Week of...
Project  9/21   9/28   10/05   10/12   10/19   10/26   11/02     11/09   11/16   11/23   11/30   12/07   LATEST NEWS
1. ADAPTIVE 9/25   10/2   10/8   10/16   10/23   11/2   11/9   11/9 Initial deployment in customer hands
2. ROBOTS 9/25   9/30   10/6   10/16   11/5   11/5   11/9 Setting up for first client tests
3. LEXICOGRAPHY 9/25   10/7   10/16   11/6   11/6   11/9 Adjustments in anticipation of user testing
4. NEURAL 9/25   10/2   10/7   10/16   11/6   11/6   11/9 Piloting additional modeling options
5. GRADEFLOW 9/24   10/2   10/15   10/22   11/6   11/6   11/9 Working on remaining functionality prior to tests
6. ECOWELLNESS 9/25   10/6   10/17   11/6   11/6   11/9 Working on component integration
7. EXCEED 9/29   10/6   10/14   10/19   11/3   11/3   11/9 Prepping for initial user tests

 

LEGEND: Work week is distinguished by ...

We see no real sign of team activity.
We observe activities that reflect organizing, planning or discovering.
We possess evidence of product prototyping, proposal drafting or project submissions.
Proposal has green light to build.
Proposal has green light; we observe sustained, professional-grade development activity.
Project has conducted design review; remediation under way.
Acceptance testing under way.

 

2026-11-06 -- 59 course points accounted for, grade server up to date

 

OUTLINE OF CLASS TOPICS
2026-09-01 QUICKSTART
2026-09-03 Gallup Lab
2026-09-08 Process and planning
2026-09-10 Process and planning continued
2026-09-15 Principles
2026-09-17 Lab
2026-09-22 Discovery Busy lab day
2026-09-24 Discovery
2026-09-29 Requirements capture and analysis
2026-10-01 Alumni visit day
2026-10-06 Requirements expression Busy lab day
2026-10-08 Requirements expression
2026-10-13 BREAK
2026-10-15 Requirements analysis
2026-10-20 Design
2026-10-22 Lab
2026-10-27 Coding in a process-centered dev environment
2026-10-29 Lab
2026-11-03 Validation
2026-11-05 Lab on posters
2026-11-10 Management
2026-11-12 Practice poster pitches
2026-11-17
2026-11-19
2026-11-24 Distributed Lab
2026-11-26 THANKSGIVING
2026-12-01
2026-12-03
2026-12-08 DEMO DAY
2026-12-10 SPECTACULAR WRAP UP

 

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