CS 472 Spring 2025: Senior Capstone II

CS 472 Spring 2025
Senior Capstone II

Department: Computer Science, UAF
Instructor: Glenn G. Chappell
Office: 539 Duckering
Office Hours: In person 1–2 pm MWF, 3:30–4 pm MW on spring 2025 class days, or by appointment; private Zoom meetings available on request
E-mail: ggchappell@alaska.edu

Announcements

None

Course Materials

Materials are listed with the most recent at the top.

Week Class Meetings Readings & Homework Handouts & Code
Week 15
& Finals
Apr 28–May 2
  • May 1: Final presentations, 5:45–7:25 in the classroom
   
Week 14
Apr 21–Apr 25
  • Apr 24: Dry run for Final Presentation; non-disclosure & non-compete
    Slides [Google Slides]
  • Apr 22: Status Update #11
   
Week 13
Apr 14–Apr 18
  • Apr 17: Work session; no class meeting
  • Apr 15: Status Update #10
   
Week 12
Apr 7–Apr 11
  • Apr 10: Status Update #9
  • Apr 8: Work session; no class meeting
   
Week 11
Mar 31–Apr 4
  • Apr 3: Work session; no class meeting
  • Apr 1: Formal Presentation #2
   
Week 10
Mar 24–Mar 28
  • Mar 27: Dry run for Formal Presentation #2; finishing up
    Slides [Google Slides]
  • Mar 25: Status Update #8
   
Week 9
Mar 17–Mar 21
  • Mar 20: Work session; no class meeting
  • Mar 18: Status Update #7
   
Spring Break
Mar 10–Mar 14 		 
Week 8
Mar 3–Mar 7
  • Mar 6: Work session; no class meeting
  • Mar 4: Status Update #6
   
Week 7
Feb 24–Feb 28
  • Feb 27: Work session; no class meeting
  • Feb 25: Formal Presentation #1
 
Week 6
Feb 17–Feb 21
  • Feb 20: Dry run for Formal Presentation #1; usability refresher
    Slides [Google Slides]
  • Feb 18: Status Update #5
   
Week 5
Feb 10–Feb 14
  • Feb 13: Work session; no class meeting
  • Feb 11: Status Update #4; on formal presentations
    Slides [Google Slides]
   
Week 4
Feb 3–Feb 7
  • Feb 6: Work session; no class meeting
  • Feb 4: Status Update #3
   
Week 3
Jan 27–Jan 31
  • Jan 30:  Non-disclosure & non-compete  Work session; no class meeting
  • Jan 28: Status Update #2
   
Week 2
Jan 20–Jan 24
  • Jan 23: Developer ethics
    Slides [Google Slides]
  • Jan 21: Status Update #1
   
Week 1
Jan 13–Jan 17
  • Jan 16: On teams & presentations
    Slides [Google Slides]
  • Jan 14: Course introduction; team assignments
    Slides [Google Slides]

External links last checked 2025-01-23.
Git
Git is the most popular distribted version-control software. This site includes downloads and a helpful tutorial.
Learn Git Branching
An excellent tutorial. If you are familiar with the Git operations clone, pull, push, add, and commit, but you are having trouble wrapping your head around branching, then this is for you.
Rocket Surgery Made Easy
The webpage for another book by the author of Don’t Make Me Think, Revisited. Includes scripts & whatnot for usability testing (search the page for “script”).
ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
The ACM’s official page for its Code of Ethics.
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