Senior Project (CMPE494) Course Detail

Course Name	Course Code	Season	Lecture Hours	Application Hours	Lab Hours	Credit	ECTS
Senior Project	CMPE494		4	0	0	4	8

Pre-requisite Course(s)
CMPE493

Course Language	English
Course Type	N/A
Course Level	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery	Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies	Lecture, Team/Group.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives	This course aims to teach developing, testing, reporting, and presenting a project according to established project development principles collaboratively in a team environment.
Course Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; Plan, design, develop and test a product collaboratively in a team environment Design a product according to the user/system requirements Develop a product according to the specifications and a predetermined schedule Employ relevant testing methods to validate/verify the product Summarize and describe the findings in a comprehensive document
Course Content	Project analysis and design, project development, project management, team working, project presentation.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week	Subjects	Preparation
1	Introduction to senior projects
2	Presenting Project Topics
3	Report writing, Matching students and projects, and announcements of teams and project assignments
4	Advisory
5	Advisory
6	Advisory
7	Project Plan delivery
8	Advisory
9	Advisory
10	Advisory
11	Project Review
12	Project Review
13	Advisory
14	Advisory
15	Final Exam (Final Report delivery)
16	Final Exam (Presentation and Oral Exam)

Sources

Other Sources	1. 1. IEEE Standard for Software Project Management Plans, Std 1058-1998.
	2. 2. IEEE Standard for Software Requirement Specification, Std 830.
	3. 3. IEEE Standard for Software Design Document, Std 1016.
	4. 4. IEEE Standard for Software Test Document, Std 829.
	5. 5. Ian Sommerville, Software Engineering , Addison-Wesley, 2007, ISBN: 032131379-8
	6. 6. Roger S. Pressman, Software Engineering:A Practitioner's Approach. McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math; ISBN: 007301933X
	7. Christian Dawson, Projects in Computing and Information Systems: A Student's Guide (2nd Edition), Pearson Education, 2009

Evaluation System

Requirements	Number	Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation	1	10
Laboratory	-	-
Application	-	-
Field Work	-	-
Special Course Internship	-	-
Quizzes/Studio Critics	-	-
Homework Assignments	2	30
Presentation	1	20
Project	1	10
Report	-	-
Seminar	-	-
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury	-	-
Final Exam/Final Jury	1	30
Toplam	6	100

Percentage of Semester Work	40
Percentage of Final Work	60
Total	100

Course Category

Core Courses	X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	Level of Contribution
#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	1	2	3	4	5
1	Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and subjects specific to the computer engineering discipline; the ability to apply theoretical and practical knowledge of these areas to complex engineering problems.
2	The ability to identify, define, formulate and solve complex engineering problems; selecting and applying proper analysis and modeling techniques for this purpose.		X
3	The ability to design a complex system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions to meet specific requirements; the ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose.			X
4	The ability to develop, select and utilize modern techniques and tools essential for the analysis and determination of complex problems in computer engineering applications; the ability to utilize information technologies effectively.		X
5	The ability to design experiments, conduct experiments, gather data, analyze and interpret results for the investigation of complex engineering problems or research topics specific to the computer engineering discipline.	X
6	The ability to work effectively in inter/inner disciplinary teams; ability to work individually					X
7	Effective oral and writen communication skills in Turkish; the ability to write effective reports and comprehend written reports, to prepare design and production reports, to make effective presentations, to give and to receive clear and understandable instructions.					X
8	The knowledge of at least one foreign language; the ability to write effective reports and comprehend written reports, to prepare design and production reports, to make effective presentations, to give and to receive clear and understandable instructions.
9	Recognition of the need for lifelong learning; the ability to access information, to follow recent developments in science and technology.	X
10	The ability to behave according to ethical principles, awareness of professional and ethical responsibility;				X
11	Knowledge of the standards utilized in software engineering applications
12	Knowledge on business practices such as project management, risk management and change management;		X
13	Awareness about entrepreneurship, innovation
14	Knowledge on sustainable development
15	Knowledge on the effects of computer engineering applications on the universal and social dimensions of health, environment and safety;		X
16	Awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions
17	An ability to describe, analyze and design digital computing and representation systems.					X
18	An ability to use appropriate computer engineering concepts and programming languages in solving computing problems.					X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours)	16	4	64
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class	16	3	48
Presentation/Seminar Prepration	1	20	20
Project
Report
Homework Assignments	2	20	40
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury	1	30	30
Total Workload			202