Object Oriented Development with Java (CT038-3-2)

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COURSEWORK TITLE
STUDENT GRADE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

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THE COURSEWORK OVERVIEW

You are required to develop an application to maintain student exam details for a university.
The users should be able to enter, search, edit and view personnel information of students
and also enter, view and edit exam marks of the students based on different access priority.
This application will be used by the administrators, lecturers, administrative staff and
students. The main purpose of this application is to store and edit the complete personal
record and examination records of each student in the university. In addition, a supporting
document is needed to reflect the design of the implementation codes and the
implementation details that utilises the object oriented programming concepts.

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OBJECTIVES OF THIS COURSEWORK

- Develop the practical ability to describe, justify and implement an object oriented
system.
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LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of this coursework, you should be able to:
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Develop hands-on programming skill in developing java applications

Design and implement Object-oriented systems

Research and present a contemporary Object-oriented topic

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Research and present a contemporary Object-oriented topic

Individual Assignment

COURSEWORK DESCRIPTION

Each user of the system has its own user name and password. The users of the
system and their priorities are as follows:

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Administrator
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Has the highest access priority which enables him/her to perform all the
functionalities that exist in the application.

Is able to register/add new users to the system.

Is able to add, delete, edit, search and update all records.

Lecturers (Academic staff)

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The lecturer in charge of a module has the right to enter, view, delete and edit
marks for the given module.

Able to view and search student and module information.

Administrative staff
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Can only view and search student details, module details and module results.
(Cannot add, delete or edit examination information.)

Students

Able to view their examinations report.

Able to view module details.

The administrator has the right to add/register new students. Some of the following
details of each students are recorded:
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Student Number (Automatically generated by the system, start with a S and

followed by 6 digit number)

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Name

National Identification Card Number (Free Format)

Gender

Date of birth

Modules (note: each student takes 3 modules per semester)

Batch

Date Joined

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Nationality

A student registers for 3 modules per semester. Each module is assigned to a single
lecturer and the lecturer has control over the module within the period. Every
module contains 2 assessments, of which, an in-course assignment weighted at 50%
and final examination weighted at 50%.

There can be only one Administrator with user name Admin.

Each staff has a unique number and this will be automatically generated by the
system.
Classification of designation for staff is categorised as follows:

Administrative staff (start with a A and followed by 4 digit number)

Academic staff (start with a L and followed by 4 digit number)

The search of any record in the system can be done by using the following
categories:

Student Number

Name

NIC Number

Module

If a list of record is displayed after the search, the system should allow fine
searching in order to allow only one record to be displayed as the final selection.
You should design the system so that the user is able to edit the selective category in
the search record. After the edit process is done, the user is prompted for saving
purpose.

You should determine the selection in the main menu for each login user. After each
final result is displayed, the system should prompt the user whether he/she would
like to continue or not.

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GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
The program you submit should compile and be executed without errors. Validation should
be done for each entry from the user in order to avoid logical errors. The implementation
must highlight the use of object oriented programming concepts as required by the solution.

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DELIVERABLES:
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The student grade management system with complete code submitted in the form of a
CD-ROM.

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Documents delivered in printed and softcopy form.

STUDENT GRADE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM & RESEARCH FINDINGS IN
CD FORM:

The completed application of the system as well as the softcopy of the report
must be burned onto a CD-ROM.

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The application must contain all the relevant source code.

DOCUMENTS: COURSEWORK REPORT

As part of the assessment, you must submit the project report in printed and
softcopy form, which should have the following format:
a. Cover Page:
All reports must be prepared with a front cover. A protective transparent
plastic sheet can be placed in front of the report to protect the front cover.
The front cover should be presented with the following details:

Module

Coursework Title

Intake

Student name and id

Date Assigned (the date the report was handed out).

Date Completed (the date the report is due to be handed in).

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b. Contents:
Description and justification of the design and the implementation
codes which illustrate the object oriented programming concepts
incorporated into the solution
A report on the object-oriented topic researched
c. Conclusion

d. References
The font size used in the report must be 12pt and the font is Times
New Roman. Full source code is not allowed to be included in the
report. The report must be typed and clearly printed.
You may source algorithms and information from the Internet or
books. Proper referencing of the resources should be evident in the
document.
All references must be made using the Harvard Naming Convention
as shown below:
The theory was first propounded in 1970 (Larsen, A.E. 1971), but
since then has been refuted; M.K. Larsen (1983) is among those most
energetic in their opposition.
/**
* Following source code obtained from (Danang, S.N. 2002)
*/
int noshape=2;
noshape=GetShape();

List of references at the end of your document or source code must be

specified in the following format:
Larsen, A.E. 1971, A Guide to the Aquatic Science Literature,
McGraw-Hill, London.
Larsen, M.K. 1983, British Medical Journal [Online], Available from
http://libinfor.ume.maine.edu/acquatic.htm (Accessed 19 November
1995)
Danang, S.N., 2002, Finding Similar Images [Online], The Code
Project,
*Available
from
http://www.codeproject.com/bitmap/cbir.asp,
[Accessed
14th
*September 2006]

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Further information on other types of citation is available in Petrie,

A., 2003, UWE Library Services Study Skills: How to reference
[online], England, University of Western England, Available from

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http://www.uweac.uk/library/resources/general/info_study_skills/har
vard2.htm, [Accessed 4th September 2003].

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ASSIGNMENT ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

The assignment assessment consists of three components: Program Solution &
Documentation (60%), Research Report (30%) and Presentation (10%). Details of the
division for each component are as follows:

Program Solution and

Documentation (60%)
Criteria

Marks
Allocated

Program
Solution
: 30%
Performance result of all
operations
as
per
requirements
Program
Documentation: 30%
Description and justification
of the design and the
implementation
codes
illustrating
the
object
oriented
programming
concepts incorporated

Research Report (30%)

Criteria

Marks
Allocated

Structure of the report and references

10%

Content:
Depth of the research
Relevance of the research
Discussion of ideas

20%

Presentation (10%)
Criteria

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Marks
Allocated

Ability to answer questions addressed by the lecturer pertaining to the work

done and presented

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DEVELOPMENT TOOLS
The program written for this assignment should be written in Java

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ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

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You are expected to maintain the utmost level of academic integrity during the duration
of the course.

Plagiarism is a serious offence and will be dealt with according to APIIT and
Staffordshire University regulations on plagiarism.

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