CS/IT Project Development 2015

Topic outline

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  Course Information

  The Senior Project requires each group to develop (or research) a computer software/hardware system. The project duration is two semesters, starting in August and completing in May the following year. This web site is for the first semester of the Senior Project, called Project Development (ITS400 and CSS400).

  In Semester 1 you will complete the start-up phase of the project, including: forming a group, selecting a topic, learning the background information, gathering and documenting requirements, creating a mockup or prototype and starting the design. There are multiple deliverables and presentations throughout the semester.

  The Project Coordinator is Steven Gordon.

  • Schedule Page

    Seminar and presentation schedule, as well as deadlines.

  • News forum
  • Budget and Equipment Page

    Some projects may require specific equipment or resources. This page lists some example resources already available to ICT students, as well as a budget available for purchasing new equipment.

  • Assessment Criteria Page

    How you will be assessed and graded

  • Submission Instructions Page

    Instructions for submitting reports and code

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  Topics

  Faculty members offer a range of topics. Students form a group and select their preferred topics. Groups are allocated a topic based on their (and others preferences) and their GPA.

  • List of Offered Topics Page
  • Topic Selection Instructions Page

    How to form a group and select preferred topics.

  • Topic Selection Form Feedback

    Form for selecting preferred topics. Only one member of each group needs to complete this (if both members complete it, the selection from the member with the lowest student ID will be used).

  • Allocated Topics Page

    The topics allocated to students.

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  Deliverables

  Several reports must be delivered throughout the semester. The deliverables and submission instructions are described below.

  • Development Projects: An Overview Page

    Summary of the organisation of system (software/hardware) development projects.

  • Deliverable 1: Project Concept Page

    A summary of what the project is about.

  • Deliverable 2: Requirements Specification Page

    A list of things that are required of the system for it to be completed successfully.

  • Deliverable 3: Design Specification Page

    Describes how the features will work in your system.

  • Deliverable 4: System Manual Page

    Explanation of how the system was implemented and tested.

  • Draft Requirements Evaluation Feedback

    Evaluate other groups draft requirements specifications. See the scores and comments.

  • Final Requirements Evaluation Feedback

    Visit your Grades in Moodle and see the comment/feedback on the item "D3: Evaluation of Design Spec". You will see a list of 6 groups to evaluate - use this list for both evaluation of the FINAL requirements and evaluation of the design spec (The list is different from the previous evaluation of the DRAFT requirements, although some groups may be the same). After reading the report, rank them from 1st (best) to 6th (worst). For the bottom two groups, describe a key weakness (why do you think it needs improvement).

  • Design Specification Evaluation Feedback

    Visit your Grades in Moodle and see the comment/feedback on the item "D3: Evaluation of Design Spec". You will see a list of 6 groups to evaluate - use this list for both evaluation of the FINAL requirements and evaluation of the design spec (The list is different from the previous evaluation of the DRAFT requirements, although some groups may be the same). After reading the report, rank them from 1st (best) to 6th (worst). For the bottom two groups, describe a key weakness (why do you think it needs improvement).

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  Presentations

  Students must present their proposal at the end of the semester. During the semester you will have opportunities to gain practice in presentation skills.

  • General Presentation Instructions Page

    General guidelines on giving presentations and demos

  • Presentation 1: Project Concept Page

    Introduce the project. This will be an individual presentation - each group member gives a separate presentation.

  • Presentation 2: Mockup Page

    Present a mockup showing the planned features and interface of your system. A group presentation.

  • Presentation 3: Prototype Page

    Explain your project (what is it about, what are you going to do) and present a first prototype of the system.

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  Seminars

  A weekly seminar class will be held, with attendance by all students required. Some sessions will involve faculty members presenting key topics to students, while others will allow students to practice their presentations.

  • SIIT Recruiting Sessions Page

    SIIT organises several sessions where companies visit to provide information about job opportunities.

  • Recruiting Session Attendance File

    List of recruiting sessions each student attended. You can see your score in Moodle Grades. Attending 6 or more sessions results in full marks of 6 out of 6. A mark of 4.5 for attending 5, 3 for attending 4, 1.5 for attending 3, and 0 marks for attending less than 3.

  • Introduction to Senior Project File

    Slides for the seminar session that introduced senior project.

  • Project Types File

    An overview of the different types of projects

  • Project Concept File

    Explanation of the 1st deliverable, Project Concept. See also the explanation and template on the course website.

  • Computing Resources at ICT File

    Summary of computing resources that may be useful for your project, including Subversion.

  • How to Give Good Presentations File

    Hints on presenting by Dr Cholwich

  • Writing Requirements Specification File

    Hints on writing your requirements specification.