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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 numer, school, date
sumitted!
". Ac#nowledgement [optional!
C. $ale of Contents [Add page numbering starting on table of contents]
ANALYSIS
%. &ntroduction
2. Prolem !e"inition
# $ %&'t is current s(stem )m'nu'l s(stem* re+isters* led+ers * ,
Prolem 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* ,
.
1ser0'tion
c. Summ'r( o" In0esti+'tion
'. (escription of Current )ystem
a. (ata *low (iagram
. Prolems with Current )ystem
+. ,valuation of Current )ystem
a. Advantages of current system
. (isadvantages of current system
-. .jectives
a. /eneral ojectives [Company ojectives e.g )ave time, attract clients!
. )pecific ojectives [)ystem ojectives 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. *easiility )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
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%. "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 descrie what is top:down approach and
what are the advantages of using this approach to solve a prolem!
'. )ystem *lowchat
+. (ataase (esign
a. (ata (ictionary 4 $ale design [,xplain the use of having the tale e.g
to save customer details and explain each field in the tale.!
. ,ntity 0elationship (iagram [,0(!
-. )creen (esign
a. =ain =enu )tructure (iagram
. (ata ,ntry *orms [&nput form e.g 0egister =emer *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 =emer@Client@"oo#@Aideo etc
. *lowchart 3: =odify =emer@Client@"oo#@Aideo etc
c. *lowchart <: (elete =emer@Client@"oo#@Aideo etc
d. *lowchart ': )earch =emer@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 descrie 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. $ales in (esign view [show validation rules, &nput =as#.
7oo# 1p etc!
ii. $ales in (atasheet Aiew [add some records in your tales!
iii. ,ntity relationship (iagram F,0(G
iv. *orms [)witchoard 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. )uitaility of Bardware and )oftware recommended in (esign )tage.
T-S2ING
%. $est strategy
a. "riefly descrie testing strategies used e.g 7ogical, *unctional or 1ser
testing.
. (esign a $est Plan
[All types of test data [normal, anormal 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.
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a. $echnical documentation should include a report on how to use the
system in case further maintenance is needed. "riefly descrie all the
tales that you have in your dataase, explaining their use, for e.g $he
customerJtale contains all information aout regular customers. $o
carry out a sales transaction, the salesJtale and the paymentJtale
will e needed, of if you want to add FcreateG another tale, how to do
that EEE etc etc
3. 1),0 (.C1=,9$A$&.9
a. &ntroduction
i. "riefly descrie in one paragraph what the system can do.
. )ystem re?uirements
i. (escrie 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. $rouleshooting
i. (escrie the error messages that users might see and explain
how to deal with them. 1se print screens of error messages.
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&n this section, you need to show that all the ojectives 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 ojectives:
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[7ist the ojectives 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 aout it. $hey made the following comments:
[7ist any comments made y your end user aout the new system
here!
& thin# that the system could e improved in the future y doing the
following: L*urther system development for ojectives 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 $ools
of =s Access [$ales, *orms, >ueries, 0eports etc.!

APP-N!I<
%. &nclude >uestionnaires, &nterview or .servation )heets [if any!
3. &nclude $est 0esults sheet
<. Any other sheets li#e &nvoices, receipts etc
Note= )!epends on te'c&er>>>,
"efore sumitting your project:
%. Chec# and correct spelling and grammar mista#es
3. Chec# whether all pages are numered [1se header and footer! and in order.
<. 1se standard formatting [$imes 9ew 0oman, %3! 4 $itle can e old, $imes 9ew
0oman %' or %-. Avoid Cord Art and too many colors.
'. "ind your project and sumit in an envelope with your full name and class clearly
written on it.
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