Introduction to CS Senior Design Project I / II Prof. Dr. H. Altay Güvenir

Course Description Capstone design project. Technical and innovative group project Emphasizing engineering design principles on a specific topic in any field of computer science and engineering. CS 491: Documentation on the specifications, analysis and the high level design of the project. CS 492: Documentation on the low level design and the implementation of the project and an oral presentation, including a demo. 2Sept. 21, 2015Introduction to CS

The process Form a team of 3, 4 or 5 students Come up with an innovative project idea (The hardest part) Choose a supervisor Supervisor: Assesses the project if It is a Capstone design project Time and number of members are suitable It is innovative. Assigns you to one of the Innovation Experts 3Sept. 21, 2015Introduction to CS

Meeting with Innovation Experts 1.Prepare a presentation describing your project 2.It should last about a half hour 3.Make an appointment 4.Go to the Innovation Expert 5.Present your project 6.Ask for suggestions 7.Have him/her fill in the Assessment of Innovativeness form 4Sept. 21, 2015Introduction to CS

Evaluation of Innovativeness Innovation Expert will fill in the following form: Assessment of Innovativeness form Questions: What is the nature of the innovation in the project? Are there similar products, systems, services, or technologies in the market? If there are, what are the differences in relevant aspects, such as cost, efficiency, usability? Who are the potential users? Grade: out of 20. It is the 20% of your CS 491 grade Return the form to your project supervisor 5Sept. 21, 2015Introduction to CS

Reports CS 491: Project Specifications, Monday, Oct. 5, 2015 Analysis Report, Monday, Nov. 2, 2015 High-Level Design Report, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015 CS 492: Low-Level Design Report, Monday, Feb. 15, 2016 Final Report, Thursday, Apr. 21, 2016 Presentations & Demonstrations: Schedule, Apr , 2016 CS Fair 6Sept. 21, 2015Introduction to CS

Web Page Each team is required to prepare a web page for their Project It should contain: Description of the Project Team members, Supervisor, Jury members, Innovation expert Reports Screen shots / demo the address of the web page to by the end of the third week of the Sept. 21, 2015Introduction to CS

Seminars We will meet for 2 hours / week for seminars This is the first of these seminars Attendance to the seminars is required Seminars are only in CS 491 8Sept. 21, 2015Introduction to CS

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