K-12 Teaching Application Support and Software Ongo-08 Client Dr. John Lamont Prof. Ralph Patterson Advisor Dr. Gregory Smith Team Members Sean Boyle Tony Brimeyer Justin Brown Paul Hartwell Duc Ho Amy Joines Nate Taucher Adam Wise

Introduction Problem Statement Concept Sketch Similar Products

Problem Statement Need Improve student performance in problem solving and geography on nationally standardized tests Proposed Solution Design Internet-based software applications to be used as a supplement to class work in mathematical problem solving and US and world geography

Concept Sketch

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System Overview System Diagram Operating Environment Application Overviews

System Diagram

Operating Environment

Mathematical Teaching and Support Software

Globey’s World

Uncle Sam’s America

Framework A template used to give support and software settings to the whole system Set up the frames, navigation menus, and problem functionality for the software Coded modules that are used for the whole system Maintained by the Framework team

Goals Initial Semester Status Quality Goals Gradebook Goals Documentation Goals

Initial Semester Status Large number of defects existed in the application User interface inconsistencies No implemented student monitoring tools for teachers Lack of current documentation

Quality Goals Evaluate current state of application Minimize software defects Increase usability for intended users Code cleanup

Gradebook Goals Allow creation of assignments Tracking assignment results Graphical display of class performance Maintenance of data by teacher

Documentation Goals Help future developers understand the application  Capture all requirements  Capture design details of entire application Set a standard for documentation throughout the entire application

Semester Planning General Semester Planning Application Diagrams Semester Schedule Risks & Risk Management

General Semester Planning Broke entire system into 4 main components Listed the features of each component  Determined current state  Estimated hours required to complete unfinished or new features  Prioritized features Developed semester schedule

MTSS Diagram

USA Diagram

Framework Diagram

Semester Schedule

Risks & Risk Management Fixing quality issues while coding new features Fixing defect breaks another feature Under-estimating time and resources required for an activity

Quality Software Quality Methods for Improvement Quality Upgrade Results

Software Quality Upgrading the software quality was the primary task for this semester State at beginning of semester:  No thorough evaluation completed  60 unresolved defects  Issues with IE 7 functionality  Inconsistent appearance and functionality  Lack of code commenting  202,000+ lines of code

Methods for Improvement Evaluation UI Upgrade Code Cleanup Defect Fixing

Key method of improvement is defect fixing

Quality Upgrade Results (1/4) Total Number of Defects Reported

Quality Upgrade Results (2/4) Number of Unresolved Defects

Quality Upgrade Results (3/4) Code status  165,000 lines of code  Captured all functionality  Pre and Post conditions commented UI  Improved menu layout  Updated color scheme  Consistent page design

Quality Upgrade Results (4/4) Before After

Gradebook Need Statement Solution Design Method Design Testing Results

Need Statement Process needed for teachers to track student interaction with applications Method needed to evaluate student progress with classroom related material Create assignments from problem sets for classroom grading

Solution Gradebook application  Create assignments  Store student results Based on student performance teacher can modify teaching method

Design Method Gather specific requirements from client Create database schema based on requirements and entity relationships. Define pages to handle requirements Create page flow diagram Create incremental prototypes Evaluate and merge prototypes Test prototypes against requirements

Database Design

Design: ViewSectionResults.php Definition: displays assignment results for each member of the class section Responsibilities:  Viewable only by teacher or school admin.  Students displayed in left column  Assignment names displayed in top row  Student score displayed as cell in table  Display a histogram of the grades of the class section Interactions:  ViewAssignmentStatistics.php  ViewStudentAssignResults.php

Design: Page Flow Diagram

Testing Unit  Page Testing System Integration  Interaction Testing Verification Testing  Requirements Testing Results  44 defects opened  44 defects fixed

Final Gradebook Product

Conclusion Lessons Learned Actual Semester Resources Earned Value Analysis Final Status Acknowledgements

Lessons Learned Development methods  Incremental Prototyping Development  Pros/cons of prototyping Scheduling difficulties  Factor in unforeseen events  Planning and design are of equal importance as coding Large code base without documentation leads to wasted resources

Actual Semester Resources

Earned Value Analysis

Earned Value Analysis Totals

MTSS Final Status

Globey’s World Final Status

USA Final Status

Framework Final Status

Final Status Final project release: Dec. 5 Quality improved through evaluation and testing Documentation was created for future development

Acknowledgements Diana Gualillo  User Interface Consultant Kyle Banwart  Design Consultant Dr. Smith  Project and Course Advisor Dr. Lamont and Prof. Patterson  Clients

Demonstrations General Gradebook Defect Tracking Tool

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