Chapter 9, Problem 8DQ

A project's chances of success are significantly reduced when users and designers do not communicate effectively with one another.

Explain the following techniques with help of proper example (project where they can be used) a. Scenarios b. Viewpoint

Review the following list and comment on the four items you think are most crucial to continuous event simulation and why.

It is possible that a breakdown in communication between users and designers may lead a project's success to be derailed.

Consider that you are developing a project where people would choose to test themselves to go without using a computer for a fixed period of time.  Describe how you would set up the project and why. Would you be willing to do go "computerless"?How long do you think you could commit to?What would be particularly challenging for you to avoid?What modifications would you have to make for school?What modifications would you have to make for socializing?How would this affect others?What things could you get done?

It's possible that a miscommunication between users and designers can compromise the success of a certain project.

Section C. Research scenarios. Read the following scenario describing a research project, and then write a short criticism of this project. You should clearly identify at least four aspects of the project which you believe are incorrect or poor. These may relate to the research question, the experimental design, the analysis and reporting, and/or any ethical or academic misconduct issues. For each criticism which you identify, clearly describe the problem and state how it should have been addressed to improve the quality of the research. Question 15. A company providing on-line teaching software claims that students who are on-line students achieve better results on learning programming languages than on campus students. The company has developed a hypothesis based on this claim. The company chose one university to conduct research to test this hypothesis. The company applied for research ethics clearance and was granted it. At the end of semester, both on-line and on campus students…

Suppose that you are part of a project team and it becomes clear to you that one of the team members is not “pulling his weight.” What should you do if you are the project leader? What should you do if you are not the project leader?

Although they are studied extensively in academia, software process models such as the spiral model are very seldom employed in actual software development. [Citation needed] Do you agree that the spiral model should be used in the process of developing software for the real world? Is the spiral model a viable option for the project you're working on? In that case, could you perhaps explain why by referring to the five benefits listed below? If the answer is "no," could you kindly explain why by stating the five shortcomings of the spiral model that have been listed below?