Journal for Software Engineering, 2011January 20th, 2011Took notes regarding the meeting we had with the client. We assessed and sorted out the important information that we would need to ensure we accomplished our objective of a finished site.

January 27th, 2011Each of us went over the entire Specifications document that David Wuske had created. We made some modifications, and doubly ensured we had a firm idea on what needed to be done to make the site its best. I took up the position as head of the documentation subgroup at this time.

February 3rd, 2011We went over the Specification document and method of grading primarily, along with some focus on designing the database. Discussions continued on blackboard, with another topic of interest being the control of intellectual property.

February 10th, 2011Together we laid out plans for the majority of the semester, with such topics addressed as the database, data dictionary, and back-up. The issue of the ER diagram was also addressed, with testing and intellectual property-related documents mentioned as well. At this time much of the work each subgroup and each person had to do was discussed and for the most part decided. For those involved in documentation, we needed to do research on what the User Agreement, Privacy Policy, Terms of Use, and other intellectual property issued entailed, along with how they applied to our site. We also had to work on deciding some questions we may ask the Patent Lawyer who was planned to come in later in the semester.

February 17th, 2011We began working on creating the many documents our subgroup was tasked to be doing, based off of the research we each performed. General examples were one such way we were able to better understand how User Agreements and the Terms of Service operated.

February 24th, 2011Discussions over how Test Cases would be executed were one of the major highlights of this class. Likewise, testing of the site had been divided amongst each member, with my area being decided on as the Dashboard/User Account sections. During this time I had been reading the book on intellectual property that was handed out between both groups, as were the other members of my group.

March 10th, 2011Went over the concept of Test Cases in further detail. Reformatted what I had done regarding my own Test Cases, adding and renaming sections accordingly. Went over how to apply the test cases toward the wireframes that had been designed.

March 17th, 2011I finished with the book on intellectual property at this point. I also handed in my test cases at this time. Discussions for this class focused on the book and the test cases once again. Another topic we touched on was how to incorporate e-mails with pre-generated messages that users of the site would get, depending on their actions. The questions we would ask the lawyer were also discussed at this point.

March 24th, 2011We talked with the lawyer as a class, with notes being taken by many of us, including myself. Discussions continued on how the User Agreement, Terms of Service, and Privacy Policy should be modified and finished. Minor discussions regarding testing and registration to the site were also covered at this time. Notes taken while talking to the lawyer, along with the information the lawyer himself conveyed offered a lot of insight on patents and copyrights, and how employees are affected by each. The effects, ability, and composition of both patents and copyrights were covered in great detail.

March 31st, 2011I turned in some results regarding the beginning sessions of testing. Testing the site actively was a major focus of this particular class, with some clarification on areas of testing allowing me to know where to focus my attention on. General tests were also employed, in order to test the interactive features that the site needed to be capable of.

April 7th, 2011This class was mostly focused on testing the site, with re-registering a necessity, as it would be again in the future, to incorporate changes. The remainder of the semester’s schedule was decided at this time. Regarding errors, it was decided we would go into detail over each error we had found and then notify those who would fix them.

April 14th, 2011I ensured that the many items based on intellectual property were finished by this time, with most changes and revisions done by now. The User Agreement, FAQs, Terms of Service, and Privacy Policy were handed over, to be added to the site. Work started in regards to the final presentation, mostly deciding how to present the site. More testing was done, both inside and outside of class.

April 28th, 2011, May 4th, 2011Further testing was done, but most errors found were fixed by this point. The presentation became the focus of my subgroup, with each of us pitching in ideas for information to be placed in it. Eventually we worked with the designers on the look of the presentation, along with deciding who would be presenting it. I collected any remaining information at this point, to ensure it was kept intact.

May 5th, 2011This was the day of the presentation, and the last class. I made sure to contribute test items for the presentation as I had during the testing phase.