CSC 402, Fall 2011, Gene Fisher

CSC 402, Fall 2011
Gene Fisher

General Index:

lectures -- lecture notes, as presented in class

handouts -- various informational handouts, discussed in class

links -- links to misc web resources, e.g., the scheduler project wiki and forum

examples -- at present, a link to the 308 examples page

textbook -- as used in 308 this year

doc -- at present, a link to the 308 doc page

bin -- directory of executable tools

grades -- project milestone evaluations (requires team password to enter)

Items of Near-Term Interest:

Updated and corrected writeups for Milestones 10 and 11.

second client interview script [ .html , .pdf ] -- details of conducting the phase 2 client interviews

Index by Week:

Week 1:

course syllabus -- introductory description of the course
project description -- high-level description of the scheduler project
milestone 1 writeup -- team formation, related systems search, review of past projects
requirements specification document outline -- overview of the format and contents of the document that each project team will produce this quarter
lecture notes week 1 -- introduction to the course and project planning

Week 2:

milestone 2 writeup -- project organization and planning; specific team tasks
organizational assignments -- as determined on Friday of week 1
proposed project timeline -- weekly schedule of project activities, including 3-phase project release
lecture notes week 2 -- team organization; project planning; methodology and process review

Week 3:

milestone 3 writeup -- refinement of specific team tasks
feature prioritization matrix -- description of a taxonomic feature list with weighted desirability values
lecture notes week 3 -- further project planning; emerging coordination of 308 & 402; details of requirements presentation

Week 4:

milestone 4 writeup -- phase 1 release
pre-release evaluation -- comments on the requirements draft released on Friday 7 October.
lecture notes week 4 -- review of phase 1 pre-release; planning for friday's phase 1 release; requirements process details

Weeks 5-7:

milestone 5 writeup -- phase 1 release (really); start phase 2
milestone 6 writeup -- phase 2 mid-term release
milestone 7 writeup -- phase 2 release
lecture notes week 5. -- final review of phase 1 pre-release; planning for phase 2 release; requirements process details

Week 8:

milestone 8 writeup -- beginning of phase 3 release cycle

Week 9:

milestone 9 writeup -- phase 3b release, including feature prioritization and product refinements
milestone 10 writeup -- phase 3c release, including in-class usability review and prototype design review; because of holiday, all mid-week due dates are extended to November
milestone 11 writeup (draft) -- phase 3d delivery, which is final project release

Document File Formats

Data files are available in the following formats:

HTML, suitable for viewing with a web browser; these files have a ".html" extension.

PDF, suitable for viewing with Adobe Reader; these files have a ".pdf" extension.

PostScript, suitable for viewing with a PostScript previewer or direct printing on a PostScript printer; these files have a ".ps" extension.

Most file links in an HTML document, point to other HTML files. To access the PostScript, PDF, or plain text version of a document, go to the desired directory and view the desired file with the ".ps", ".pdf", or ".txt" extension.