Discuss syllabus
How to plan a project
Project ideas

Defining senior capstone goals
Defining project goals
Software engineering methods

Writing project proposals
DUE: (1) Senior capstone goals
DUE: (2) Supporting documentation for project idea

Project requirements
User interviews
DUE: (3) Project proposal

Discuss project proposals
User/developer simulation

Discuss possible technologies for projects
DUE: (4) User requirements/Interview

Refining project requirements
Importance of coding standards

Writing project specs
DUE: (5) Development environment and coding standards

UML and using it for project specification

Scheduling for a project
DUE: (6) Structured diagram and project specification

Discuss specification documents

How to present a project
DUE: (7) Project schedule

Refine project schedules
Discuss presentation slides and presentation techniques

DUE: (14) Project proposal presentation
We will meet in the CS lab during lunch

Prototypes and tracer bullets

Module designs
Module implementations

(18) Individual meetings:

• Matt Rose - 9.25am

• Dan Uhl - 10.00am

We'll check up on the schedule and your process. I'll also review the blog and weekly logs with you.

DUE: (8) Project prototype or tracer bullet

Version control

(12) Design review

(17) Extreme programming - Topic led by Dan
We will meet in the CS lab during lunch

(17) Why software projects fail? Examples of failed projects and recommendations to avoid similar failures - Topic led by Matt
We will meet in the CS lab during lunch

(13) Code review

Refactoring

Testing as you code

What does personal character have to do with software development?

DUE: (15) First project progress presentation
We will meet in the CS lab

Class evaluations
What would you like to see in CS492?
DUE: (22) Project portfolio