Wk 4 Discussion – Testing [due Thurs]

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students.

Due Thursday 

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

Is testing a distinct phase of the project or is it part of multiple phases of the project?Explain.

What components help testing quality and effectiveness?

Due Monday 

Reply to at least two of your classmates. Be constructive and professional in your responses.

Wk 4 – Internet Systems Technologies Paper or Podcast [due Mon]

Resource: Ch. 12, “Designing Distributed and Internet Systems”.

Businesses and organizations are focusing on developing Internet systems to provide value to their customers and staff. There are many software technologies available to internet systems development teams including; SOAP, HTML, JSON, XML, CSS, ASP.NET, Objective C, php, JAVA™, Python, Ruby, AJAX, Swift™, AngularJS, Bootstrap, jQuery, R, and many more.

Choose an option below to complete this assignment:

Option 1

Write a 4-page paper that compares and contrasts at least three Internet systems development software technologies. 

Explain why an Internet systems developer might choose one technology over another technology. 

Explain how these technologies can bring value to the business or organization.

Incorporate additional research or academic information to support your paper.

Format your paper according to APA guidelines.

Submit your paper.

Option 2

Record a 5- to 6-minute podcast (an audio recording) that compares and contrasts at least three Internet systems development software technologies.

Explain why an Internet systems developer might choose one technology over another technology.

Explain how these technologies can bring value to the business or organization.

Incorporate additional research or academic information to support your assertions and conclusions.

Record an introduction to your podcast that includes the elements of an APA title page. 

At the end of the podcast, provide the listener a list of your academic and professional references, conforming to the same APA guidelines of a written assignment; (Have fun with this; record your own introduction music, if you choose, or do something entertaining and creative).

Submit your podcast.

Wk 4 Team – Testing and Installation [due Mon]

Resources:
Ch. 13, “Systems Implementation” from the beginning of the chapter through to “Planning Installation.”
Lynda.com® video: Foundations of Programming: Software Quality Assurance with Aaron Dolberg.

As a team, prepare a 7- to 10-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation that lists and explains the types of software testing approaches.

Explain why testing software is important.

Incorporate information from “Foundations of Programming: Software Quality Assurance” to support your presentation.

List and explain the methods for installing software.

Conclude with a recommendation for your preferred software installation approach; explain why you believe this is the best approach to install software.

Format your presentation according to APA guidelines.