From:	Project Manager
Subject:	User Requirements
Attachment(s):	Use Case format and first use case

I’m glad you are going to be able to start the development work on the gradebook piece while the others are finishing debugging the Student DataSystem before product launch.

The marketing department has set up a meeting so you can interview a teacher. Interviewing a user will allow you to take the abstract concept for the grade book and generate a set of concrete functional specifications for it.  This teacher has been selected to represent a typical user of the program you are developing, so ask her any and all questions about how she wants to use the program.  And derive use cases from her responses.

Write use cases in a standard format.  For example, one use case might be "Enter all grades for one student." This would just be the name of the use case, however, and you should express your use cases using the format attached.

You must have at least five use cases to be reviewed by the team next week. I’ve provided an example for you, attached, which can be your first case.  These use cases will be used to derive the test cases for your final deliverable.

Please post questions in the Discussion of our Etudes NG website since I will be traveling.
Good luck.