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Prelim SDD Assessment 1 Development Issues Preliminary Software Design and Development Issued: Due: Returned: 19 March 2008 3 April 2008 Mark: / 36 Contribution: 10% Description of Task You are the project manager for an engineering company and have been asked to create a document which covers the ergonomic, ownership, and inclusivity issues related to the development of a new SCADA system which has a budget of $1.4 million. The system consists of the software, computer system it will run on, and all the necessary sensors and actuators. It will be used to monitor and control a chemical recycling plant in China. Because the plant’s output feeds into another processing plant, it must operate for 24 hours each day, everyday of the year. Outcomes and Competencies • P1.1 P1.3 P3.1 P4.2 P5.1 P6.1 Expectations • • • You are expected and required to complete this work as an individual. It should be presented as a publishable piece of work. Late submissions will not be accepted unless school procedures have been followed correctly. RL 17/10/2008 Prelim SDD Assessment 1 Marking Guidelines 4 Correctly defines ergonomics and lists four aspects of it Uses an example to illustrate the possible negative effects of ignoring ergonomics in software development Correctly defines Intellectual property Uses an example to illustrate a possible negative scenario of not considering it when developing software Defines inclusivity correctly 3 Correctly defines ergonomics and lists less than four aspects of it Uses an example to illustrate the possible negative effects of ignoring ergonomics in software development Incorrectly defines intellectual property Uses an example to illustrate a possible negative scenario of not considering it when developing software Defines inclusivity correctly States a reason for software development to be inclusive 2 Correctly defines ergonomics and lists four aspects of it Does not use an example 1 Correct defines ergonomics and lists less than four aspects of it Does not use an example 0 Incorrectly defines ergonomics or list aspects of it Ergonomic Knowledge and Understanding Correctly defines intellectual property Does not use an example Incorrectly defines intellectual property Does not use an example Does not attempt to define intellectual property Ownership Defines inclusivity correctly Defines inclusivity incorrectly Inclusivity Uses an example to explain the need for software development to be inclusive Does not attempt to define inclusivity entManagemProject Ergonomics Discusses one reason why a structured approach to software development may affect the productivity of your software developers Describes a scenario where the productivity of a software developer is improved because of a structured approach to software development Lists 3 reasons why a structured approach to software development may affect the productivity of your software developers Loosely or incorrectly relates a structured approach to software development to an increased or decreased productivity of software developers Does not discuss software development or developer productivity RL 17/10/2008 Prelim SDD Assessment 1 Ergonomics and Inclusivity Student Project Explains how their project will address an issue related to ergonomics and an issue inclusivity Defines licensing agreements Explains how their project will address an issue related to inclusivity Explains how their project will address an issue related to ergonomics Discusses their project but only loosely links to ergonomics or inclusivity Discusses their project but does not link to ergonomics or inclusivity Defines licensing agreements Makes a statement about using one for their project Defines licensing agreements Does not link to their project Ownership Concisely explains how they could protect the ownership of their own software project Discusses their project but only loosely links to issues of ownership Discusses their project but does not link to issues of ownership Ergonomics Development and Design Describes four practical ways the SCADA system could be more ergonomical Explains one reason for providing the source code and one reason for not providing the source code of the SCADA system Describes four practical ways the SCADA system could be more inclusive Describes three practical ways the SCADA system could be more ergonomical Explains one reason for providing the source code or one reason for not providing the source code of the SCADA system Describes three practical ways the SCADA system could be more inclusive Describes two practical ways the SCADA system could be more ergonomical Lists one reason for and one reason against providing the source code of the SCADA system Describes one practical way the SCADA system could be more ergonomical Lists one reason for or one reason against providing the source code of the SCADA system Does not describe practical ways that the SCADA system could be more ergonomical Does not mention reasons for or against providing of the source code Ownership Inclusivity Describes two practical ways the SCADA system could be more inclusive Describes one practical way the SCADA system could be more inclusive Does not describe practical ways that the SCADA system could be more inclusive RL 17/10/2008