Final Deliverable

Details of the presentation component of the final deliverable may change slightly as we settle on the number of final projects in the course.

We’ll be showcasing our projects on April 25, 2025! Since we have many projects, we’ll be asking each team to create a short 60- to 90-second promotion video that shows off their site. We’ll also be reflecting on our partners and the development process.

Presentation/Ad Due: April 24, 2025 at 2pm

Peer Evaluation and Final Code Due: April 25, 2025 at 11:59pm

Overview

For the final deliverable, you will ensure that your project meets the requirements from the beginning of the semester, create a presentation showcasing your site, and evaluate your group. You will also continue to ensure that your code is valid HTML5 (to ensure optimal compatibility) and that it meets Section 508 standards (to ensure accessibility of your site).

Project Presentation

Create 90-second or less video advertising your project. You should showcase your site’s design, functionality, and usability. In this video, you should clearly state the name of your project, then briefly introduce yourselves and your project. You may also consider:

Provide any motivation for your project
Show interaction with your app and the features it provides (i.e., show off your great and creative site!)
Show responsive design mode and how your app looks on a mobile phone
Discuss usability and design choices made, and why
Say why your app should be voted for one of our prizes

Hint: Consider recording your video using Zoom.

Note: 90 seconds is the maximum length video allowed. We will feature these videos on our project demonstration day, April 25, 2025.

During the demonstration day, we will celebrate the progress made and the great projects you have created! You are strongly encouraged to attend class on demonstration day! We will be voting for some end of semester project awards, and may have a discussion about the projects afterwards. A portion of your final deliverable grade is participating and voting for projects.

Finalize Project (Code) Deliverable

Verify that your final project deliverable satisfies the project requirements.

It must include dynamic behavior, where the front end responds to user input events or web service and updates the interface accordingly.
It must include at least 4 different functionalities (or scenarios), providing services to the users.
It must include logic that will execute both (i) client side in a web browser, and (2) backend componeent on a web server.
It must include HTML, CSS, and JavaScript - refer to the client-side component descriptions, Sprints 2 and 4.
It must include a backend PHP component - refer to the server-side component description, Sprint 3.
It must support multiple users; i.e., maintain the application state - refer to the server-side component description, Sprint 3.
It must support multiple sessions allowing returning users to access their existing information; i.e., persist data using a database - refer to the server-side component description, Sprint 3.
The entire app must be a single unit. All parts and components must be properly connected. (I.e., the user should enter your app and use navigation to achieve their goals without the need to enter another URL in the browser’s address bar manually.)
It must be a responsive design project.

Reflection and Peer Evaluation

This portion is an individual task.

Submit your reflection and peer evaluation: Reflection / Peer Evaluation
- Due at 11:59pm on April 25, 2025
- You are required to enter names and computingIDs of all team members
- If you work on the project by yourself, indicate in the reflection and peer evaluation form that you work by yourself
The teaching team will consider the reflection and evaluation when assigning the final deliverable grade to an individual team member. Each team member’s grade may be adjusted based on their contribution.

End of Semester Project Awards

This semester, we have four categories of project awards:

Best Usable Project
Most Unique Project
Coolest Overall Project
Coolest Presentation/Ad

How to Enter

Everyone’s project will be considered for the “Coolest Overall Project” prize. However, you may enter your project for any of the other categories by indicating your choice in the submission form. It is highly encouraged to mention why your project should win the award in your 90-second advertisement.

Prizes

Each of the awards includes a prize of 5 points extra credit on the Final Exam for all group members. Projects may only win one prize; that is, a project may not win “Coolest” and “Most Unique.”

Grading Rubric

Total: 120 points

Presentation: 40 points

25 points: 90-second video advertisement providing overview of the project
15 points: cheering on classmates and submitting a vote for end of semester project awards (you cannot vote for your own project)

Reflection and Peer Evaluation: 40 points

40 points: peer evaluation and reflection (applied individually per team member, reflecting the work contributed by each member)

Project Deliverable: 40 points

3 points: It must include dynamic behavior, where the front end responds to user input events or web service and updates the interface accordingly.
8 points: It must include at least 4 different functionalities (or scenarios), providing services to the users.
2 points: It must include HTML.
2 points: it must include CSS.
2 points: It must include JavaScript.
2 points: It must include at least one backend PHP component.
4 points: It must include logic that will execute both (i) client side in a web browser, and (2) backend component on a web server.
4 points: It must support multiple users
- PHP $_SESSION object is required
4 points: It must support multiple sessions
- Relational database (PostgresSQL) is required
3 points: It must contain one AJAX request
2 points: The entire app must be a single unit. All parts and components must be properly connected.
4 points: It must be a responsive design project.

Submission

Please follow the deadlines below when making your submission. Note that the video is due before your peer evaluation, so that we have time to share our presentation videos with the class.

Presentation / Ad

Presentation/Ad Due: Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 2pm

Submit your project information and presentation video / advertisement using the following Google Form: Video Upload

Peer Evaluation

Peer Evaluation Due: Friday, April 25, 2025 at 11:59pm

Submit your reflection and peer evaluation using the following Google Form: Reflection / Peer Evaluation

Project Code

Final Project Code Due: Friday, April 25, 2025 at 11:59pm

Only if you have updated your code AFTER the Sprint 4 deadline. Upload your project (all of your .php, .html, .css, .js, and any image files) to the Final Deliverable assignment on Gradescope. Gradescope will accept a zip file, individual uploads, or a GitHub repository for your submission. You must include your partner in the group submission on Gradescope for both partners to get credit for the assignment.

The files submitted must be all the files necessary for your project to run on the cs4640 server or a similarly configured server.
Include all partners’ names as authors of the files (in a <meta> tag in HTML, a comment in CSS, JavaScript, or PHP) based on their actual contributions (who wrote which content)
Include in a comment in the header of your index.html or index.php file the URL to your working version on the cs4640 server
If you do the extra credit, include in a comment in the header of your index.html file the URL to your app hosted on Google Cloud Platform.
NOTE: Do NOT upload JQuery’s javascript files or Composer-supplied php files to Gradescope. Only submit the code your team wrote.

Additional Information

Project Presentation Videos, Final Deliverables, and the Reflection and Peer Evaluation will not be accepted late.

Note: Making your submission available to the course staff is your responsibility; if we cannot access your files and your site on the cs4640 server, then we have to assign a zero grade. Be sure to test access to your files before the due date.