[Asis-l] Software projects: Opportunity with Oregon State University Capstone Project

Mon Sep 20 11:29:12 EDT 2010

On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 7:16 AM, <hleman at samhealth.org> wrote:

> Hi, all. I would just pass along the announcement below as it is a good
> opportunity to get a little help (think smart phone apps for your library or
> department) and to interest engineering students in library applications and
> library science and information in general. The students can't perform
> miracles, but for those of us who lack coding skills this is worth a look.
>
> Hope Leman, MLIS
> Research Information Technologist
> Center for Health Research and Quality
> Samaritan Health Services
> 815 NW 9th Street Suite 203A
> Corvallis, OR 97330
> (541) 768-5712
>
> >From MIke Bailey at OSU EECS.
>
> Colleagues --
>
> It's September! Time for ...
>
> Have you always wanted a particular software tool developed,
> but have never had the time to do it yourself? Well then, read on.
> Have I got an interesting deal for you!
>
> My name is Mike Bailey and I run the Oregon State University Computer
> Science Senior Capstone class. The Capstone class is a 3-quarter (Fall,
> Winter, Spring) "career preparation" experience. The major element of
> this is doing a significant 2-4 member team project.
>
> When the students come to the first class on September 28, I want to
> present them with a list of exciting, creative, and real-experience
> software engineering project possibilities. This is where you come in.
> I am looking for people to propose possible projects.
>
> A web site has been setup to give you more information, and let you
> enter and edit project proposals:
>
> http://cs.oregonstate.edu/capstone/proposeproject2010.php
>
> You have until September 27 to get yours in. That is the day before the
> students will see them, which will start the selection process.
> In that process, I ask the students to "bid" on their top 3 choices.
> I ultimately make the final project assignments, but I try to take
> their preferences into account. I find I get better results that way.
>
> There will likely be more projects proposed than student teams to do them.
> *So, really sell your project idea.* Definitely don't understate its
> cool-ness factor!
>
> After projects have been selected, we follow a client-contractor model in
> which I "run" the software contract company and you are one of our valued
> clients.
> The students "report" to me, but you, as client, work directly with them to
> design the requirements, set the timeline, and guide the progress.
> Each quarter, you also assign 20% of their grade points.
>
> Any project can be proposed from anybody. It doesn't matter where you are
> from, just
> that your project represents an excellent software engineering educational
> experience
> for the students.
>
> Do remember, however, that these are seniors. They have taken the core
> classes so
> far, but most have not taken the electives that would really help in some
> projects,
> such as graphics, AI, etc. They can learn, but it takes a little time.
> Keep that in mind when proposing.
>
> If you have questions or want to discuss project possibilities, feel
> free to contact me at:
>
> Mike Bailey
> Professor, Computer Science
> Oregon State University
> 2117 Kelley Engineering Center
> 541-737-2542
> mjb at cs.oregonstate.edu
>
> Thanks for your time -- I look forward to working with you!
>
> -- Mike Bailey
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> Mike Bailey
> Professor, Computer Science
> 3D Graphics, Scientific Visualization
> Oregon State University
> 2117 Kelley Engineering Center
> Corvallis, OR 97331-5501
> 541-737-2542 FAX: 541-737-1300
> mjb at cs.oregonstate.edu
> http://cs.oregonstate.edu/~mjb <http://cs.oregonstate.edu/%7Emjb<http://cs.oregonstate.edu/~mjb>
> >
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