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IT&C 447

Senior Projects/Capstone 2

Electrical and Computer Engineering Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering

Course Description

Senior project design and integration. Second class of two-course sequence. Implementing design. Project management, teamwork, and presentations. Risk management. Life-long learning.

When Taught

Winter

Grade Rule

Standard Grade Rule: A B C D E I

Min

3

Fixed

3

Fixed

1

Fixed

4

Other Prerequisites

200 hours of approved IT work experience (any paid experience involving any of the IT domains of computing, which include networking, human-computer interaction, databases, web systems, programming, cybersecurity, and computer application domains) for IT majors.

200 hours of approved IT/Cybersecurity work experience. Students majoring in Cybersecurity should have a paid experience that involves cybersecurity activities, which could include defensive activities (e.g., securing databases, networks, mobile apps, websites), digital forensics, or penetration testing activities. Job titles may be things like security analyst, web or mobile developer, dev ops, network engineer, database engineer, etc.

Title

Teamwork

Learning Outcome

Participate as a responsible member of a team in project activities and regular project review meetings with a coach.

Title

Project Management

Learning Outcome

Manage tasks and use appropriate tools for the Project Life Cycle and change management of your project.

Title

Risk Management

Learning Outcome

Evaluate risk in projects and plan to manage it.

Title

Life-Long Learning

Learning Outcome

Describe and practice skills and methods of life-long learning.

Title

Communication

Learning Outcome

Demonstrate written, multimedia, and presentation skills for professional technical communication.

Title

System life cycle

Learning Outcome

Demonstrate an understanding of System Life Cycle models, analyze and apply these to contexts for Systems Project Management

Title

System Integration

Learning Outcome

Participate in the realization of integerated systems, change management, and demonstration of a real system.