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International Diploma in Computing

Introduction to Programming in VB / Individual Assignment 4 | P a ge

TASK 1: Selecting the best approach to develop the Software

Allocated

Marks

Given

Marks

T 1.1

For the development of software your senior manager recommended to use

Visual application development tool and suggested to go for VB.net.

Describe main stages of Visual application development approach. [LO 1.1] 35

T 1.2

Using a comparison table differentiate event driven programming and

procedural programming [LO 1.2] 25

T 1.3

Designing the welcome screen and login

40

Total 100

TASK 2 : Designing the welcome screen and login

Allocated

Marks

Given

Marks

T 2.1

Before opening the main system, it was recommended to display a

welcome screen for the system with some attractive imaginary with hotel

name. Design and debug a welcome screen which pop up and display for

05 seconds and hide automatically. It is important that the welcome screen

must not have title bar with close / minimize / maximize buttons [LO 3.4 /

3.5]

30

T 2.2

After welcome screen login window needs to display. As this is for all the

staff it was recommended that to have general logins for staff groups. So

there is no need of accessing the database and have separate credentials.

Design and implement login for main three staff groups. [LO

4.1 / 4.2 / 4.3 / 4.4 / 4.7]

30

T 2.3

After login the main screen needs to be a multiple document interface (MDI)

along with Menus and sub Menus for particular functions as given in the

scenario. Design and Implement MDI form for the main screen. [LO 3.6 /

3.7]

40

Total 100

TASK 3: Development of the database and use of modular programming

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Marks

Given

Marks

T 3.1

It was recommended to use Microsoft Access or Microsoft SQL server as

the database development option for this System. Using one of those

database management systems design and develop the database as per

the requirement given by the hotel. [LO 4.5 / 4.6 / 4.8 / 4.9]

30

T 3.2

To connect the database with the main application use a special class

and include procedures to ensure reusability implemented, that will make

the developer to call the database connect / disconnect functions from the

class.[LO 4.11 / 4.12]

30

T 3.3

In the developed database connection class make sure to include

comments on what are the uses of the different functions in order to make

sure future maintainability. [LO 4.10]

40
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TASK 4 : Design and Develop the System according to user specification Marks

Design and develop functionalities as per the scenario above and as per

TA1 the requirement from the hotel make sure to limited within the given 30

" functionalities. [LO 3.1/3.2/3.3/4.5/4.6/ 4.7]

Make use of the facilities such as run time debugger, error handling

facilities provided by VB.net along with the in-built functions and

T 4.2 procedures in order to have a system which provides positive support for 30

user operations. [LO 2.1 /2.2/2.3/ 4.11]

For the managerial level users, design and develop several reports which

are running as routine reports such as reservation summery and special

T 4.3 reports such as employment allocation for room services, using crystal 40

reporting facility provided by VB.net. [LO 4.13]

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Allocated Given

TASK 5 : Deployment Package and User Manual

After developing the total system it needs to be delivered to hotel as an

Installation package with an installation guide. Using facilities given by

T 5.1 VB.net do the final gathering of database component and create 30

installation file for the system (executable file) [LO 2.6]

For the created installation file prepare an installation guide in order to

52 make sure hotel's inside technical people will do the rest without any 30

" interruption. [LO 2.7]

For the system that prepared for the end users prepare a user manual for

T 5.3 main functionalities in order to have smooth operation. [LO 2.4 / 2.5] 40

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