Programming Techniques

L/O - To show evidencing of your programming techniques

Starter - 5 minutes

1. Open IDLE (Python GUI)
2. Open your coursework code (Task1)
3. Which hashtags shall we add to our file before we start??

Main - 50 minutes

RED TASK

1. Set the Generation 0 values
2. Display the Generation 0 values
3. Run the model
4. Export data
5. Quit.

3. Use # to add comments into your code explaining how it works

4. Under the Solution Development heading add a subheading, Task 1 Code

5. Copy and paste your task 1 code inAMBER TASK

6. Under the Programming Techniques add a sub heading Programming Techniques Used

7. Create the following table and then complete it:

Task Num	Technique Used	What does it do?	How I have used it?
1	print()	Displays things on the screen	I used it to display my menu and to show messages telling the user which option they have picked
1	if() / elif()
1	int()
1	input()
1	exit()

GREEN TASK

8. Under the Programming Techniques add a sub heading Data Structures Used

9. Create the following table and then complete it:

Task Num	Data Structure Name	Data Structure Type	Data Type Stored In it	Purpose
1	choice	Variable	Integer

10. Under the Testing and Evaluation heading add a sub heading Task 1 Test Plan

11. Create the following table and then complete it:

Test Number	User Input	Expected Outcome	Actual Outcome	Action Taken
1	None	Menu shows on screen
2	1	Tells users they have chosen to set generation 0 values
3
4
5
6

12. Underneath your Task 1 Test Plan add screenshots showing the results of each of your tests

Extension Task 1:
What happens if your user types in a number that is not between 1 and 6?
Can you add to your code so that your menu can handle this?

Extension Task 2:
What happens if your user types in something that is not a number at all?
Can you add to your code so that your menu can handle this?

Extension Task 3:
Update your Programming Techniques Used table
Update your Data Structures Used table
Update your Task 1 Test Plan table

Plenary - 5 minutes

Make a comment on the new progress tracker HERE to let me know what you've done