A client, a brief and a deadline
Riverside Youth Theatre is a made-up group. It puts on a show every term and tickets sell out. Now it wants a small app to book seats.
You are the developer. In this lesson you read the brief, design a screen, build a page and test it. It is practice for your own unit work. It is not that work.
By the end of this lesson
Note
I can take a short brief through design, a small build and testing.
Key words
| Word | What it means |
|---|---|
| Brief | the client's short description of what they want |
| Target audience | the group of people the app is made for |
| Wireframe | a plain sketch of where each part of a screen goes |
| Test plan | a table of the tests to run and what should happen |
| Boundary data | a value right at the edge of what is allowed |
| Feedback | a sign that the app has done what you asked |
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Starter: what you already know
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Starter: what you already know
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The brief from Riverside Youth Theatre
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Let people book seats for the next show |
| Audience | Parents, grandparents and students, some new to English |
| Must have | Choose a show night, choose 1 to 4 seats, see a confirmation |
| Must not | Ask for more personal details than a name |
| Platform | A phone screen first, then a computer |
| Deadline | A first working version in three weeks |
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Step 1: read the brief
Say the purpose in one sentence. Name the target audience. List what the app must do and what it must not do. Note any content you will need, and whether you have permission to use it.
Here, the audience includes people who read English slowly, so use plain words and large text.
Check
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Check
3 questionsYour answers are marked here and are not kept. A college account keeps every student’s marks.