CSE 4101/4102/4201/4202 Computer Science / Software Engineering Projects

MWF 4-4:50pm

Philip Chan
209 Harris Center, x7280

Office Hours: MW 11am-1pm (or by appointment)
Course WWW Page: http://www.cs.fit.edu/~pkc/classes/seniorProjects/

Syllabus

Schedule

First 2 weeks	Project planning and discussion with Faculty Advisor
Sep 3 (Wed) [Sep 1 is Labor Day holiday]	Project plan with 3 milestones (approved by a Faculty Advisor and presentation in class)
Sep 29 (Mon)	Milestone 1 or 4 (progress evaluation by Faculty Advisor and presentation in class)
Oct 27 (Mon)	Milestone 2 or 5 (progress evaluation by Faculty Advisor and presentation in class)
Nov 24 (Mon)	Milestone 3 or 6 (progress evaluation by Faculty Advisor and presentation in class) and Scores for teammates

Project Opportunities

Guidelines

Guidelines for team size: 2-4 students (larger teams are harder to manage)
Advice from Elon Musk
Guidelines for Project Plan
Guidelines for Project Web Sites
Responsibilities of CSE students on Interdisciplinary Projects
Guidelines for Milestone Progress Report and Evaluation
Guidelines for Requirement, Design, Test Documents
Sample system architecture diagram on page 8
Guidelines for Senior Design Showcase (2023-24)
- Main website for Student Design and Research with schedule, templates, and submission links
- 2/16/2025: showcase registration
- 4/18/2025: "2025 Showroom Poster Submission"
- 4/18/2025: "Virtual Showroom Upload" (summary..., project image)
- 4/18/2024: exhibit requirements (power outlets) and exhibit saftey plan
  - Showcase Poster Template
    - Generally use bullets/figures/pictures, instead of long sentences--think what a judge would want to see/know. I suggest:
    - a. Goal and Motivation: Why is your project interesting/useful/important potentially for a large group of people (not just you)? What are the "pains"/problems that your system is designed to help solve?
    - b. Approach/Features: With your system, what can the users do (ie. accomplished key features/functionalities)? Bullets with screenshots/pictures/plots/...
    - c. Design/Implementation: How did you accomplish your system? System architecture, algorithms, tools, ...
    - d. Evaluation Results: How well does your system function? "measurement of success"--performance/speed/accuracy/userSurveys/...
    - e. Limitations and Improvements: What can't the system do? How can the system be improved?
  - 4/24/2025, 10am-4pm: exhibit set-up
  - 4/25/2025, 8:30am-3:45pm: Showcase; 4pm Award Ceremony (Gleason); 5-7pm afterparty (Crawford Greens)
    - dress is "business casual/formal or team attire", wear comfortable shoes (you will be standing)
    - if you are looking for a job, bring a few resumes
    - at least one member should be there, no need to skip classes
    - if none is available, put up a sign to say at what time you are available
  - 4/26/2025, 10am-3pm, Discovery Day and Exhibit Take Down
  - Virtual Showroom
Guidelines for Demo Video and User/Developer Manual
Guidelines for Scores for Teammates
Intellectual Property in Student Handbook, Intellectual Property in Faculty Handbook
COES Student Design And Research

Current Projects

First-semester Projects

Second-semester Projects

Past Projects

Philip Chan