CSCI 261 - Programming Concepts - A7

This assignment is due by Tuesday, April 21, 2020, 11:59 PM.
As with all assignments, this must be an individual effort and cannot be pair programmed. Any debugging assistance must be provided in accordance with the course collaboration policy.
Do not forget to complete the following labs with this set: L7A, L7B, L7C .

· Instructions · Rubric · Submission ·

The purpose of this homework is to give you more practice on writing your own classes.

The Goal

The goal of this homework is to create a unique class of a "magic item", which allows the user of the "magic item" to do something and then, perhaps, win something. Your "magic item" can (and should) have different behaviors than the "magic items" created by your fellow students. For example, a "magic item" may ask a riddle and, if answered correctly, awards a potOfGold. In addition to answering a riddle, other example behaviors are solving a math problem, answering a trivia question, playing a slot machine, etc.

You have complete freedom as to what this magic item does. Be creative and have fun with this assignment. Next week, you will see and use your magic item along with several of your classmates so try to create the best magic item and show off your skillz. Just as your items have prizes, there will prizes in class as well.

Examples

To illustrate this "magic item" idea, example 1 and example 2 are provided. You are not allowed to use these "magic items" in your main.cpp (nor copy the example code to create your own "magic item" class either!)

Functional Requirements

You must declare your class in its own header file and then define your class in a corresponding source file.
Your "magic item" class should have at least two data members and, in addition to constructors and getter/setter functions, at least four other member functions. One of these other functions must be an introduction() function that tells the user how to use the "magic item" to win a prize.
Both files associated with your "magic item" class must include your name.

Grading Rubric

Your submission will be graded according to the following rubric.

Points	Requirement Description
4	All code submitted properly.
6	All labs completed and submitted L7A, L7B, L7C
6	Original class created.
2	Class contains at least two data members.
3	Class contains appropriate constructors and getters/setters.
4	Class contains at least four member functions beyond constructors/getters/setters.
1	One of the member functions is an introduction() function.
2	Class declared and defined in separate header and source files.
2	(1) Comments used (2) Coding style followed (3) Appropriate variable names, constants, and data types used (4) Instructions followed
30	Total Points

Submission

Always, always, ALWAYS update the header comments at the top of your main.cpp file. And if you ever get stuck, remember that there is LOTS of help available. The following instructions are copied from How to Submit Homework.

It is critical that you follow these steps when submitting homework.

If you do not follow these instructions, your assignment will receive a major deduction. Why all the fuss? Because we have several hundred of these assignments to grade, and we use computer tools to automate as much of the process as possible. If you deviate from these instructions, our grading tools will not work. And that makes us very unhappy. And when we're unhappy, we give penalties. Thus, make us happy.

Submission Instructions

Here are step-by-step instructions for submitting your homework properly:

File and folder names are extremely important in this process. Please double-check carefully, to ensure things are named correctly.
1. The top-level folder of your project must be named Set7
2. Inside Set7, create 4 sub-folders that are required for this Set. The name of each sub-folder is defined in that Set (e.g. L7A, L7B, L7C, and A7).
3. Copy your files into the subdirectories ofSet7 (steps 1-2), zip this Set7 folder (steps 3-4), and then submit the zipped file (steps 5-11) to Canvas.
4. For example, when you zip/submit Set7, there will be 4 sub-folders called L7A, L7B, L7C, and A7 inside the Set7 folder, and each of these sub-folders will have the associated files.
Using Windows Explorer (not to be confused with Internet Explorer), find the files named main.cpp, YourClass.h, YourClass.cpp.

STOP: Are you really sure you are viewing the correct assignment's folder?
Now, for A7, right click on the main.cpp, YourClass.h, YourClass.cpp to copy the files. Then, return to the Set7/A7folder and right click to paste the files. In other words, put a copy of your homework's main.cpp, YourClass.h, YourClass.cpp source code into the Set7/A7 folder.

Follow the same steps for L7A, to put a copy of your lab's main.cpp into the Set7/L7A folder. Repeat this process for Set7/L7B, Set7/L7C.

STOP: Are you sure your Set7 folder now has all your code to submit?
Now, right-click on the "Set7" folder.
1. In the pop-up menu that opens, move the mouse "Send to..." and expand the sub-menu.
2. In the sub-menu that opens, select "Compressed (zipped) folder".
STOP: Are you really sure you are zipping a Set7 folder with sub-folders that each contain a main.cpp file in it?
After the previous step, you should now see a "Set7.zip" file.
Now visit the Canvas page for this course and click the "Assignments" button in the sidebar.
Find Set7, click on it, find the "Submit Assignment" area, and then click the "Choose File" button.
Find the "Set7.zip" file created earlier and click the "Open" button.

STOP: Are you really sure you are selecting the right homework assignment? Are you double-sure?
WAIT! There's one more super-important step. Click on the blue "Submit Assignment" button to submit your homework.
No, really, make sure you click the "Submit Assignment" button to actually submit your homework. Clicking the "Choose File" button in the previous step kind of makes it feel like you're done, but you must click the Submit button as well! And you must allow the file time to upload before you turn off your computer!
Canvas should say "Submitted!". Click "Submission Details" and you can download the zip file you just submitted. In other words, verify you submitted what you think you submitted!

In summary, you must zip the "Set7" folder and only the "Set7" folder, this zip folder must have several sub-folders, you must name all these folders correctly, you must submit the correct zip file for this homework, and you must click the "Submit Assignment" button. Not doing these steps is like bringing your homework to class but forgetting to hand it in. No concessions will be made for incorrectly submitted work. If you incorrectly submit your homework, we will not be able to give you full credit. And that makes us unhappy.

CSCI 261 - Programming Concepts - Spring 2020

A7 - Magic Item