1 CS 426 / CPE 426 Senior Projects Spring 2011 Course Syllabus January 19, 2011

2 Outline The Instructor The Students The Course: CS/CPE 426 The Texts Grading Scheme (CS/CPE 426) & Scale Policies Tentative Schedule

3 The Instructor Sergiu Dascalu Room SEM-236 Telephone Web-site Office hours:   MW 11:00 am - 12:00 pm or by appointment or chance

4 The Students Registered as of today: CS 426: 32 students CPE 426: 4 students Prerequisite: CS 425 Software Engineering

5 The Course: CS426.. Classroom: Classroom: AB-201 AB-201, MW 9: :45 am Outline: A continuation of CS425 Software Engineering, this capstone course emphasizes team collaboration and application of modern engineering approaches to software construction. The development by each team of an original, industry-strength software product is the main objective of the course.

6.The Course: CS426. Outline [cont’d]: The instructor will present lectures on the Unified Modeling Language (UML) and its application to object-oriented analysis and design and the teams will report on their progress by giving presentations and submitting deliverables related to the project.

7..The Course: CS426 Outline [cont’d]: T The teams will deliver and present project work at the following stages: topic proposal and software specification (concept and requirements), design (model), and implemented software (in-progress and final product). At the beginning of the semester the teams will set up project websites, which will be updated regularly to reflect the progress of the projects. At the end of the semester there will be a public Senior Projects Workshop with project presentations, video clips, demos, and posters.

8 The Course: CPE426.. Classroom: Classroom: AB-201 AB-201, MW 9: :45 am Outline: This capstone course emphasizes team collaboration and application of modern engineering approaches to building computer-based systems that include a significant hardware component. The development by each team of an original, industry-strength project (software + hardware system) is the main objective of the course. Projects must be designed and implemented in the context of realistic engineering constraints and must follow effective engineering standards and practices.

9.The Course: CPE426. Outline [cont’d]: The instructor will present lectures on the Unified Modeling Language (UML) and its application to object-oriented analysis and design and the teams will report on their progress by giving presentations and submitting deliverables related to the project.

10..The Course: CPE 426 Outline [cont’d]: T The teams will deliver and present project work at the following stages: topic proposal and software specification (concept and requirements), design (model), and implemented software (in-progress and final product). At the beginning of the semester the teams will set up project websites, which will be updated regularly to reflect the progress of the projects. At the end of the semester there will be a public Senior Projects Workshop with project presentations, video clips, demos, and posters.

11 The Texts. Required textbook: [Arlow’05] Jim Arlow and Ila Neustadt, "UML and the Unified Process: Practical Object- Oriented Analysis and Design," Second edition, Addison Wesley, Recommended textbook: Recommended textbook: [Heim’07] [Heim’07] Steven Heim, The Resonant Interface: HCI Foundations for Interaction Design, Addison- Wesley, 2007;

12.The Texts Additional readings: Additional readings: For each individual project an additional book () will be consulted, together with at least four reference articles (journal papers, conference papers, or web publications). This extra reading will be assigned shortly after the project topics will be defined by the teams. The project domain book and the articles will be used as references in presentations and project deliverables. For each individual project an additional book (project domain book) will be consulted, together with at least four reference articles (journal papers, conference papers, or web publications). This extra reading will be assigned shortly after the project topics will be defined by the teams. The project domain book and the articles will be used as references in presentations and project deliverables.

13 Initial WWW Pointers Course website: The Object Management Group: Several other addresses of websites that contain project-related resources will be indicated later

14 Grading Scheme CS426. Tentative (subject to modifications): Project Deliverables [60%] Concept & Specification (P1) 10% Concept & Specification (P1) 10% Design (P2) 10% Design (P2) 10% Progress demo (P3) 10% Progress demo (P3) 10% Implementation, Integration, and Testing (P4) 30% Implementation, Integration, and Testing (P4) 30% Project Presentations and Publications [25%] Presentations (design, workshop) (PRES-I, II, WKS) 9% Project website (WEB) 6% Project video clip (VIDEO) 5% Poster (POSTER) 5% Midterm examination (TEST) [12%] Class participation (classes & workshop, WKS) [3%]

15.Grading Scheme CS426 Notes on grading: Notes on grading: For grade A: at least 90% overall, at least 90% in class participation and at least 60% in test For grade A: at least 90% overall, at least 90% in class participation and at least 60% in test To pass the course: at least 50% overall and at least 50% in project parts P3 and P4 To pass the course: at least 50% overall and at least 50% in project parts P3 and P4 There are no make-up tests or homework in this course Note that poor class participation can significantly decrease your overall grade

16 Grading Scheme CPE426. Tentative (subject to slight modifications): Project Deliverables [60%] Concept & specs based on engineering standards (P1) 10% Concept & specs based on engineering standards (P1) 10% Design with realistic engineering constraints (P2) 10% Design with realistic engineering constraints (P2) 10% Progress demo (P3) 10% Progress demo (P3) 10% Implementation, Integration, and Testing (P4) 30% Implementation, Integration, and Testing (P4) 30% Project Presentations and Publications [25%] Presentations (design, workshop) (PRES-I, II, WKS) 9% Project website (WEB) 6% Project video clip (VIDEO) 5% Poster (POSTER) 5% Midterm examination (TEST) [12%] Class participation (classes & workshop, WKS) [3%]

17.Grading Scheme CPE 426 Notes on grading: Notes on grading: For grade A: at least 90% overall, at least 90% in class participation and at least 60% in test For grade A: at least 90% overall, at least 90% in class participation and at least 60% in test To pass the course: at least 50% overall and at least 50% in project parts P3 and P4 To pass the course: at least 50% overall and at least 50% in project parts P3 and P4 There are no make-up tests or homework in this course Note that poor class participation can significantly decrease your overall grade

18 Grading Scale Numerical-letter grade correspondence Numerical-letter grade correspondence A A A A B B B B B B C C C C C C D D D D D D F< 50 F< 50

19 Policies. Late submission policy: Late submission policy: No late days for presentations, demos, and test Maximum 2 late days per project deliverable Each late day penalized with 10% No subdivision of late days (e.g. in hours) Example: a 90/100 worth project deliverable gets 81/100 if one day late (90*0.9 = 81) or 72/100 if two days late (90*0.8 = 72)

20.Policies Legal notices on the world-wide web: Legal notices on the world-wide web: Read and comply with accompanying legal notices on websites accessed Specify references used Specify references used Do not plagiarize. Plagiarism and cheating will not be tolerated. Please read the policies of University of Nevada, Reno regarding academic dishonesty: Do not plagiarize. Plagiarism and cheating will not be tolerated. Please read the policies of University of Nevada, Reno regarding academic dishonesty:

21 Tentative Schedule CS426/CPE426. Week #Dates (T, R)Contents 1Jan -, 19Course syllabus 2Jan 24, 26Lectures on UML & UP 3Jan 31, Feb 02Project group meetings 4Feb 07, 09 Project group meetings, UML Lecture PWEB due 02/08/2011 5Feb 14, 16 UML Lectures Project concept & specification due (P1) 02/15/2011 6Feb -, 23Presentations round 1 (PRES-I) / UML Lectures 7Feb 28, Mar 02 Presentations round 1 (PRES-I) / UML Lectures Project design due (P2) 03/01/2011

22.Tentative Schedule CS426/CPE426 8Mar 07, 09Presentations round 1 (PRES-I) / UML Lectures 9Mar 14, 16Spring break, no classes 10Mar 21, 23 Lecture Midterm test (TEST) 03/23/ Mar 28, 30Project progress demos (P3) 12Apr 04, 06Lectures / Project group meetings 13Apr 11, 13 Presentations round 2 (PRES-II) Project poster (POSTER) due 4/15/ Apr 18, 20 Presentations round 2 (PRES-II) Project video (VIDEO) due 4/22/ Apr 25, 26Implementation - internal project demos (P4) 16Apr 29 Workshop presentations & public demos (PRES- WKS) 04/29/2011; Deliverables P4 due 05/02/2011