Preliminary Software Engineering
Unit 1 - Programming Fundamentals
Preliminary Software Engineering CourseUnit 1 - Programming Fundamentals
Unit 1 - Programming Fundamentals
Preliminary Software Engineering CourseUnit 1 - Programming Fundamentals
  • 1 - Programming Fundamentals
    • Programming Fundamentals Content
  • 2 - Python
    • Expected Python Knowledge
    • GitHub
    • Learning Python
    • Data Structures and File Management
      • Data Structures
        • Lists
        • Arrays
          • Single and Multi-Dimensional Arrays
        • Lists vs Arrays
          • Activities
        • Tuples
        • Sets
        • Dictionaries
          • Activities
      • File Handling
        • Loops, Lists, Dictionaries
        • Activities
  • 3 - Theory Content
    • Theory Content Explained
      • NESA Directional Verbs
      • Responding to Directional Verbs
  • 4 - Software Development and Management
    • Approaches to Software Development
      • Waterfall Model
      • Agile Model
      • Summary: Waterfall vs Agile
      • Activities
    • Software Development Steps
      • Sample Exam Question
      • Requirements Definition
        • Understanding the Need
        • Key Questions to Ask
        • Examples
        • Activities
        • Sample Exam Question
      • Determining Specifications
        • Functional Specifications
        • Non-Functional Specifications
        • Activities
      • Design
        • Top-Down Design Approach
        • Bottom-Up Design Approach
      • Development
        • Optimising Code
      • Integration
        • Example: Payment Program
        • Activity
        • Application Programming Interface (API)
          • Example: OpenWeather API
          • Example: WeatherAPI
          • Activity: Prepare Spells
      • Testing and Debugging
        • Test Data
          • Activities
        • Testing the System
          • Activities
        • Debugging
          • Types of Errors
            • Activities
          • Python Debugger
            • Activities
          • VS Code Debugger
            • Activities
      • Installation
        • Activities
        • Sample Exam Question
      • Maintenance
  • Charts and Algorithms
    • Example: IPO Charts and Pseudocode
      • Activities
    • Algorithms, Flowcharts, Pseudocode
      • Pseudocode Activities
      • Flowchart Activities
      • Sample Exam Questions
    • Structure Charts
      • Activities
      • Sample Exam Questions
    • Data Flow Diagrams
      • Activities
    • Data Dictionaries
      • Activities
    • Decision Trees
      • Activities
      • Sample Exam Questions
    • Gantt Chart
    • Class Diagrams
      • Sample Exam Question
    • Storyboards
      • Sample Exam Question
  • Testing and Debugging
    • Test Data
      • Activities
    • Testing the System
      • Activities
    • Debugging
      • Types of Errors
        • Activities
      • Python Debugger
        • Activities
      • VS Code Debugger
        • Activities
  • Computational Thinking
    • Decomposition
    • Abstraction
    • Activities
  • Version Control
    • Git
    • GitHub
    • Activities
  • Number Systems
    • Binary Systems
    • Hexadecimal Numbers
    • Using Two's Complement
    • Activities
  • 5 - Assessment Task 1
    • Data Science Project
      • Before we Start
        • Setting up GitHub Repository
        • Setting Up Markdown Documentation
      • Examples of API Usage
        • Starter Code: NASA Scenario
        • Starter Code: Spell Book
        • Starter: Pokédex Explorer
        • Starter Code: Weather App
        • Example: OpenWeather API
        • Example: WeatherAPI
        • Example: Prepare Spells
    • Task Guide
      • Requirements Definition
      • Determining Specifications
        • Use Cases
      • Design
        • Gantt Chart
        • Structure Chart
        • Algorithms
        • Data Dictionary
      • Development
        • Comments vs DocStrings
        • UI - main.py
        • Create Python Module
          • Example: NASA Module
          • Example: WeatherFetch Module
          • Example: SpellBook Module
      • Integration
        • Example: Pokedex
      • Testing and Debugging
        • Commit Changes
      • Installation
      • Maintenance
    • Submitting Your Task
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  1. 4 - Software Development and Management
  2. Approaches to Software Development

Activities

  1. Explain why the Agile model would be the most appropriate approach for developing a health and fitness application for mobile phones.

Explain:

  • Relate cause and effect.

  • Make the relationships between things evident.

  • Provide why and/or how.

  1. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using the Waterfall and Agile methodologies in software development. In your response, consider factors such as project requirements, flexibility, risk management, and stakeholder involvement.

Discuss: Identify issues and provide points for and/or against.

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