Fwd: [Fwd: Time to propose a CS Capstone Project!]

[Greg Chase <gc...@gmail.com>]

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> From: shathawa@e-z.net
> Date: September 19, 2015 at 10:40:21 PM PDT
> To: dev@community.apache.org
> Subject: [Fwd: Time to propose a CS Capstone Project!]
> Reply-To: dev@community.apache.org
> 
> The Capstone project has until Sep 24 to submit your project and assign a
> mentor.  I will be available for campus visits if requested.
> <shathaway.a.o>
> 
> ---------------------------- Original Message ----------------------------
> Subject: Time to propose a CS Capstone Project!
> From:    "D. Kevin McGrath" <dm...@eecs.oregonstate.edu>
> Date:    Tue, September 8, 2015 2:04 pm
> To:      shathawa@e-z.net
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> 
> Colleagues --
> 
> A little over a week remains to submit your project for consideration! Do
> please
> consider submitting something if you haven't already done so. And again,
> please
> contact me if you have any questions! I'm currently out of town, so responses
> may be a bit slow, but I hope to get back to everyone within the next 48
> hours.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Kevin
> 
> Original call below.
> 
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Have you always wanted a particular software tool developed for your use, but
> have never had the time to do it yourself? Well then, read on. Have I got
> a deal
> for you!
> 
> My name is Kevin McGrath. I am the instructor who runs the OSU Computer
> Science
> Senior Capstone class. The Capstone class is a 3-quarter (Fall, Winter,
> Spring)
> "career preparation" experience. The major piece of this is doing a
> significant
> 3 member team project.
> 
> When the students come to the first class on September 24, I want to present
> them with a list of exciting, creative, and real-experience software
> engineering
> project possibilities. This is where you come in. I am looking for you to use
> your needs and experience to propose those project possibilities.
> 
> A web site has been setup to give you more information, and let you enter and
> edit your project proposals:
> 
>        http://eecs.oregonstate.edu/capstone/submission/
> 
> You have until September 24 to get yours in. That is the date the students
> will
> see them, and will start the selection process. In that process, I ask the
> students to "bid" on their top 5 choices. I ultimately make the final project
> assignments, but I try to take their preferences into account. I find I get
> better results that way.
> 
> There will likely be more projects proposed than students teams to do
> them. *So,
> really sell your project.* Definitely don't understate its cool-ness
> factor! The
> more excited you sound in the description, the more excited they are
> likely to
> be when doing it. Excitement is contagious!
> 
> After projects have been selected, we will follow a client-contractor
> model in
> which I "run" the software contract company and you are one of our valued
> clients. The students "report" to me, but you, as client, work directly with
> them to design the requirements, set the timeline, approve the progress. You
> also get to help assign grades.
> 
> This year I'm asking you to explicitly distinguish the projects that are
> research oriented vs. those that are more software engineering focused. If
> you
> would like to propose a research project for the students, please indicate
> this
> using the Additional Comments field.
> 
> Given the nature of a research oriented project, I find that better
> results are
> had if the students are initially aware of the type of project. If you are
> unsure, that is not a problem. I'm happy to work with you on the details
> of your
> project -- just submit it, and then we can chat about any changes that
> might be
> necessary.
> 
> Any project can be proposed from anybody. I don't care where you are from,
> just
> that your project represents an excellent software engineering experience for
> the students.
> 
> Do remember, however, that these are seniors. They have taken the core
> classes
> so far, but most have not taken some of the electives that would really
> help in
> some projects, such as graphics, AI, computer vision, etc. Keep that in mind
> when proposing.
> 
> If you have questions or want to discuss project possibilities, feel free to
> contact me at:
> 
>         D. Kevin McGrath
>         Instructor, Computer Science
>         Oregon State University
>         2109 Kelley Engineering Center
>         541-737-1420
>         dmcgrath@eecs.oregonstate.edu
> 
> Thanks for your time -- I look forward to working with you!
> 
> If you'd like to see currently proposed projects as the students will see
> them, see
> 
>         http://eecs.oregonstate.edu/capstone/capstone.cgi?projects=cs
> 
>                         -- Kevin McGrath
> 
>