CS 481 - Senior Software Project I
Fall 2014
Staff:
Instructor Office hours David Babcock dbabcock@ycp.edu TBA David Hovemeyer dhovemey@ycp.edu M 10-12, T/Th 2-3, W 9-10
Meeting times: Monday, 12-12:50 in KEC 118
Course Description
Student teams will complete a substantial project provided by sponsors drawn from both industry and research organizations. These projects will be developed under the direction of the course instructor and members of the sponsoring organization.
Prerequisites
CS 320 with a grade of 2 or higher
Grading Policy
Your team's grade will be determined as a weighted average of the grades on the 7 assignments, as follows:
- Assignment 1 - Team Project Proposal - 5%
- Assignment 2 - Weekly Progress Demonstrations - 15%
- Assignment 3 - Requirements - 5%
- Assignment 4 - Analysis and Design - 5%
- Assignment 5 - Minimal Working System - 10%
- Assignment 6 - 50% Working System - 10%
- Assignment 7 - Final System, Report, and Presentation - 50%
Grades will be assigned on a 100-point scale according to the following table:
| Range | Grade |
|---|---|
| 90 - 100 | 4.0 |
| 87 - 90 | 3.5 |
| 80 - 87 | 3.0 |
| 77 - 80 | 2.5 |
| 70 - 77 | 2.0 |
| 60 - 70 | 1.0 |
| 0 - 60 | 0.0 |
Attendance Policy
Attendance at the weekly meeting is mandatory.
Academic Integrity
York College’s mission statement stipulates that strict adherence to principles of academic honesty is expected of all students. Therefore, academic dishonesty will not be tolerated at York College. Academic dishonesty refers to actions such as, but not limited to, cheating, plagiarism, fabricating research, falsifying academic documents, etc., and includes all situations where students make use of the work of others and claim such work as their own.
Academic dishonesty will result in a '0' at minimum for all involved work and possible removal from the course at the discretion of the professor. A written report of the circumstances and disciplinary action will be provided to the student. A copy of this report will also be forwarded to the Dean of Academic Affairs which may result in suspension from the college for repeat offenses. Students have the right to challenge any such actions through the normal appeals procedure. Students are not permitted to withdraw from a course in which they have been accused of academic dishonesty.
Disability accomodation
If you had an IEP or 504 plan in high school or if you have a disability or health condition that impacts you in the classroom, please contact Linda Miller, Director of Disability Support Services, at 815-1785 or lmille18@ycp.edu to discuss obtaining the accommodations for which you may be eligible. If you already have an accommodation memo and wish to access your accommodations in this class, please see me confidentially to discuss.
Personal Technology Policy
While York College recognizes students' need for educational and emergency-related technological devices such as laptops, PDAs, cellular phones, etc., using them unethically or recreationally during class time is never appropriate. The college recognizes and supports faculty members' authority to regulate in their classrooms student use of all electronic devices.
Communication Standards
York College recognizes the importance of effective communication in all disciplines and careers. Therefore, students are expected to competently analyze, synthesize, organize, and articulate course material in papers, examinations and presentations. In addition, students should know and use communication skills current to their field of study, recognize the need for revision as part of their writing process, and employ standard conventions of English usage in both writing and speaking. Students may be asked to further revise assignments that do not demonstrate effective use of these communication skills.
