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Assignment 5:
Covid Connections
CSCI 1110 (Winter 2020)

OVERVIEW
Due Date

DUE DATE:
Monday, April 6th, 2020 @ 11 PM
NOTE: All work is to be handed in using Mimir, our online code learning
environment. You may use your own IDE for development.

Key concepts
Basic programming baseline (in language of your choice):
• ArrayLists
• Object-oriented programming


Background
This assignment will test your skills in creating and using ArrayLists and object-oriented
programming. Review the description below before you begin the assignment.

CovidConnect™ is a new monitoring tool for students at Dalhousie University. It helps
Dalhousie keep track of all social contacts for students at Dal. It is intended to help us
better understand connections that could exist between student groups. Students can be
added and removed from CovidConnect. In order to join CovidConnect a student must
have a valid Student ID number and when a student is removed from CovidConnect, they
must be removed from all students' contact lists.

You will need to implement two classes for this tool: CovidConnect and Student. The
attributes and methods for each class are listed below (as well as a short explanation of
some of the methods). You are allowed add extra methods or attributes if you find it
necessary. You will implement all the lists in this program as ArrayLists.
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GRADING
Each problem on the assignment will be graded based on three criteria:

Functionality
“Does it work according to specifications?".
This is determined in an automated fashion by running your program on a number of inputs and
ensuring that the outputs match the expected outputs. The score is determined based on the
number of tests that your program passes.

Quality of Solution
“Is it a good solution?"
This considers whether the solution is correct, efficient, covers boundary conditions, does not have
any obvious bugs, etc. This is determined by visual inspection of the code. Initially full marks are
given to each solution and marks are deducted based on faults found in the solution.

Code Clarity
“Is it well written?"
This considers whether the solution is properly formatted, well-documented, and follows coding
style guidelines. A single code clarity score is assigned for all solutions. If your program does not
compile, it is considered non-functional and of extremely poor quality, meaning you will receive 0
for the solution.


Marking Scheme

Problem Points
Problem 1: Student class
- Functionality
- Quality of solution/ Code clarity
35
25
10
Problem 2: CovidConnect class
- Functionality
- Quality of solution/Code clarity
35
25
10
Problem 3: Making the connection
- Functionality
- Quality of solution/Code clarity
30
20
10
TOTAL 100

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Hint for separating a String based on commas:

There are different ways to separate a String by a token (e.g., a comma). Oneway to split
a string is to use the String method split.

For example, if you had the string
String place = "Halifax,Nova Scotia,Canada";
then
String[] result = place.split(",");
would give you an array with three elements:
[0] "Halifax"; [1] "Nova Scotia"; and [2] "Canada".