Tuesday

Thursday

Week 1

8/26-8/28

Discuss syllabus, schedule, blog, and weekly reports

Project ideas

How to plan a project

Defining senior capstone goals

Defining project goals

Software engineering methods

DUE: (19.1) Weekly log

Week 2

9/2-9/4

Writing project proposals

What is the point of the project?

DUE: (1) Supporting documentation for project idea

Do mind maps

Maintaining a portfolio

Review project proposals

DUE: (2.a) Project proposal draft

DUE: (19.2) Weekly log

Week 3

9/9-9/11

User interviews

User/developer simulation

Who are the potential users for the project?

DUE: (2.b) Project proposal final

Use cases

UML for use cases

How to conduct interviews/surveys

DUE: (19.3) Weekly log

Week 4

9/16-9/18

Refining project requirements

User interface

Discuss possible technologies for projects

Importance of coding standards

Review user requirements

DUE: (3) User requirements/Interview

DUE: (19.4) Weekly log

Week 5

9/23-9/25

UML and using it for project specification

Writing project specs

DUE: (4) Development environment and coding standards

Scheduling for a project

DUE: (19.5) Weekly log

Week 6

9/0-10/2

Discuss specification documents

How to present a project

DUE: (5) Structured diagram and project specification

DUE: (6) Project schedule

DUE: (19.6) Weekly log

Week 7

10/7-10/9

Refine project schedules

Discuss presentation slides and presentation techniques

DUE: (13) Project proposal presentation. We will meet in the CS lab. .

DUE: (19.7) Weekly log

Week 8

10/14-10/16

DUE: (13) Project proposal presentation. We will meet in the CS lab.

Prototypes and tracer bullets

Defining your prototype

Module designs

Module implementations

DUE: (19.8) Weekly log

Week 9

10/21-10/23

(17) Individual meetings:

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

(17) Individual meetings:

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

Week 10

10/28-10/30

(16) Topic Lead:

(16) Topic Lead:

DUE: (7) Project prototype or tracer bullet

(11) Design review:

(11) Design review:

DUE: (19.9) Weekly log

Week 11

11/4-11/6

(16) Topic Lead:

(16) Topic Lead:

(11) Design review:

(11) Design review:

DUE: (19.10) Weekly log

Week 12

11/11-11/13

(16) Topic Lead:

(16) Topic Lead:

(11) Design review:

(11) Design review:

DUE: (19.11) Weekly log

Week 13

11/18-11/20

(12) Code review

Thanksgiving break (NO CLASS)

Week 14

11/25-11/27

DUE: (14) First project progress presentation.

Class evaluations

What would you like to see in CS492?

DUE: (14) First project progress presentation.

DUE: (21) Project portfolio

DUE: (19.12) Weekly log

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