Software Engineering Assignment: Software Process Model
Background information:
Accessing the Quality of an Information Source
While the material in this course is current, an ever expanding source of information is available to you online. When competing assignments in this course it is expected that you go beyond the text book to find additional sources of information on the topics being discussed.
To that end you are expected to find additional sources to support the decisions you are making in the assignments. As we see in assignment 1 you are asked to define and document a software life cycle mode for a start-up company. This question really requires you to define a business opportunity and define how you would structure your development environment to take advantage of it. You are required to find additional sources to define a business opportunity and provide supporting evidence as to why the selected development model is appropriate. This requires a critical analysis of the different models in both strengths and weaknesses and how you will employ the model in you start up business.
When looking at a source of information, a critical analysis of the credibility of the material must also be performed. We can find all kinds of points of view published online, but the question to be asked is are they from a credible source, to that end the following analysis of a source should be applied.
Evaluating Your Sources
For each source think about the following questions in order to access its credibility.
1. What is the source? Is it a book (or chapter from a book), encyclopedia entry, government document, periodical article (what kind of periodical?), website, (What kind of website? .co, .com, edu, org, .gov, etc) etc?
2. What kind of "article" or "website" is the source? Is it a brief commentary, book review, letter, news item, an overview/summary, or research article, etc, etc.? Provide evidence.
3. Who are/is the writer(s) of the resources(s)? What are the writer's credentials? (Not listed? Why not?)
4. With which institution/organization (an academic institution, a company etc.) are/is the writer(s) affiliated?
5. Who or What is overall body/organization/publisher responsible for the resource?
6. For who are/is the source(s) intended? (general public, professionals, professors, university students, etc.?)
7. What are/is the main purpose of the source(s)? To further academic discussion, to provide background information, for commercial purposes, etc,?
8. How thorough is the discussion of the topic you are studying? How many pages? (Provide evidence)
9. What is the process to produce this source? How much research, time, editing, etc. is involved?
10. Are there bibliographic references that the writer/organization used to write the source?How extensive are the references?Are there suggested further readings that the writer/organization included? How extensive?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.