Introduction toCS 491 - 492

Senior Design Project I / IIProf. Dr. H. Altay Güvenir

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Course Description

• Capstone design project. • Technical and innovative group project • Emphasizing engineering design principles on a specific topic in any

field of computer science and engineering. • CS 491: Documentation on the specifications, analysis and the high

level design of the project.• CS 492: Documentation on the low level design and the

implementation of the project and an oral presentation, including a demo.

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The process

• Form a team of 3, 4 or 5 students• Come up with an innovative project idea (The hardest part)• Choose a supervisor• Supervisor: Assesses the project if • It is a Capstone design project• Time and number of members are suitable• It is innovative. Assigns you to one of the Innovation Experts

• http://www.cs.bilkent.edu.tr/CS491-2/current/innovation/experts.html

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Meeting with Innovation Experts

1. Prepare a presentation describing your project2. It should last about a half hour3. Make an appointment4. Go to the Innovation Expert5. Present your project6. Ask for suggestions7. Have him/her fill in the Assessment of Innovativeness form

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Evaluation of Innovativeness

• Innovation Expert will fill in the following form:• Assessment of Innovativeness form• Questions:• What is the nature of the innovation in the project?• Are there similar products, systems, services, or technologies in the market? If

there are, what are the differences in relevant aspects, such as cost, efficiency, usability? • Who are the potential users?

• Grade: out of 20. It is the 20% of your CS 491 grade• Return the form to your project supervisor

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Reports

• CS 491:• Project Specifications, Monday, Oct. 5, 2015• Analysis Report, Monday, Nov. 2, 2015• High-Level Design Report, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015

• CS 492:• Low-Level Design Report, Monday, Feb. 15, 2016• Final Report, Thursday, Apr. 21, 2016• Presentations & Demonstrations: Schedule, Apr. 25 - 29, 2016• CS Fair

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Web Page

• Each team is required to prepare a web page for their Project• It should contain:• Description of the Project• Team members, Supervisor, Jury members, Innovation expert• Reports• Screen shots / demo

• Email the address of the web page to sekreter@cs.bilkent.edu.tr by the end of the third week of the semester

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Seminars

•We will meet for 2 hours / week for seminars• This is the first of these seminars• Attendance to the seminars is required• Seminars are only in CS 491

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Questions / Comments ?

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