Unit B065 – Coding a solution

PREP WORK1) Make sure you keep a work log / diary. Use the table on page 16 of the hand book as a

template2) Keep a bibliography of all your sources – use the Table on Page 18 as a template.3) Create a front page like shown on Page 23

Section A – Analysis – Analysis of Existing Solutions1) An introduction to the problem

2) List the main requirements• Follow the handbook – Page 32 / 33 Top of page 34

3) Find three existing sources minimum that are similar in function to the Controlled assessment. 4) Take screenshots of the following

• How Data is Input• How data is processed• What are the outputs

Unit B065 – Coding a solution

Section A – Analysis – Analysis of Existing Solutions5) For each of the sources write a paragraph about the following:

• How is this information source similar to the OCR Task?• What are its inputs and outputs?• What processing do you think might be going on?• What programming features do you think it might be using?• How effective do you think this information source is at performing what it is suppose to

do?• What features from this source do you think might be useful in your own solution?

Unit B065 – Coding a solution

Section A – Analysis – Recommended Solution1) What is your recommended solution. Consider the following points

• What ideas have your investigations given you in coming up with a solution• Are there any features from your investigations that you would like to implement in

your solution• How are you going to implement your solution?• What programming language are you going to use to implement it? And why

(VB.net) (Need more that that is the language you know)• What working environment are you going to use to create your solution (Visual

Studio 2010) and why?

Unit B065 – Coding a solution

Section A – Analysis – Design Specification1) List the user requirements such as:

• Target Audience• Timescale for project (Hours, weeks, etc..)• The requirements laid out in the task specification but talk about them in a little

more detail.

2) System Specification – the following will need to be written about.• Hardware specification – what computer system will your solution require (use the

school’s computer spec)• What input devices will your system require?• What output devices will your system require?

3) Design Overview – Here you can create an overview design.• Create a Hierachical Storyboard or Navigation plan of your system using diagrams• Create a detailed flowchart of how your system is going to work. (We are looking

here really at how the data will flow through your system not the algorithms of how this will be actually implemented – this will be in the design section )– See example of Mock system to get an idea of how to do this.

Unit B065 – Coding a solution

Section A – Analysis – Success Criteria1) List all the requirements of the task.

• Say for each one several things that your system must do or will do in order for that requirement to be met.

Example – Solution must store customer records• User interface to be provided to enter customer details in.• Data entered into interface must be validated• User must be asked to confirm details are correct.• Customer details must be stored to a file that can be read later.

• Say for each item how it will be measured as a success or not. Using the example above it could be for point 2 that the data is correct due to the validation that in implemented.