Project 1 Milestone 2

Project 1 Overview

The goal of project 1 is to create a novel Android app using App Inventor. You are to work with one partner. Since one section has an odd number of students, one team can have three people, or one person can work alone.

Process

We brainstormed ideas and formed teams in class. You will then work with your partner to develop the app following a typical software development process. The project will have two milestones. Requirements and design were completed in the first milestone. Code, test, and deploy will be completed in this second milestone.

You should complete all work on the project together with your partner. Remember that working alone on a partner project is cheating. So, be sure to exchange contact information and find common times that you can work together. Because of the nature of App Inventor, you are encouraged to choose one student account as the "master" version of the project. Frequently (at least every day that you work on it) download the project to your computer and share it (email?) with your partner.

Deliverables

Create a page under the course Project 1 page (one page per app, not per person)
Include the following content following the Campus Maps example provided:

Name of your app (as the title of the page)
Icon for your app
Names of who created the app
Description of your app (two to three sentences)
List of components used in your app
Two screen shots of your app in action (consider using emulator and screen capture)
Image capture of your blocks from the Blocks Editor

Download your app to your computer from App Inventor, then upload this zip file to the Digital Dropbox in Blackboard

Note: be sure to both "add" and "send" the file in Blackboard
Note: if you are using Safari, you might need to turn off the automatic unzip feature

Prepare a three to five minute presentation to be given in class on the due date. The presentation consists of just a product demo. You are not to prepare slides. Practice your presentation. All team members must talk.
Create another page on your e-portfolio titled "Project 1 - Final"
Answer the following questions on the "Project 1 - Final" page of your e-portfolio.

Describe the experience of having others test your app. How much instruction did they require? Did they find anything that was useful to you (e.g. defects, unintuitive user interface)?
Reflect on the process of developing your app. What was hard? What was easier than you thought? What do you wish you had known before you started? Was it easy to work together with your partner?

Grading Rubric

App Information on Course Website: 30% (5% each item not counting name of app, 20% deduction if not posted in correct place)
App in Blackboard: 20%
Presentation: 25%
Question Answers on e-portfolio: 25%