =icrosoft Access, Cindows DP, Anti:virus etc etc

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I.PL-.-N2A2I1N
[Put print screens o" .s Access! %. "riefly descri e that the project has een done in =s Access or any other platform used. Chy =s.Access was usedEEE 3. =ethod of )olution a. S&ow 'nd -7pl'in Print screens of your: i. $a les in (esign view [show validation rules, &nput =as#. 7oo# 1p etc! ii. $a les in (atasheet Aiew [add some records in your ta les! iii. ,ntity relationship (iagram F,0(G iv. *orms [)witch oard menu, Customer form, "oo#, Aideo etc! v. 0eports [e.g report of clients! vi. >ueries [e.g ?uery oo#s from author H,nid "lytonI! <. =ethod .f Conversion a. "riefly explain Fadvantages and disadvantages of eachG on the following method of conversion: i. Parallel ii. (irect iii. Phased . Chich method do you recommend for your projectE and ChyE c. )uita ility of Bardware and )oftware recommended in (esign )tage.

T-S2ING
%. $est strategy a. "riefly descri e testing strategies used e.g 7ogical, *unctional or 1ser testing. . (esign a $est Plan [All types of test data [normal, a normal and extreme! should e used for student to score full mar#s in this section!
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3. $est )creens a. "ased on your test plan, show how you tested each screen: provide print screens of ,rror messages or correct messages.

D1C3.-N2A2I1N
%. $,CB9&CA7 (.C1=,9$A$&.9 a. $echnical documentation should include a report on how to use the system in case further maintenance is needed. "riefly descri e all the ta les that you have in your data ase, explaining their use, for e.g $he customerJta le contains all information a out regular customers. $o carry out a sales transaction, the salesJta le and the paymentJta le will e needed, of if you want to add FcreateG another ta le, how to do that EEE etc etc 3. 1),0 (.C1=,9$A$&.9 a. &ntroduction i. "riefly descri e in one paragraph what the system can do. . )ystem re?uirements i. (escri e the hardware and software needed to install and use the system. c. Bow to install the system i. ,xplain how to install the system here. 1se print screens to show where the user should clic# to use the system. d. $rou leshooting i. (escri e the error messages that users might see and explain how to deal with them. 1se print screens of error messages.

E8AL3A2I1N
%. P0.K,C$ ,AA71A$&.9 &n this section, you need to show that all the o jectives listed in the Analysis stage have een met e.g you can easily add@modify@delete a customer etc . jectives that you could not do in your project should also e listed and should e added as further improvement of system. Bere is a format: $he new system met the following system o jectives:

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[7ist the o jectives met y the new system here!

$he new system satisfied the following performance criteria:

[7ist the performance criteria met y the new system here!

& as#ed [put the name of your end user here! to use the system and tell me what they thought a out it. $hey made the following comments:

[7ist any comments made y your end user a out the new system here!

& thin# that the system could e improved in the future y doing the following: L*urther system development for o jectives not achievedMN

[7ist ways that the new system could e improved here!

T-C:NICAL S;ILL
&n this section, you list and riefly explain all the s#ills ac?uired while wor#ing on and developing this project. $his is to show whether you have used all the *eatures and $ools of =s Access [$a les, *orms, >ueries, 0eports etc.!

APP-N!I<
%. &nclude >uestionnaires, &nterview or . servation )heets [if any! 3. &nclude $est 0esults sheet <. Any other sheets li#e &nvoices, receipts etc

Note= )!epends on te'c&er>>>, "efore su mitting your project: %. Chec# and correct spelling and grammar mista#es 3. Chec# whether all pages are num ered [1se header and footer! and in order. <. 1se standard formatting [$imes 9ew 0oman, %3! 4 $itle can e old, $imes 9ew 0oman %' or %-. Avoid Cord Art and too many colors. '. "ind your project and su mit in an envelope with your full name and class clearly written on it.

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