V e rsion: 3/20/2019 2
Additional Course Information
Topical Outline: Each offering of this course must include the following topics (be sure to include information regarding lab,
practicum, and clinical or other non-lecture instruction).
• Software Installation
• Project definition
• Project estimation methods
• Creating a Task List - emphasis on task duration
• Setting Up People Resources
• Project Specifications
• Documentation o Self-documenting code, documentation strategies
* ISO/IEC Std 12207, Information Technology – Software Life Cycle Process
* IEEE/EIA Std 12207, Information Technology – Software Life Cycle Process
* User documentation incorporation
* Variable Dictionary
• Assigning Resources to Tasks
• Saving a project baseline
• Quote document
• Bid document
• Project Information Management and Distribution
• General release procedures development and documentation
• Alpha Release, Release, Install, Demonstrate, Test – Internal Test Site
• Beta Release, Release, Install, Demonstrate, Test – Customer Test Site
• Final Release: Version 1.0
• Maintenance & Upgrades
• Personal Character
• Measuring Performance with Earned Value Analysis
• Consolidating Projects & Resources
Course Learning Outcomes:
Learning Outcomes – Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
Design a computer solution for a business problem; apply individual programming skills, document and present
the project.
Methods of Assessment:
All outcomes will be assessed by one or more of the following:
Assignments
Tests
Quizzes
Projects
Final Exam
Required text(s), optional text(s) and/or materials to be supplied by the student:
McConnell, Steve, Microsoft Press, Second Edition, ISBN#978-0-7356-1967-0
Chatfield, Carl, PMP, and Johnson, Timothy, MCP, Microsoft Office Project 2013 Step by Step, First Edition, Microsoft
Press, ISBN# 978-0-7356-6911-6
Suggested Course Maximum:
24 (TC141, SUGUH378, SUGUH370, P111); 20 (P106)
