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Tackling A Level Projects in Computer Science OCR H446 by Ceredig Cattanach-Chell, ISBN-13: 978-1910523193
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- Publisher: Pg Online Limited; Illustrated edition (November 18, 2019)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1910523194
- ISBN-13: 978-1910523193
Completing an A Level Computer Science project is a huge undertaking for any student regardless of their competence in programming. The key to success is to plan and write a strong report, evidencing what has been carried out.
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 – Starting a new project 1
Objectives…………………………… 1
Introduction…………………………1
Choosing a project title………… 2
Choosing stakeholders………….6
Being realistic………………………8
Appropriate difficulty……………. 9
Languages………………………… 10
Design methodologies……….. 10
Choosing an Integrated Development Environment……………..12
Authentication of work……….. 13
Chapter 2 – The report 15
Objectives…………………………. 15
Setting up the document…….. 15
Title page…………………………..16
Using styles……………………….. 17
Table of contents………………. 18
Headers and footers…………… 19
Referencing………………………. 20
Backups and versions…………. 21
Chapter 3 – Stating the problem 23
Objectives………………………….23
The problem………………………23
Stakeholders…………………….. 24
Chapter 4 – The analysis 27
Objectives………………………….27
Research……………………………27
Requirements……………………. 32
Hardware and software requirements…………………………………35
Commentary……………………..36
Chapter 5 – The design 37
Objectives………………………….37
Justifications………………………37
.Modular based design…………38
Decomposition…………………. 38
Object-oriented design……….42
Analysis with Object-Oriented design………………………………… 44
Database design…………………49
Data Flow Diagrams……………52
Algorithms…………………………53
Showing you have a complete system……………………………….55
Using libraries and APIs………. 56
Data structures and advanced techniques……………………………56
User interface designs…………57
Usability features…………………59
Test plans…………………………. 60
Chapter 6 – Software development 67
Objectives………………………….67
Justifications………………………67
Evidence………………………….. 69
Testing………………………………76
Chapter 7 – Evaluation 80
Objectives………………………… 80
Success of the solution……… 80
Post-development testing…… 81
Usability and stakeholder testing……………………………………….. 81
Incomplete systems……………82
Effective evaluation……………..82
Maintenance………………………83
Further development…………. 84
Chapter 8 – Final checks 85
Objectives………………………….85
Checking evidence in the report………………………………………..85
Documentation and evidence………………………………………….. 87
Proof-reading and referencing………………………………………….. 87
Submitting the project……….. 88
Index 89
Appendix 92
Useful Microsoft® Word shortcuts and key combinations……..92
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