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Assessment 2: Case study
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Assessment 2 – Case study
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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
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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:
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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)