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RC-004: Review of UCD-001

Metadata

Key	Value
ID	RC-004
CrossReference	UCD-001, QC-UCD-001, QC-LANG-001

Version History

Date	Status	Author	Reviewer	Change	Commit
2026-10-14	Accepted	Jens Tirsvad Nielsen	AI as stand-in for S01	Initial version	pending

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Artifact Under Review

• Instance reviewed: UCD-001
• Checklist used: QC-UCD-001, and QC-LANG-001 (language and domain)
• Scope: full review
• Language and domain: en / it
• Language reviewer: none (the stand-in for S01 reads the language and knows the domain)
• Mode: autonomous, not independent (reviewer is AI as stand-in for S01)

Checklist Results

#	Criterion	Status	Evidence/Notes
1	Actors are defined with correct UML stereotypes (e.g. <<System>>, <<Actor>>)	Pass	Actor table gives <<Actor>> and the diagram boundary carries <<System>>.
2	System boundary is clearly drawn and labeled	Pass	The boundary Flash Card is drawn and labelled.
3	Include/extend relationships are used correctly per UML 2.5.1, not as generic "uses" arrows	Pass	No include or extend is used; the table of Relationships says none, and why.
4	Every actor participates in at least one use case (no orphan actors)	Pass	The only actor, Learner, takes part in Study Flash Cards.
5	Diagram is traceable to a documented stakeholder need	Pass	The actor traces to S01 and S02 in the Actor Table.
6	Use case names are verb phrases describing actor goals, not internal system operations	Pass	Study Flash Cards is a verb phrase and an actor goal.
7	Diagram is free of implementation detail (e.g. UI widgets, database tables)	Pass	No widget, file or table appears in the diagram.
8	Actor and use case naming is consistent with corresponding Use Case and User Story documents	Pass	Names match UC-001 and US-001 (Learner, Study Flash Cards).

Language and Domain Results

#	Criterion	Status	Evidence/Notes
1	The Metadata table has a Language row and a Domain row, and neither is a placeholder	Pass	Metadata of UCD-001 has `Language
2	Language is a BCP 47 code and Domain is a value from the registry's domain list	Pass	en is a BCP 47 code and it is a value of the registry's domain list.
3	The content (prose and table cells) is written in the stated language	Pass	Prose and table cells are English; Malay and Danish words and file names appear only as quoted data.
4	The register matches the one the registry gives for the artifact type	Pass	The registry gives IT Professional English for this type; the text is written for that reader.
5	Domain terms are the PO terms of the domain's dictionary, with no synonyms	Pass	The PO terms of DICT-001 (flash card, word list, words to learn, study session) are used and no synonym replaces them.
6	Metadata keys, section headings, IDs and statuses are in English	Pass	Metadata keys, headings, IDs and statuses are English.
7	No translated twin (<name>.<language>.md) exists beside the document	Pass	No translated twin exists beside the document (checked in docs/).
8	A change of language or domain since the previous accepted version has a Version History row and was reviewed again	Pass	First version; no change of language or domain since an earlier accepted version.
9	A reviewer competent in the domain, and in the language, has confirmed that the domain terms are used correctly	Pass	The reviewer is the stand-in for S01, the Product Owner, who reads English and knows the IT domain; no second language reviewer is needed (review-checklist-process step 2). Open to challenge by S01 in the end-of-run summary.
10	Abbreviations are spelled out on first use, in the stated language	Fail	CSV, MVVM, UI, PO and similar abbreviations are not all spelled out at first use; Optional, deferred.

Overall Verdict

Go — every Mandatory criterion passes; the failed Optional criteria are deferred with an action item. Reviewed by AI as stand-in for S01; not independent of the author.

Action Items

Action	Owner	Due
Criterion LANG 10 (Optional) failed: Abbreviations are spelled out on first use, in the stated language; fix or accept the deferral	S01	2026-10-21

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