COSC 2390 - Introduction to Interactive Design and Programming Concepts

Chapter 2, Lab 1

Due Dates:

Section 1 (MW classes)

Section 2 (TR classes)

Jan. 30, 2008

Jan. 29, 2008

 

Objectives of the lab:

  1. Understand the basic concepts of planning and designing a computer program.
  2. Understand what an algorithm is and how it relates to a computer program.

 

 

1.    Create visual and textual storyboards for one of the scenarios described in Exercise 1 at the end of chapter 2.  You may choose any one of the three described.  Mrs. Tedford will have blank storyboard sheets for you to use.  Be sure to include both the visual storyboards and the textual storyboards.  For this exercise, you should have a minimum of three storyboards/scenes.  If you prefer to draw the scenes using Paint or some similar graphics program, you may save this blank storyboard sheet and use it.  Make sure you save each scene under a different name if you choose to do “soft” copies (e.g., Chap2Exer1Scene1.doc, Chap2Exer1Scene2.doc, etc.).  If you opt to do “hard” copies, make sure your name, the program name (upper right corner of sheet), and the scene number are on each sheet.  The program name should be Chap2Exer1.

 

2.    Answer the questions found on this Chapter 2 Lab1 document in your own words.  Right click on this link, select “Save Target As” (if you’re using Internet Explorer.  If you’re using some other browser, select the corresponding action), and save the document, using the default name shown, to the 2390LastNameChap2Lab1 directory on the I: drive or on your thumb drive.  Open the document in Word and answer the questions.  Make sure to save your work.

 

3.    To receive full credit for this lab, follow the directions in the dropbox instructions for the “soft” copies to be submitted.  The directory into which you will place the document(s) for this lab should be named 2390LastNameChap2Lab1 where LastName is your last name.  This directory that you will place in the dropbox should contain the following documents:

  1. The storyboard files for part 1 if you chose to do soft copies.
  2. The completed “Concept Questions” document from part 2 saved as “Ch02Lab1Spr08.doc” (no quotes, of course).

 

4.    If you chose to do hard copies for part 1, you must put them in a folder and give them to Mrs. Tedford before she leaves campus on the due date.  On Tuesdays, that will usually be about 4:30 pm.  On Wednesdays, that will usually be about 7:30 pm.  The folder must have your name on the outside.  If you need a folder, see Mrs. Tedford before the due date.  She has several extras in her office.