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This page was last updated: November 17, 2009
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The Fall Quarter class time is:
Tuesday and Thursday, 9:00 - 9:50.
Unless otherwise specified,
all of our classes will be held in Owen room 102.
Both the Alias and Myers-Briggs assignments are due tonight.
(See the Announcements.)
Other than that, today is an optional class for those who are still unsure of what projects to bid on.
Come by and talk about it.
And, remember that bidding is due at 23:59:59 tonight!
Your class's Myers-Briggs results (will be interesting!).
Ken Saul, Hewlett-Packard, speaking on:
Your first P3s are due this coming Sunday at 23:59:59.
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.
Reminder: tonight is the Senior Dinner,
and tomorrow is the
Engineering Career Fair!
Reading and Discussion:
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.
Play the Interview Question Game, II.
Reading:
Communications (pp. 73-82).
What is a "Poster Presentation"?
Ken Saul, Hewlett-Packard, speaking on:
Ben Tribelhorn, OSU CS PhD Student, speaking on:
Posters will be due at 23:59:59 Monday night, November 30
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".)
Elevator Talks I.
Class Schedule
1
Sept 29
Introductions.
Discussion of class objectives and how we will go about it.
First look at the list of projects.
2
Oct 1
Discussion of potential projects.
Come to class having read the list of potential projects
3
Oct 6
Photo Day!
Everyone needs to come by 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!
4
Oct 8
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 6.
5
Oct 13
Prof. Tom Dietterich, OSU CS, speaking on:
What You Should Know About Grad School.
6
Oct 15
Reading:
Cover letters and resumes (pp. 95-108).
Also look at the PowerPoint presentation
(from your book's CD):
The Value Added Technologist.
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 21!
7
Oct 20
Prof. Bailey speaking on:
A Review of Software Engineering in Preparation for the CRD.
8
Oct 22
Prof. Bailey speaking on:
A Review of Software Engineering in Preparation for the CRD, continued.
9
Oct 27
Prof. Bailey speaking on:
Using Microsoft Project for Project Management
10
Oct 29
Denis Sather, OSU Technology Transfer Office, speaking on:
What Every CS Graduate Needs to Know About Intellectual Property
11
Nov 3
No class today.
Use the time to meet with your team!
I'll be in our classroom if we need to discuss anything about
your project (or anything else).
12
Nov 5
Reading and Discussion:
Interviewing (pp. 151-161).
Play the Interview Question Game, I.
13
Nov 10
Client Requirement documents are due at 9:00:00 in class today.
14
Nov 12
What is an "Elevator Talk"?
We are going to look at posters and give elevator talks
on Tuesday, December 1.
15
Nov 17
Interviewing: Making the Impression You Intended to Make
16
Nov 19
John Turner telling us about his BA 468x class: Technnology and Commercialization.
Debugging 101
17
Nov 24
No class today, but I will be in my office during class time.
Treat it as Office Hours.
Come by for any reason.
18
Nov 26
Thanksgiving Holiday (burp) -- no class today
19
Dec 1
Your
Technology Review and Implementation Plan
is due today.
Posters I.
20
Dec 3
Class evaluations.
Elevator Talks I.
Posters I.
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Holiday Break
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