Programming Question

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IT 140 Module Four Assignment Guidelines and Rubric
Overview
In this assignment, you will gain more practice with designing a program. Specifically, you will create pseudocode for a higher/lower game. This will give you practice designing a more complex
program and allow you to see more of the benefits that designing before coding can offer. The higher/lower game will combine different programming constructs that you have been learning
about, such as input and output, decision branching, and a loop.
Higher/Lower
Higher/Lower Game
Game Description
Description
Your friend Maria has come to you and said that she has been playing the higher/lower game with her three-year-old daughter Bella. Maria tells Bella that she is thinking of a number between
1 and 10, and then Bella tries to guess the number. When Bella guesses a number, Maria tells her whether the number she is thinking of is higher or lower or if Bella guessed it. The game
continues until Bella guesses the right number. As much as Maria likes playing the game with Bella, Bella is very excited to play the game all the time. Maria thought it would be great if you
could create a program that allows Bella to play the game as much as she wants.
Prompt
For this assignment, you will be designing pseudocode for a higher/lower game program. The higher/lower game program uses similar constructs to the game you will design and develop in
Projects One and Two.
1. Review the Higher/Lower Game Sample Output PDF for more detailed examples of this game. As you read, consider the following questions:
What are the different steps needed in this program? How can you break them down in a way that a computer can understand?
What information would you need from the user at each point (inputs)? What information would you output to the user at each point?
When might it be a good idea to use “IF” and “IF ELSE” statements?
When might it be a good idea to use loops?
2. Create
Create pseudocode
pseudocode that
that logically
logically outlines
outlines each
each step
step of
of the
the game
game program
program so
so that
that it
it meets
meets the
the following
following functionality:
functionality:
Prompts the user to input
input the lower bound and upper bound. Include input validation to ensure that the lower bound is less than the upper bound.
Generates a random number between the lower and upper bounds
Prompts the user to input
input a guess between the lower and upper bounds. Include input validation to ensure that the user only enters values between the lower and upper bound.
Prints an output
output statement based on the guessed number. Be sure to account for each of the following situations through the use of decision
decision branching
branching:
What should the computer output if the user guesses a number that is too low?
What should the computer output if the user guesses a number that is too high?
What should the computer output if the user guesses the right number?
Loops
Loops so that the game continues prompting the user for a new number until the user guesses the correct number.
3. OPTIONAL:
OPTIONAL: If you would like to practice turning your designs into code, check out the optional 9.1 LAB: Higher/Lower Game in zyBooks. This step is optional, but will give you
additional practice turning designs into code, which will support your work in moving from Project One to Project Two.
What to Submit
Submit your completed pseudocode as a Word document of approximately 1 to 2 pages in length.
Module Four Assignment Rubric
Criteria
Criteria
Exemplary
Exemplary
Proficient
Proficient
Needs
Needs Improvement
Improvement
Not
Not Evident
Evident
Value
Value
Pseudocode:
Pseudocode: Logical
Logical
Steps
Steps
Exceeds proficiency in an
exceptionally clear, insightful,
Creates pseudocode that
logically outlines each step of
Shows progress toward
proficiency, but with errors or
Does not attempt criterion (0%)
35
sophisticated, or efficient
manner (100%)
the program so that it meets
the required functionality
(85%)
omissions; areas for
improvement may include
creating more pseudocode for
all the functionality included in
the program (55%)
N/A
Determines user inputs and
Shows progress toward
Does not attempt criterion (0%)
30
Pseudocode:
Pseudocode:
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Input/Output
Input/Output
Pseudocode:
Pseudocode: Program
Program
Flow
Flow
outputs based on the given
scenario (100%)
proficiency, but with errors or
omissions; areas for
improvement may include
accounting for all inputs and
outputs in the design document
(55%)
Exceeds proficiency in an
Uses decision branching and
Shows progress toward
exceptionally clear, insightful,
sophisticated, or efficient
manner (100%)
loops to control program flow
(85%)
proficiency, but with errors or
omissions; areas for
improvement may include
accounting for all the paths the
user can take through the
program (55%)
Does not attempt criterion (0%)
35
Total:
Total:
100%
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