MW 2-4 PM, Sect. 01
CLA 4-27, CRN 32261
- Week 1. 3/31-4/2
Holiday: March 31
- Week 2. 4/-7-4/9
- Week 3. 4/14-4/16
- Week 4. 4/21-4/23
- Week 5. 4/28-4/30
- Week 6. 5/5-5/7
- Week 7. 5/12-5/14
- Week 8. 5/19-5/21
- Week 9, 5/28-5/30 Holiday, May 28
- Week 10 6/2-6/4
- 6/9, Finals Week
Final report
Final Presentations
Video Studio C
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CIS 466 Senior Project Syllabus
Course Description:
Application of software engineering concepts, principles, and practices in the development of computer-base information systems. The application of technical, managerial, communications, and interpersonal skills to a realistic business project in a team environment.
Prerequisites:
- Successful completion of 3 track courses.
- Recommend against taking Senior Project during the same quarter as other group project classes such as CIS 406 or CIS 461. Working in two groups can raise conflicts and CIS 466 has to take precedence.
- Enrolled students provide copy of academic histories to demonstrate completion of 3 track courses during first class meeting.
Weekly Schedule
- Senior project requires a serious time commitment. Expect to work a minimum of 10 hours per week (outside of class meetings).
- Project starts with JAD 1 during second week of quarter.
- Try to maintain a steady pace so you have time to test and document the project at the end.
- Teams.that delay the project work until the end of the quarter usually end up in a frenzy and commit many mistakes.
Proposed Projects
- We do both Service Learning projects and non-Service Learning projects.
- If you do a service-learning project, you will be asked to write a short, reflective essay (1-2 pages) to include in your final report, and to say something about what the experience has meant to you during your final presentation.
- Prospective customers will present proposed projects on Monday, April 7, 1-4 PM
- After customers present proposals, there will be time for students and customers to meet & negotiate
- Goals by end of class on Monday, April 7:
- Every student on a team
- Every team has a project and is ready to start work
- Every student must be a member of a team by the end of the second class meeting
- Team contract -- all team members sign contract, and turn in as part of Report 0
- Report 0 due at 6:00 pm - in classroom or in CLA 3-21 after 4 PM
- Email to Dr. Soe by 10 pm the day of the second class meeting: Name of team, list of team members and their email addresses or a group email address for entire team
Rules, Norms, and Expectations:
- Team members: read rules, norms, expectations about teams
- Team members: read rules, norms, expectations about customers
- Team members: read expectations about Project Director's role
- Team members: read expectations about Instructor's role
Project Management
- Project management and reporting is required for each project on a regular basis (see schedule).
- Successful project managers will receive bonus points
- Microsoft Project is available from the MSN Alliance server.
- Books about project management that are very helpful:
Technologies
- The customer should provide any technologies that you would not normally have available to you
- Copies of Visual Studio and other Microsoft applications are available through the MSN Alliance server in the Telecom Lab (ask Dr. Soe for access rights). You may use these licenses to develop your senior project, but the customer should purchase licenses for any software they will use to maintain the project (e.g., Adobe Photoshop, etc.)
- It is not unusual to learn a new technology during your senior project because customers may want to try out the latest, and because teams often include mixed groups of students with different course and work experience.
- A team account in an environment such as Yahoo or Google Groups helps you centralize information about your project and allows you to communicate as a group with the customer and the instructor