CS410 Methods
- Project Oriented Course
- Develop Career Oriented Skills - Analyst
- Practice Management Principles
- Present Formal presentations
- Develop Solutions in a Group Problem Solving Arena
Course Duration
- Presentation based
- Demonstration based
- Simultaneous results
- Presentation skills
- Technical skills
Course Goals
- Apply technical computer science knowledge to actual problems in industry
- Apply management principles as an assistant program manager
- Expand technical presentation skills
- Develop technical writing skills
Course Contents
- Technical Research in the Project Domain
- Market Research
- Review and Practice of Technical Presentation Skills
- Participate in Group Collaborations
- Participate in Proposal Writing
- Preparation of a corporate budget
- Practice using a variety of Presentation Tools
- Make Site Visits to problem domain facilities
- Develop and conduct personal interviews
- Prepare and install Schedules
- Resource Allocation
- Specification Design
Project Execution
General solution to a problem
Goal - to develop system specifications that solve a problem
Project?
Student Identification
Project should:
- Increase productivity of a system
- Be something society needs
- Be something society will BUY
Specifications
Detailed design description
Expected final performance
Cost budget analysis
Production plan based on:
- Analysis
- Simulations
- Prototypes
Final Delivery
- Review Board
- Project Evaluation
- Decision for continuance
- Students must justify and support each decision