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Log books, AKA Developer Diary
Log books, AKA Developer Diary
You will be given a log book template on Google Classroom for your major project.
It is key that this is a regular part of your practice so that it is complete, consistent and useful!
Quoted from SDD Course Specs
Quoted from SDD Course Specs
Log books are used to document the progress of a project. Entries should include:
- date
- description of the progress made since the last entry
- tasks achieved
- descriptions of stumbling blocks or issues encountered and how they were managed
- details of possible approaches for upcoming tasks
- reflective comments
- reference to resources used.
Log books may be produced using spreadsheets, blogs, handwritten entries or electronic journal entries. Email messages to a fellow developer may be useful, as they contain time and date stamps.
A sample log book entry may look like:
April 22nd 2010 – problems with images I am so pleased the coding for my mainline is finally done! This morning I spent some time importing the pictures for each screenshot. I had some trouble with it. The one problem I still have to fix is the transparency so I will try to import each in GIF format and make the background transparent. Hopefully it will work.
Note that the comment is reflective, describes what has been achieved and identifies a particular stumbling block and possible approaches to dealing with it.
Gantt Charts
Gantt Charts
In 2019, Year 12 Students are using Tom's Planner and Year 11 Students are using TeamGantt to produce their Gantt Charts.
Quoted from the SDD Course Specs
Quoted from the SDD Course Specs
A Gantt chart displays each of the component tasks on an estimated timeline. The estimated time required for each task and dependencies between related tasks should be clearly shown. The time scale should be clearly indicated with dates included and important milestones in the project clearly marked.
These charts should be produced using specialist software, such as Visio, MS Project or TurboProject, as it introduces students to advanced project management features.
Note that the level of sophistication and the amount of detail included in these charts reflect the type and scope of the specific projects. The detail must be sufficient to allow effective time management of the project.
Students are expected to produce an initial Gantt chart before starting work on their project. It is important for students to regularly update their Gantt charts to reflect actual versus estimated times for tasks at regular intervals during the project’s development.
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