CS 492

First part of a project course in computer science. Students work in teams to solve typical commercial or industrial problems. Work involves planning, design, and implementation. Extensive oral and written work is required both on-campus and possibly off-campus at sponsors' locations. CS 492 must be taken as a sequence with either CS 493 or CS 494. Course Information: 3 undergraduate hours. No graduate credit. Credit is not given for both CS 492 and a project course in another engineering department for the same project. Prerequisite: For Computer Science majors with senior standing.

work in teams, coordinate efforts for common goal (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6)
interview client to define/refine requirements (3), (4), (5)
work with client liaison on an ongoing basis and adapt to changing requirements (1), (2), (3), (4)
specify limits of project scope (1), (2), (3)
identify end-users characteristics (1), (3)
construct a feature breakdown structure (1), (2), (3), (4)
create a plan based on feature breakdown (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6)
give a formal technical presentation (f)
objectively present the status of a project (b), (c), (d), (f), (i), (k)
write a synopsis and progress report with plan for completion at halfway point (3), (4), (5)
document completed work (3), (4), (5)
evaluate peers performance in team (4), (5)
document progress, communicate with stakeholders (3), (4), (5)
construct solution to client's problem (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6)

Communicating with Your Client and Team
Technical Presentations
Agile Methods
Building Prototypes for Client
Making a Plan
Feature Breakdown
Setting Goals
Managing Your Client’s Expectations
Organizing Your Team
Documenting Your Project
Your Responsibilities to Your Client and Team

Revisions in last 6 years	Approximately when revision was done	Reason for revision	Data or documentation available?
require maintenance of team/project wiki	fall 2011	discussion with industry partners and former students that have graduated
changed formal planning requirement to add focus on agile methods	fall 2010	discussion with industry partners and former students that have graduated
in class presentations include regular status updates for every team rotating between team members	fall 2012	discussion with industry partners and former students that have graduated
changed paper format to wiki, word count replaces page count	fall 2011	discussion with industry partners and former students that have graduated
added requirement to maintain Jira issues-tracking database	fall 2011	discussion with industry partners and former students that have graduated

2/25/2019