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Career Preparation and Software Engineering Capstone Project

"You are always in your career." -- Matthew Moran

Fall Quarter 2011 Schedule

This page was last updated: November 20, 2011

Class Schedule

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The Fall Quarter class time is: Tuesday and Thursday, 12:00 - 12:50. Unless otherwise specified, all of our classes will be held in Covell room 216.

1 Sept 27 Introductions. Discussion of class objectives and how we will go about it.
First look at the list of projects.
2 Sept 29 Discussion of potential projects. Come to class having read the list of potential projects

Both the Alias and Myers-Briggs assignments are due tonight. (See the Announcements.)

3 Oct 4

Today is an optional class for those who are still unsure of what projects to bid on. Come by and talk about it.

Remember that bidding is due at 23:59:59 tonight!

4 Oct 6 Projects and teams announced.
Come up with a cool team name.
Contact your "client" right away and start working on the Client Requirements Document which is due November 8.

Your class's Myers-Briggs results (will be interesting!).

5 Oct 11 Photo Day! Everyone needs to come to class sometime in the first 40 minutes of class time to get your photo taken for my (private) roster. Don't all come in at the end!
6 Oct 13 Prof. Bailey speaking on:
A Review of Software Engineering in Preparation for the CRD.

Here is a fun "software engineering" article I ran across. It is called Dirty Coding tricks, and is about people's worst software hacks. You will find it amusing.

7 Oct 18 Ken Saul, Hewlett-Packard, speaking on:
Resume Triage, and How to Get Yours into the Top Pile
Take advantage of this discussion to polish your resume for the Engineering Career Fair, which is Wednesday, October 12!
8 Oct 20 Prof. Bailey speaking on:
A Review of Software Engineering in Preparation for the CRD, continued.

Your first P3s are due this coming Sunday at 23:59:59.

9 Oct 25 Prof. Bailey speaking on:
Using Microsoft Project for Project Management

You are not required to use any specific project management software in this class, but you can get Microsoft Project Professional 2007 for free by signing up for the MSDN Academic Alliance. To do that, go to the teach system,: http://engr.oregonstate.edu/teach. Under External Links, click MSDNAA Site Login. This will allow you to download Project, and a bunch of other packages, for free.

Tomorrow night (10/26) is the Senior Dinner.
Remember, you are always in your career.

10 Oct 27 Denis Sather, OSU Technology Transfer Office, speaking on:
What Every CS Graduate Needs to Know About Intellectual Property

Today is the Engineering Career Fair!
Remember, you are always in your career.

11 Nov 1 Play the Interview Question Game, I.
Teams: 23, 11, 7, 15, 17, 6, 33, 27, 32, 4, 31, 18, 21
12 Nov 3 Play the Interview Question Game, II.
Teams: 30, 28, 16, 19, 9, 3, 8, 13, 20, 35, 36, 10, 12
13 Nov 8 Client Requirement documents are due at 12:00:00 in class today.

Play the Interview Question Game, III.
Teams: 2, 5, 22, 25, 34, 29, 38, 1, 37, 24, 14, 26

14 Nov 10 What is an "Elevator Talk"?
What is a "Poster Presentation"?
Here are poster templates in PDF and PowerPoint forms.
We are going to look at posters and give elevator talks on Tuesday, November 30 and Thursday, December 2.
15 Nov 15

Ken Saul, Hewlett-Packard, speaking on:
Interviewing: Making the Impression You Intended to Make

16 Nov 17

Ben Tribelhorn, OSU CS PhD Student, speaking on:
Debugging 101

Prof. Bailey out of town.

17 Nov 22 Elevator Talks I:
No formal class today, but anyone who wants to get their Elevator Talk done early should show up sometime in the first 40 minutes of class. (Don't all come at the end!)

Posters are due at 23:59:59 Monday night, November 28 Please email me your PowerPoint (.ppt) file. Please name it "teamxx.ppt", where 'xx' is your 2-digit team number. (So, Team #1 would use "team01.ppt".)

18 Nov 24 Thanksgiving Holiday (burp) -- no class today
19 Nov 29 Elevator Talks II.
Teams = 27, 2, 6, 31, 33, 5, 35, 36, 17, 16, 4, 15, 8, 25, 3, 22, 38, 34, and 14
Your Technology Review and Implementation Plan is due in class today, but can be turned in before today too..
20 Dec 1 Elevator Talks III.
Teams = 28, 11, 9, 26, 18, 23, 13, 10, 29, 20, 1, 32, 7, 12, 37, 19, 21, 30, and 24
* * Holiday Break