I am taking A Level Computing and have come across a problem due to slight lack of imagination/creativity. Last year we studied pascal, already knew many basic concepts of programming such as iteration and selection so this wasn''t hard. The project we had to do was a Hospital Database, with guidelines set by the examining board. This year, as progression from pascal we are doing Delphi. Here comes my problem, our project choice is completely open although it has to be something that could happen. It''s hard to describe but we have to create a scenario that could happen i.e "My parents have asked me to create software that could help with keeping track of the family''s spending and financial info" or something similar. Now I really don''t have an idea what I can do. It doesn''t have to be interesting but that would be good. Best idea I''ve had is some sort of database, i.e house database with photos and selling price or something I''m probably not meant to ask this on here but if anyone has an idea or anything that could help it is appreciated What about me? What about Raven?

"My friend asked me to create a MMORPG. He wants to finish it in a year and hopes that it will sell one million copies or more. He sometimes posts in Gamedev''s help wanted section."

That would work .

Seriously, there''s plenty of database ideas so that''d probably be the best area to think about. For my CSYS I did a Delphi browser thing for the school. They had a CD with lots of portrait pictures (relatively small). I created a database around that, wrote a nice interface for it (letting you search, sort, write information about each pupil... you know, I think I created a Big Brother system ). That sort of project would be pretty simple and would be easy to create a fake back-story. You could do it on a smaller scale (maybe for your family tree?).

Alternatively, how about a database system + interface for a video store? It''d let you find titles for videos/whether they''re rented, etc. That''d be straightforward (though pretty uninteresting). Maybe a library instead, letting you check out books -- you could say that the school librarian wanted to upgrade his/her system (even if they didn''t).

Any good to you?

heheheh.. you''re in exactly the same duff situation as me i can''t for the life of me thing what i''m going to do.. then they go and tell us it has to be a solution to a *real* problem with a *real* end user...

The implementation is worth 24/600 for the entire A-Level.. but it still sucks that we have to spend months on something which in total (module 6) is worth 120.

I was thinking about doing a messaging system for college internally, so reception, the two resource rooms, IT admin, and all teachers logged on to the network can message each other instead of trapsing 5mins to the other end of the college.

It would have some data manipulation, eg, message database for locations offline, login information, and would incorporate a simple TCP based protocol.. basically a poor-mans ICQ

Maybe you could do the same, all you need is for the teacher to agree to be the end user =)

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