Project Schedules

General Project Schedule

Senior Design I

Problem Solving Stage

Customer Problem Statement and Specification

1. Define Problem

External Deliverable: Project Definition

2. Create Design Concepts

External Deliverable: Preliminary Design Review

Internal Deliverable: Project Plan

Concept Generation Stage

3. Design Solutions

External Deliverable: Critical Design Review

Internal Deliverable: Detailed Design Report

Senior Design II

Solution Realization Stage

4. Build Prototype

External Deliverable: Formal Design Presentation

Internal Deliverable: Detailed Design Report

5. Validate Design

External Deliverable: Test Plan

Internal Deliverable: Mandatory First Prototype

Implement Design

UTDesign Expo

External Deliverable: Final Project Plan

*Each department follows schedule per course syllabus

Computer Science Project Schedule

1. Project Assignment

Weeks 1-2: Project descriptions are made available, and students review them. Students form teams and submit preferences online. Projects are assigned to teams and the kickoff meeting is scheduled.

2. Project Scope

Weeks 2-7: After the kickoff meeting, the project sponsor and the team define the project scope through requirements gathering and analysis. The corporate mentor decides on the software development approach and roles. Weekly meeting and reports are set. Initial work/research starts in parallel.

3. Project Proposal

Mid-Semester

4. Project Development

Weeks 8-15: The team prepares a system design and defines the overall system architecture. The team focuses on implementing and integrating the required features. Depending on the development approach, the team might schedule standup meetings and working sessions with the sponsor to test the software to ensure that its quality is acceptable and serves the intended purpose. Bugs are fixed.

5. Product Delivering

Weeks 5-16: After testing and bug fixing, the final version of the software is delivered to the sponsor. Final presentation to sponsor stakeholders.

6. Final Report

Senior Design Day