GRADUATION PROJECT1 SEMINAR 1 First Insight 1435 1436

GRADUATION PROJECT-1 SEMINAR- 1 First Insight. 1435 -1436 / 2014 -2015 Semester 2

AGENDA § § § Course Objectives Project Plan Project/Team Assignement Procedure Project Proposal Project Roles G. P Contact Information 2

COURSE OBJECTIVES § Provide students with a realistic software development experience to facilitate the development and improvement of their skills in: • Projet management • System analysis and design • Communication skills (oral and written communication, teamwork, etc. . ) 3

Project Plan 1 • Introduction (Proposal) 2 • Background 3 • Literature Review 4 • System Analysis 5 • System Design 4

PROJECT-TEAM ASSIGNEMENT PROCEDURE GP Coordinator submits project ideas on the blog Projects assigned based on team’s average GPA Teams submit projects arranged by preference 5 Teams start working on the proposal

PROJECT PROPOSAL Proposal writing Proposal submission Proposal discussion & validation Feedback to students from the supervisor 6

PROJECT PROPOSAL (Cont. ) Introduction Hardware & Software Tools Cost Problem definition Project Scope Timeline Project Goals & Objectives Solution Role & Responsibilities 7

PROJECT ROLES Student Supervisor Client Coordinator 8

PROJECT ROLES (Cont. ) Student Undertake the software development, guided by the supervisor, to develop the student’s intellectual independence. Show committement to the project. Understand professional, ethical, and legal issues and responsibilities. Function effectively in team to accomplish a common goal. 9

PROJECT ROLES (Cont. ) Student Complete the graduation project within the expected time period. Dedicate sufficient time to the graduation project, and plan a weekly meetings with the supervisor and the team members. . Attend all weekly meetings. Provide evidence of the progress of the work (reports submitted periodically). 10

PROJECT ROLES (Cont. ) Student Inform the supervisor in case of problems or difficulties with the project, the client, or any of the team members. Inform the coordinator in case of problems with the supervision process. Attend all course seminars. Check regularly the course blog for any announcements and/or resources downloads (proposal template, schedules, etc. . ) 11

PROJECT ROLES (Cont. ) Supervisor Provide regular feedback (oral discussion, documents’ reviewing & correction, etc. . ) based on a weekly meeting. Provide guidance and advise on project issues. Evaluate each team member by assigning a mark out of 60 by the end of the semester, based on the student committement and contribution to the project along the semester. Report to the coordinator any issues related to the project (Scope adjustement, team and client issues, etc. ) 12

PROJECT ROLES (Cont. ) Client Assist and guide the team during the requirement gathering. Participate and validate the software testing (part of Project-2). 13

PROJECT ROLES (Cont. ) Coordinator Manage all the processes of graduation project in the IT department: Post projects ideas on the blog. Manage team formation. Handle Project-Team assignment procedure. Form evaluation committees and assign them to projects. Schedule graduation projects presentations. 14

Coordinator Maintain the course blog and post latest news and announcements. Inform students and supervisors of rules and regulations. Provide supervisors and students with guidance and advise. 15

CONTACT INFORMATION GP Coordinator Committee members • Dr. Souad Larabi Marie-Sainte • Ms. Abeer Aldayel Email • Ms. Sumaya Al. Rabiaah • gp 1. ksu@gmail. com Office T 38, 3 rd floor, B 6 Course blog http: //it 496 ksu. wordpress. com/ Twitter @gp 1_KSU 16

Useful Resources and Help Proposal Template Document Template Project Clinic Graduation Project Quality handbook 17

GRADUATION PROJECT-1 Thank you. . Good Luck! Any Questions ? 18