A452 Controlled Assessment Practical Investigation

A452 Controlled Assessment Practical Investigation

1. Research

   • Practical Investigations with Hardware and Software
   • Practical Investigation with online resources
   • Supplementary research = Web based enquiry, Contact with IT professionals
   • Research using computer industry publications

2. Assignment/Tasks

   • App Inventor
     • Online tool for creating apps
     • Uses a Block Programming Environment
     • All program blocks and designs should be planned, explained, annotated and when necessary, Screenshotted
   • App Details
     • App required to display map of a university campus
       • Computers available in each building have to be shown on the map
     • Option to Cancel or Reserve a Computer
       • Numbers adjust accordingly when people make reservations or cancel

3. Requirements

   • Map of campus with at least 10 labelled buildings
   • The maximum number of computers in each building must be stored.
     • When the image of a building is touched it displays the available computers inside.
   • A reserve and cancel buttons must be created. The number of available computers adjust after making reservations or cancelling
     • Operating the cancel button should not increase the amount of computers above the maximum in the building
     • Feature that displays the location of computers in other buildings
     • Extra Features
       • Describe an additional feature that would benefit the app
         • Extend the original app with the new feature
           • Explain all of the planning and code blocks used

4. Discuss the issues of planning the implementation of an online database for the app