Skills Demonstration #2 – 20%:

This assignment is graded out of 100 marks and weighted to be worth 20% of the module.  The main learning outcomes are:

• Learning outcome 4: Design and construct modular reusable code blocks

• Learning outcome 5: Demonstrate familiarity with, and work within, a modern integrated development environment

• Learning outcome 7: Model real‐world objects in order to build object oriented programs that model real‐world activities

and these support module objectives including:

• acquire competency in an object oriented programming language and an integrated development environment (IDE) 

• design, build and debug modular object oriented programs using the appropriate language specific data types, constructs, syntax and semantics

• demonstrate an ability to create classes, methods, fields, functions and data structures 

• demonstrate an ability to access purpose-built class libraries /API packages and basic Collection classes (as and if appropriate) and incorporate them into user defined classes

The specific library/package that this assessment makes use of is usually pygame or arcade- python packages used to create 2D games.

It is envisaged the assessor will design a skills demonstration to test the learner’s competence and ability in learning outcomes 4, 5 and 7. The learner will be presented with a suitable problem statement with clear guidelines/instructions as to what is to be done and what is being assessed. 

Specifically, the skills demonstration should test the learner’s ability to:

• devise and document a simple algorithm based on the problem statement 

• make correct coding inferences from the problem statement to identify appropriate  fields/variables, objects, control/repetition statements, data sequences, etc., as required

• utilize an integrated development environment (IDE) to code and test an object oriented program that provides a solution to the problem statement that:

  • contains a single class

  • features appropriate data types to simulate and/or model the problem  

  • uses logical program blocks 

  • correctly implements a control structure, e.g., if statement

  • uses a repetition statement, e.g., while loop, do-while loop, for loop 

  • contains meaningful comments and suitably indented code

The learner will produce:

• a working program (soft and hard copy)

• appropriate program documentation to include an algorithm, relevant screen captures, digital/visual evidence of the development cycle (including evidence of debugging/testing, etc) and indicative critical reasoning

The assessment is marked out of 100 and weighted to 20%.  The marking is generally broken down as follows:

Clearly Documented Source Code (15%)

• algorithm (class diagram) provided

• code documentation (docstrings)

Program Functionality (15%)

• working program: runs without error

• appropriate front-end: GUI aesthetics: title, screen ratio, layout, presentation

• repr methods implemented for development testing and verification

Accurate Programming (Syntax and Semantics) (50%)

• appropriately named identifiers (class, method, fields/variables )

• correctly implemented classes

• source code generated within IDE

• working selection statements, e.g., if-else

• working control structures, e.g., while-loop, for-loop

• no syntax or semantic errors

• code is modular and DRY

• code is PEP-8 compliant

• game object correctly implement methods

Software Testing/Debugging (20%)

• evidence of software testing, e.g., documentation of problems/bugs

• take a TDD approach

• screen captures, visual/digital evidence provided

• create a video demonstration

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