This page describes the course requirements for students enrolled in CISC 4900/4905.
Students enrolled in this course are expected to undertake and complete a significant computer-related project. Expect to spend at least 15 hours per week on project related activities.
The log contains a record of all project-related activities; it should indicate both the time spent and the nature of the activity. You are to update your project logs throughout the semester and submitted with reports.
Date | Activity | Next Steps / Challenges | |
---|---|---|---|
8/27 | 1 hr | Attended Orientation Session | [ ] find a supervisor |
1 hr | Draft email to supervisor | ||
8/29 | 2 hr | Started outline for project report | |
8/30 | 3 hr | Write and edit project description | |
... | ... | ... | ... |
Demo Recordings
This is an opportunity to explain your project goals and demonstrate progress.
Live Presentation
During the middle of the semester, you will be responsible for explaining your project designs and demonstrate your work in progress in real time over zoom. Your presentation time slot will be 10 minutes long where you present your demo and have Q&A.
You are responsible for documentation of project related activities that go into planning and completing the project. Your project deliverables are several iterations of documentation.
As part of project planning you should have a technical understanding of the system you are working with. Your diagrams may include sketches showing data flow, programming logic flow, user interfaces, organization chart, etc.
Presentation Slides
Your presentation slides compose of a brief description of your project, diagrams showing the designs for explaining your project, along with demonstrations with work completed. Describe the work completed thus far and outline any remaining work.
This final version of the the report contains a collection of documents that describe the resulting project in a production ready form, including but not limited to: source code and documentation, and project logs.
The final version of your presentation slides.
The log contains a record of all project-related activities; it should indicate both the time spent and the nature of the activity.
The final logs should contain the activities from the beginning of the semester to the end that show approximately 15 hours per week of time spend towards the project.
Demonstrate the work you've completed and explain how you've constructed the project.
Presentation materials can include slides, source code, example use cases, and so forth to demonstrate the work that you have completed.
Length of your video should be 10-15 minutes in length. This means no less than 10 minutes and no more than 15 minutes.
This course has one required orientation meeting during the first week, then 15 hours per week required project time.
Students are responsible for managing their projects and turning in reports by deadlines stated on the course calendar
First Week
Orientation Meeting
Add Deadline
Submit Initial Surveys
Schedule Live Presentation
Continue on your project
Maintain Weekly Time Logs
Meet with your supervisor
Demo Recording Update #1
10th Week
Presentation Slides, 1st Draft Due
Continue on your project
Maintain Weekly Logs
Meet with your supervisor
Demo Recording Update #2
Drop Deadline
Final Version Due
Presentation Slides, Time Logs, Demo Recording Final Version
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