CS 472 Spring 2026: Senior Capstone II

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CS 472 Spring 2026
Senior Capstone II

Department: Computer Science, UAF
Instructor: Glenn G. Chappell
Office: 539 Duckering
Office Hours:  In person 3:30–4:30 pm MW, 1:15–3:15 pm T, 1:15–2:15 pm Th on spring 2026 class days, or by appointment; private Zoom meetings available on request 
E-mail: ggchappell@alaska.edu
Zoom for presentations (passcode sent via e-mail): https://alaska.zoom.us/j/84764671731.

Announcements

• [Apr 27] No More Office Hours
  My office hours for spring 2026 have ended. I am still available by appointment (and via e-mail).

Course Materials

Week	Class Meetings	Readings & Homework	Handouts & Code
Week 15 & Finals Apr 27–May 1	Apr 30: Final presentation, 5:45–7:25 pm in the classroom
Week 14 Apr 20–24	Apr 23: Dry run for Final Presentation; non-disclosure & non-compete Slides [Google Slides] Apr 21: Status Update #10
Week 13 Apr 13–17	Apr 16: Work day Apr 14: Status Update #9
Week 12 Apr 6–10	Apr 9: Work day Apr 7: Status Update #8
Week 11 Mar 30–Apr 3	Apr 2: Formal Presentation #2 Mar 31: Dry run for Formal Presentation #2; finishing up Slides [Google Slides]
Week 10 Mar 23–27	Mar 26: Status Update #7 Mar 24: Work day
Week 9 Mar 16–20	Mar 19: Work day Mar 17: Status Update #6
Spring Break Mar 9–13
Week 8 Mar 2–6	Mar 5: No class meeting; work on Midterm Exam Mar 3: No class meeting; work on Midterm Exam
Week 7 Feb 23–27	Feb 26: Formal Presentation #1 Feb 24:  Formal Presentation #1  UAF classes canceled	Take-Home Midterm Exam [Google Docs] Due 5 pm Fri, Mar 6
Week 6 Feb 16–20	Feb 19: Dry run for Formal Presentation #1; usability refresher Slides [Google Slides] Feb 17: Status Update #5
Week 5 Feb 9–13	Feb 12: Work day Feb 10: Status Update #4; on formal presentations Slides [Google Slides]
Week 4 Feb 2–6	Feb 5: Work day Feb 3: Status Update #3
Week 3 Jan 26–30	Jan 29: Licensing refresher Slides [Google Slides] Jan 27: Status Update #2
Week 2 Jan 19–23	Jan 22: Developer ethics & law Slides [Google Slides] Jan 20: Status Update #1
Week 1 Jan 12–16	Jan 15: On teams & presentations Slides [Google Slides] Jan 13: Course introduction; team assignments Slides [Google Slides]	Expectations for Status Updates In-class group presentations beginning Tue, Jan 20	Semester Plan Updated Mon, Mar 23 Syllabus Distributed in class Tue, Jan 13

Links

Version Control

Git

Git is the most popular distributed 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.

Testing

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”).

Stuff Mentioned in Class

ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct

The ACM’s official page for its Code of Ethics.