Spring 1999
COURSE POLICIES
OFFICE HRS:
REFERENCE MATERIALS:
(from the 98/99 catalogue) Experience in designing, developing,
documenting, testing and implementing a significant project in a teamwork
environment.
Students will get the opportunity to work on a "real world" system
development project. This provides an immense amount of experience that
cannot be acquired in the classroom - and will look great on a resume
too!
This requires students to:
A)
TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 pts.
B)
C) Project grades for each individual will be based on the following
factors:
Generally, this means the following:
D) In the case of "borderline" points, a student will receive the higher
of the two grades only if he/she: 1) had regular class attendance and
participation and, 2) completed all the tasks assigned to him or her by
the team. Class participation has a large influence on final grades!
E) Those who do not complete ALL task assigned to them by the team cannot
be eligible for a final letter grade 'A'.
F) 'I' or 'W' grades are not given lightly. The student must have had
regular class attendance in order to be eligible to request an 'I'.
All written and oral work must represent a quality and level of competence
that would be acceptable in the work place. Therefore, points will be
deducted for such things as poor writing and presentation style,
misspellings, bad grammar, and a shoddy appearance of written documents or
presentation slides. Expectations for your work in this course are nothing
more than the quality your employers will expect.
You will be faced with many critical deadlines in the work place. In
academic environments, a course can be successful only if both the
instructor and the students are prepared for each class meeting. These
are the reasons deadlines are taken so seriously in this course. In most
cases, the deadlines will be determined through negotiation between the
instructor and the team. This date refers to the day the work product(s)
must be received in the hands of the instructor. One point will be
deducted from the project grade each day a work product is late, weekends
and school holidays excluded. Deadline extensions will not be considered
for any individual. If you are late, you should gracefully accept a
lowered score.
Academic dishonestly will not be tolerated! As stated in the UNCA
catalogue, "A person who knowingly assists another in cheating is likewise
guilty of cheating." There will be no second chances. Those found
cheating will receive a zero score on the assignment or the exam in which
the cheating occurred. In addition, a letter describing the event will be
sent to the Office of Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.
Your awareness of this policy and your confirmation that the work you
submit meets an Honor System (as related in the above paragraph and on
page 40 of the 98/99 UNCA catalog) will be indicated by your signature
next to your printed name on all papers submitted for grading. Work
submitted without your signature will not be graded.
A) You are expected to attend each class meeting. Group dynamics fall
apart when the full group is not present and participating. Therefore,
class participation will be considered in the calculation of the final
grade. (See the "Grading" section on this handout.)
B) Some portion of regular class meetings will be devoted to general
discussions of project implementation and group dynamics. Class time will
occasionally be allotted for group work on the project. However, much of
the group work will need to be done outside regular class time.
C) Each student is responsible for all information and assignments
discussed in class, whether or not he/she is present. When class is
missed, handouts must be picked before the next class.
D) IF CLASS IS CANCELED for any reason, students should assume that dates
for scheduled exams and assigned tasks will not be changed. When in
doubt, check my office door (Robinson 021) and/or E-mail for any messages.
A) Exams will be "take home" exams. Students can decide when these exams
would best fit into the "Project Plan" and negotiate the dates with the
instructor.
B) Exams will include all material from lecture, readings and class
discussions.
Any students who feels that he/she has been treated unfairly in this
course may appeal any decision of the instructor by presenting his/her
case in writing to all other students in the class.
INSTRUCTOR: M.L. Manns
232-5020
Robinson 021
manns@bulldog.unca.edu
Mon & Wed 10:15-11:30
(and gladly by appointment)
Whitten, Managing Software Development Projects
Whitten & Bentley, Systems Analysis & Design Methods (from CSci
342)
Dewitz, Systems Analysis & Design (on reserve at the library)
I. ABOUT THE COURSE:
- work effectively in a team environment
- work with industry clients
- gather system requirements, create a system design, and implement a
system prototype
- manage their own work, time, and deadlines
- choose and use appropriate analysis, design, and implementation tools
for the tasks
- document and evaluate the system development methodology used by the
team
- present and deliver a product, and the corresponding product
documentation, to the clients
II. GRADING
Project . . . . . . . . . . . . .200
Exams (2 @ 50 pts.). . . .100
Final letter grades will be assigned as follows:
275-300: A
249-274: B
223-248: C
197-222: D
below 197: F
- individual's level of effort and participation in the team
- individual's ability to contribute to the development of a cohesive and
effective team
- quality of the individual's presentations
- quality of the individual's results
- quality of the team results (note: this means that the individual's
grade will, in part, depend on what the team produces)
A student: has consistently excellent performance, is
enthusiastically
committed to the project, is willing to go the extra mile to strive for
excellence, offers to help others on the team, and is a strong and dynamic
team player
B student: works hard, is committed to the project, is dependable,
produces results, is willing to help others on the team if asked, and is a
good team player
C student: does assigned tasks in an acceptable manner and is
usually
dependable
D student: does not complete some assigned tasks and has
difficulty
working in the group
E student: does not complete most assigned tasks and cannot work
well in
the group
III. QUALITY OF WRITTEN WORK, CLASS PARTICIPATION, AND PROJECT
PRESENTATION
IV. DUE DATES
V. ACADEMIC DISHONESTY POLICY
VI. CLASS ATTENDANCE
VII. EXAMS
VIII. APPEALS