Course Schedule

Important dates to follow:

• Project Proposal / Registration: September 10, 2013, 11:59PM
• Project Design Document: September 13, 2013, 11:59PM


• Alpha Review: October 7-9, 2013
• Beta Review: November 3-5, 2013
• Final Review: December 9-12, 2013


• Final Code/Report/Movie Turn-in: December 2013 (last week of exams)
• Final Presentation: TBD


• Blog Posts: Weekly by Sunday 8:00 PM

Course Mechanics

In CIS 497 you are required to submit two revisions of your project description. First, is a paragraph that outlines the general idea you wish to pursue and allows you to register for the course itself. The second is a more complete design document specification. After the second submission you will sign up for a design review meeting. During the 15-20 minute meeting we will review your document, discuss, and tweak your objectives. There are two major checkpoints to asses your progress the alpha and beta reviews. At the alpha review, you will present a 5-8 minute overview of your prototype and early results and receive feedback from the committee. The beta review is a 15-20 minute meeting we will review your progress in-depth. We require a blog that tracks your project's progress, both good and bad. You are required to have (at least) one post a week. At the conclusion of spring term, a poster session and short presentation will be held, with prizes awarded to outstanding projects.