Tasks

24.1 SDLC Assignment 2 - Locker 2040

• See the Doc in the Shared Resources Folder.
• This assignment has students model the SDLC for a futuristic device such as locker or bioinformatic device
• Students are allowed complete freedom, including suspending the laws of physics
• As written, it requires them to create a Use Case Diagram and a Gantt Chart (see notes on previous page).  I recommend modelling a Gantt Chart using a spreadsheet first.
• It also discusses CrowdSourcing as a concept by giving students the option to create a Kickstarter style pitch video
• This assignment generally takes about 2 hours to complete.

24.2 Finding Code Online and the Open Source Movement

• At this point, students have likely begun to find code examples (either snippets or whole programs). Make them aware of the importance to confirm if it is OK to use them according to your policies for doing their own work.
• Here’s a good resource that gives an overview of open source: 
  • https://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/open-source
• The short video gives a good yet brief overview
• Whether for assignments or later in programming tasks, students must cite where code they find in references, online, or anywhere.
  

CSP Concepts

• AAP-3.D.2: Existing code segments can come from internal or external sources, such as libraries previously written code.
• IOC-1.F.6: The use of material created by someone other than you should always be cited. 
• IOC-1.F.7: Creative commons, open source, and open access have enabled broad access to digital information.

While the open source “rules” may seem strange or legalistic, they have encourage a movement towards software, media and digital information being more open (as IOC-1.F.7 states)

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