CIS 422 Software Methodologies - A. Hornof - May 7, 2020
Please see the Project 2 Addendums for new information on the project.
The 3-Page Proposal must include (a) an SRS Concept of Operations, (b) an SDS system overview, software architecture, and list of technology intended to be used, and (c) a project timeline. Each of these three items must be on a separate page of the proposal. You are not committing to exactly what you write in the proposal. The project should evolve. But the proposal should identify a clear initial idea of what your group intends to do in Project 2. All writing for this project must follow "Produce Good Writing" as discussed in the course syllabus.
Overview
Project 2 needs to build on Project 1, but it can do so in many different ways. Project 2 could introduce new functionality such as ideas discussed in the Project 2 Student Idea Generation document (PDF). You may build on the ideas of other students, but you should provide attribution.
Project 2 could also be a complete redo of Project 1 provided that Project 2 introduces substantial new requirements and a substantial new design; and perhaps even a new plan for managing the project. New requirements and design could include, for example:
Build systems that address real human needs. Do not build systems that rely on your guesses regarding (a) human needs and (b) technology that might help address human needs. Don't make stuff up. Your Concept of Operations, Use Cases, and all other aspects of your SRS must be based on correct and real understandings of things like (a) how COVID-19 is transmitted, (b) spreading patterns of COVID-19, (c) human technology usage patterns, and (d) human activity patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic. These understandings can come from, for example: (a) interviews, (b) peer-reviewed research papers, and (c) newspaper articles from reputable sources (such as the New York Times or the Washington Post). Direct observation in public settings would also be a valid source of data but, for health and safety, this cannot be recommended during the pandemic.
Assertions require support. There are few ideas that you can state as assertions without providing support. Support usually comes in the form of empirical data (direct observation) or citing of the research literature. For example, even the seemingly obvious assertion that "People do not generally keep their phones open to a single browser application when visiting a store" needs to be supported by citing empirical data (such as from interviews), a research study that analyzes cell phone use during shopping, or direct observation (after the pandemic ends).
Note how the Project 1 Project Description provides a form of a requirements analysis, and builds the case for a need for technology systems to assist with social distancing. Note how the project description develops an understanding of peoples' needs and the technology currently available to meet those needs. The understanding was gained by studying articles from reputable online newspapers, peer-reviewed journal and conference papers, and technical documentation. This, plus with conducting user interviews, is the sort of approach you should take to develop your Project 2 SRS Concept of Operations.
Don't make stuff up.
Requirements and Design can focus on ease-of-installation by designing for continuous monitoring and reporting of the status of (a) individual components and (b) inter-module connections. For example, you could generate requirements that:
Here is a summary of some Common Issues in Project 1, and Ideas for Project 2 (PDF), from the class lecture on May 8, 2020.
These links discuss the privacy and security concern that has arisen over applications like that proposed in Project 1. A careful reading and analysis of articles such as these could support a Concept of Operations for privacy and security requirements in Project 2.
We need mass surveillance to fight covid-19—but it doesn’t have to be creepy - Genevieve Bell. This author, Genevieve Bell, is an anthropologist who, for many years, headed Intel's human-computer interaction (HCI) group in Hillsboro, Oregon. Dr. Bell is highly regarded in the field of HCI for her deep qualitative exploration of people and their relationship to technology.
Can We Track COVID-19 and Protect Privacy at the Same Time? - The New Yorker
Does Covid-19 Contact Tracing Pose a Privacy Risk? Your Questions, Answered - Wired
Clever Cryptography Could Protect Privacy in Covid-19 Contact-Tracing Apps - Wired
This section presents a minimum set of technical requirements. Your projects should generate many more than just these.
Comment Your Code
Evaluation Criteria
How to Present
How to Submit
Initial Group Meetings
Instructor Meetings
Peer Evaluation Form (PDF)
SRS & SDS Templates
NRL Dual Task SRS
System Documentation
UML Notation (Kieras) (PDF)
UML Notation (Fowler) (PDF)