CS595, Spring, 2007: Educational Projects

The goal of this course is to bring together students who are interested in building useful systems... for credit. Students taking this course are required to submit a project proposal (or choose from a list of my own), create a work plan, and then execute the plan. Students will be judged on their teamwork and the quality of their final product.

This course is meant to give students the opportunity to tie together all of their computer science training in a structured way. Non-computer science students who have interesting projects are also encouraged to register and propose their ideas.

NOTE: Please let me know during the fall semester if you are interested in taking the course. The success of this course relies on active, enthusiastic students.

Educational Goals

• Project Management Skills
• Communication Skills
• Exposure to real world projects
• Make connections with IT professionals

Workload

• Submit weekly status reports.
• Give bi-weekly progress reports in class.
• Create an action plan for completing your project.
• Keep the action plan updated by indicating when milestones are accomplished or if milestones are changed.
• Present midterm progress.
• Present final course artifacts.
• Perform course surveys, self-reviews, and peer-reviews.

Evaluation

• How well the complete the project.
• How active they are in trying to pursue solutions to problems (e.g., how well they communicate.)
• Evauations of their project instructors.

Lecture Notes

• 1/16/07
• 1/23/07
• 1/30/07