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= IB Computer Science Internal Assessment Dossier (project) 2013 =

The Computer Science Internal Assessment Dossier (project) is a long, time consuming project. It counts 35% of the final IB mark (along with 2 written examinations.) The project has 4 stages (sections), to be completed in September, November, January, and February. Some class time will be available for each stage, but students must also work at home - the work cannot all be done during class. Stage C (writing the program) is the most time-consuming, so ALL the class time in January will be spent writing the computer program. However, the class-time available is not sufficient for completing the program. Students MUST plan on working at home, and take advantage of class time to get help from the teacher.

== Deadlines ==
 * Choose a Topic and a User During Summer 2010 : due Fri 17 Aug 2012


 * Stage A : Analysis - Mon 24 Sep 2012


 * Stage B : Design Overview : Mon 29 Oct 2012


 * Stage B : Detailed Design : Mon 19 Nov 2012

> (all classes from 7 Jan to 8 Feb devoted to programming)
 * Stage C : Program Finished - Mon 11 Feb 2013


 * Stage D + all printing : Mon 11 Mar 2013

> scheduled between 18 Mar and 22 Mar, 2013
 * Presentation : 20 min Interview with the teacher,

== Assessment ==

Each of the 4 stages will be assessed separately and will receive a grade - these grades are part of the normal class work and are included in semester reports.

The final, complete project (all 4 stages together) will be marked separately and the mark submitted to the IBO as the Internal Assessment mark. The completed project would normally contain the same stages that were submitted earlier, but these may also be re-worked before submitting the final version. In most cases this will only involve reformatting, but there might be some changes in the goals which affect all sections of the project. Reworking these sections will not affect the previously written grades, but could improve the final IA mark.

Get Started -
 * Stage A Overview .. Stage A PPT
 * Think about the topic .. Start Simple
 * Choose a topic .. Topics for FISLots of Topics
 * Make a Preliminary Prototype .. Tic-Tac-ToeAdding Machine

Project Overview (9 months worth of guidance)
 * Guidance Notes
 * Assessment Criterea and Mastery Factors
 * Sample SL Project (up-to-date assessment criteria)
 * Sample HL Project (pre-2012 assessment criteria)
 * 3 SL Samples with Assessment marks
 * 3 HL Samples with Assessment marks

Notes and Advice > [|Stage A Checklist] > Design Overview Document : Sports Manager Design Design Overview Template > Sport Functional PrototypeGUI-How-To-Examples >
 * Stage A Stage A PPT NetBeans Attendance Prototype Prototype Intro
 * Stage B [|Data-Structures + Algorithms = Objects]
 * Stage C & D Good/Bad Java Practices Finishing the Documentation