1. CS 410 Professional Workforce Development I Spring 2019
Module 2: Project Selection and Presentation Skills 01/19/ /08/2019
Week 4 – 5 February 2019
Instructor: Jim Brunelle
Office: E&CS 3111 ( )
Office Hours: Tuesday or by Appt

2. Lecture Agenda 1030-1035: Welcome/Announcements
: Discussion: Individual Societal Problem Presentations
: Intro to Module 3: Software Project Feasibility
: Upcoming Assignments (expectations/approach)
Peer Presentation Evaluation Due: 02/08/2019
CS 410 Spring Week 3: 29 January

3. “Any software project must have a technical leader, who is responsible for all technical decisions made by the team and have enough authority to make them. Responsibility and authority are two mandatory components that must be present in order to make it possible to call such a person an architect.” ― Yegor Bugayenko, Code Ahead
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4. Individual Societal Problem Presentation Guidance
Due: 02/04/2019
Format: Narrated Powerpoint Presentation
Objective: Provide a convincing synopsis of your problem, domain, challenges, solulution concept
Key Elements:
Problem description – including why this needs to be solved
Customers, end-users – who they are, what it does for them
Your solution/concept – include illustrations, examples, and/or afunctional diagram
Identify challenges/obsticals to overcome
Provide a conclusion
Provide refrences
Time Limit: 7-8 Minutes
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5. Individual Societal Problem Evaluation Walk-through - Things to Consider
The Problem:
Is it a «real» problem (i.e. solving it will make a positive, discernable impact)?
Does it appear the problem can/should be addressed witha software-based solution
Is pursuit of a solution something that you can embrace and contribute to?
Does the presenter convey understanding of the problem domain?
Customers, end-users:
Are they clearly identified/differentiated?
Are they a specific goup or a part of a larger population
How would they «value» a solution?
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6. Individual Societal Problem Evaluation Walk-through - Things to Consider
Solution/concept:
Does the proposed solution concept appear to address the problem
Does it seem the solution may be feasible (technically, socially, legally)
Is it innovative/non-trivial
Can a prototype-level software development project be planned and executed within CS ?
Do the challenges/obsticals make sense – are there others you can forsee – can you envision ways to address the challenges, midigate risks?
Can you concieve of alternatives/additions to the proposed approach that could: provide a more complete or elegant solution, reduce risk, make it more «marketable», make it more interesting to address?
Based on the proposed solutuon, what skills/knowledge do you have that can contribute?
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7. Individual Societal Problem Evaluation Let’s See How We Did…
Idea Presentations
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8. Upcoming Assignments Peer Presentation Evaluation Due: 02/08/2019
Review every Societal Problem Presentation posted
Assess whether or not the problem/potential resolution is:
Really a need that does not already have a solution
Suitable to be resolved by a software-based solution
Non-trivial, innovative, achievable
One that you are interested in, can embrace and commit to analyzing and supporting efforts to define, design, and ultimately implement (within the CS time frame)
Select your top 5 choices.
List these choices in order of interest (with 1 denoting your first choice).
List your strengths towards supporting a group effort (i.e. Web design, subject matter expertise, android or IOS development knowledge, etc).
Submit this list on Blackboard under the Submissions link.
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9. What’s coming… February 8: February 12:
Peer Presentation Evaluation review/group formation (we will have two groups)
Evaluate a Previous CS410 Project:  Resubmit (Optional)
February 12:
Final Project Selection/Group Formation
February 17: Group Web Site Setup (Note “1 Getting Started”)
February 24: Feasibility Deliverables (#1)
April 3: Feasibility Deliverables (#2)
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