CS 410 Schedule - Spring 2008


Course Calendar

FIRST Half of Semester

Day Date Class Topic or Event/Activity Assigned Text Reading/handout
Tues Jan 15 Classes Begin - Introduction(s)
Student Profile Due
Discussion of Course Syllabus
Thurs Jan 17 Background of Project Analysis Chapter 1
Project Topic Ideas due
Presentation I Requirements
Project Topics Discussion
FriJan 18Last Day to Drop
Tues Jan 22 Project Topics Discussion Continued
Presentation Methods Criteria
Thurs Jan 24 Project Analysis Chapter 2
Conceptual Ideas to Problem Definition
Tues Jan 29 Project Concept Feasibility Issues
Thurs Jan 31 Project Feasibility Analysis
Tues Feb 5 Presentation I - Project Concept
Thurs Feb 7 Presentation I continued
Tues Feb 12 Project Management Context Chapter 3
Thurs Feb 14 Project Groups
Tues Feb 19 Project Planning Initiation Chapter 5
Thurs Feb 21 Group Interaction
Tues Feb 26 Project Organization Issues Chapters 4 & 6
Thurs Feb 28 Leadership/Group Interaction
Tues March 4 MID-TERM EXAMINATION
Thurs March 6 Presentation II - Feasibility Reading to date
Mon - FriMarch 11 & 13 No classes - Spring Break



Course Calendar

SECOND Half of Semester

Day Date Class Topic or Event/Activity Assigned Text Reading
Tues March 18 Lessons Learned
Tuesday March 18 LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW
Thurs March 20 Project Mangement - WBS Chapter 9
Tues Mar 25 Project Risk Identification Chapter 2
Thurs Mar 27 Tracking a Project Chapters 8 & 11
Project Risk Analysis Chapter 2
Tues April 1 Funding Agencies/SBIR
Thurs April 3 Presentation III - Milestone Planning
Tues April 8 Cost Analysis/COTS Chapter 7
Thurs April 10 Webpage Design
Tues April 22 Budgeting Issues
Thurs SBIR Plan Contents
Webpage Preliminary Demo
Tues April 29 Change Chapter 6, 12, 13
Wed April 30 Final Exam due Reading to Date
TuesdayMay 6Presentation IV - Project Approval 12:30 - 3:30 PM
SBIR Proposal Due 11:59 PM (midnight)
Webpage Due