INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF

MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY

NEPAL

FACULTY OF COMPUTING
UNIT TITLE Unit 1: Programming

UNIT CODE H/618/7388 LEVEL 4 (Core)

STUDENT NAME CREDIT VALUE 15

ASSESSMENT Introduction to Algorithms and

WORD COUNT
TITLE Programming with an IDE

ASSESSOR Sandeep Pokharel I.V.

ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT
18/12/2023 18/02/2024
ISSUE DATE SUBMISSION DATE

ORIGINAL
ASSIGNMENT NO. 1
SUBMISSION

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA TO BE ASSESSED IN THIS ASSIGNMENT

(Identify all criteria to be assessed in this assignment)
Assignment Criteria P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6

Achieved

Merit Criteria Distinction Criteria

Assignment Criteria M1 M2 M3 M3 M4 D1 D2 D3 D4

Achieved

Important:

● Read the plagiarism notice and requirements at Page 7

● Word-limit- 8000 words (excludes cover page, table of content, figures, graphs,
reference list, appendix and logbook)

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 ● Accepted Sources: Research Papers (Journal Articles, Conference Proceedings, Thesis),
Text Books, Governmental Data, Websites (only a registered organization, an educational
institution, government agency)
● Information taken from unreliable sources will not be accepted

● Must follow Harvard Reference Style

● Assignment must be submitted through the Plagiarism Detection Tool

Assignment submission format

Each student has to submit their assignment as guided in the assi gnment brief. The students are
guided on what sort of information is to produce to meet the criteria targeted. You are required
to make use of headings, paragraphs, and subsections as appropriate, and all work must be
supported with research and referenced using the Harvard referencing system.

Learning outcomes covered

● LO1 Define basic algorithms to carry out an operation and outline the process of
programming an application
● LO2 Explain the characteristics of procedural, object-orientated and event-driven
programming
● LO3 Implement basic algorithms in code using an IDE

● LO4 Determine the debugging process and explain the importance of a coding standard.

ASSIGNMENT SCENARIO

Scenario

You have just started a new role as a Junior Software Developer at Techsewa Digital
Solutions (TSDS), an independent software development company that designs and builds
bespoke software solutions for various companies of different sizes that cover a range of
different industries. The software that they design uses a wide range of technologies, from

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simple stand-alone programs to large web-based applications.

TSDS has been approached by a small, local company – Fit Gurus – that specializes in
providing fitness training sessions to people from the local community. Fit Gurus caters to
people of all ages and experience, from expert to beginner. Fit Gurus has requested a simple
program that will calculate the cost of training fees for their clients each month. The CEO of
the company has reviewed the client requirements and has determined that this is a suitable
project for you to take on. The company wants to see how you use and apply the TSDS
development environments and code standards.

The requirements are that Fit Gurus wants a program that will allow a user to enter the
following information: Customer name, training plan, current weight in kilograms (kg),
Target weight category, sauna option (extra cost), option to add the number of hours private
coaching. For each athlete, the program should then output the following information: the
customer’s name, an itemized list of all costs for the month, the total cost of training, for the
month, how their current weight compares to their target weight.

Fit Gurus currently has six athletes enrolled on their training program, but they would like the
ability to register more. You should use the additional information on the next page to help
you when developing your program. The client has not specified any Graphical User
Interface, but the CEO has left the design of the program completely up to you. Once the
program has been built, the CEO has asked you to report back to them on how you designed
and developed the algorithms required, as well as how you converted these algorithms into a
final program and to show any issues you encountered. As part of your report, the CEO wants
you to create a presentation for the development team showing the different programming
paradigms available, as well as the debugging tools you used as part of the program
development, so that the development team can review your progress.

Additional Information:

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 ● All prices and costs should be displayed as currency to two decimal places

● The program deals with user error by displaying suitable messages to the user and
then prompting them for another go
● Fit Gurus assumes that a month consists of four weeks

ASSIGNMENT TASKS

Assignment Task

Activity 1

Before starting the application development process, your manager wants to make sure you are
able to define basic algorithms to carry out an operation and outline the process of programming
an application:

1. You will need to explain what an algorithm is, with examples of their use, and how it
relates to the application development process, down to the implementation in a
suitable language.

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 2. Determine the steps taken from writing code to execution

For a higher grade;

● Analyse the process of writing code, including the potential challenges faced

● Evaluate the implementation of an algorithm in a suitable language and the relationship

between the written algorithm and the code variant.

Note: prepare a presentation for ten-minutes using Microsoft® PowerPoint® style presentation
to be presented to your colleagues. The presentation can include links to performance data and
a bibliography using the APA referencing system. You are required to make effective use of
headings, bullet points and subsections as appropriate

Activity 2:

Produce a formal presentation (with supporting notes) for TSDS that explores the features and
characteristics of the three different programming paradigms – Event Driven, Object Oriented
and Procedural – in a selected application. The selected application source code will need to
implement all three paradigms.

Your presentation should include:

● a brief explanation about what the selected application is and what it does

● a general discussion of the three code paradigms, with specific reference to their
characteristics and how each one is related
● a comparison of how the three programming paradigms have been used in the given
application source code
● a critical evaluation of how the source code implements all three paradigms in terms of
code structure and characteristics

Activity 3:

You are required to develop a program for Fit Gurus that makes use of appropriate algorithms to
fulfill the given client requirements. You should make use of whichever tools and techniques are
most appropriate for your chosen coding paradigm and for the nature of the software solution.

You are to write a report that details the process that would be required to design the algorithm
for the solution and how you turned the algorithm into a working application. Your report

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should also explain the debugging features available to the developer in your chosen IDE and
how they have been used in the development of the solution for Fit Gurus.

Your report should include the following.

● Interface designs/ forms designs / Screenshots as evidence of the created application.

● Include key code snippets wherever appropriate

● a brief description of the IDE chosen for this project

● an explanation of the debugging process

● an explanation of the debugging features available in your chosen IDE

● An explanation of the coding standards you used in your source code

For a higher grade prepare a detailed report that includes:

● How you have enhanced your original algorithm, using the features of the IDE to
manage the development process. This could include:
o identifying and solving any logical errors in the original algorithm

o debugging any errors in the program

● an evaluation of the use of the IDE you chose to develop the Fit Gurus application. As
part of your evaluation, you will need to consider what the development would have
been like if you did not have access to the IDE

● an examination of how the debugging process can be used to develop more secure and
robust applications.

● an evaluation of the role and purpose of the coding standards you used, making specific
reference to why it is necessary for software development teams as well as individual
programmers.

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 LEARNING OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Pass Merit Distinction

LO1 Define basic algorithms to carry out an operation and outline

the process of programming an application
D1 Evaluate the
implementation of an
P1 Define an algorithm and algorithm in a suitable
outline the process in building M1 Analyse the process of language and the
an application. writing code, including the relationship between the
potential challenges faced written algorithm and the
P2 Determine the steps taken code variant.
from writing code to execution

LO2 Explain the characteristics of procedural, object orientated and D2 Critically evaluate the
event-driven programming source code of an
application that
implements the
P3 Discuss what procedural, M2 Compare the procedural, procedural, object
object-orientated and event- object orientated and event orientated and event-
driven paradigms are; their driven paradigms used in given driven paradigms, in terms
characteristics and the source code of an application. of the code structure and
relationship between them. characteristics.

LO3 Implement basic algorithms in code using an IDE D3 Evaluate the use of an
IDE for development of
applications contrasted
P5 Write a program that M3 Enhance the algorithm with not using an IDE.
implements an algorithm using written, using the features of the
an IDE. IDE to manage the development
process.

LO4 Examine the need for Continuing Professional

Development (CPD) and its role within the workplace and for
higher level learning
D4 Evaluate the role and
P5 Explain the debugging M4 Examine how the debugging purpose of a coding
process and the debugging process can be used to help standard and why it is
facilities available in the IDE. develop more secure, robust necessary in a team as
applications. well as for the individual.
P6 Explain the coding standard
you have used in your code.
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Plagiarism Notice

You are reminded that there exist Academic Misconduct Policy and Regulation concerning
Cheating and Plagiarism.

Extracts from the Policy:

Section 3.4.1: Allowing others to do assignments / Copying others assignment is an offence

Section 3.4.2: Plagiarism, using the views, opinion or insights / paraphrasing of another person’s
original phraseology without acknowledgement
Requirements

● It should be the student’s own work – Plagiarism is unacceptable.

● Clarity of expression and structure are important features.

● Your work should be submitted as a well presented, word-processed document with

headers and footers, and headings and subheadings.
● You are expected to undertake research on this subject using books from the Library, and
resources available on the Internet.
● Any sources of information should be listed as references at the end of your document
and these sources should be referenced within the text of your document using Harvard
Referencing style
● Your report should be illustrated with screen-prints, images, tables, charts and/or
graphics.
● All assignments must be typed in Times New Roman, font size 12, 1.5 spacing.

The center policy is that you must submit your work within due date to achieve “Merit”
and “Distinction”. Late submission automatically eliminates your chance of achieving
“Merit and Distinction”. Also, 80% attendance is required to validate this assignment.

Assignment Prepared By Signature Date

Sheela Paudyal 11/01/2023

Brief Checked By Signature Date

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Dhruba Babu Joshi 13/01/2023

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