Wurst (Proposal)

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Summary

Developing syllabus, learning activities and materials for two Computer Science courses - CS 348 Software Process Management and CS 401 - Software Development Process (to be replaced in the future by CS 448 Software Development Capstone).

Target Venue

<Course catalog description for a course; short description for an out of class activity>

Target Student Audience

• CS 348 Software Process Management
  • Project management including planning, progress measurement, estimation, and risk assessment. Functional and non-functional requirements. Software licenses, contracts and intellectual property.
  • Second Semester Junior, CS Majors in Software Development Concentration. Second course in the Software Development Concentration.
  • Spring 2015
  • 24 students
• CS 401 Software Development Process (being taught for the last time in Spring 2015, becoming CS 448 (see below) in Spring 2016)
  • This course deals with software as an engineered product that requires planning, analysis, design, implementation, testing and maintenance.
  • Second Semester Senior, CS Majors. Last course our old CS Major.
  • Spring 2015
  • 24 Students
• CS 448 Software Development Capstone Concentration.
  • Development of a significant software system, following appropriate project and team management techniques. Requirements, design, implementation, quality assurance, professional, social and ethical issues.
  • Second Semester Senior, CS Majors in Software Developement Concentration. Final course in the Software Development Concentration.
  • Spring 2016
  • 24 Students

Learning Activities

< Provide a general description of the activities you plan to develop. How many activities will there be? What types? (labs, homework assignments, projects, etc.) What outcomes do you expect? What specific products will you have to share at the end? (lab instructions, grading rubrics, homework assignments, etc.) Note: we only expect basic information at this point since the activities are not developed yet.>

Evaluation

< Please share any thoughts you have on how to evaluate effectiveness. We can work with you and provide basic survey instruments that are shared across sites.>

Schedule

<What is the schedule you expect to follow for developing, piloting and evaluating, and sharing the materials?>

Budget

<Amount requested; maximum $3k>

Contact Information

Karl R. Wurst

kwurst@worcester.edu