FINAL COURSE <> GRADES

COURSE DESCRIPTION: The senior projects course will emphasis team project development, and a complete project cycle from start to finish, resulting in a usable and complete project, with user/sponsor buy-off factored into the student's grade.

Students may suggest their own projects, I hope to have a list of projects suggested by faculty available as well. Projects can range widely over the span of computing areas, from databases to embedded systems, from AI to simulation, but should have a software or hardware design and construction component (or both). Requiring students to learn new software or hardware systems is fine, as that is also part of a "real-world" experience. The projects should be for two or more students (up to about 6 students per team). The emphasis in the course will be applying what students have learned through their coursework and projects in previous classes on a real project, rather than additional new material - so these do not have to be "toy" projects. Projects to develop prototypes, educational systems, and projects that are components of faculty research are great! Students may work closely with faculty or sponsors, but the alternative where students work independently without close supervision are fine as well.

All projects will be supported by a web site on "pigseye". The web site will contain the original project description, a list of all student on the project team, bi-weekly project status reports, analysis and design materials, and all all presentation materials.

All project materials, including a copy of the web site, and a complete copy of the project code, will be turned in to the instructor at the time of the final project presentation, for grading.

I hope to get students up an running on a project within the first week or two of the semester, so that you will have substantial time to work the project. Students will make 3 graded presentations during the semester on your project status, which includes a final presentation on the completed project, sponsors/users will be welcome to attend any and all of these presentations.

Students will also create an e-portfolio, that will be posted to the project web site. This portfolio will also be graded by the instructor.

PREREQUISITES

 APPROVAL BY DEPARTMENT CHAIR

GRADING Your grade for the semester will have the following components:

• 30% Grade from each of three presentations.
• 30% Evaulation/grade from your project sponsor/user.
  Team Evaluation Form
• 10% Team member evaluations. Each team member will evaluate all of the other team members (!), and anonymously submit that evaluation to me. Each team member will be evaluated on
  • leadership
  • work ethic (no slackers wanted)
  • creativity/competency etc.
  I will create a form for students to use in evaluating team members. Team members will anonymously evaluate each other twice during the semester, once before midterm as a heads-up, and a final evaluation at the end of the semester.
• 10% Project Web Site evaluation.
• 10% Student e-portfolio evaluation.
• 10% Instructor evaluation of each student's participation and contributions.

Tentative Presentation Schedule

1. Presentation 1 Starting TBD` Project Planning Presentation
2. Presentation 2 Starting TBD Project Progress Presentation
3. Final Presentations Final Project Presentation & User/Sponsor Acceptance

• Your sponsor will need to send me a note with comments on final acceptance, and recommended grade for his/her portion of the project.

Based on methodology used in CSIS 3600 Systems Analysis and Design

1. Presentation 1: Project Definition, Initiation, Project Analysis, Project Planning
2. Presentation 2: Logical Design, Physical Design, Project Implementation Status
3. Presentation 4: Project Completion - User/Client Acceptance.

1. Parallel Speedup Simulator description
2. Robot Project description FULL
3. Embedded Systems Software description