Assignment 1

Develop (using C++ or Java language) the application described below.

Create an Employee class that includes a first name (type String), a last name (type String), and a monthly salary (double) instance variable. Provide a constructor that initializes the three instance variables. Provide a set and a get method for each instance variable. If the monthly salary is not positive, do not set its value. Write a test application named Employee Test that demonstrates class Employee's capabilities. Create two Employee objects and display each object's yearly salary. Then give each Employee a 10 percent raise and display each Employee's yearly salary again.

Assignment 2

Software engineering is built on the assumption that developing and using quality processes helps to ensure a quality product. But if a project is not driven by a valid business need, even if quality processes are used, in the end, it does not deliver value to the organization.

Write a short essay (200 to 300 words, 1 to 2 pages MS Word document, not counting the bibliography) about the business drivers of software development, and their relationship to project success and failure. Include a bibliography with at least one resource on this topic, listed in proper APA notation format. 
Include the following in your paper:

• A description of the major business drivers (motivations) that lead to creating and sustaining a project.
• A description of how these drivers would be different for a profit-based organization, compared to a non-profit organization.