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Block 5 Checklist

Use this page for the Block 5 submission standard.

Assessment window: observation Term 2 Week 6. Submission Term 2 Week 7.

Exact Assessment Item

  • One detailed design package for your preferred design.

Your Detailed Design Package Should Include The Full Set Of Design Tools Covered In This Block

  • a data dictionary
  • object descriptions
  • mock-ups and annotated diagrams
  • IPO charts
  • pseudocode

Your Data Dictionary Must Show

  • variable or data structure names
  • type
  • size
  • scope
  • purpose
  • format and or example where useful

Your Object Descriptions Must Show

  • object or class names
  • properties and attributes
  • methods
  • events where relevant
  • inheritance or relationships where relevant

Your Mock-Ups And Annotated Diagrams Must Show

  • the intended appearance of the interface
  • screen layout
  • labels, fields, buttons, menus or outputs
  • annotations that explain function, behaviour or design decisions

Your IPO Charts Must Show

  • the selected functional requirement
  • the required input
  • the process steps
  • the output

Your Pseudocode Must Show

  • the logic of the solution in structured English
  • sequence where needed
  • selection where needed
  • iteration where needed
  • enough detail that it can guide coding later

The Whole Detailed Design Package Must

  • match the preferred design chosen in Block 4
  • stay consistent with the SRS
  • stay consistent with the analytical tools
  • incorporate user experience considerations
  • incorporate design principles that affect appearance and functionality
  • account for privacy, ownership or data-protection issues where they apply to your solution
  • be detailed enough to build from in Unit 4

Keep These Ready For Later

  • the Gantt chart
  • the evaluation criteria
  • the detailed design package

For the full master checklist page, see Assessment Block Checklists.