Instructor: Dr. Melissa Danforth
Office: Sci III 319, 654-3180
Office Hours: MTuWThF 11:30am - 12:30pm and by appointment
Email: melissa@cs.csub.edu

Course website: http://www.cs.csub.edu/~mdanfor/ under Teaching menu
Moodle website: https://moodle.cs.csub.edu/moodle/course/view.php?id=102

Course meets Mondays 5:15 to 7:45pm in Sci III 311

After consultation with the faculty supervisor and investigation of relevant literature, the student(s) shall prepare a substantial project with significance in the designated area. The timeline, teamwork responsibilities, milestones, and presentation(s) will be scheduled. Prerequisites: At least 20 units of 300- or 400-level CMPS courses. Completion of multiple upper-division CMPS courses 3 quarter units. 3 units lecture (150 minutes). Required for CS. None. None. Huaqing Wang CMPS 490A is the first part of 2-quarter senior programming project sequence, and will complete the problem analysis and project design part; emphasizing problem analysis and applying the knowledge of computer science areas to design solutions. In this course, students will do the following:

• Work as teams on a team-chosen design problem, which will result in a substantial software project at the end of the 2-course sequence.
• Choose a problem, analyze the problem, apply knowledge of computer science areas, and propose a solution to the problem.
• Analyze the possible solutions and discuss the solutions with class.
• Present the finalized the solution to the class.
• Plan the project implementation, including the timeline, individual responsibilities, and milestones of the project.
• Begin implementation of the project. Teams work on their projects and discuss their projects with the faculty supervisor and class.
• Meet regularly outside of class with their team to work on their project.
• Present their implementation difficulties/problems, solutions, and experiences to the class, and listen for suggestions from others in the class.

Specific requirements for this course are:

• Orally present to the class at least 3 times. Each team will be assigned a regular presentation time once every two weeks. Every member of the team is expected to present during these times.
• Write a project proposal that describes the problem, describes the team's analysis of the problem, analyzes possible solutions, justifies the team's chosen solution, and plans for the project implementation over both terms of the course.
• Write a project progress report at the end of the Winter term that states what the team has done to date, describes any changes the team has made to the project implementation plan, and contains a code diary section written individually by each team member.

At the end of the 2-quarter sequence, students will present the final project implementation to the class, submit a final written report, and complete evaluations of team members. The course maps to the following performance indicators for Computer Science (CAC/ABET):

3b. An ability to analyze a problem, and identify and define the computing i requirements and specifications appropriate to its solution.

3c. An ability to design, implement and evaluate a computer-based system, process, component, or program to meet desired needs.

3d. An ability to function e?ectively on teams to accomplish a common goal.

3h. Recognition of the need for and an ability to engage in continuing professional development.

3k. An ability to apply design and development principles in the construction of software systems of varying complexity.

Since this is a very large class, teams will be broken into two groups: Group A and Group B. On presentation weeks, only teams from the scheduled group will present. So each week, about half of the class will present.

Please be present in class when it is NOT your team's week to present, as feedback from class participants is part of the project development process.

Week 1	Monday January 4th	Class Overview and Begin Team Selections
Week 2	Monday January 11th	Finalize Team Selections and Begin Problem Selection
Week 2	Friday January 15th	Submit Team Information to Instructor
Week 3	Monday January 18th	Holiday - Campus Closed
Week 3	Friday January 22nd	Project Proposal Paper due from All Teams
Week 4	Monday January 25th	Group A Presentations on Project Proposal
Week 5	Monday February 1st	Group B Presentations on Project Proposal
Week 6	Monday February 8th	Group A Progress Presentations
Week 7	Monday February 15th	Group B Progress Presentations
Week 8	Monday February 22nd	Group A Progress Presentations
Week 9	Monday February 29th	Group B Progress Presentations
Week 10	Monday March 7th	All Groups - Troubleshooting and Discussions
Week 11	Monday March 14th	Last Day of Class: Group A End of Term Status Presentations
Week 11	Friday March 18th	Final Exam Time: Group B End of Term Status Presentations
Week 11	Friday March 18th	Project Progress Report due from All Teams

The CEE/CS Tutoring Center in Sci III 324 is available for use by students in this course outside of class time on a first come, first serve basis. Priority in the lab is given to students who are completing assignments for CEE/CS courses. See the schedule on the door for hours the lab will be open.

There are also computers available in the CEE/CS Major Study Lounge in Sci III 341 (formerly the CEE/CS Library). This room is only open when faculty members are on campus, e.g. approximately 8am to 5pm on weekdays. If the door is currently locked, see Steve, Erika, myself, or another faculty member to unlock it.

Project Proposal	25% (team report)
Presentations	40% (based on individual presentations during team presentations)
Project Progress Report	30% (20% team report, 10% for individual code diary)
Teamwork and Participation	5%

Grades are posted on Moodle. Note: Moodle shows your "current" overall class percentage based off the classwork graded to-date. This will update as every grade posts.

It is your responsibility to check Moodle for grades and any comments on assignments. If you believe you submitted your assignment on time but the comment field says "assignment not submitted", contact the instructor.

The proposal should clearly state what is the chosen project and the goals the team has for the project (see notes above). One proposal will be submitted by each team on Moodle. Students will be expected to give regular oral presentations to the class throughout the quarter. Students will be graded individually based on their part of the team presentation. A presentation rubric will be posted on Moodle, although progress presentations will not always have all the features listed on the rubric. The end of term presentation should follow most of the features listed on the rubric however. The progress report is due at the end of Winter term and should summarize where the team is on the project (see notes above). The progress report contains a team report section and individual code diaries. Every student's grade for the progress report will be based on both. The progress report will be submitted on Moodle. Every student should maintain a code diary while working on their portion of the project. This diary should contain the highlights of the research, coding, and troubleshooting done during the term, but does not need to go into deep detail. This portion of your grade will be based on your attendance on weeks when your team is NOT presenting, on your completion of a teamwork evaluation form, and on your participation in the team. There is no final exam for this class. Your end of term presentation and project progress report takes the place of the final exam. However, Group B teams will use the final exam time to give their end of term presentations. The presentation time will be Friday March 18th from 5:00 - 7:30pm.

If you have a class conflict with this time, please let the instructor know by the end of Week 2, when teams will be assigned into Group A or Group B. If anything unexpected comes up for teams in Group B, let the instructor know as soon as possible and we can see if a team from Group A will be willing to swap time slots. Melissa Danforth on January 3, 2016 Effective Winter 2016