Software Development/Improvement Project - Fall 2022
Timeline
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September 29, 2022Experience start
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October 7, 2022Concept Note Development
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October 21, 2022Project Charter
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November 4, 2022Project Plan
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November 11, 2022Software Requirements Specification Document
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November 18, 2022Design Specification Document
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January 7, 2023Experience end
Timeline
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September 29, 2022Experience start
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October 7, 2022Concept Note Development
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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October 21, 2022Project Charter
Upon approval of the concept note, your team will move towards drafting the project charter with the outline provided in the Assessment Brief.
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November 4, 2022Project Plan
A plan of the stages, activities and tasks in the project, providing explanation where necessary - should include work breakdown structures, detailed task lists and Gantt charts
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November 11, 2022Software Requirements Specification Document
A document containing business, user, system requirements that describes what the software will do and how it will be expected to perform.
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November 18, 2022Design Specification Document
A document that focuses on how the system will be constructed. It should contain data design, architectural design, interface design and component-level design.
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December 16, 2022Prototypical Development Solution
Software project files with supporting write-up on the team’s approach to systems implementation (agile vs waterfall-based approach), risk management and quality assurance.
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December 23, 2022Deployment Plan
A detailed document that considers the people, processes and technology that need to be in place for the system to be successfully installed, adopted by the user community, and the benefits of the system to be realized.
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December 23, 2022Test Plan
A detailed document that describes the test strategy, test cases, schedule, and resources required to perform testing for a software solution.
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January 6, 2023Video Presentation to Client
A video presentation of a working prototypical solution, the plan for testing test plan and deployment strategy
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January 7, 2023Experience end
Categories
Information technology Operations Project management Product or service launchSkills
software development requirements engineering business consulting project management systems analysis and designThe purpose of this project is to provide students with an opportunity to apply and develop the necessary soft skills of leadership, professionalism and adaptability required by the real-world work environment. Students will use these hard and soft skills to devise and execute a systems development plan or system improvement plan which will entail requirements engineering, software development, and project management towards the development and implementation of a functional software system for an organization.
- Concept Note - a brief outline of the project you have in your mind.
- Project Charter– a document which describes the purpose of a project and its scope and legally authorizes the beginning of the project
- Project Plan- based upon the charter, provide a plan for the stages, activities and tasks in the project
- Software Requirements Specification– a document containing business, user, system requirements that describes what the software will do and how it will be expected to perform.
- Design Specification Document– a document that focuses on how the system will be constructed i.e. data, architectural, interface and component-level designs.
- Prototypical solution– software project files
- Test Plan– a document that describes the test strategy, test cases, schedule, and resources required to perform testing for a software product.
- Deployment Plan– a document that considers the people, processes and technology that need to be in place for the system to be successfully installed and accepted
Project timeline
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September 29, 2022Experience start
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October 7, 2022Concept Note Development
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October 21, 2022Project Charter
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November 4, 2022Project Plan
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November 11, 2022Software Requirements Specification Document
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November 18, 2022Design Specification Document
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January 7, 2023Experience end
Timeline
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September 29, 2022Experience start
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October 7, 2022Concept Note Development
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
-
October 21, 2022Project Charter
Upon approval of the concept note, your team will move towards drafting the project charter with the outline provided in the Assessment Brief.
-
November 4, 2022Project Plan
A plan of the stages, activities and tasks in the project, providing explanation where necessary - should include work breakdown structures, detailed task lists and Gantt charts
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November 11, 2022Software Requirements Specification Document
A document containing business, user, system requirements that describes what the software will do and how it will be expected to perform.
-
November 18, 2022Design Specification Document
A document that focuses on how the system will be constructed. It should contain data design, architectural design, interface design and component-level design.
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December 16, 2022Prototypical Development Solution
Software project files with supporting write-up on the team’s approach to systems implementation (agile vs waterfall-based approach), risk management and quality assurance.
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December 23, 2022Deployment Plan
A detailed document that considers the people, processes and technology that need to be in place for the system to be successfully installed, adopted by the user community, and the benefits of the system to be realized.
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December 23, 2022Test Plan
A detailed document that describes the test strategy, test cases, schedule, and resources required to perform testing for a software solution.
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January 6, 2023Video Presentation to Client
A video presentation of a working prototypical solution, the plan for testing test plan and deployment strategy
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January 7, 2023Experience end
Project Examples
In the past, students would have embarked on various types of software development projects. A small list of such projects is shown below:
- Television and Radio Booking Management Systems
- Inventory Management Systems
- Single Window Automated Processing System (SWAPS)
- A Research Dissemination Platform for Universities
- Shipping Management System
- Vendor Management Software
- Patient Management System
- Social Network for Cancer Support
- Goal Tracking System
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions.
Be available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.
Be available to approve project documents depending on the software development approach taken by the students
Timeline
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September 29, 2022Experience start
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October 7, 2022Concept Note Development
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October 21, 2022Project Charter
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November 4, 2022Project Plan
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November 11, 2022Software Requirements Specification Document
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November 18, 2022Design Specification Document
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January 7, 2023Experience end
Timeline
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September 29, 2022Experience start
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October 7, 2022Concept Note Development
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
-
October 21, 2022Project Charter
Upon approval of the concept note, your team will move towards drafting the project charter with the outline provided in the Assessment Brief.
-
November 4, 2022Project Plan
A plan of the stages, activities and tasks in the project, providing explanation where necessary - should include work breakdown structures, detailed task lists and Gantt charts
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November 11, 2022Software Requirements Specification Document
A document containing business, user, system requirements that describes what the software will do and how it will be expected to perform.
-
November 18, 2022Design Specification Document
A document that focuses on how the system will be constructed. It should contain data design, architectural design, interface design and component-level design.
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December 16, 2022Prototypical Development Solution
Software project files with supporting write-up on the team’s approach to systems implementation (agile vs waterfall-based approach), risk management and quality assurance.
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December 23, 2022Deployment Plan
A detailed document that considers the people, processes and technology that need to be in place for the system to be successfully installed, adopted by the user community, and the benefits of the system to be realized.
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December 23, 2022Test Plan
A detailed document that describes the test strategy, test cases, schedule, and resources required to perform testing for a software solution.
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January 6, 2023Video Presentation to Client
A video presentation of a working prototypical solution, the plan for testing test plan and deployment strategy
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January 7, 2023Experience end