As a project based course, there are no formal learning activities in the course, rather the experience of the project is a complete learning experience.
Over the duration of your project you will engage in:
Blogging
The course Blog will serve as the repository for your weekly reports. The purpose of this is to share your experience with your instructor and others. Be aware that the blog is a public document. You should not post any private or confidential information about your project and/or client.
Project Activities
While you have 30 weeks to complete this course, we have found that people do better by immersing themselves in the project and finishing sooner.
| DATE | DELIVERABLES |
| End of week 1 | Project selected |
| End of week 1 | First contact with client completed |
| Start of week 2 | Weekly report due – Blog |
| Start of week 2 | Meeting with instructor – Video Conference, phone |
| End of week 2 | Software development model selected – report submitted. Initial project plan complete |
| Start of week 3 | Weekly report due – Blog |
| Start of week 3 | Meeting with instructor – Video Conference, phone |
| Start of week 4 | Weekly report due – Blog |
| Start of week 4 | Meeting with instructor – Video Conference, phone |
| End of week 4 | Requirements complete – report submitted |
| Start of week 5 | Weekly report due – Blog |
| Start of week 5 | Meeting with instructor – Video Conference, phone |
| End of week 5 | Analysis complete – report submitted |
| Start of week 6 | Weekly report due – Blog |
| Start of week 6 | Meeting with instructor – Video Conference, phone |
| End of week 6 | Design complete – report submitted |
| Start of week 7 | Weekly report due – Blog |
| Start of week 7 | Meeting with instructor – Video Conference, phone |
| Start of week 8 | Weekly report due – Blog |
| Start of week 8 | Meeting with instructor – Video Conference, phone |
| Start of week 9 | Weekly report due – Blog |
| Start of week 9 | Meeting with instructor – Video Conference, phone |
| Start of week 10 | Weekly report due – Blog |
| Start of week 10 | Meeting with instructor – Video Conference, phone |
| Start of week 11 | Weekly report due – Blog |
| Start of week 11 | Meeting with instructor – Video Conference, phone |
| Start of week 12 | Weekly report due – Blog |
| Start of week 12 | Meeting with instructor – Video Conference, phone |
| Start of week 13 | Weekly report due – Blog |
| Start of week 13 | Meeting with instructor |
| End of week 13 | Implementation complete |
| Start of week 14 | Weekly report due – Blog |
| Start of week 14 | Meeting with instructor – Video Conference, phone |
| Start of week 15 | Weekly report due – Blog |
| Start of week 15 | Meeting with instructor – Video Conference, phone |
| End of week 15 | Project report – report submitted |
| End of week 15 | Project presentation and client demo done (3) |
Reports are submitted directly to the Open Learning Faculty Member (instructor) through the assignment submission activities in your Moodle course. If you are uncertain how to send a document, please see the Assignments section of the “Getting Started with Moodle” instructions.