Software Development

Overview

This slideshow covers the very basics of software development. Namely the waterfall/structured and agile approaches.

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• Ex 1.1

Overview

This slideshow expands on the concepts from the previous lesson, exploring the first 2 stages of the approaches. These are Requirements Definition and Determining Specifications.

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• Complete questions on slide 7

Overview

This slideshow expands on the concepts from the previous lesson, exploring the Design phase of software design.

This includes:

• IPO Diagram

• Storyboards

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• Worksheet 2.2 (printed by teacher)

Overview

This slideshow expands on the concepts from the previous lesson, exploring the Design phase of software design.

This includes:

• Context (Level 0) Diagrams

• Dataflow Diagrams

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• Worksheet 2.2 (printed by teacher)

Overview

This slideshow expands on the concepts from the previous lesson, exploring the Design phase of software design.

This includes:

• Data Dictionary

• Structure Chart

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• Worksheet 2.2 (printed by teacher)

Overview

Half of the design of software is planning the code. This is done via algorithms. They allow us to plan the complex areas of our application and test our code before we write anything.

Covers:

• Types of algorithms - Pseudocode and Flowcharts

• Control Structures

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• Ex 1.2

Overview

Let's practice writing algorithms.

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• Ex 1.3

Overview

For this lesson we will learn how to check for errors in your algorithms with Desk Checks.

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• Slideshow