CSC444 – Software Engineering – Assignment 1

Assignment: Write a program to calculate the mean and standard deviation of a sample of n real numbers.

Due: October 3, at start of lab session.

Weight: 5% of final grade.

Requirements:

• The program should receive a sample of real numbers and report the mean and standard deviation of the sample
• The numbers should be stored internally with a linked list. You need to implement the linked list as well
• Numbers are entered to the program one by line. The program should identify that the sample is over when it reads an empty line or an EOF character
• After performing the calculations, the program should output the results clearly and concisely, and it should terminate after reporting the results.
• You must use the C programming language to develop this program.
• You are responsible for resolving any issue not covered by these requirements. Document all your assumptions and decisions wherever requirements are unclear.

Process:

You should follow the PSP0 process as presented in the Discipline for Software Engineering textbook. The forms needed for the process are pages 4-6 of the file: http://www.cs.toronto.edu/~jaranda/csc444/forms.pdf

Deliverables:

Deliver the following documents and forms, in physical form, in this order:

• PSP0 Project Plan Summary
• Time Recording Log
• Defect Recording Log
• Source code printout
• Test summary, indicating how you ensured that the code is correct. Include test code printouts if you automated tests (recommended)
• A report, at most one page long, describing:
• Your impressions on your own performance and the PSP0
• Ideas for improving the PSP
• Any assumptions taken

Marking scheme:

• 60% - adherence to the PSP, correct and complete use of forms
• 20% - insights and sensible improvement proposals in report
• 20% - quality of assignment code, test code (if any) and test summary