CAS 4ZP6: Computer Science Capstone Project - Fall 2017
Outline
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Calendar Description
Students, in teams of two to four students, undertake a substantial project in an area of computer science by performing each step of the software life cycle. The lecture component presents an introduction to software management and project management.
Lecture component in term one, weekly tutorials; two terms
Instructor
Christopher Anand. anandc (circled a) (name of university) (country).
Office: ETB 112. (drop by, call x 21397, or best check on slack).
TA
TBA (circled a) (name of university) (country).
Office hours: TBA.
Evaluation
Schedule
ETB 235, Th 9:30AM - 11:20AM and Tu 10:30AM - 11:20AM.
Details
If you have your own idea for a project, please talk it over with me ASAP, and be prepared to make an elevator pitch during our first meeting.
Links useful in preparting pitch:
how to do presentations.
A grad student is working on dancing PERT charts, which you will populate by editing a list.
Another grad student will pretend to be a new team member, and you will be marked on the ability of your documentation to support the on-boarding of this new team member.
Your poster will be evaluated by the instructor or TA, and you will have to stage an additional guerilla poster presentation and collect 20 tweets from passers-by showing they understand your project (at the appropriate passer-by level) and think it is cool.
Research projects are strongly encouraged. By definition, this is a project which will produce a manuscript for submission to an academic journal. The manuscript will replace the report, and other marks may be redistributed, as appropriate.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
You are expected to exhibit honesty and use ethical behaviour in all aspects of the learning
process. Academic credentials you earn are rooted in principles of honesty and academic
integrity.
Academic dishonesty is to knowingly act or fail to act in a way that results or could result in
unearned academic credit or advantage. This behaviour can result in serious consequences, e.g.
the grade of zero on an assignment, loss of credit with a notation on the transcript (notation
reads: "Grade of F assigned for academic dishonesty"), and/or suspension or expulsion from the
university.
It is your responsibility to understand what constitutes academic dishonesty. For information on
the various types of academic dishonesty please refer to the Academic Integrity Policy, located at
http://www.mcmaster.ca/academicintegrity
The following illustrates only three forms of academic dishonesty:
1. Plagiarism, e.g. the submission of work that is not one's own or for which other
credit has been obtained.
2. Improper collaboration in group work.
3. Copying or using unauthorized aids in tests and examinations.
If in doubt, ask the instructor how this applies to your work.
TURNITIN.COM
In this course we reserve the right to use a web-based service (Turnitin.com) to reveal plagiarism.
Students will be expected to submit their work electronically to Turnitin.com and in hard copy so
that it can be checked for academic dishonesty. Students who do not wish to submit their work
to Turnitin.com must still submit a copy to the instructor. No penalty will be assigned to a
student who does not submit work to Turnitin.com. All submitted work is subject to normal
verification that standards of academic integrity have been upheld (e.g., on-line search, etc.). To
see the Turnitin.com Policy, please go to www.mcmaster.ca/academicintegrity
Personal Information
In this course we will be using subversion, email and other on-line discussion fora. Students should be aware that, when they access the electronic
components of this course, private information such as first and last names, user names for the
McMaster e-mail accounts, and program affiliation may become apparent to all other students in
the same course. The available information is dependent on the technology used. Continuation
in this course will be deemed consent to this disclosure. If you have any questions or concerns
about such disclosure please discuss this with the course instructor.
Possible Changes
The instructor and university reserve the right to modify elements of the
course during the term. The university may change the dates and deadlines
for any or all courses in extreme circumstances. If either type of
modification becomes necessary, reasonable notice and communication with the
students will be given with explanation and the opportunity to comment on
changes. It is the responsibility of the student to check their McMaster
email and course websites weekly during the term and to note any changes.xsxs