44048 Steinberg
M&IS 44048 Software Integration Fall 2015
Dr. Geoffrey Steinberg / gsteinbe@kent.edu
OBJECTIVE
This is a writing intensive course; as such you and your team will write documents and rewrite until the result is excellent. The primary objective of this course is to ensure that you are able to consistently produce high quality, clear, and to the point communication. All other objectivities and activities in this course are secondary to that objective.
You will perform the writing as a member of a project team. The team will be a consulting team and learn to produce high quality professional business results. Success will be largely determined by organization, engagement, determination, and perhaps most importantly, commitments to team work.
You will perform the writing as a member of a project team. The team will be a consulting team and learn to produce high quality professional business results. Success will be largely determined by organization, engagement, determination, and perhaps most importantly, commitments to team work.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Become an excellent writer
Learn to manage projects
Learn to think clearly and express ideas clearly
Learn to share responsibilities as a member of a team
Learn to manage projects
Learn to think clearly and express ideas clearly
Learn to share responsibilities as a member of a team
REQUIREMENTS
- Learn from a client requirements for a new project. Document the requirements in the form of a requirements analysis report.
- After approval or regquirements analysis by the client translate the requirements into a functional design of a proposed solution.
- Translate the proposed solution into a technical design. The technical design will be like a blue print that specifically defines, in super detail, what the team is to build. The clarity of the technical design must be such that it could be given to a different team for implementation.
- After completion of the technical design the team will craft a finished system. This is not a prototype. This is a fully functional complete system. The specific technologies will likely include programming tools (PHP, VB, C-sharp, etc), web-site tools (HTML, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, etc), and database tools (MySQL, Access, etc.). Alternatively the app may be built using native smartphone programming technology. The selection and acquisition of the tools is the responsibility of the team. The team is also responsible for learning how to use the tools selected.
- You will individually write three short papers during the course of the project. You will receive feedback from the instructor on each paper and be given the opportunity to rewrite. If you wish to resubmit you must request it within 48 hours of when grades are initially posted. The 2nd critique of a paper will be deeper and there is no guarantee that your grade will increase since you will have had the benefit of a critique.
- You will receive peer reviews from the other members of your project team.
TEXTBOOK
None.
COURSE GRADE
The course grade is composed of seven parts. The first five grades will be identical for all members of the same team. The last two parts are individually earned.
- Requirements Analysis
- Functional Design
- Technical Design
- Operating Complete System
- Individual Papers
- Peer Assessments
DUE DATES
Due dates for each document or deliverable are a listed here. You should take advantage of the time to submit each document for review and critique before the due date enabling your team (and you) to review and correct. This is not a requirement but an opportunity to receive and react to feedback before the final submission of each document.
These due dates are tentative and may be changed as the specifics of the team projects emerge.
These due dates are tentative and may be changed as the specifics of the team projects emerge.
| Deliverable | Due |
| Requirements Analysis |
3rd Week |
| Functional Design |
7th Week |
| Technical Design | 9th Week |
| Operating System | Last Week of Semester |
| Individual Papers |
See Schedule in BONGO |
| Peer Reviews |
See Schedule in BONGO |
EQUITY
This is a team project. It is up to the team to figure out how to work together. This means each person must know what exactly is expected of him/her and must also know what is expected of the other team members. To make this work each person must be trust worthy and get done what is expected, on line, and with quality results. It is not a good idea for one or two persons to “do all the work” even though “we feel that the others are not doing their part and we do not want our grade to suffer.” The point here is to learn to work effectively as a member of a team and not to take matters into your own hands.
There are circumstances where the instructor may require validation regarding the contribution of each team member. If in the judgment of the instructor a team member is not making an adequate contribution the instructor may reduce the grade for that student on the team portion of the course grade.
There are circumstances where the instructor may require validation regarding the contribution of each team member. If in the judgment of the instructor a team member is not making an adequate contribution the instructor may reduce the grade for that student on the team portion of the course grade.
STAFF MEETING
Your team will meet with the instructor weekly. Students from other teams will not be present. At the meeting the following is expected:
- All members present.
- An agenda printed and presented at the meeting. See below for details. All team members must have a copy of the agenda at each meeting.
- All participate.
- Present formally what your team has accomplished since last meeting. Compare to established goals and explain divergences if any (none are expected).
- Agree with instructor on goals for the next week.
READ THIS IMPORTANT NOTE
Staff meeting attendance is mandatory. A casual attitude will result in points off (see above). If your team has one or more members not carrying their weight (including attendance AND/OR participation at staff meetings) your team should:
- Address the issue with the team member
- Address the issue with the instructor if it is not cleared up within the week
WEEKLY AGENDA
Your team is expected to prepare an agenda for each meeting. Bring printed copies for all members and the instructor. The agenda will have these major parts with as much detail as needed for each part:
- Discussion items for the current meeting
- Accomplishments since last meeting
- Goals for next meeting
- Revised project schedule for remainder of project.
PEER REVIEWS
You will anonymously review all other members of your project team. Their review of you will be reported to you and will be the basis for your peer review grade. There will be many peer reviews during the semester. Peer reviews are not accepted late for any reason.
INDIVIDUAL PAPERS
The topics for the individual papers will be announced; the first topic, however, is described below. Type your paper in the space provided by the course website.
Topic for paper #1:
- Why I am an Information Systems major/minor.
- How the CIS curriculum prepared me for Software Integration. Be specific.
- What I expect from this course.
Paper #1 is due Friday of week 1 at mid-night.
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Cheating and Plagiarism
Academic honesty: Cheating means to misrepresent the source, nature, or other conditions of your academic work (e.g., tests, papers, projects, assignments) so as to get undeserved credit. In addition, it is considered to be cheating when one cooperates with someone else in any such misrepresentation. The use of the intellectual property of others without giving them appropriate credit is a serious academic offense. It is the University's policy that cheating or plagiarism result in receiving a failing grade for the work or course. Repeat offenses result in dismissal from the University.
Disabled Students
University policy 3342-3-01.3 requires that students with disabilities be provided reasonable accommodations to ensure their equal access to course content. If you have a documented disability and require accommodations, please contact the instructor at the beginning of the semester to make arrangements for necessary classroom adjustments. Please note, you must first verify your eligibility for these through Student Accessibility Services (contact 330-672-3391 or visit www.kent.edu/sas for more information on registration procedures).
Official Registration
Students have responsibility to ensure they are properly enrolled in classes. You are advised to review your official class schedule (using Student Tools on FlashLine) during the first two weeks of the semester to ensure you are properly enrolled in this class and section. Should you find an error in your class schedule it is your responsibility to correct the error. If registration errors are not and you continue to attend and participate in classes for which you are not officially enrolled, you are advised now that you will not receive a grade at the conclusion of the semester for any class in which you are not properly registered.
GRADUATION INFORMATION FOR SENIORS
It is your responsibility to apply for graduation before the set deadline. If you apply after the deadline you will be assessed a $200 late fee. Please see your academic advisor as soon as possible if you are uncertain as to your progress toward graduation.
