- Course Title and Number
- ITC 285 Capstone Project
- Credits
- 5
- Times
- TTH 10:00 AM to 12:05 AM with 1 additional hour arranged to talk to the instructor about the project
- Prerequisites
- Should be near the end of your program
- Course Overview
- This course is to help you complete a capstone project, that is a project that sums up what you have learned in your program and that you can use portfolio piece or example to show potential employers
- ADA
- If you need course adaption or accomodation because of a disability, if you have emergancy medical information, or if you need special arrangements if the building must be evacuated, please make an appointment with your instructor as soon as possible
- Instructor
- Steve Conger
- Office Location
- 1144A
- Office Phone
- 206.587.5458
- Office Hours
- See Schedule
- sconge@sccd.ctc.edu
- Web page
- http://seattlecentral.edu/faculty/sconge
- Educational Philosophy
- The pre-Socratic Philosopher Heraklitos said, "it rests by changing." By this he meant that the normal state of things is constant change. This has never been more true than today. Though, the course focuses on particular software, it has a broader purpose: Software changes constantly. The most important skills to learn, are the techniques for learning new skills, new software, and learning how to generalize the skills you've learned in order to apply them to new situations. These are the skills that will keep you afloat in stream of constantly changing technology
- Student Outcomes and competencies
- Define a project's scope
- Identify a projects goals and objectives
- Determine a time line for completing the project
- Determine resource requirements for the project
- Document time spent on project
- Document Resources used
- Document the features of Project
- Complete and Present Project
- Methods of Instruction
- This class will focus almost entirely on the hands on Job of getting the project done. There will be a minimum amount of lecture to explain aspects of managing and documenting the project
- Textbook
- None
- Assignments and Schedule
| Week | Topic | Assignments |
|---|---|---|
| Week One | Overview of Project and project deliverables | Begin work on a statement of scope |
| Week Two | How to identify Goals and objectives; Setting up a timeline | Statement of Scope due |
| Week Three | Choosing resources | Turn in projected timeline and preliminary resources |
| Week Four | Documenting time spent on a project: Journal and timesheet | Start journal and timesheet |
| Week Five | Work on Project | Progress Reports |
| Week Six | Work on Project | Progress Reports |
| Week Seven | Work on Project | Progress Reports |
| Week Eight | Work on Project | Progress Reports |
| Week Nine | Work on Project | Progress Reports |
| Week Ten | Present Projects | Present project |
| Week Eleven | Projects and all documentation due |
- Grading and Attendance
- The project will be worth 100 points. The associated documentation will be worth another 100 points. I will look for completeness (having all the requested materials) and I will also look at the complexity of what you have tried to accomplish and how well you have accomplished it. Throughout the quarter I will give you feedback about your project to help you get the best results..