Coursework Assignment Brief

Semester: | A15 | Module Code: | PI307 | Module Title: | Visual Basic.Net Programming | Programme | BSc (Honours) Computer Science
BSc (Honours) Business Management & Information Technology | Level: | Level 6 | Awarding Body: | Plymouth University | Module Leader | Asma Aslam | Format: | Code based Report | Presentation: | No | Any special requirements: | All work should be submitted on the Student Portal along with an acceptable Turnitin Report | Word Limit: | Not Applicable | Deadline date for submission: | 03Rd April 2015 | Learning outcomes to be examined in this assessment | * Design and develop programs including internet programs deploying visual basic Net applications. * Implement user interfaces with relation to object orientated programming techniques and use classes and assemblies to make code reusable and extendable. * Use visual tools ADO.NET objects and basic Structured Query language to access and manipulate data. | Percentage of marks awarded for module: | This assignment is worth 50% of the total marks for the module | Assessment criteria | Explanatory comments on the assessment criteria | Maximum marks for each section | A working application with VB Code | Practical application of what has been learned during the module | 35% | The quality of your comments in Code | Both line and block comments will make your code more easily understandable | 10% | Demonstration | Demonstration of your application | 25% | Report 20% | Well-designed report for each task | 25% | Referencing | Bibliography | 5% |

Candidates must clearly label their ID Number on additional separate reference, formula or answer sheets.

Assignment Task

The coursework is divided into three tasks. The deadline date for submitting the report on TurnItIn is 11:59pm on 3Rd April 2015. The report will include the code, description, Pseudo code, and screen shots of each task.

Task One:

Create a project called WindowsCalculator1:

Indicative Contents * Declares variables used in the program * Gets the values from user and perform the Arithmetic/Scientific Operations. * Menu options of Edit/View/Help are optional but would be considered a good programming approach if these are available. * All mathematical/scientific formulas are working * Good display/design * Text over the button is similarly coloured as in the above picture * Explanation of code (250 Words)

Task Two:

Design a VB form and a database (Access/Sql..etc) to store a database of Books/Authors/Publishers/Year/Category. Your form should be able to:

* Create a new record * Amend an existing record * Print a record * Delete a record

Total Marks- 35

Task Three:

Create a project called Snake Game.

Indicative Contents
Your game should be able to perform. * Display should show the following: * Level 1 * Score 0 * Move the player's object up/down/right/left * Keep the speeds same * End the game if hit the boundary * Increase the score by 1 each time snake hits the ball * Maximum score is 10 * After reaching maximum score, next level starts (Level 2) * Next level would have fast speed * Maximum score is 10 on this level * Background colour * Snake colour * Explanation of code (250 Words)

Total Marks- 35

Total marks for assignment: 100
Generic Criteria for Assessment at Level 6

Indicative Grade | Range of percentage marks | Characteristics | Distinction | 70%+ | Working applicationDevelopment reportCode qualityComments | Meets or exceeds specificationVery well written report with clear sections and paragraphsThe application performs well and is easy to useA block comment for each class and each method. A line comment for each data definition and each statement | Merit | 69-60% | Working applicationDevelopment reportCode qualityComments | Meets specificationWell written report with reasonable structureThe application performs reasonably well and is fairly easy to useA block comment for most classes and methods. A line comment for most data definitions and statements | Pass | 59-50% | Working applicationDevelopment reportCode qualityComments | Meets most of the specificationWell written report possibly with little structureThe application performs well but may be slightly difficult to useA block comment for some classes and methods. A line comment for some data definitions and statements | Pass | 49-40% | Working applicationDevelopment reportCode qualityComments | Meets essential aspects of the specificationLimited report that covers the basics but no moreMonolithic code that exhibits little cohesion Perhaps no block comments and only a few line comments | | PASS MARK=40% | | E | 39-30% | Working applicationDevelopment reportCode qualityComments | Essential aspects of the specification missingPoorly written report with little discernible structureThere was little attempt to write a usable application that performed well There are few if any comments |