Comp 496: Senior Design II

Spring 2019

TR 2:00 to 3:15 in Graham Hall 210

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Lecture Date Description Course Materials
Lecture 1 1/15 Concepts: Introduction
  • What to expect from senior design
  • Forming teams
Lecture 2 1/17 Concepts: Getting Started
  • Everyone on a team by the end of course
  • Discuss project options
 Team Skill Assessment: Due in Class
Lecture 3 1/22 Concepts: Team Weaknesses
  • Identify mistakes the team could make
  • Looked ahead to the start of sprint 1
Lecture 4 1/24 Concepts: Requirements
  • What makes for good requirements?
  • Requirement gathering exercise
 Project Proposal: due by 11:59pm
Initial Team Report: due by 11:59pm
Lecture 5 1/29 Concepts: Project Proposals
  • Present proposals to the class
  • Discuss SRS template
Lecture 6 1/31 Concepts: Handling Change
  • When is a project off track?
  • When to pivot and when to stick with the task?
 Finalized Project Proposal: due by 11:59pm
Lecture 7 2/5 Concepts: NVIDA Invited Talk
  • Project management in the real world
- 2/7 Team Meeting Day: no class Software Requirement Specification: due by 11:59pm
Individual Sprint Retrospective 2 Due: due by 11:59pm
Lecture 8 2/12 Concepts: SRS Assesssment
  • Team SRS Presentations
  • Project Plan outline and rubric presentation
- 2/14 Team Meeting Day: no class
Lecture 9 2/19 Concepts: Architecture Design Discussion
  • Architecture Design outline and rubric presentation
Lecture 10 2/21 Concepts: Risk Management
  • How to identify risks for a project
  • Strategies to mitigate risks
 Project Plan Due: due by 11:59pm
Individual Sprint Retrospective 2 Due: due by 11:59pm
Lecture 11 2/26 Concepts: Architecture Design Assessment
  • Team ADS Presentations
Lecture 12 2/28 Concepts: Project Check-In
  • Early Demonstrations
Lecture 13 3/12 Concepts: Detailed Design Discussion
  • Detailed Design outline and rubric presentation
- 3/14 Team Meeting Day: no class Architecture Design Specification: due by 11:59pm
Individual Sprint Retrospective 3 Due: due by 11:59pm
Lecture 14 3/19 Concepts: ADS Assessment
  • Team ADS Presentations
- 3/21 Honors convocation no class
Lecture 15 3/26 Concepts: System Test Plan
  • Introduce the STP expectations and rubric
- 3/28 Team Meeting Day: no class Detailed Design Document: due by 11:59pm
Individual Sprint Retrospective 4 Due: due by 11:59pm
Lecture 16 4/2 Concepts: Detailed Design Assessment
  • Team DDD Presentations
- 4/4 Team Meeting Day: no class
Lecture 17 4/9 Concepts: Project Check-In
  • Project Recovery
  • How to Handle Scope Creep
- 4/11 Team Meeting Day: no class Individual Sprint Retrospective 5 Due: due by 11:59pm
Lecture 18 4/16 Concepts: Late Stage Demos
  • Near complete functionality should be on display
  • Flag any in trouble teams
Lecture 19 4/18 Concepts: Finals Presentation Guidelines
  • Presentation Guidelines and Tips
  • Project Checklist
 System Test Plan Due: due by 11:59pm
- 4/23 Concepts: College of Engineering Senior Design Expo
  • All day event, no official class
- 4/25 Team Meeting Day: no class
  • Prepare for final presentations
  • Check that display equipments works in Graham 210
 Individual Sprint Retrospective 6 Due: due by 11:59pm
Lecture 20 4/30 Concepts: Final Presentations
Lecture 21 5/2 Concepts: Final Presentations
5/6 Project Wrap Up: Project wrap up, Teammate assessment, Individual sprint retrospective 7 all due by 11:59 pm