1. Course Syllabus January 21, 2014 CS 426 Senior Projects in Computer Science University of Nevada, Reno Department of Computer Science & Engineering

2. 2  The Instructor  The Students  The Course: CS 426  The Texts  Grading Scheme & Grading Scale  Policies  Tentative Schedule

3. 3  Sergiu Dascalu  Room SEM-236  Telephone 784-4613  E-mail dascalus@cse.unr.edudascalus@cse.unr.edu  Web-site www.cse.unr.edu/~dascaluswww.cse.unr.edu/~dascalus  Office hours:  T 11:00 am - 12:00 pm or by appointment or chance

4. 4 Registered as of today: CS 426: 51 students Prerequisite: CS 425 Software Engineering

5. 5  Classroom: DMS-105, TR 9:30 - 10:45 am  Outline: A continuation of CS 425 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. 6  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. 7  Outline [cont’d]: The teams will deliver and present project work at the following stages: topic proposal (concept), software specification (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. 8  Required textbook: [Arlow’05] Jim Arlow and Ira Neustadt, “UML and the Unified Process: Practical Object-Oriented Analysis and Design,” Second edition, Addison Wesley, 2005.  Recommended book:  [Goodwin’09] Kim Goodwin, “Designing for the Digital Age: How to Create Human-Centered Products and Services,” Wiley, 2009.

9. 9  Additional readings: 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). The project domain book and the articles will be used as references in presentations and project deliverables.

10. 10  Course website: www.cs.unr.edu/~dascalus/sp2014.htmlwww.cs.unr.edu/~dascalus/sp2014.html  The Object Management Group: www.omg.orgwww.omg.org  Several other addresses of websites that contain project- related resources will be indicated later

11. 11 Tentative (subject to slight modifications): Project Deliverables [62%] Concept (P1) 5% Specification (P2) 8% Design (P3) 8% Progress demo (P4) 11% Implementation, Integration, and Testing (P5) 30% Project Presentations and Publications [25%] Presentations (classroom, workshop) (PRES I, II, WKS) 9% Project website (WEB) 5% Project video clip (VIDEO) 6% Poster (POSTER) 5% Midterm examination (TEST) [10%] Class participation (classes & workshop, WKS) [3%]

12. 12 Notes on grading: 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 P4 and P5 There are no make-up tests or homework in this course Note that poor class participation can significantly decrease your overall grade

13. 13 Numerical-letter grade correspondence A90 -100[maximum 100] A-87 - 89 B+83 - 86 B78 - 82 B-75 - 77 C+71 - 74 C66 - 70 C-63 - 65 D+59 - 62 D54 - 58 D-50 - 53 F< 50

14. 14 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)

15. 15  Legal notices on the world-wide web: Read and comply with accompanying legal notices on websites accessed  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: www.unr.edu/stsv/acdispol.html www.unr.edu/stsv/acdispol.html

16. 16  Legal notices on the world-wide web: Read and comply with accompanying legal notices on websites accessed  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: www.unr.edu/stsv/acdispol.html www.unr.edu/stsv/acdispol.html

17.  If you have a disability for which you need to request accommodations, please contact as soon as possible the instructors or the Disability Resource Center (Thompson Student Services - 107). 17

18.  Academic Success Services: Your student fees cover usage of the Math Center (784-4433 or www.unr.edu/mathcenter/), Tutoring Center (784-6801 or www.unr.edu/tutoring/), and University Writing Center (784- 6030 or http://www.unr.edu/writing_center/. www.unr.edu/mathcenter/ www.unr.edu/tutoring/ http://www.unr.edu/writing_center/  These centers support your classroom learning; it is your responsibility to take advantage of their services. Keep in mind that seeking help outside of class is the sign of a responsible and successful student. 18

19.  Statement on Audio and Video Recording: “Surreptitious or covert video-taping of class or unauthorized audio recording of class is prohibited by law and by Board of Regents policy. This class may be videotaped or audio recorded only with the written permission of the instructor. In order to accommodate students with disabilities, some students may be given permission to record class lectures and discussions. Therefore, students should understand that their comments during class may be recorded.” 19

20. 20 Week #Dates (T, R)Contents 1 Jan 21, 23Course syllabus, UML & UP Lecture 2 Jan 28, 30Project group meetings 3 Feb 04, 06 Project group meetings PWEB due 02/05/2014 4 Feb 11, 13 Lectures Project concept due (P1) 02/12/2014 5 Feb 18, 20 Lectures Project specification due (P2) 02/21/2014 6 Feb 25, 27Lectures 7 Mar 04, 06 Presentations round 1 (PRES-I) Project design due (P3) 03/07/2014

21. 21 8 Mar 11, 13Presentations round 1 (PRES-I) 9 Mar 18, 20Spring break, no classes 10 Mar 25, 27 Lecture Midterm test (TEST) 03/27/2014 11 Apr 01, 03Project progress demos (P4) 03/31-04/04 12 Apr 08, 10Project group meetings 13 Apr 15, 17 Presentations round 2 (PRS-II) Project poster (POSTER) due 04/16/2014 14 Apr 22, 24 Presentations round 2 (PRS-II) Project video (VIDEO) due 4/25/2014 15 April 29, May 01Implementation: internal project demos (P5) 04/28-30 16 May 02 Workshop presentations & public demos (PRS-III) 05/02/2014; Deliverables P5 due 05/06/2014; Innovation Day (selected teams only, likely on 05/07/2014)