BTEC EXTENDED DIPLOMA FOR IT PRACTITIONERS

ICT Department
Students Name
Unit Name and
No:
Assignment
Title:

Class
Unit 16: Procedural
Programming
Assignment 1 : Designing,
building, testing a procedural
program

Issue Date:
IV Reference

Assessors
Name:
Assignment No

Nic Noble
1 of 1

Due date:
First Date
Received

Unit Grading Criteria:

Please refer to page 3 for details of criteria covered by this assignment .
Criteria Met
The criteria applying to
this assignment:
Submission 1
Submission 2

P1

P2

P3

Pass
P4 P5

P6

M1

Merit
M2 M3

M4

Distinction
D1
D2

FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT YOU SHOULD BE HANDING IN:Task 1 - What is Procedural Programming?
Task 2 - Design your program
Task 3 - Developing Procedural Programs
Task 4 - Creating technical documentation
Task 5 - Testing
Task 6 On Screen Help / menu
Task 7 Evaluating Procedural Programs
Bibliography

Scenario
After successful completion of a Computer Programming course at your local college,
you are about to start work as an apprentice at Programmed Solutions an IT
company creating bespoke programs for small companies using C/C++ programming
language. As C/C++ is one of the hardest languages to learn, they would like you to
gain experience of programming before you start work. They have suggested you
explore this language using an Arduino and a variety of components. They have
provided you with an Arduino kit consisting of an Arduino Uno, various electrical
components and a breadboard used to assemble the components and build the circuit.

Before you start to build your program you will have to familiarize yourself with basic
electronics theory / building circuits.
You aim to spend at least 4 weeks familiarizing yourself with the language and
how it is used to control input and output devices connected to the Arduino Uno
board. During this time you will demonstrate an understanding of the Key feature
of Procedural languages such as:
procedures; functions; pre-defined functions; local variables; global variables;
parameter passing; modularity; programming libraries
Control structures: e.g. fixed loop, pre-check loop, post-check loop, break-points;
conditional commands
e.g. if, case, conditional statements, use of Boolean operators, Control
structures: e.g. fixed loop, pre-check loop, post-check loop
When you return to work you will be given help to choose an appropriate
project . This project you will allow you to demonstrate your understanding
of C/C++ and procedural languages. This will be used to assess whether you
have the necessary skills to make a successful career as a programmer

Task 1: What is Procedural Programming? (p1, p2)

Arduino is based on a microcontroller which can be used to control electric
circuits using program code. To complete this task you will need to be able to :
Build Circuits
Know how each component works, Select appropriate components for the circuit
and be able to connect them safely.
Program
Write program code to control the circuit using C, compile the code and transfer it
to the Arduino Chip, run and test it
Note: to be able to access distinction criteria you will have to use your initiative to
create complex control systems showing original ideas and code
You will need to demonstrate your understanding of Procedural
programs by referring to your own code and the code examples
provided in the p1 & p2 section of Moodle.

Save your work as p1p2 and submit via Moodle link

P1 explain the key features of procedural programs

P2 demonstrate the use of procedural tools and techniques

Task 2 : Design your program

Having chosen your project, you are required to create a design to demonstrate what will be
happening in the project.
Part 1
Write a couple of paragraphs explaining what your parking sensor will look like and
how it will work
Part 2
Create a flow chart to demonstrate the inputs, processing and outputs in your parking
sensor program and identify various constructs such as iterations i.e. any loops you
have used e.g. for, do while, while, any Selects you have used e.g. if, else if, Select
case etc. Here is an example of a typical Flow chart which shows how the data flows
in the circuit:

Put into salary

form

Enter First
Name
Enter Surname

Deduct national
insurance 0.07

Enter Hours
Worked

If
hours
worke
d
<=36

Deduct tax 0.2

Yes
Hours worked x
7.45

Basic Pay

No

If
hours
worke
d
<=44

No

Yes

Hours worked 36 x 7.45 +

(Hoursworked - 36) x
10.32

Higher
Pay

If
hours
worke
d
<=68

Yes

Hours worked 36 x 7.45 + 8

x 10.32 + (Hoursworked 44) x 15.66

Highest
Pay

Save your work as p3 and submit via Moodle link

P3 Design a procedural application to meet defined requirements

Task 3: Developing Procedural Programs

Most programmers share code and develop code into more complicated programs
rather than having to write code from scratch e.g. a program controlling the way
landscape is generated in an XBOX game will be re-used / adapted to be used in other
games. So program design / structure is very important. Now that you have got a basic
understanding of procedural programming, you need to look at how you structure your
code and make sure it is easy to read, easy to adapt and extend. Create a report to
show this good practice (m1) and explain why these techniques are important in
procedural programs in general (m2)

p4 will be marked by tutor as a witness statement, m1 and m2 to

be submitted separately on Moodle
P4 Implement a working procedural application to meet defined
requirements
M1 explain why modular elements are important for procedural
Programming
M2 give reasons for the tools and techniques used in the production of a
procedural application

Task 4: Creating Technical Documentation

Throughout your work, you will have encountered errors with the circuit, errors
when you compile the code and code that compiles but
doesnt control the circuit as you expected. You will need to keep a record of
such testing by creating technical documentation to include :
Part 1

Description of System :
You will need to describe what is happening in your program by referring to what
is going on the circuit inputs and outputs and processing that is being carried
out e.g. The system uses 6 LED connecting to a resistor so that the LED does
not burn out. A potentiometer controls the amount of current flowing in the circuit.
It is connected to the input A0 pin which reads the analogue value between 0 and
255. The code controls the LED flashes the number stored in a variable. E.g. if
the number is 5 it will flash 5 times on for a second then off for a second ..
Part 2

Create Circuit Diagram

Most electronic projects include a schematic that will make it easier to build the
circuit.

Or you can chose to create a your own circuit as shown below :

Circuit Diagram :

You will be creating a diagram of your circuit using Abode Fireworks. You will be
provided with all the images of all the components see m4 Create Technical
documentation section of Moodle creating circuit diagram
Part 3

Annotation of your code

Each line of code will need to be explained to show your understanding of the
code you have written and to help others understand your code and so be baler
to develop your code further or understand any bugs in your codes

You will provide screen shots of your code and your annotation
as above
M4 create technical documentation for the support and maintenance of a
computer program

You will save this work as m4 and submit via Moodle

Task 5 : Testing
Part 1

Create a test table to show you have tested your code and
components

Part 2

Object /Event to be
Tested

Expected

Actual

Success
?

Changes made

Potentiometer turned to
O

No LEDs to
light up

No LEDs to
light up

Yes

None Required
None Required

Each LED
that lights is
fully bright

Each LED
that lights is
fully bright

Yes

Potentiometer turned to
maximum
Potentiometer turned
half way

Each LED is
moderate
brightness

LED looks
like it is off

No

Distance Sensor
reads 8

All leds are on

No, one of
the led
connected to
pin 2 is off

No

LEDs do not
respond to
changes in current
like a light bulb.
Could have
replaced with a
more sensitive
light
Reconnect led
connected the
wrong way round

Distance Sensor

Distance
Sensor reads
distances

No values
on screen

No

Distance
connected not
connected up
properly red
write move to 5 v
instead of ground
(GND)

Screen shots to show errors when you compiled your code and proof
you have corrected the errors e.g.

You will need to analyse your test results and identify problems and find solutions
to these (m3). Without this analysis you will just achieve P6

P5 test a procedural application

M3 analyse actual test results against expected results to identify
discrepancies

You will save this work as p5 m3 and submit via Moodle

Task 6: On screen help / menu

Having created your project and found it to working as expected, you now need
to output text to the serial monitor / lcd display to be displayed when the parking
sensor first comes on.
This could be some information about the parking sensor and possibly a menu
enabling the user to control some aspects of the parking sensor e.g. turn the
sound on and off , make the sensor more sensitive for less confident drivers etc.

You will save this work as p6 and submit via Moodle

Task 7: Evaluating Procedural Programs

Having had experience of writing procedural code in C++ using Visual studio
and using the Arduino software ( which is similar to C++), you have to
evaluate and compare the two in terms of :

how they handle procedural code

tools and techniques you used and the general tools and techniques
available in the application

ease of use

their capacity and limitations

is it fair to compare Visual C++ with Arduino software ?

D2 evaluate a procedural application.

D1 evaluate the suitability of procedural programs for graphical

applications

This Unit is Internally Assessed

In order to pass this assignment, the evidence that you present for assessment needs to
demonstrate that you can meet all the assessment criteria.

Grading Criteria

Criteria

P1
P2
P3
P4
P5
P6
M1

M2

M3

M4

D1
D2

explain the key features of

procedural programs
demonstrate the use
of procedural tools and
techniques
design a procedural
application to meet defined
requirements
implement a working
procedural application to
meet defined requirements
test a procedural application
create onscreen help to assist
the users of a computer
program.
explain why modular
elements are important for
procedural programming
give reasons for the tools
and techniques used in the
production of a procedural
application
analyse actual test results
against expected results to
identify discrepancies
create technical
documentation for the
support and maintenance of a
computer program.
evaluate the suitability of
procedural programs for
graphical applications
evaluate a procedural
application.

Assign
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Presentation of Work
Your work will be the Prezi presentation which is stored in your own Prezi web area.

Learning Outcomes
Be able to learn how to build a Prezi Presentation by following the many
tutorials on the internet
Use multimedia within your presentation to demonstrate how
multimedia can be used in businesses
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