Week 3 Class 6 Thu Sep 11 Posted: Sep 11
After Class
Announcements:
2025 CEPS Engineering, Engineering Technology, and Computing Career Fair September 30 (Tuesday) from 10am to 2pm in Student Union. Pre-registration is open through Monday, Sept. 15, at 11:55 pm.
If you bring a printed copy of your resume to me during my Office Hours or Advising Hours on Tuesday, September 16, or Thursday, September 18, I can review it and provide suggestions for improvement.
Exercise 13: Team User Story Estimates
In grading, I did not consider the user story titles. I will do so after the team assignment for today.
Similar Action Words
Many action words are similar in meaning, but can vary in specificity or in details that they imply.
| Word 1 | Word 2 | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Delete | Remove | "Delete" often implies a permanent action, while "Remove" can be less final or reversible |
| Approve | Accept | "Approve" sounds authoritative, while "Accept" is more general |
| Invite | Connect | "Invite" is very specific, suggesting a request for participation, whereas "Connect" is broader |
| Create | Add | "Create" is making something new, whereas "Add" can mean including something that already exists |
| Subscribe | Register | "Subscribe" is ongoing engagement, while "Register" is often a one-time action |
| Approve | Validate | "Approve" is a decision or permission, while "Validate" suggests checking or confirming correctness |
| Merge | Link | "Merge" is combining into one, whereas "Link" connects them without combining |
| Submit | Send | "Submit" is submission to a process, while "Send" is transferring information |
| Stop | Pause | "Stop" is final, while "Pause" is temporary |
| Cancel | Stop | "Cancel" is preventing something from starting or finishing, whereas "Stop" is halting an ongoing action |
Note that the customer may not realize the difference between these terms, and say one when they mean the other.
Class
Exercise 12: Create Project 1 Repository
Create your Project 1 Repository from GitHub classroom. Log into GitHub, then use the link on Brightspace to create your repository.
As you use the link, it will ask you to select your UA username (email address) from the list. Please do so carefully, and do not select the wrong email.
This is due by 3 pm on Monday, Sep 15
Unless stated otherwise, all exercises are due by 3 pm on Fri Sep 12