Day 24 - Final Project - Implementation

Day 24: Final Project - Implementation

Review and Goal Setting (5 minutes)
- Review project plans from previous class
- Set implementation goals for today's session
- Discuss potential challenges and strategies
- Remind students of project requirements and timeline
- Establish expectations for end-of-class progress

Implementing Project Code (20 minutes)
- Teams work on implementing their projects
- Students follow their design plans to write code
- Implementation tasks include:
  - Creating necessary functions/procedures
  - Implementing key algorithms
  - Building data structures
  - Developing user interfaces (if applicable)
  - Adding documentation and comments
- Teacher circulates to provide guidance and support
- Address technical issues and conceptual questions
- Encourage teams to implement core functionality first
Testing and Debugging (10 minutes)
- Teams test their implementations:
  - Test individual functions/procedures
  - Verify algorithm correctness
  - Check edge cases and error handling
  - Test integration of components
- Students debug any issues that arise:
  - Identify and fix syntax errors
  - Resolve logical errors
  - Address edge case problems
  - Improve error handling
- Document testing results and fixes
- Refine implementation based on testing
Peer Code Reviews (5 minutes)
- Teams pair up for brief code reviews
- Review partners examine code for:
  - Correctness and functionality
  - Code organization and readability
  - Appropriate use of programming concepts
  - Documentation quality
- Provide constructive feedback
- Suggest improvements or alternatives
- Document feedback for consideration

Implementation Progress Check (5 minutes)
- Teams report on their implementation progress:
  - What has been completed?
  - What challenges were encountered?
  - What remains to be done?
  - Any changes to the original plan?
- Address common issues or questions
- Share successful strategies or solutions
- Adjust expectations for project completion if needed
Refining Implementations and Preview (5 minutes)
- Teams continue refining their implementations
- Prioritize remaining tasks for completion
- Plan for finalizing projects before next class
- Preview that next class will focus on presentations and unit review
- Remind students to prepare for project presentations

Encourage implementation of additional features if core functionality is complete
Suggest optimizing algorithms or refining user experience
Challenge them to add thorough error handling and input validation

Monitor team dynamics and ensure all members are contributing
Watch for teams that may be falling behind and offer targeted assistance
Encourage good programming practices (comments, meaningful variable names, etc.)
Consider having some common code snippets ready for frequently encountered issues
Remind students that the focus is on applying concepts from the unit, not just creating a working program