Course Syllabus
Readings in Dawson,  Project Deliverables in red,  Take quizzes on Blackboard.
Weeks are listed as starting on Thursday. Homework and Quizzes posted Thursdays are due the following Mondays.

Week Topics and Readings Homework/Deliverables
1
January 31
In Person Class
Instructor/Student & Course Introductions
First classroom meeting: January 31, 6:10 - 9:00 pm, Goldstein Academic Center room 314, Pleasantville
There is an additional location for this class for NYC based students, at the same time, linked by BlueJeans VTC, located at room E314 in One Pace Plaza.
Presentation Slides for SEDSI Conference about this course
Two Conference Papers on this Capstone Project course: 2015 SEDSI and 2019 SEDSI
Online VTC: https://pace.bluejeans.com/424520787
Introductions
Assign teams/projects
Quiz1:Ch1+Paper+Website

2
February 7
Ch 1 - Intro and Ch 2 - Research
Machine Learning Basics  
Quiz2: Ch2+Machine Learning
3
February 14
Ch 3 - Choosing project/writing proposal
Denning: Who Are We? 
Draft1 Tech Paper-due February 21
Quiz 3: Ch 3 + Denning
4
February 21
Ch 4 - Project planning/risk management
Denning: Crossing Chasm 
Quiz 4: Ch 4 + Denning
5
February 28
Ch 5 - Literature searching and reviews
Denning: Third Wave  
Quiz 5: Ch 5 + Denning
First five quizzes due March 7
6
March 7
Ch 6 - Software development
Denning: Internet Time Out 
Draft2 Tech Paper-due March 14
Quiz 6: Ch 6 + Denning
7
March 14
Second classroom meeting: March 14, 6:10 - 9:00 pm, location: G314, Pleasantville
NYC classroom location: TBD
Ch 7 - Controlling your project
Denning: Flatlined
In-Person Class
Online VTC: https://pace.bluejeans.com/424520787
Proj Status Presentations
Quiz 7: Ch 7 + Denning
8
March 21
Spring Break - No Class Spring Break - No Class
9
March 28
Ch 8 - Presenting your project in writing
Denning: Career Redux
Quiz 8: Ch 8 + Denning
10
April 4
Ch 9 - Presentation skills
Denning: Programmers Myth
Draft 3 Tech Paper-due April 11
Quiz 9: Ch 9 + Denning
11
April 11
Ch 10 - Final considerations
Soft Skills
Quiz10: Ch10+Soft Skills
Last five quizzes due April 25
12
April 18
Complete project work, technical paper
Draft 4 Tech Paper - due April 25
User Manual Draft, if required
13
April 25
Turn in Draft 4 of Technical Paper  
14
May 2
Third classroom meeting: May 2, 6:10 - 9:00 pm, G314, Pleasantville
NYC classroom location: TBD
Online VTC: https://pace.bluejeans.com/424520787
Rehearse and prepare final presentations.

Project Presentation Rehearsals
14
May 3
Seidenberg Research Day Presentation
Final Presentations