Course Objectives

• Provide the students with a system design experience under faculty guidance that is similar to that encountered by computer professionals
• Sharpen the students' skills in written and oral presentation
• Develop students' organizational, managerial, and personal interaction skills in addition to their technical expertise

Administrivia

Projects

• Consulting Company Information System Infrastructure
• Football Play Generator
• Home Information Infrastructure Components
• Restaurant Reviewer/Agent
• Sockets-based MOO

First Quarter Deliverables

• Project planning
• Requirements
• Scenarios
• User interface description
• Architectural design
• Detail design
• Prototype demonstration
• Acceptance test plan
• Documentation plan

Second Quarter Deliverables

• Customer demonstration
• Software /hardware
• Testing report
• Installation instructions
• Users manual
• Reference manual
• Overview (Product description, current status, known problems, future extensions)
• Individual contributions description