CS681/682 schedule, Ethan Bolker , Fall 2003

Day
Date
Class work
Due
T
2 Sep Introduction

Th
4 Sep
2:30 Discussion of Brooks,   The Mythical Man Month
hw1 (response to Brooks)
T
9 Sep 2:30 Project presentation  (Prof Rob Stevenson, Biology Department)
4:00 Discussion of Brooks
hw1 (home page, cv)
Th
11 Sep
2:30 Project presentation (Paul English)
4:30 Project presentation (Dr. Kevin Hughes, MGH)

T 16 Sep
8:30 AM Fowler talk at Software Development Best Practices Expo
2:30 Project presentation (Prof Brian White, Biology Department)
4:00 Project presentation (Dr Jeff Fried, Unveil Technologies)
4:?? Leave for SD Expo?                                            

Th
18 Sep
2:30: Project selection
4:00: Discussion of Beck. eXtreme Programming eXplained
hw2 (reactions to project presentations, response to Beck)
T
23 Sep
Team selection interviews - see schedule
hw3 (project choice cover letter)
Th
25 Sep
2:30: Team selection announcements, first team tasks
4:00: First team meeting

Tu
30 Sep
2:30: Reports from team meetings
4:00: Second team meeting 
first team deliverables
Th 2 Oct
2:30 Report from teams, Sourceforge
4:00: Team meetings

T 7 Oct
2:30: Report from teams, Project web page review
4:00: Team meetings
Use case template
M
13 Oct
COLUMBUS DAY

T
14 Oct
2:30: Report from teams, Discussion of McConnell
4:00: Team meetings
hw4 (Project vision statement,  
 web site. McConnell feedback)
Th 16 Oct
2:30: Discussion of McConnell
4:00: Team meetings 

T 21 Oct
2:30: Team meetings
4:00: Ellen Glusman - building quality software

Th 23Oct
2:30: Paul English - the eightfold way
4:00: Team meetings
 
T 28 Oct 2:30: Web page review - other CS681/3 projects - see /courses/cs681/f03 for names
4:00: Team meetings
Brief review of other CS681/3 class projects
Th 30 Oct
Looking for venture capital - project presentations
hw5 (Project presentation)
T 4 Nov 2:30: Feedback from project presentations
4:00: Team meetings

Th
6 Nov
2:30: Joel on Software
4:00: Team meetings
hw6 (notes on Joel, preparing for Connie Lewis' talk next week)
T 11 Nov
VETERANS' DAY

Th 13 Nov
2:30: Connie Lewis - technical writing
4:00: Team meetings

T 18 Nov
2:30 -5:00: Mike West (BMC Software) Team/project management in the real world
(No team meetings)

Th 20 Nov
2:30: Adam Leffert -  Myths and Realities of Boostrapping a Software Company (mindmodel.com)
4:00: Team meetings
hw7 (preparing for Adam Leffert's talk)
T 25 Nov
 2:30: Review of project schedules
4:00: Team meetings

Th
27 Nov
THANKSGIVING DAY

T 2 Dec


Th 4 Dec

Requirements document
T 9 Dec


Th 11 Dec
Last class