CSE 4316 - Schedule, Deliverables, and Deadlines

All deliverables must be submitted via Blackboard. No scans of handwritten documents are allowed.

Deliverables submitted late will be penalized, at a rate of 10% of the maximum score per hour. The submission time will be the time shown on Blackboard. Any assignment submitted more than 10 hours late will receive no credit. Exceptions will only be made for documented emergencies, in strict adherence to UTA policy. Computer/network crashes are NOT an acceptable excuse for late submissions (if worried, submit early, you can always revise your submission till the deadline).

Itemized list:

• Deliverable 1 (individual): Due at 9:00am on Tuesday, 8/28/2012. Two short papers, about yourself, your goals, and project ideas.

• Deliverable 2 (individual): Due at noon on Thursday, 8/30/2012. One short paper, proposing team members.

• Teams will be announced on Friday, 8/31/2012

• Readings for lecture on Tuesday, 09/04/2012:
  • Amish barn raising, textbook pp. 273-274.

• Deliverable 3 (team): Due at 9:30am on Tuesday, 09/04/2012. First draft of project proposal.

• Deliverable 4 (team): Cancelled. Second draft of project proposal.

• Deliverable 5 (team): Cancelled. Third draft of project proposal.

• Deliverable 6 (individual): Due at 9:00am on Friday, 09/07/2012. Individual skill assessment form. Use this template. Submit on Blackboard, and bring a printout to the lab on Friday.

• Deliverable 7 (team): Due at 9:00am on Friday, 09/07/2012. Team skill assessment form. Use this template. Submit on Blackboard (only one submission per team), and bring a printout to the lab on Friday.

• Projects will be assigned to teams by Tuesday, 9/11/2012

• Readings for lecture on Tuesday, 09/18/2012: Chapter 12 (Teamwork), Chapter 13 (Team Structure), including these case studies:
  • Case study 12.1, textbook pp. 274-275.
  • Case study 12.2, textbook pp. 277-278.
  • Case study 13.1, textbook pp. 297-299.
  • Case study 13.2, textbook pp. 315-316.

• Recurring deliverables, every Friday, starting 09/21/2012.
  • Before lab: submit an individual status report on Blackboard.
  • Before lab: submit a recent version of your Microsoft Project file. One submission per group.
  • For lab: prepare a 10-minute group presentation, describing progress for the past week, plans for the next week, and any other important developments/issues with the project.

• Readings for lecture on Tuesday, 09/25/2012: Chapter 7 (Lifecycle Planning), Chapter 8 (Estimation), Chapter 9 (Scheduling), including these case studies:
  • Case study 7.1, textbook pp. 134-136.
  • Case study 7.2, textbook pp. 159-161.
  • Case study 8.1, textbook pp. 164-165.
  • Case study 8.2, textbook pp. 199-202.
  • Case study 9.1, textbook pp. 229-230.

• First draft of System Requirements Specification: Submit on Blackboard, one per group. Due at 9:30am on Thursday, 10/11/2012.

• Readings for lecture on Thursday, 10/11/2012: Chapter 3 (Classic Mistakes), including this case study:
  • Case study 3.1, textbook pp. 29-37.

• Readings for lecture on Tuesday, 10/16/2012: Chapter 5 (Risk Management), including these case studies:
  • Case study 5.1, textbook pp. 82-83.
  • Case study 5.2, textbook pp. 103-105.

• Readings for lecture on Thursday, 10/18/2012: Chapter 15 (Productivity Tool Deployment), including these case studies:
  • Case study 15.1, textbook pp. 346-347.
  • Case study 15.2, textbook pp. 368-369.

• Readings for lecture on Thursday, 10/25/2012: Chapter 14 (Feature Set Control), including this case study:
  • Case study 14.1, textbook pp. 342-343.

• Readings for lecture on Tuesday, 10/30/2012: Chapter 16 (Project Recovery), including these case studies:
  • Case study 16.1, textbook pp. 372-373.
  • Case study 16.2, textbook pp. 385-387.

• Second (and hopefully final) draft of System Requirements Specification: Submit on Blackboard, one per group. Due at 9:30am on Thursday, 11/01/2012.

• Detailed Project Timeline: Submit on Blackboard, one per group. Due at 9:30am on Thursday, 11/15/2012.

• Detailed Risk Analysis: Identify potential risks in your project, describe their probability and estimated impact, and outline how you plan to address those risks. Submit on Blackboard, one per group. Due at 9:30am on Thursday, 11/15/2012.

• First draft of Architecture Design Specification: Submit on Blackboard, one per group. Due at 9:30am on Thursday, 11/29/2012.

• Teammate Assessment: Evaluate each one of your teammates, as well as yourself. Fill out, for each person you evaluate, the teammate assessment form available from our documents and forms web page. Submit on Blackboard, one per person. Due at 11:55am on Thursday, 12/06/2012.