Designing a Game for Developing Academic Skills and Avoiding Plagiarism

Learning Outcomes Assessed:

LO1: Describe techniques for developing academic skills

LO2: Present findings using appropriate referencing techniques

Assignment brief:

Task 1  

Design a game for students that develops strategies for avoiding plagiarism and academic misconduct  

Task 2  

Create and present a poster that explains your game. Your poster should include:

- instructions for playing the game

- an explanation of why academic integrity at University is so important  

- a summary of your reflection on the skills used to produce the game

- a list of references for the sources used  

Specific Assessment Criteria (See Page 3 for General Assessment Criteria)

First class: The presentation will be of a high standard. It will be structured in a clear and logical manner. Findings will be clearly explained and enthusiastically communicated to your audience to enable their full understanding.

Second class: The presentation will be of a good standard. It will be structured in a clear and logical manner. Findings will be clearly outlined and effectively communicated to your audience to enable their understanding.

Third class: The presentation will be of a fair standard. It will be clearly structured and findings will be communicated to your audience in a way that enables understanding.   

Fail: Students who do not meet the requirements of a third class grade will not successfully complete the assessment activity.

Additional Submission Instructions:

You are required to submit a soft copy via “Turn-it-in UK” on the module Moodle page.  The software will allow you to check your work against other material on the internet. It will also compare your work against other students work.

You will be able to upload drafts of your written work into turn-it-in as many times as you wish before the deadline.

You will not be able to overwrite the final submission after the deadline. You can only submit a single file.

Plagiarism is presenting somebody else's work as your own. It includes: copying information directly from the Web or books without referencing the material; submitting joint coursework as an individual effort; copying another student's coursework; stealing coursework from another student and submitting it as your own work.  Suspected plagiarism will be investigated and if found to have occurred will be dealt with according to the procedures set down by the University. Please see your student handbook for further details of what is / isn't plagiarism. 

All material copied or amended from any source (e.g. internet, books) must be referenced correctly according to the reference style you are using.

Assignment Brief

Your work will be submitted for plagiarism checking.  Any attempt to bypass our plagiarism detection systems will be treated as a severe Assessment Offence.

Coursework Submission Requirements

• An electronic copy of your work for this coursework must be fully uploaded on the Deadline Date of  16/07/2021 using the link on the coursework Moodle page for COMP1833.
• For this coursework you must submit a single PDF document.  In general, any text in the document must not be an image (i.e. must not be scanned) and would normally be generated from other documents (e.g. MS Office using "Save As .. PDF"). An exception to this is hand written mathematical notation, but when scanning do ensure the file size is not excessive.
• There are limits on the file size (see the relevant course Moodle page).
• Make sure that any files you upload are virus-free and not protected by a password or corrupted otherwise they will be treated as null submissions.
• Your work will not be printed in colour. Please ensure that any pages with colour are acceptable when printed in Black and White.
• You must NOT submit a paper copy of this coursework.
• All courseworks must be submitted as above. Under no circumstances can they be accepted by academic staff

The University website has details of the current Coursework Regulations, including details of penalties for late submission, procedures for Extenuating Circumstances, and penalties for Assessment Offences.

Part 1: Project planning case study- worth 30%

Define a set of requirements for the Silver Screen Cinema (G1) and a preliminary design (G2).  

You should individually create a CoCoMo estimation for the project (I4) and conduct a Social, Legal and Ethical review of the project (I5).

Deliverables from part 1:

G1: Requirements specification (5 marks) – INDIVIDUAL WORK

G2: Design work (5 marks) – INDIVIDUAL WORK

I4: CoCoMo (10 marks) – INDIVIDUAL WORK

I5: Social, Legal and Ethical review of the project (10 marks) – INDIVIDUAL WORK

Case study: “Silver Screen” Cinema (SSC)

Silver Screen Cinema is a popular in Movie Theatre in London. The venue is unique, adapted from a Victorian building, and located in the heart of local community in London.

With 2 screens seating up to 160 people, Silver Screen is the perfect choice for movie theatre-style events. Both screens come with comfortable seating, digital projection and helpful staff.

Screen 1 is used for daily scheduled movie screenings except Sunday evenings. Saturdays there are additional special matinee performances of movies mainly for children. Children and OAPs (Old Age Pensioners) are given a 25% reduction.

Currently, movie tickets can be booked in one of the following ways:

1.Customers can phone up to book tickets with their credit cards, paying on booking. The operator then provides them with a confirmation id. On the day of the performance the customers can collect their tickets from the special collection booths, using their credit cards.

2.Customers can go to the ticket office during working hours and buy the tickets with cash, cheque or credit card.

The seats for Screen 1 can be in 3 different areas (band): A, B, C. For each band, there is a different price for each performance.

Screen 2 is available for hire and it is a self-contained area with a bar, toilets, and seating for 40, an ideal setting for smaller meetings and events such small conferences and parties. It has presentation Features such Cinema Sound system with Microphones (wireless / wired/ lapel), Stage area, and PowerPoint Projection.

Screen 2 can be hired via phone or in person. It is popular for hire for: Private Screening Parties, Kids’ Screening Parties, Private Bar Hire, Charity Events / Fundraisers, Christmas Screening Parties, Meeting and Corporate Events and Celebrations. The fee is calculated according to the time of the year: peak and off peak time.

Specific Assessment Criteria

The Board of Directors of the Silver Screen Cinema have decided that it is now time for the development of a software system which will facilitate the automatic booking of tickets for movie performances and an event management system. They believe that having such an automated system will save them time and money as the sales staff at the counters will not have to manually be filtering such information and thus they will be able to serve more customers.

The new system should be developed to meet the following objectives:

• the ticket sales process is fast and easy.
• all back-of-house information is accessible in one place.
• reporting is available in real time for central decision-making.

To achieve these objectives, the Board of Directors decided that the new system will offer customers the ability to book tickets by telephone seven days a week. It will arrange a unique telephone number for customers to call so that calls are answered in your cinema’s name. A member of staff will process bookings and send customers an email confirming their booking or give them a booking reference. They will also process refunds when customers need to cancel bookings, in accordance with your refund policy

A new option the system shall support is for Customers to order tickets online using conventional electronic "shopping basket" and "check out" functionality.

All online payments will be by credit card. The checking of credit card details will be done by the theatre’s bank, through a link to a system known as VISACheck. The VISACheck system acts as an interface between the theatre and their bank's credit check services.

Customers will have the option to choose from several different shipping methods and rates based on a formula related to the urgency of an order, or collect their tickets on the day of the screening from the special collection booths, using their credit card.

During the process of booking, the system should allow the operator, or the customer (if this happens online) to select the seats to be booked on a graphical representation of a seating plan, mark them as booked, calculate the individual and total prices and issue a reservation slip. When processing a payment, the system will print the tickets and produce a receipt showing a breakdown of the total payment.

Another option the system shall support is to book Screen 2. The booking information should include the time, date and type of event, the contact details as well as the number of persons present at the event. Based on the information given through the booking system, the manager of the Cinema will produce a quote and contact the potential client in person.

This is a level seven degree coursework and therefore, as well as a demonstrating that you have learnt some facts or skills, you are being assessed on your ability to research, think and reason and then articulate your findings and conclusions.

You will be assessed on the following points:

Knowledge & Comprehension:

• A clear demonstration of background reading and research into the issues discussed.
• A demonstration of your understanding of the field, i.e. clearly identifying and enumerating the fundamental issues, use of  correct terminology and facts including knowledge of the existence and names of methods, classifications, abstractions, generalizations and theories.
• Discussion summarizing the topic area and ability to extrapolate beyond the given situation.
• Can explain or summarize information giving a good account of work done by others and reporting ideas intelligibly with accuracy and thoroughness and without introducing gross distortions

Analysis, Application & Synthesis

• Able to apply abstractions in particular and concrete situations, e.g. use of examples to illustrate and support your argument.
• General organizational structures can be identified
• Assumptions can be recognized.
• Can produce sensible, reasoned and substantiated criticism and suggest alternatives
• Does not indulge in pointless and unsubstantiated criticism
• Able to combine elements or parts in such a way as to produce a pattern or structure that was not clearly there before

Evaluation / critique

• Demonstration of insight
• A strong argument supporting or rejecting the technique with a sound conclusion given your stated premises.
• Can make qualitative and quantitative judgments about the value of methods, processes or artefacts.

Demonstrates a comprehensive knowledge of theory and practice for this level. Demonstrates ability in the manipulation and transfer of subject material to demonstrate a solid understanding of the issues.

Demonstrates a sound knowledge of theory and practice for this level.  Manipulates and transfers some material to demonstrate a clear grasp of the themes, questions and issues.

Demonstrates an adequate knowledge of theory and practice for this level, with evidence of an appreciation of its significance.

Demonstrates limited knowledge of theory and practice for this level, with intermittent evidence of an appreciation of its significance.

Demonstrates weaknesses in knowledge of theory and practice for this level, with little evidence of an appreciation of its significance.

Demonstrates a lack of basic knowledge of either theory or practice for this level, with little evidence of understanding.

Generally competent writing although intermittent lapses in grammar and spelling pose obstacles for the reader.

Style limits communication and tends not to be academic.

Deficiencies in spelling and grammar makes reading difficult.

Simplistic or repetitious style impairs clarity.

Poorly written with numerous deficiencies in grammar, spelling, expression and style.