Module 10 Grading Guideline

Attendance
Attendance will be taken at three of the following five lectures:
4/16, 4/18, 4/21, 4/23, 4/25

Attending all three of the attendance days will earn you 70 points
on this lab.

Attending two of the three attendance days will earn you 60 points 
on this lab.

Attending one of the three attendance days will earn you 30 points
on this lab.

Attending zero of the three attendance days will earn you 0 points
on this lab.



The rest of your points will be made up by choosing one of the
following two activities: (both earning a maximum of 40 points)

Activity 1 (Coding)
If you are interested in graphics, do the following two problems
from the end of chapter 7: (20 points each) 7.10, 7.21

If you are interested in learning about reading and writing to
files with text in them, do the following two problems from the end
of chapter 12: (20 points each) 12.6, 12.18

Activity 2 (Essay)
Building a large system is a complex task that requires a lot of
planning and a large number of people.  Take a program that is
of interest to you, preferably a program that is useful to your
discipline.  We'd prefer not to read papers about word and excel, but
if either of those programs intrigue you then please go ahead.
[10 points]  Discuss what you feel are the key features of the 
			 software.  What is its core functionality - identify the
			 types of objects you would need to create the software
			 and what each of them would do for the system.
[10 points]  From the ideas we've discussed this semester, methods,
			 selection, loops - where would you be able to use each
			 one in the software you've selected.  You should describe
			 two uses of each one in your particular piece of software.
[10 points]  Discuss usability issues with the software you have 
			 chosen.  Is it easy to use and learn how to use?  Are
			 there ways the software could be improved?
[10 points]  This essay should be turned in as a PDF or Word document
			 only.  It should be no shorter than four pages (double 
			 spaced 12 point font, standard margins) in length.  It 
			 should be named module10.pdf or  module10.doc depending on 
			 what type of file it is.