Assignment Instructions
The proposal of Topic, the Problem, and the Solution:
Purpose
The Purpose of the Capstones is to demonstrate competencies in the major objectives learned throughout the coursework in IT, IS, or SE through the development of a project plan in CS 480 and the implementation of that plan in CS 481.Reference back to the CS 400 for details required for the project plan and the coursework in your major for the details to be implemented in the plan and project.
As with any project the end result must be accomplished by the deadline and the task maximizing the effort in the time allotted, the 8-week term. The deadline for the complete project proposal is the end of Capstone I and the end of Capstone 2 for the projectimplementation. You can look ahead in Capstone I to see what is required each week and in Capstone II the timeline is based on your project timeline specified in Capstone I. The Discussion Questions may help with the choice as well.
This week starts the process by choosing a topic and making a business proposal to provide a technological solution.
Environment:
MS Word
Deliverable
In this assignment, the goal is to develop an initial business proposal for your project.
The work should be contained in a single Word document and submit it to the correlating assignment submissions folder.
Capstone Assignment
The proposal of Topic, the Problem, and the Solution:
The first thing we need to do is pick a topic for our capstone projects. The DQ question on brainstorming should help and you can also get with your capstone instructor and discuss possible topics in IS, IT, or SE. You should then do some brief research to determine what is required to solve the problem of your choice.
The topic is open, however certain goals must be achieved in capstone I and II.
The overarching project must contain at minimum:
- A computer system (virtual is OK)
- An OS
- A Database
- Webserver
- A User / Web Interface to the DB and the software application
- NetworkConnected
Once a topic is chosen, write up the proposal of the topic, problem and general solution to the problem.
The following information is included in this business proposal:
- Introduction/background
- Business objective
- Current situation and problem/opportunity statement
- Critical assumptions and constraints
- Analysis of options and recommendation
- Preliminary project requirements
- Budget estimate and financial analysis
- Schedule estimate
- Potential risks
- Exhibits
Once a topic is agreed upon, submit the proposal page summary of the topic and the ideato the Assignment Submission folderin Word .docx format.
When complete, upload the required documents and submit your assignment
References
- CS 400 Project Management
- Prerequisite Courses - Common: UIU CS 102, CS 122, CS 130, CS 332, and CS 342
- Prerequisite Courses - IT and SE Common: , CS 205-6, CS 212-3
- Prerequisite Courses - IS: Math 105-7, Math 220, Business Minor, IS 310 and IS 320
- Prerequisite Courses - IT: Math 105-7, Math 220, Math 115, Math 206 IT 310-11, IT 320
- Prerequisite Courses - SE: Math Minor, SE 200, SE 300 and SE 310
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