IMAGINE CUP PROPOSAL WRITING WORKSHOPInformation and Communication Technology Programme (ICT)

January 7, 2009

PROPOSAL OUTLINE Application Name Team Name Team Members Short Description User Scenarios Functional and non-functional

requirements Summary of Application Components Technologies/Resources Used in the

Application Architectural Overview User Interface Prototype/Examples

Project Background& Elementary Information

Analysis

Preliminary Design

PROJECT BACKGROUND (1)

Application Name – “Catchy Title” Concise and meaningful

Live Book, Windows Light, Wikipedia Unique, attractive, unconventional, innovative

GOOGLE , Longdo.com

Team Name Statement of personality/characteristics of your

team Team Member

Name & School Don’t forget to highlight “ICT” to help us

promote ICT, please…

PROJECT BACKGROUND (2)

Short Description - “First Impression is very important!” How important is your problem in respect of

Imagine Cup theme? Highlights of your solution Technology used Benefits gained

USER SCENARIO

Use case analysis

Identify your actors

Key question – who will use your application?

Identify your use cases

Key question – what are the functions that your actors

can use from your application?

User scenario = the steps that your actors will

involve in your use cases

Key question – what are the situations when the actors

will use your application and how do they do?

An actor may participate in many use case. A use case may have many actors

FUNCTIONAL AND NON-FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Functional Requirements Function name (corresponding to your use cases) Function short description Technology or technique used Inputs & Outputs

Non-Functional Requirements Additional requirements on user information

design, hardware, devices, platforms, security, networking, etc.

SUMMARY OF APPLICATION COMPONENTS

Idea: “Group your functions into meaningful modules”

Example Shopping Cart Component

Display the products that the user wants Check out to bring to the checkout

Electronic Payment Component Fill in payment details

Confirm payment Charge!

TECHNOLOGIES/RESOURCES USED IN THE APPLICATION

Core Microsoft Technologies

Special Technologies used in your project

Content Supplements

ARCHITECTURAL OVERVIEW

Idea: “Picture is worth a thousand words”

Show how to plug these together:

Application components

Technologies/resources used in the

application

External resources

USER INTERFACE PROTOTYPE/EXAMPLES

Idea: “Show sample of your solution and how to use it” Attractive design Clarify your functionality

Note that: you don’t need to include all screens and dialogues. Just highlight the main and eye-catching ones.