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Hi guys, just wondering, would someone give me some advise of what what kind of software should I develop...maybe just a simple software...or a small software...whatever you call that...a software that would not take a lot of time in the development process...maybe...more or less than 3 weeks...what do you think?..

because this is our project in software engineering...so I'm just tryin' to get some ideas from you guys....


thank you..in advance...:)

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Good choice to aim small and practical. As pointed out, pick something that matches your current skills, and as suggested, look at other VB project lists for inspiration. Since you mentioned already building a library system, a student grading application is a natural next step: similar data work but different business rules (weights, averages, transcripts), so you’ll learn something new without starting from scratch.

Keep the minimum feature set tight: student CRUD, course CRUD, enrollments/grade entries, a configurable grading-scheme (weights), basic reports (per-student transcript and class summary), and CSV import/export for backup. For storage use whatever is easiest for you — a small Access file, a local SQLite DB, or plain CSVs. A simple data model might look like:

Students(StudentID PK, LastName, FirstName)
Courses(CourseID PK, CourseName)
Enrollments(EnrollID PK, StudentID FK, CourseID FK, Grade)
GradingSchemes(SchemeID PK, Name, WeightHomework, WeightExam, ...)

Plan work in three one-week sprints: week 1 — finalise requirements, design DB and UI, implement student/course CRUD; week 2 — grade entry UI, implement weighted calculations and validation, add CSV import/export; week 3 — reports, printing/export, testing, polish and prepare submission. Example grade calc (pseudo):

FinalGrade = Round(Exam1*0.4 + Exam2*0.4 + Homework*0.2, 2)

Practical tips: define acceptance criteria (what “done” means), create test data early, handle missing grades and division-by-zero, keep validation tight, and avoid scope creep — deliver the minimal working product first, then add extras if time remains. Include a short README and a few screenshots with your submission so graders can evaluate quickly.

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It obviously all depends on your knowledge and skills, which language and database source you will be using etc.

What constitutes 3 weeks for some of us, might mean 3 months to others, again all depends on the capabilities of the developer.

I have noticed that a library or school system is very popular as a small, yet quick project. Maybe look into something along those lines.

Good luck.

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This question has been asked before in many a forum and if you use your friends (yahoo, google, ask, answers, bing) to search for vb6 ideas, or vb6 project ideas, you should find a few results with lots of answers. In fact, if you search this forum you will see/find a couple of threads where this question has been ask and answered before...

Good Luck

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: well..., you're right...it all depends on the capabilities of the developer...Hmmmm....how about a student grading system? Maybe that would do...because for the past, i have already developed a library system, but not that big though....just want to try out some new stuffs except for the projects that i have done....anyway thank you for your quick response...:D


: I haven't try searching this forum..I will search for it now!! :D....but as per the search engines...as I search about finding some good software projects...all the sites lists that appear are just a bunch of advertisements relating to software, and in that way, I find it too tedious so I have tried to post a thread here asking for some opinions/advises...Thank you for your quick response too!...

I highly appreciate it guys!! Thank you!

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