This is the first part of a two-semester course sequence in which teams complete the definition, planning and design phases of a software development project which is representative of a project graduates may encounter in their professional employment. In addition, selected topics in software project management will be covered.

The objectives of this course are:

• To provide a significant real-world type team experience in software development.
• To improve students' ability to work in a team setting.
• To allow students to put into practice the diverse skills and problem solving abilities acquired during the students' undergraduate education.
• To improve communication skills through written reports and group discussions.
• To improve research and technical writing skills through the development of formal documentation for the team project.
• To foster presentation skills through presentations of selected project management topics as well as intermediate and final work of the team project.

Meeting Times: 10:00am – 10:50am R, Faner 2127

Instructor: Kenny Fong, Faner 2132, Email: kfong [at] cs.siu.edu, Hours: 10:15am – 11:45am MWF