CS476 - Course Information and Policies

 

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Policies and Best Practices

Computing Resources for supporting your Capstone project

ABSOLUTE COURSE RULE: DO NOT CONTACT ITS FOR ANY PROJECT SERVICES

---------------------------------------- ALL REQUESTS FOR ANY SUPPORTING TECHNOLOGY

---------------------------------------- MUST BE PRESENTED TO THE COURSE FACILITATOR FIRST

Individual projects vary widely, of course, with computing needs varying accordingly. In CS, we are lucky that the main "supplies" we need for our projects are generally free: the laptops/desktops that we already use every day, and open source packages, IDEs, and other tools. There are some projects, however, that may need special resources; here are a couple of useful links.

Fun and Useful links

About the Instructors

The CS Capstone Sequence is a collaborative effort between CS faculty and staff aimed at efficiently delivering a superior Capstone experience. The course is organized by one lead CS faculty member ("course organizer") who has overall responsibility for all aspects of the course. Each team is also individually mentored by a "team mentor" who is part of the course delivery team managed by the course organizer.

Course Organizer(s)

The course organizer is the faculty member who collects and organizes the projects, sets the schedule for the course and generally makes sure that things are rolling smoothly. In the initial semester (CS476), this will faculty member will be playing a more leading role, giving lectures and actively running in-class activities. In the second semester (CS486), this person continues to make scheduling arrangements, but the team mentors take a more intensive role in close mentoring of teams.

Current: Dr. Michael Leverington
Educator
School of Informatics, Computing and Cyber Systems (SICCS)

Office: Rm. 243, Engineering Building (bldg. 69)

Email: Michael.Leverington@nau.edu

Student Access Times: See BBLearn Main Page

On Sabbatical: Dr. Eck Doerry

 

Team mentors

Faculty mentors are a vital part of the CS Capstone concept, bringing a wide variety of expertise to bear on their assigned Capstone teams. Team mentors may be CS faculty members or graduate students and work closely with the team to monitor progress, give guidance on both technical and team/client management issues, and grade all team deliverables over the course of the term.