CSc 301 Calendar

Winter 2016 - Subject to change

Planned Readings: Chapters 1,2,3,4,8,9,13,14
Date
Assignment
Lecture Topic
Lab
Week 1    
1/4

Syllabus
1
1/6
Read Syllabus
Read Overview
Read Terry article
Hwk 1
PSP history and purpose
Process Improvement Model
CMM Stages
2
1/8
Read Preface and Ch 1
Quiz on readings
Motivation for PSP
3
Week 2    
1/11

Chapter 1 4
1/13
Hwk 2 Quiz
Breakfast Recipe review
What is a Process?
5
1/15
Bowling Process example
Process Myths
Process Improvement
CMM Stages and exercise
6
Week 3
   
1/18
HOLIDAY


1/20
Read Chap 2.1-2.8
Hwk 3
Chapter 2
7
1/22
Read Chap 2.9 - 2.14
Hwk 4
PSP0 script details
8
Week 4    
1/25
Project 1 Due Forms comparison
PSP0 Phases
Quiz on PSP0
9
1/27
Hwk 5
PSP0 Experiences 10
1/29
Read Chap 3
Hwk 6
Chapter 3
Examples of "size"
Size Estimating (ppt)
10
Week 5
   
2/1
Read Chap 4
Hwk 7
PSP1 11
2/3
Project 2 Due
Hwk 8
Applying PSP1 12
2/5
Read Chap 8
Hwk 9
Chapter 8
13
Week 6
   
2/8

Midterm

2/10
Project 3 Due
Chapter 8 (continued)
14
2/12
Measures and Metrics
Hwk 10 Proposal
Chapter 8 (continued) 15
Week 7
   
2/15
HOLIDAY


2/16
Monday Sched
Read Chap 9 (skip 9.6, 9.7)
Chapter 8.7-8.9
16
2/17

Chapter 9 Quiz
Why Review?
17
2/19
Project 4 Due
Hwk 10 Stage 1 & 2
Code Review Demo
ParenChecker
18
Week 8
   
2/22
Read PSP 2 Process Script Chapter 9 and PSP2
19
2/24
Project 5 Due
Chapter 9 20
2/26
Hwk 10 Stage 3
Chapter 9 21
Week 9
   
2/29
Hwk 11 Code Review Debate
22
3/2
Project 6 Due
PSP Issues
23
3/4
Hwk 12
Read Ch 13
Chapter 13
24
Week 10    
3/7
Read Ch 14 (skip .4-.6)
Hwk 13
Hwk 10 Report
PSP Issues
25
3/9
Project 7 Due
Chapter 14
PSP applications
26
3/11
Hwk 14
Course Review
27
Finals Week    
Fri 3/18
Final Exam 7:10am - 10am
Final PSP Report Due
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