Activity 1: Problem Scenarios and Claims

One of the case studies presented in the UCS collection describes the requirements, design, and evaluation of Garden.com. This was a highly-acclaimed Web site that sadly no longer exists due to competition from more established gardening supply companies like Burpee.

Become familiar with this case before the start of class on July 1, 2003. We will be holding an in-class discussion of this case on that day and there will be a short quiz given at the beginning of class. No make-up quiz will be given! So if you come in late, you get a zero on that part of your grade.

Each person is encouraged to participate in this discussion. We will focus on the entire project life cycle so be sure you look at each phase. Be prepared to critically analyze the case, pointing out things that are good and things that are bad with the design.



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