Notices

Important notices, such as scheduling changes, will be posted here.

Announcements

The course is based around the web site: www.cs.cornell.edu/Courses/cs5150/2013fa/. There you will find a description of the course with all the course materials, contact information for the instructor and the teaching assistants, information about grades, etc. Please note:

• All classes are optional except the tests and the presentations.
• To contact the course team please send email to the instructor and both the teaching assistants.
  
• This course does not use the Computer Science Course Management System (CMS).

The course has two main components:

Theoretical material

This material is provided through the online course material and will be discussed in the classes and evaluated in the four tests. The tests are held during scheduled class times. Each test has two questions with the best six questions counting for the final grade. The times for the tests have been fixed and there are no make-up times. See Tests on the web site for more information.

Projects

The projects are a central part of the course. They are real projects for real clients who intend to use the software in production. You will select your own project, from any branch of software development. Project teams are 6 to 8 people. A feasibility study and plan is due on September 20. Then there will be three major milestones each with a report and a group presentation. See Projects on the web site for more information.

Course materials for week 1

• The Home page of this web site for information about the course.
• The Academic Integrity page on the course web site. This page has a link to the Cornell code.

The following presentation sets the theme for the theoretical part of the course:

• B1. Software development in practice.

• Overview of the projects.
• Project suggestions. (Check regularly for updates).

You should begin to form project teams immediately.