IDEPG001 Programming

IDEPG001
Programming
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IDEPG001 Programming
Coursework
The marks for each element are clearly indicated in the attached marking
scheme.
This assignment constitutes 70% of the total marks for this subject.
Programming
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The brief
As part of a climate change project, a nature reserve near the city of Durham, North East
England requires a program to record and analyse rainfall data. The data are collected
from rain gauges and entered manually into a test file. The program will load and analyse
the data.
Your program should perform the following functions:

1. Load data from a text file. The format, and sample data are shown below.
2. Display formatted data onto the screen, for example:
3. Perform data analysis in the following way, displaying results on the screen in a
   suitably formatted way.
   a. For a specific year which is entered by the user: The rainfall for each month,
   total annual rainfall, mean monthly rainfall, the month with least rainfall (&
   its value), the month with the most rainfall (& its value).
   i. NB To demonstrate you can use structures, the statistics (should be
   calculated and stored in a suitable data structure (C struct).
   b. For a specific period between 2 years (which are entered by the user): The
   mean annual rainfall, year with least rainfall (& its value), the year with
   most rainfall (& its value).
   c. For a specific period between 2 years (which are entered by the user): a
   sorted list of years and annual rainfall.
   d. For a specific period between 2 years (which are entered by the user): the
   driest month and wettest month in the period (with year, month & values).
   e. For a given year, the variance from the long term mean of annual rainfall.
4. The options should be offered as a menu on the screen, Option 3 should provide a
   sub-menu for the analysis options. There should be options to exit the sub-menu
   and program. A simple text menu, such as the following is appropriate: Programming
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5. Validation of inputs should be included as follows:
   a. Menu choices should be limited to integers in the range of options
   b. Years that are entered should be limited to integers in the range of the fullyear
   data.
   c. Where two years are entered (for a range), the second year must be greater
   than the first.
   Guidance
6. Your program should be well structured and commented, with meaningful variable
   names. Constants and user-defined functions should be used in appropriate places
   for clarity and to reduce duplication.
7. The program should be developed in an incremental way, we recommend that you
   start by creating the menus, and validation of the menu choices before moving
   onto the more complex elements.
8. Functions should be used to break the program up into meaningful (and reusable)
   modules.
9. Look carefully at the marking scheme and grading rubric to ensure you meet the
   requirements of the assignment in full. Ask your tutor if there are any aspects that
   you do not understand.
10. Note that the results of the single-year analysis must be stored in a data structure
    (struct).
11. At the end, it is recommended that you put your program through a pretty printer
    to ensure it is consistently formatted.
    Data
    The data to be used by the program is shown below. This should be copied into a text file
    for the program to read. The name of the text file can be hard coded into the program in
    this assignment.
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    Marking scheme
    Part 1 – Design (30%)
    It is expected that you will follow the guidance provided in the lectures to produce
    your models. Flowcharts and Pseudo code are alternative ways of process
    modelling. To demonstrate that you can use both representations, you should
    provide models as follows:
    Pseudo code (10%) should be provided for the analysis options 3a (single
    year analysis) and 3c (sorted list).
    Flow chart (10%) should be provided for the Load data option.
    STD (10%) A State Transition Diagram should be provided for the menu
    system.
    Part 2 – Test plan (20%)
    Details of what is to be tested, why, what was the expected outcome, remedial
    action if required. All tests should be supported by a screen shot proving the test
    was completed.
    Part 3 – Application (40%)
    All source code provided in a numbered listing with a consist use of comments,
    appropriate naming convention and pretty printing.
    The code must be suitably demonstrated for the marks to be awarded for this
    element. You are expected to be able to answer questions about your program
    and handle the tutor modifying the source data.
    Part 4 – Review (10%)
    A suitably written reflective report communicating your learning through the
    assignment, the skills you have developed and areas that need further
    improvement.
    All submissions are to be in the format detailed by your tutor.
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