mod/techproject/view

Main Documentation Page For The "Techproject" Activity Module

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The Technical Project Manager Module (Overview)

This Activity Module is a collaborative constructivist workplace for elaborating in a pedagogic context a project-driven learning activity using the standard IEEE specified "successive refinement". It provides tree-shaped friendly editors (5 actually) allowing writing and constructing the several descriptions that are produced and will document all steps of a project activity. Although its description model is mainly oriented towards "software development" project types, its information structure could be exploited each time a "Requirements" -> "Deliverable" process is consistant.

Some concepts

• Project Entities and Project Units
• Tree-shaped Entity Editor
• Cross-entity Associations
• Indicators Propagation
• Groups and project workspaces

Screens of the Technical Project Manager

Several screens will allow manipulating the distinct descriptions that will be produced while a technical project is being processed. the whole information set might be collected and layout for outputing e.g. a "printable" document, using any appropriate XSL transform.

Screen for editing Entity Units

• The description screen
• The requirement screen
• The specification screen
• The task screen
• The milestone screen
• The deliverable screen

Views

Views are screens that allow several displaying and sorting strategies, for project monitoring.

• Summary
• By assignee tasklist
• By priority tasklist
• By worktype tasklist
• Entity Unit Browser
• Perth

Teacher's tools

• The assessment screen
• The criteria edition screen
• The project copy screen
• The CVS pilot
• The Import/Export screen

Other information

Instance configuration

The module has some configuration options that changes its overall behaviour. Configuration options are required when adding a new techproject instance to a course, or when using the "Change Project Settings" button.

• Project start date: The beggining of the time line. No Milestone can be set nor task can start before this date.
• Project end date: The end of the time line. No milestone can deadline nor task can end later this date.
• Assessment start date: Controls from when the local gradebook will be displayed within the project summary screen.
• Time unit: Defines the time line unit. Can be set in days, half-days, ou hours.

• Guest permissions:
  • Guest allowed to see: Guests can access (see Groups and projects entry)
  • Let guests to use (demo): A special permission, only for module demonstration. Should never be used on production site.
  • Default workspace access: Allows guest to access default workspace.

• Allow deleting assigned elements: If enabled, users can delete assigned entries deleting relevant associations. If disabled, user must previously unbind associations prior to deleting elements.

• Editing permissions for students:
  • Students can edit requirements:
  • Students can edit specifications:
  • Students can edit tasks:
  • Students can edit milestones:
  • Students can edit deliverables:

• Use criteria for assessment: When enabled, teachers will have access to the criteria management subpanel.
• Autograde:
  • Enable autograde: When enabled, the module calculates automatically a grade for the project, using four major computed indicators.
  • Autograde weight: The teacher can weight the autograde regarding to other grades.
• Grade: Selects a scale for assessments, or a numeric scale

• Enable notifications: When enabled, the techproject module sends emails when an event or action is performed that is relvant for some users.
• Enable the CVS pilot: When enabled, activated the CVS driver panel.
• Group mode: Selects group strategy for that instance (see Groups and projects entry)
• Visible: As other activities, hides or shows the activity entry to students.

Reference, information, developement and support

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