Assignment title: Information


ICTPRG509 Build using rapid application development– Assessment Task 2 Last Updated: July 2016, Version No. 1 Page 1 of 4 Assessment 2: Case study Submission details The Assessment Task is due on the date specified by your trainer. Any variations to this arrangement must be approved in writing by your trainer. See procedure and task specifications below for details. You must submit a printed copy of your answers. Submit printed copy of required evidences (your answers) to your Trainer with the "Assessment Cover Sheet" (Filled out and signed appropriately) attached on top of your documents. The Trainer/Assessor may further prompt and question in order to receive answers of appropriate quality or if further clarification required and to validate authenticity of your submitted work. Assessment 2 – Case study ICTPRG509 Build using rapid application development– Assessment Task 2 Last Updated: July 2016, Version No. 1 Page 2 of 4 Write an essay (not more than 300 words) on the "Design Creeps" with this iterative design process using the RAD tool (PhormGen) for the below scenario Case Scenario : Involving the Users in RAD You are at the design stage of RAD is often called "User Design"; the term reflects the strong user involvement in the design phases of the program application. As an analyst programmer you should frequently present designs and prototypes to the user in order to gain feedback and enhancements which can be included in the application program. The database has been created. You now need to create forms to enter data into the system. To do so you have used a tool PhormGen available over the internet suggested by one of your senior colleagues. He mentioned that PhormGen creates a PHP form from the SQL create statement and PhormGen is available at http://www.PhormGen.com/pgfr ee.php You developed codes which enables you to provide the database connections and parameters to be passed to the form. PhormGen is not a CASE tool; however it is a Rapid Application Development tool. As you have started using the tool the 'Author Input Form' at the left was generated. The tool efficiently created the PHP pages, however as part of RAD you need to modify the ICTPRG509 Build using rapid application development– Assessment Task 2 Last Updated: July 2016, Version No. 1 Page 3 of 4 textbox prompts, locations of the boxes and generally tidy the form according to the user. Below the form has been modified by you based on user expectations and knowing the preferred colour scheme: In another review, the user requested the following: New field required for Country: Country field should have a drop down list New field required for Publisher: Publisher should have a dropdown list Navigation buttons required for: Main Menu, Next Author, Save Author Fields should be spaced further apart as below: In further review the user requested the following: Problem found with Publisher: If an author used a publisher that wasn't in the dropdown list, the author's publisher details could not be entered into the system. A navigation item is required to the 'Create Publisher' page (in a different module). The authors often provide a Bibliography in electronic format; time could be saved if text inserted into the Bibliography text box could be uploaded from an existing file. A Browser for File upload button is required: ICTPRG509 Build using rapid application development– Assessment Task 2 Last Updated: July 2016, Version No. 1 Page 4 of 4 Your task 2: Write an essay (not more than 300 words) on the "Design Creeps" with this iterative design process using the RAD tool (PhormGen)