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The design of a project appropriate to Computer Information Science. This may be an individual or a group project and may be the outgrowth of a design done in a previous course. The proposal must have the approval of the graduate director and the faculty member who is supervising the project. The project will be reviewed by a team of readers appointed by the program director. The student will present the results of this phase to the capstone review team. The presentation will be open to the public.

The design methodology will be decided by the student and faculty advisor based on the nature of the project. The methodology will list documentation requirements for the project. For example if a project design uses a software engineering approach, documentation requirements may include an information description, functional description, validation criteria, requirements cross-reference, and test provisions, developed in a progressively detailed process.

During the presentation of the project design, the student will provide a detailed timeline for the implementation phase. This course must be successfully completed before the student may enroll in CIS 682 Project Design and Implementation II.

Prerequisites: All Core Courses

CIS 682 Project Design and Implementation II
3 credits
The implementation of the project designed in Project Design and Implementation I. The project will be supervised by a faculty member. The project will be reviewed by a team of readers appointed by the program director. The student will present the results of this phase to the capstone review team. The presentation will be open to the public.

The project implementation will use implementation style defined in the project proposal. An example of a software engineering approach would include an initial prototype, a full implementation, test report, and documentation.

Results of this project should include the project deliverables, including documentation updated to be consistent with the the delivered product, and an oral presentation on the project. The student must have successfully completed CIS 681 Project Design and Implementation I before enrolling in this course.

Prerequisites: All Core Courses and CIS 681

Project Timeline

Fall and Spring Semesters*
CIS 681 Project Design and Implementation I Semester 1
Week 1		Approved proposal.
Week 3		Preliminary System Description.
Week 7		Detailed System Description. Submission of documentation to capstone review team.
Week 12		Final System Description. Submission of documentation to capstone review team.
Week 13		Presentation of system design including Detailed Timetable for CIS 682.
Week 14		Updates to documentation and submission to program office. Grade submitted to registrar. Registration for CIS 682.
CIS 682 Project Design and Implementation II Semester 2
Week 3		Prototype.
Week 8		Full Implementation. Submit updated documentation to capstone review team.
Week 9		Test report.
Week 11		Complete update of documentation and system changes based on testing results.
Week 12		Submit all system documentation to capstone review team.
Week 12		Delivery and presentation of system.
Week 14		Complete updates to all deliverables and submission to program office. Grade submitted to registrar.
*For research projects during the summer semester, the course work is completed in 12 weeks and final grades are submitted during week 13. The schedule for the course will be modified to reflect the shortened semester.