Final Project Schedule and Specifics:

What

Submission requirements

Details

Proposal

(4%)

 

Due wk5

Write up: 2 pages (1%)

Hardcopy due in class: 4/23

·   Description: What it does

·   Rationale: Why the need, why mobile

·   Technical: What is involved

·   Schedule: approximate weekly deliverables

4/23: Presentation: 3-5 minutes

Peer: 1%

Kelvin: 2%

 

Peer Evaluation Due: 4/25 (Wednesday) at 5:45pm.

 

·   Clear presentation: What, Why, Technical, Schedule

·   Interesting Project

·   Achievable Schedule

·   Quality of visual aid

Rank all the Apps

UI Design Presentation

(4%)

 

Due wk6

Write up: screen shots (mock-up)

Hardcopy due in class: 4/30 (1%)

·   Every UI screen and how the screens relate

·   Layout makes intuitive sense

·   User interaction is well-thought-out

·   Schedule: refinement

 

4/30: Presentation: 3-5 minutes

Peer: 1%

Kelvin: 2%

 

Peer Evaluation Due: 5/2 (Wednesday) at 5:45pm.

·   Remind the class of your App

·   Clear user interaction description

·   Well thought-out, all cases covered

·   Friendly UI design

·   Quality of visual aid

·   Schedule realistic (4 weeks!)

Rank the apps

First Peer Testing

(5%)

 

Due wk7

5/7: First App Test in class

Release .xap file to course file share before class by 5:45pm

(YourTeamName_FirstAppTest.xap)

Peer: 1%

Kelvin: 2%

 

Peer Feedback + Evaluation due: 5/9 (Wednesday) at 5:45pm.

 

·   UI Screens Completed

·   Intuitive to use

·   Quality of UI

·   Cool Application

·   Schedule realistic (2 weeks!)

 

Rank the Apps

CSS590: Graduate Students Only [Single person or grouped]

Research Presentation (10%)

 

Due wk5

Due wk8

4/25: One page research topic proposal (2%)

 

Here are some information that should help you get started.

·   Identify a problem or an area

·   Describe why is this a interesting problem

·   Describe your goals in the research (solving a problem? Better appreciate current state?

·   Identify at least 3 papers for studying

May 14:

2-page summary of your study (2%)

presentation on your research topic (10-minute for single person, add 5-minutes for each additional group member)

Grad Peers: 2%

Kelvin: 3%

 

May 16: by 5:45pm.

Peer Evaluation due.

Send 3 Quiz questions to Susan, with answers.  (1%)

·   Clear definition of the problem

·   Clear rationale: why interesting problem

·   Clear description of what has been done (the papers)

·   Quality of visual aid

Second Peer Testing

(3%)

 

Due wk9

May 21: Second App Test (on your own). Release .xap file to course file share before by 5:45pm 5/21.

Kelvin: 2%

Peer: 1%

 

Peer Feedback + Evaluation due: 5/23 (Wednesday) at 5:45pm.

 

·   Friendly UI

·   Accomplishes specified goals

·   App in final stage

·   Fixed previous problem for you

·   Cool Application

 

Rank the Apps

Final Demo + App Test

(20%)

 

Due wk11

6/4: Final App Test (in class). Release .xap file to course file file share before 5:45pm 6/4.

Peer: 2%

Kelvin: 3%

 

Peer Feedback + Evaluation due: 6/6 (Wednesday) at 11pm.

·   Completed App

·   Friendly UI

·   Accomplishes specified goals

·   Cool Application

·   You can see people spending $ on the App

 

Rank the Apps

6/8 (Friday) at 11pm:  Final Project demo video (3-5 minutes), post to class file share, and/or YouTube. (5%)

·   Intro + rationale: why the app, what it does

·   Demo: specific functionality

·   Reflection: what went well, what did not, what is missing

·   Quality of production

 

Final project completeness and correctness (10%)

·   Completed App

·   Friendly UI

·   Accomplishes specified goals

·   Technically challenging