Software Engineering Scratch Lab for EPIC
Introductions and Intro to Software Engineering: 8 mins
Instructor
David Janzen
Associate Professor of Computer Science
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Teaching Assistant
Alexander Janzen
Organize: 3 mins
Form teams of two
Learn App Inventor: 60 mins
- See Hello Kitty Demo
- Walk through Tutorials
- PaintPot Part 1
- PaintPot Part 2
- MoleMash (if time)
- StockQuote (if time)
Elicit and Document Requirements: 10 mins
Come up with an idea for an app. Keep it really simple. You don't have much time.
The best thing might be to create a variation on the apps you already created today.
For example, add drawing squares to PaintPot (harder than it sounds), or allow
the user to save four stocks that get stock quotes refreshed every minute, or ...
If time, document your requirements in user stories on 4x6 cards. Here are some
sample user stories:
| Title |
Description |
| Pop Bubble |
User moves mouse over a bubble that has not been popped
and clicks. Bubble pops. Score increments by one. |
| Pop Bubble with Bomb |
User moves mouse over a bubble that has not been popped
and clicks. Bubble pops and bomb explodes, ending game. |
Create a rough sketch of one or two scenes to explore and communicate
the idea of how your system will look.
Design: 10 mins
Give each pair a blank piece of paper.
Create storyboards: draw up to eight frames per page, fill with scenes
Construct: 20 mins
Create your system.
You probably won't get past here, but if you do, here is what we would do in
a software project:
Test: 5 mins
Swap phones with another team. Test their system and record
any defects you find on 4x6 cards. A defect report should contain
the following information:
- Defect number (make sure they are unique starting with 1)
- Short title
- Description of defect (what went wrong?)
- Description of what happened before defect occured (what were you
doing?)
Fix: 5 mins
Return computers and defect reports to original team. Review and fix the defects.
Ask clarifying questions if needed.
Deploy: 5 mins
Package app for phone and email it to someone who has an Android phone.
Show Off: 5 mins
If we have time, we will show off our systems to the whole group.
Maintenance: 10 mins
Add new features and fix defects.
Thank you for attending the Software Engineering lab.