Notice: Presentations

The following time slots are available for presentations. Reservations are on a first-come-first-served basis. To reserve a time slot, send email to Corinne Russell (crussell@cs.cornell.edu).

All presentations are in the meeting rooms at 301 College Avenue unless otherwise noted. Please check at the front desk for the room where your presentation will be held.

Third presentation: April 28 to May 1

Tuesday, April 28, 10:00-11:00 (Big Red iPhone Application)
Tuesday, April 28, 11:00-12:00 (unreserved)
Tuesday, April 28, 12:00-1:00 (Tickets for Military)
Tuesday, April 28, 3:00-4:00 (PaperlessWorld (consumer facing))

Wednesday, April 29, 9:00-10:00 (PaperlessWorld Integration)
Wednesday, April 29, 10:00-11:00 (iHealth)
Wednesday, April 29, 11:00-12:00 (unreserved)
Wednesday, April 29, 3:00-4:00 (Student Disability Services)
Wednesday, April 29, 4:00-5:00 (Harvester for Cornell Research)

Thursday, April 30, 10:00-11:00 (iPhone App)
Thursday, April 30, 11:00-12:00 (unreserved)
Thursday, April 30, 12:00-1:00 (Online Surveys)
Thursday, April 30, 3:00-4:00 (Daily Sun Ad)

Friday, May 1, 9:00 - 10:00 (HAMRS for Lockheed Martin)
Friday, May 1, 10:00 - 11:00 (Environmental Checklist)
Friday, May 1, 11:30 - 12:30 (Cornell Appointment Tracking System)
Friday, May 1, 1:30 - 2:30 (Agency for Chinese Students studying overseas)
Friday, May 1, 2:30 - 3:30 (unreserved)

Course Description

An introduction to the practical problems of specifying, designing, and building large, reliable software systems. Students work in teams on projects for real clients. This work includes a feasibility study, requirements analysis, object-oriented design, implementation, testing, and delivery to the client. Additional topics covered in lectures include professionalism, project management, and the legal framework for software development.

Basic Information

The Teaching Assistant does not have scheduled office hours but is available to help you by email or by appointment.  Please send all message about the course to: cs5150-l@lists.cs.cornell.edu.  Messages to this addresses are forwarded to the Instructor and the Teaching Assistant.

Notices and Syllabus

Urgent notices about the course are posted at the top of this page.  Check the page regularly for current information.

The course syllabus is posted on the Syllabus page of this web site.  It has the schedule of lectures, assignments and quizzes.  The quizzes are within regularly scheduled class times.  Three of the fours assignments include group presentations.  Note that the syllabus is subject to change as the course progresses.

Assignment questionnaires

At the time that each assignment is submitted, you are expected to complete a questionnaire about how each member of your team contributed to the work of the group. This is used to identify those individuals who have made extra effort or have not contributed fully. It is a required part of the course.

Assumed Background

CS2110 (or equivalent) plus a reasonable knowledge of the C, C++, or Java programming languages. Sufficient maturity to be able to learn new programming languages on your own if your project requires it.

Major parts of the course require working with clients, user interface design and testing, writing reports and documentation, and giving presentations.

Recitations

Computing Laboratory

Assignments and Grading

The course is built around four major projects Assignments, three of which include presentations.  These assignments will include both group work and individual work.  In addition, there will be several quizzes.  The Quizzes test material in the lectures.  The weightings given to these components are expected to be as follows, but these weightings may be changed:

Much of the work in this course is collaborative, but some parts require individual work. To understand when collaboration is appropriate read the web page on Academic Integrity and understand how it applies to this course.