Prerequisites
Objectives
Students
will develop and demonstrate their abilities to work in a team on a
substantial
software project. Clear expression of ideas in the form of
presentations and
documentation is essential. There are three conceptual parts to the
project
efforts expected of each team:
1. Define the problem
2. Design and implement a solution
3. Deliver the system to the customer
Course Organization
- Projects will be done by teams of four.
You may choose your own teammates. However, you may be asked to
add a member if the number of students in the class does not readily
divide into groups of this size.
- Each team will have a faculty advisor and
a customer.
- The job of the customer is to negotiate
the project requirements, to provide ongoing input about proposed
solutions and to accept delivery of the final project.
- The faculty advisor will meet with the
team on a weekly basis to monitor progress, make sure the team is
following a coherent process, and assist with team organizational
problems.
- Each team will present midterm
and final demos and report to their advisor, their customer, and the
rest of the class. Each student in the class must present during the
term. Attendance at
presentations is mandatory. Each class date missed where a presentation
is given results in a letter grade reduction of the student’s
presentation grade. Missing your own presentation results
in loss of letter grade from your final course average.
Deliverables
