Projects for Taylor University J-Term 2011

Overview of Projects

The projects we have selected for the Taylor University students' 2011 J-Term are listed below.

Projects are categorized by difficulty level. There are some sub-categories within those levels.

Difficulty Level 1

The following projects should serve as an introduction to openPETRA.

We suggest that all students should start with those projects to...

1. get an idea how openPETRA screens are created;
2. how they are put into the menu structure;
3. how to use the openPETRA WinForms Generator;
4. how to influence the data binding;
5. how to create layouts for simple screens.

GUI related

• Creating some simple Maintain Table Screens
• Creating some more advanced Maintain Table Screens

Difficulty Level 2

GUI related

• Creation of a UserControl: Task List
• Creation of a UserControl: Collapsible Panel
• Simpler GUI improvements for openPETRA Menu system
• Creation of several general openPETRA screens (possibly)

Other

• General business logic: self-contained and easily testable business logic (possibly)
• Simple reports? (possibly)

Difficulty Level 3

GUI related

• Base Class with universal logic for 'Shepherd Framework' (design and start of implementation)
• GUI for 'Shepherd Framework' (design and start of implementation)
  • Sub-project: Create WinForms Generator Templates for the GUI for 'Shepherd Framework' (possibly)
• Elaborate GUI improvements for openPETRA Menu system
• Creation of a Layout Manager for dealing better with translation and to overcome mono flaws (possibly)

Analysis

• Conference Module: overall re-design (possibly)

Other

• General business logic: more elaborate business logic (possibly)
• Medium-complexity reports? (possibly)