1. Hello World!
CSE442

2. Course Summary A semester long group project
You will develop software from idea to deployment
You have full freedom to choose your project
Choose something you’re passionate about
Informal course descriptions:
“Put everything you’ve been learning to good use”
“Show me something cool”

3. Course Expectations This is not a course on programming!
You have been learning how to write code for years
Now you will apply your programming skills to your own project
There will be a lot of self-learning
Being a good software engineer means constantly teaching yourself the topics you need
There is too much for us to teach everything in 4 years of college

4. Grading
64 point system
32 Group project points
32 Individual Points

5. More so than most..
You’ll get out what you put in!

6. Baldy 19 Most of the course will take place in the lab
You should all have swipe access
I will be available in the lab most weekdays
Hit me on Slack to confirm a meeting time
Equipment can be used in the lab
Oculus Rift
Graphics processing machines
Myo Armband
etc.

7. Project Scope
Projects must be large enough for a group of computer science seniors working for an entire semester
Project ideas must be approved by me and I will assess them for this single criteria
I encourage you to work outside your comfort zone
There is no upper bound on project scope
I will do my best to make it clear what needs to be done to get full credit

8. Project Ideas
Many of the suggestions I provided are projects that I’ve wanted to do
Never found the time to complete them
In my experience, this is universally true for anyone with programming experience
I am giving you the time
Work on the project you’ve been wanting to do

9. Project Logistics – Forming Groups
You have full freedom to choose your own groups
int minimumGroupSize = 3;
I will form a default group with everyone who chooses not to form a group

10. Project Logistics – The Submissions
4 Sprints
2 Video Submissions
Each sprint must demonstrate working code
This includes the first submission
Video submissions must be uploaded to YouTube
No supporting documents necessary
No technical details required
The video should sufficiently show what your software does
Videos should be concise
If you’re unsure what to post, think KickStarter

11. Project Logistics – The Presentation
Each group must give a live presentation of their project to the class (10-30 minutes)
Can/should contain a demo of the final software
Explain the technical details of your project
Languages, libraries, hardware, etc.
Unexpected difficulties encountered
Anything else you’d like to share
All group member must be present
Not all have to talk
Think Hackthon Presentation

12. Project Logistics - Summary
By the end of the semester you will have
2 videos showing the progress of your software
Original software with real functionality deployed for the world to use

13. This is CSE442
Enjoy!