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May 16 And now the results of peer-feedback votes and workshop survey. Congratulations to Team 02 (GE Dashboard project) who won in all three categories, and best wishes to all students in this class!

  • Best projects as voted by peers (32 students voted out of possible 36):

    1. Team 02 GE Dashboard -- 32 points, average 1.10 [14 votes received out of 29 possible]
    2. Team 08 Immersify -- 27 points, average 0.93 [11 votes received out of 29 possible]
    3. Team 05 The Watchdog -- 25 points, average 0.89 [11 votes received out of 28 possible]

  • Best overall projects as voted by workshop audience:

    1. Team 02 GE Dashboard -- 4.75/5.00 [34 votes]
    2. Team 08 Immersify -- 4.73/5.00 [36 votes]
    3. Team 03 Brainstem -- 4.70/5.00 [29 votes]

  • Best overall presentations as voted by workshop audience:

    1. Team 02 GE Dashboard -- 4.74/5.00 [34 votes]
    2 (tie). Team 07 Localization and Avoidance -- 4.67/5.00 [36 votes]
    2 (tie). Team 06 D.O.T.S. -- 4.67/5.00 [35 votes]
    2 (tie). Team 03 Brainstem -- 4.67/5.00 [29 votes]

    Apr 15 The announcement for the 2011 CSE Senior Projects Workshop is available [here]. The workshop will take place on Friday April 29, from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm, in HREL-109 and HREL-110. The schedule of project presentations can be found [here].

    Textbook

    [Arlow and Neustadt 2005] Jim Arlow and Ila Neustadt, UML and the Unified Process: Practical Object-Oriented Analysis and Design, Second Edition, Addison-Wesley, 2005.

    Lectures

    Lecture 01 (Jan 19): Course syllabus [ppt]. Also, ABET style syllabi documents for CS and, respectively, CIE.
    Lecture 02 (Jan 24): Chapter 1: What is UML?
    Lecture 03 (Jan 26): Chapter 2: What is UP? [same slides as Chapter 1] and Chapter 3: Requirements Lecture 04 (Jan 31): Project meetings with the instructor
    Lecture 05 (Feb 02): Project meetings with the instructor
    Lecture 06 (Feb 07): Project meetings with the instructor
    Lecture 07 (Feb 09): Project preparation; Draw for presentations order; Chapter 4: Use Case Modeling;
    Lecture 08 (Feb 14): On Senior Projects and Chapter 5: Advanced Use Case Modeling
    Lecture 09 (Feb 16): Class cancelled (instructor sick).
    Lecture 10 (Feb 23): Chapter 7: Classes and Objects and Chapter 8: Analysis Classes
    Lecture 11 (Feb 28): Round I of project presentations: Team 07, Team 04, Team 10, and Team 01. Peer feedback form is available [here]. Fill it and send it to the instructor by March 03.
    Lecture 12 (Mar 02): Round I of project presentations: Team 06, Team 08, and Team 09. Peer feedback form is available [here]. Fill it and send it to the instructor by March 5.
    Lecture 13 (Mar 07): Round I of project presentations: Team 05, Team 03, and Team 02. Peer feedback is available [here]. Fill it and send it to the instructor by March 10.
    Lecture 14 (Mar 09): Chapter 19: Interfaces and Components and On Senior Projects
    Lecture 15 (Mar 21): Chapter 21: State Machines and Chapter 22: Advanced State Machines
    Lecture 16 (Mar 23): Midterm exam
    Lecture 17 (Mar 28): Project demos - Team 05, Team 01, and Team 03
    Lecture 18 (Mar 30): Project demos - Team 07, Team 06, and Team 09
    Lecture 19 (Apr 04): Project demos, from 9:00 am - Team 02, Team 08, Team 04, and Team 10
    Lecture 20 (Apr 06): Individual team project preparation
    Lecture 21 (Apr 11): Project and workshop preparation
    Lecture 22 (Apr 13): Round II of project presentations: Team 04, Team 07, Team 10. Peer feedback form is available [here]. Fill it and send it to the instructor by April 16.
    Lecture 23 (Apr 18): Round II of project presentations: Team 08, Team 06, Team 09, Team 01. Peer feedback form is available [here]. Fill it and send it to the instructor by April 21.
    Lecture 24 (Apr 20): Round II of project presentations: Team 03, Team 02, Team 05. Peer feedback form is available [here]. Fill it and send it to the instructor by April 23.
    Lecture 25 (Apr 25): MONDAY Final project demos:
  • 09:00 am Team 03
  • 10:00 am Team 01
  • 05:00 pm Team 08
  • 06:00 pm Team 06
    Lecture 26 (Apr 26): TUESDAY Final project demos:
  • 11:00 am Team 10
  • 01:00 pm Team 02
  • 03:00 pm Team 09
  • 05:00 pm Team 05
  • 06:00 pm Team 07
  • 07:00 pm Team 04
    Lecture 27 (Apr 29): Annual Senior Projects Workshop (HREL 109 and 110)

    Homework

    Project Implementation (P4): [word]. Demos on April 25 and 26, documentation due Wednesday May 4 at 8:00 pm.
    Project Video: [word]. Due date (extended) is Sunday April 24, at 8:00 pm. Sample videos from past years: [1], [2], [3]
    Project Poster: [word]. Due date is Monday April 15, at 5:00 pm. Sample posters from past years: [one], [two], [three], [four], and [five].
    Project Part 3 - Progress Demos (P3). No handout. Evaluation by the instructor of progress demos held between March 28 and April 4, 2011. Weight in the course grade: 8%.
    Project Part 2 - Design (P2) : [word]. Due Friday March 11 at 5:00 pm.
    Project Part 1 - Concept and Specs (P1): [word]. Due Tuesday February 22 at 8:00 pm.
    Project Website (PWEB): [word]. Due Tuesday February 8 at 8:00 pm.

    Test

    Midterm: Wednesday March 23 at 9:30 pm (AB-201). Study required is indicated here. A sample test from the past can be found here.

    Project Teams

    Team 01: Intuitive Vision
  • Students: Anne Paine, Sasha Browning, Diana Marquez
  • External advisor: Dr. Eelke Folmer, CSE, UNR
  • Project: VI Goalball

    Team 02:
  • Students: James Arthur, Gabe Kanzelmeyer, Jeremy Daughhetee
  • External advisor: Mr. Ken Ceglia, General Electric, NV
  • Project: GE Dashboard

    Team 03:
  • Students: Bryce Prescott, Kevin Kassiday, Rashid Makhmudov
  • External advisors: Dr. Fred Harris, Mr. Corey Thibeault, UNR
  • Project: Brain Stem

    Team 04:
  • Students: Veronica Ramirez, Paul Olson, Kevin Chung
  • External advisors: Dr. Kostas Bekris, Dr. Dwight Egbert, CSE, UNR
  • Project: Unmanned Aircraft System

    Team 05:
  • Students: Abba Terrobias, Nick Ceglia, Eric Tilly, Steve Komarov
  • External advisor: Mr. Ryan Ruppert, Bally Technologies
  • Project: Self-Healing System: The Watchdog

    Team 06:
  • Students: Jamie Hobel, Yael Campo, Nolan Warner, Tor Loken
  • External advisor: Dr. Kostas Bekris, CSE, UNR
  • Project: DOTS: Drone Object Tracking System

    Team 07:
  • Students: Zak Littlefield, Ethan Pang, David Leblanc, Nathan Silva
  • External advisors: Dr. Kostas Bekris and Dr. George Bebis, CSE, UNR
  • Project: Dynamic Obstacle Avoidance and Localization on Segway Platform

    Team 08:
  • Students: Nick Sellers, Jake Hansen, Brian Vees, Daniel Kinney
  • External advisor: Dr. Sushil Louis, CSE, UNR
  • Project: Immersify

    Team 09:
  • Students: Liesl Wigand, Chris Retherford, Travis Chambers, Peter Souba
  • External advisors: Dr. Monica Nicolescu, Mr. Richard Kelley, CSE, UNR
  • Project: Ship Simulator

    Team 10:
  • Students: Chad Adams, James Rowen, Karl Mullner, Warren Antes
  • External advisor: Dr. Sushil Louis, CSE, UNR
  • Project: Scholarly Conduct

    Pointers

  • Nevada Governor's Cup 2011.
  • Zack Norcross' Group Selector