Course Syllabus Readings: Dawson,  Project Deliverables in red,  Take quizzes on Blackboard. Weeks are listed as starting on Thursday when quizzes are posted but due the following Monday.
Week	Topics and Readings	Homework/Deliverables
1 Sep10	Instructor/Student & Course Introductions Team Assignment (due week 3)	Introductions, photos, text
2 Sep17	Interplay of Projects and Research slides  Geographically Distributed Teams slides Assessment of Student Work slides	Project Preferences
3 Sep24	First classroom meeting White Plains Graduate Center, 6-9 pm Ch 1 - Introduction	Finalize teams/projects Quiz1:Ch1+3Papers+Website Team Assignment Assignment peer evaluation
4 Oct1	Ch 2 - Research Pattern Recognition Fish Example	Quiz2: Ch2+Pattern Recog
5 Oct8	Ch 3 - Choosing project/writing proposal Denning: Who Are We?	Quiz 3: Ch 3 + Denning
6 Oct15	Ch 4 - Project planning/risk management Denning: Crossing Chasm	Quiz 4: Ch 4 + Denning
7 Oct22	Ch 5 - Literature searching and reviews Denning: Third Wave	Quiz 5: Ch 5 + Denning
8 Oct29	Ch 6 - Software development Denning: Internet Time Out	Draft1 of Technical Paper Quiz 6: Ch 6 + Denning
9 Nov5	Second classroom meeting Ch 7 - Controlling your project Denning: Flatlined	Proj status presentations Team peer evaluation Quiz 7: Ch 7 + Denning
10 Nov12	Ch 8 - Presenting your project in writing Denning: Career Redux	Quiz 8: Ch 8 + Denning
11 Nov19	Ch 9 - Presentation skills Denning: Programmers Myth	Draft2 of Technical Paper Quiz 9: Ch 9 + Denning
Nov26	Thanksgiving - No Class	-
12 Dec3	Ch 10 - Final considerations Soft Skills	Quiz10: Ch10+Soft Skills
13 Dec10	Complete project work, transfer system to and train customer as appropriate	User Manual/Tech Paper
14 Dec17	Third classroom meeting Project Presentations Project Evaluation	Click for Course Survey Final Documents Team peer evaluation