CS 494 Spring 2015

During this course, students will study the implementation and maintenance of a large software project. This includes the study of software development techniques, managing requirement and design changes during implementation, verification and validation, and defect management. In addition, students will participate in code reviews, study professionalism and job interview techniques. Prerequisite: CS 493 with a grade of "C" or better. 2 hours.

Schedule:

	Date	Topics	Homework & Assignments	Readings
Week 1	Feb 2	Syllabus Sprint Planning	Senior Projects Day Reservation Form Complete readings on the right by next class	- Code Reviews: Just Do It - Things Everyone Should Do: Code Review - Checklist for Code Reviews
	Feb 4	How to conduct a job search Activity: Find a suitable job	DUE: User stories updated on ScrumDesk
Week 2	Feb 9	Code Reviews: Why conduct a code review? Different types of code reviews and their pros and cons.	Assigned: Conduct a thorough code inspection Assigned: Complete readings on the right by Thursday	Lessons from a silicon valley job search How companies read resumes and cover letters Job search tips Do you need a cover letter?
	Feb 11	Review Company Values How to write a cover letter	DUE: Company values
Week 3	Feb 16	Sprint Retrospective / Sprint Planning Be ready to demo your projects	DUE: Result of code reviews
	Feb 18	Code review outcomes Come up with questions for Q&A
Week 4	Feb 23	Abstracts Guest Talk: Jeff Mazar @ 5pm in Strain 121
	Feb 25	Resumes SPD Reservation Form due Feb 29	DUE: Bring your resume to class
Week 5	Mar 1	Sprint Retrospective / Sprint Planning
	Mar 3	Class Cancelled: Prof at a conference
Week 6	Mar 8	Abstracts	DUE: Bring your abstract to class
	Mar 10	Over the shoulder code review	Senior Projects Day Abstract
Week 7	Mar 15	Sprint Retrospective / Sprint Planning
	Mar 17	Interview questions exercise
	Mar 22	Spring Break
	Mar 24	Spring Break
Week 8	Mar 29	Cover letters and resumes	DUE: Bring your cover letter to class
	Mar 31	Functional Testing	OUT: Functional Testing
Week 9	Apr 5	Sprint Retrospective / Sprint Planning	OUT: Final Report
	Apr 7	How to put together a great presentation	DUE: Test Plan
Week 10	April 12	Presentation practice
	April 14	Presentation practice
Week 11	April 19	Presentation practice
	April 21	Beta Testing
Week 12	April 26	Sprint Retrospective
	April 28	Class Cancelled: Day after senior projects day
Week 13	May 3	Final Report, Poster	DUE: Testing Report
	May 5	Final Report
Week 14	May 10		DUE: draft poster
	May 11	Reading day
	May 12	Final at noon	DUE: Final report, poster, final project