Case Studies Assignments
These four assignments are to be handwritten on A4 paper. You may wish to use the examples on the web sites listed or you can choose your own. You will need to list where you found your case study in your report. Use the six(6) point outline to write your report on the following four approaches. Limit your assignments to two(2) A4 pages.
1. The structured approach to software solutions (due 11th
May)
The structured approach has the characteristics
Ø
Long time periods
Ø
Large scale projects
Ø
Large budgets
Eg Flag Inn
2. The prototyping approach to software solutions (due 25th
May)
Ø The prototyping
approach has the characteristics
Ø non-formal
Ø shorter time
period
Ø small scale
projects
Ø small budgets
Eg Demos of programs
3. The rapid
applications software development approach (due 8th Jun)
Ø The rapid
applications software development approach has the characteristics
Ø Lack of formal
stages
Ø Coding languages
used
Ø Relationship of
programmer to end user
Ø Short time
period
Ø Small-scale
projects
Ø Low budgets
Eg
Rip Curl
4. End user approach to
software development (due 22nd Jun)
Ø The end user
approach has the characteristics
Ø use of standard
software packages
Ø lack of formal
stages
Ø short time
period
Ø potential
long-term, small-scale project
Ø low budgets
Ø end user is the
developer
Eg Sausage Software http://www.sausage.com.au/ and www.ebib.com.au/casestudies/index.asp