RAD

Assignment#1

Due Date: Friday, Feb 17 (at start of class)

In this assignment you are (teams of 5) to write an approximately 20 - 30 pages long Requirements Analysis Document (RAD) for a system to link doctors and pharmacists. Download the following template (Requirements Analysis Document). Use this template as a guideline for the tasks that need to be done for this assignment. The format (fonts, etc) of this template is not consistent, so make sure the format of your final document is consistent.

Start by meeting with your group members and distributing the work. Each person's work should be reviewed by at least one other person in the group, and be prepared to merge and check your work with other group members. At the end, the document must be consistent in terms of formatting and, more importantly, concepts used throughout the document. On Friday, February 17 (at start of class), hand in your document (printed version) enclosed in a binder.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

There is a lot of work involved, so please do not underestimate and start ASAP.
In this assignment, pretend you are the 'analyst' and you have to communicate via the requirements analysis document your findings to those who will design and implement the system. Do not assume you will do the design or implementation of the system.
Remember that Peer Evaluation (which is due at the end of the semester) is worth 10% of the final mark.

Marking Scheme: you will be marked out of 50 according to the following scheme:

4 marks: spelling (use a spell checker)
6 marks: aimed at the correct audience and understandable by them
8 marks: precise description of the functional and non-functional requirements. Make sure they are clearly stated
7 marks: concentration on WHAT the solution is, and not HOW to implement it
20 marks: description of the problem domain and the proposed solution using use case diagrams, scenarios, class diagrams, sequence diagrams, statecharts, etc. Make sure you follow the Requirements Analysis Document template. Make sure your diagrams are easy to follow and understand
5 marks: consistent terms throughout the document (use glossary). Make sure all terms used by different team members are consistent

If you have any questions, please see me during my office hours or make an appointment.

Note: If you wish to take a look at a couple of projects from previous years, please feel free to stop by during office hours or make an appointment. Also, check the book's website which contains templates and sample documents: http://oose.globalse.org.

Important Note: if you wish to send questions via e-mail, please keep the following in mind:

Allow two working days (weekend not counted) to receive a reply to your question. For example, if an assignment is due on a Monday then any questions should be emailed by Wednesday afternoon in order to receive an answer by Friday afternoon. If you send me an email on Friday, you will get a reply on Tuesday afternoon.