PAN-ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Department of Computer Science

COS 102 – INTRODUCTION TO PROBLEM SOLVING

Project 1 - Practical Examination

Project Title: Smart Task Scheduler with Prioritization

Duration: 1 Week

Pan-Atlantic University has observed that many of its Computer Science students struggle
with managing multiple academic and extracurricular responsibilities effectively. From
managing assignment deadlines and project milestones to preparing for quizzes and
personal commitments, students often find it challenging to prioritize tasks and allocate
time efficiently.

To address this issue, the Department of Computer Science proposed the development of
a Smart Task Scheduler to help students track and manage their daily responsibilities
more effectively. Mr. George Uwagbale, the COS 102 course lecturer, suggested that this
project would be an excellent opportunity for students to demonstrate their object-
oriented programming skills using Python and the Tkinter GUI toolkit.

As a student developer, your task is to design and implement a user-friendly desktop

application that enables users to manage tasks with clear visibility into their priorities,
deadlines, and estimated durations.

The system must meet the following requirements:

1. Users should be able to add a new task with:

a. Task title
b. Optional Description
c. Priority Level (e.g., 1 = High, 2 = Medium, 3 = Low)
d. Deadline (Date and Time)
e. Estimated Duration (in minutes or hours)
2. The system must allow users to edit and delete existing tasks.
3. The system should be able to display a list of all tasks with sorting based on:
a. Priority level
b. Urgency (how close the task is to its deadline)
4. The system should display visual cues for overdue and urgent tasks.
5. The system must be easy to use. Ensure all buttons are clearly labeled and user-
friendly.
6. The system should validate user input properly.
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SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Department of Computer Science

Project 2 - Practical Examination

Project: Budget Simulator

Duration: 1 Week

Financial literacy is an essential life skill, especially for students learning to manage limited
resources such as pocket money, stipends, or part-time earnings. At Pan-Atlantic
University, many Computer Science students have expressed challenges in tracking their
spending habits and maintaining a consistent budget throughout the semester.

To help address this, the Department of Computer Science has introduced a Budget
Simulator project aimed at equipping students with both financial awareness and
practical programming experience. Mr. George Uwagbale, the COS 102 course lecturer,
proposed this project as a way for students to apply object-oriented programming
concepts while developing a real-world application using Python and Tkinter.

You have been tasked with designing and implementing a desktop application that allows
users to create and manage a monthly budget, track their income and expenses, and
simulate how financial decisions affect their overall spending. This tool should promote
responsible financial planning through an interactive and user-friendly interface.

The system must meet the following requirements:

1. Allow users to set a monthly budget (a total amount of money available to spend).
2. Enable users to create budget categories (e.g., Food, Rent, Transportation, Savings)
and allocate specific amounts to each category from the monthly budget.
3. Provide functionality to log income and expenses with:
• Date
• Amount
• Category
• Description (Optional)
4. Simulate spending over the month by updating:
• Total spent per category
• Total remaining budget
• Unallocated funds (if any)
5. Display feedback or alerts in the GUI, such as:
• Overspending in a category
• Approaching budget limit
• Remaining balance after each entry
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SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Department of Computer Science

Project 3 - Practical Examination

Project: Movie Ticket Booking System

Duration: 1 Week

In a bid to modernize its ticketing process and improve customer experience, Panaview
Cinemas, a mid-sized movie theater located in Lagos, is seeking to replace its outdated
manual booking system with a digital solution. The current process—based on physical
ticket counters and handwritten logs—often results in long queues, double bookings, and
poor seat management.

To solve this problem, the theater’s management has approached the Department of
Computer Science at Pan-Atlantic University with a request to build a Movie Ticket
Booking System that can simulate a real cinema environment. The system should allow
customers to view available movies, select showtimes, and book seats using a visually
interactive interface.

Mr. George Uwagbale, the COS 102 course lecturer, saw this as a valuable learning
opportunity for students to apply object-oriented design, GUI development with Python
and Tkinter, and persistent data storage in a practical context.

You have been selected to lead the design and development of this system. Your goal is to
build a desktop application that replicates the experience of booking tickets at a real movie
theater—with dynamic seat layouts, clear visual indicators for availability, and persistent
records of all bookings.

The system must meet the following requirements:

1. Allow users select a movie from a list of available movies

2. Allow users view all available time slots for the selected movie
3. The system should display available and booked seats visually and allow users
select available seats.
4. The system should prevent booking of already booked seats
5. Upon seat selection and confirmation, the system should:

• Persist the booking to a database

• Reflect the new booking in the seating chart

6. The system should provide visual cues for available, selected, and booked seats.
7. The system must be easy to use and intuitive, with clear labeling of movies, time
slots, and seat layout.
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Department of Computer Science

8. All bookings must be saved persistently so that closing and reopening the app
retains previous bookings.
9. The interface should update dynamically when:
• A new movie is selected
• A new time slot is chosen
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SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Department of Computer Science

Project 4 - Practical Examination

Project: Bug Tracking System (Mini JIRA Clone)

Duration: 1 Week

As part of its ongoing efforts to improve software development practices, SIBAS, a startup
incubated by Pan-Atlantic University, has identified a growing need for a simple, in-house
issue tracking system. The development team frequently encounters bugs and feature
requests, but their current method of tracking issues—via spreadsheets and emails—has
become inefficient and error-prone.

To solve this, the company has requested a lightweight bug tracking system that mimics the
core functionality of popular tools like JIRA but is simple enough to use within small teams.
The Computer Science Department sees this as a great opportunity for students to work on
a real-world software engineering tool, reinforcing their understanding of object-oriented
programming, GUI design, and database integration.

Mr. George Uwagbale, the COS 102 course lecturer, has tasked you with developing this
Mini JIRA Clone using Python and Tkinter. Your mission is to build a desktop application
that allows users to create projects, manage tickets, assign responsibilities, and filter
issues based on specific criteria.

The system must meet the following requirements:

1. The system should allow users create new projects with a name and description.
2. The system should allow users to add tickets/bugs to a project. Each ticket must
include:
• A short title
• Status (To Do, In Progress, Done)
• Severity level (e.g., Low, Medium, High)
• Assignee (the person responsible)
3. The system should store all data persistently in a database.
4. Include search/filter options to:

• View tickets by project

• Filter by status or severity

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SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Department of Computer Science

Project 5 - Practical Examination

Project Title: Quiz Application (MCQ Test System)

Duration: 1 Week

As part of its push to modernize academic evaluation and make self-assessment tools
more accessible, the Department of Computer Science at Pan-Atlantic University has
proposed the development of a lightweight digital quiz platform to aid both lecturers and
students in tracking learning progress.

Many lecturers still rely on paper-based or manually graded assessments, which can be
time-consuming and error-prone. At the same time, students lack a reliable tool to practice
tests in an interactive, feedback-driven environment. To address this gap, Mr. George
Uwagbale, the COS 102 course lecturer, has challenged students to build a Tkinter-based
Quiz Application that simulates a real testing experience using Multiple Choice
Questions (MCQs).

You have been selected to build this application, which should allow users to take quizzes,
navigate through questions, select answers, and receive real-time scoring and
performance feedback.

The system must meet the following requirements:

1. The system must allow users to load quiz questions from a file (JSON or text).
Each question must include:
▪ Question text
▪ Four answer options
▪ Correct answer
2. The system should display one question at a time.
3. The system should keep track of the selected option for each question.
4. On submission, the system should display the total correct answers, percentage
score, and the total wrong answers.
5. Each quiz should have a timer.