| 1 (1/13) |
Welcome! First day of class: Friday, 17 January, 2025
Opening Comments and Introduction
Completed: Initial team formation and project selection |
Due: Syllabus Quiz, 24 January, see Canvas |
| 2 (1/20) |
Holiday Monday
Review/Presentation of available projects
Class: Presentation of projects
Completed: Project research and initial team discussions |
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| 3 (1/27) |
Project preferences
Completed: Project preference analysis and team role assignments |
Assmt: Project Preferences Memo
ASSIGNED: Schedule Mentor meeting times this weekend;
first meeting must occur during week 4 (next week)
Due: Project prefs memo due by:
Wednesday, 5 February at 5:00 pm
in hardcopy (printed) form
at Isaac's office, SICCS 306
(under the door if he is not there).
Projects will be assigned in class
on Friday 07 February |
| 4 (2/3) |
Team assignments, Task: Team startup
Completed: Initial team meetings, project planning, and mentor introduction |
Assmt: Team Standards Doc and Team Inventory
First formal meeting with Mentor, training on weekly task report
Due: Team Startup task
All mentor meetings:
Weekly Task Report Instructions
Weekly Task Report Template
Example task report
Paper Version: Paper Weekly task report
You will be graded on these reports every week |
| 5 (2/10) |
Task: Create Team Website
Lecture: Conflict management
Completed: Initial website setup and team standards documentation |
Assmt: Mini-Intro |
| 6 (2/17) |
Assmt: Fully initialized team website
Completed: Website development and content creation |
Due: Team initial website
Due: Team Standards and Inventory |
| 7 (2/24) |
Lecture: Requirements Acquisition
Discussion: Tech Writing QuickRef
Completed: Requirements gathering and initial project documentation |
Assmt: Technological Feasibility
Due: Mini-Intro: live, in-class presentations
Due: Peer Eval #1.
Due: Team website, ready for review. |
| 8 (3/3) |
Lecture: Prototyping
Completed: Initial prototype design and technical planning |
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| -- (3/10) |
SPRING BREAK
No Classes
Completed: Project review and planning for next phase |
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| 9 (3/17) |
Lecture: Requirements in Industry
Completed: Requirements documentation and technical specifications |
Assmt: Requirements Specification Document
DUE: Tech. Feasibility draft: Hardcopy (or as specified by your mentor) to mentor |
| 10 (3/24) |
Review: Requirements Doc spec, planning
Completed: Requirements review and project timeline updates |
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| 11 (3/31) |
Review: DR Presentation guidelines spec
Task: Mini-team updates
Completed: Design review preparation and team progress updates |
DUE: Tech. Feasibility final.
Prepared: 3min Team updates, verbally, in class
DUE: Peer Eval #2. |
| 12 (4/7) |
Lecture: Configuration Management
Planning for Design Review and Demos
Completed: System configuration and demo preparation |
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| 13 (4/14) |
Assmt: Project Info Mini-Video
Assmt: Technical Prototypes Demos
(Tech Demo "flight plan" template)
Completed: Video production and prototype development |
Due: Requirements Document Draft to mentor.
Due: Design Review Presentations, dry run with mentors.
Task: Schedule Prototype demo with mentor
Due after DR: Peer Eval #3. |
| 14 (4/21) |
Design Review I presentations
UGRADS Day - No Class
Completed: Design review presentation and feedback incorporation |
Due: Design review 1 (DR1), delivered live at UGRADS!
Check out the CS 486c projects
Due: Filled out Tech Demo flight plan to mentor for approval |
| 15 (4/28) |
Tech Demo Week
Completed: Final system testing and documentation updates |
Due: Requirements Doc FINAL
Due: Website up-to-date and ready for grading.
Due: Tech Demo completed with mentor
Due: Project Info mini-video completed |
| 16 (5/5) |
FINALS WEEK
OFFICIAL FINAL EXAM TIME: Wednesday, 7 May,
Exam Open: 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Take Final on Canvas within this time window.
Task: Course Evaluation
Completed: Final project submission and course wrap-up |
Due by final exam time at latest:
-- Signed Reqs. document to your mentor
-- Peer Eval #4.
-- Proof of Course Eval |
