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COMP 491/492

Dickinson College Computer Science Senior Seminar

General Course Information

COMP 492 Outline

Date Class Topic Assigned Due
T 01/20/26 C01: Introduction / Work Day RD13  
R 01/22/26 C02: Introduction to Ethics   RD13
T 01/27/26 C03: Work Day   PE08
R 01/29/26 C04: Work Day (Prof. Away) RD14  
T 02/03/26 C05: SWE Ethics 1   RD14
R 02/05/26 C06: Work Day RD15 PE09
T 02/10/26 C07: SWE Ethics 2   RD15
R 02/12/26 C08: Work Day [RD16] PE10
T 02/17/26 C09: SWE Ethics 3   [RD16]
R 02/19/26 C10: Work Day (Prof. at SIGCSE) [RD17] PE11
T 02/24/26 C11: Ethical Decision Making [WA04] [RD17]
R 02/26/26 C12: Work Day [PP03] PE12
T 03/03/26 C13: Work Day (Prof at F&M)    
R 03/05/26 C14: Work Day   PE13
       
T 03/10/26 Spring Break    
R 03/12/26 Spring Break    
       
T 03/17/26 C15: Demo Day A [RD18] [PP03]
R 03/19/26 C16: Demo Day B   [PP03]
T 03/24/26 C17:   [RD18]
R 03/26/26 C18: Work Day [RD19] PE14
T 03/31/26 C19:   [RD19], [WA04]
R 04/02/26 C20: Work Day [RD20] PE15
T 04/07/26 C21: [PP04], [WA05] [RD20]
R 04/09/26 C22: Work Day (Prof. at CCSC-NE)   PE16
T 04/14/26 C23: Work Day   [PP04]a
R 04/16/26 C24: Poster Peer Reviews   PE17
T 04/21/26 C25: Work Day   [PP04]b
R 04/23/26 C26: Work Day [PP05] PE18
T 04/28/26 C27: Poster Session (12:00-1:15)   [PP04]c
R 04/30/26 C28: Wrap Up   [WA05]
       
R 05/07/26 2:00pm - Final Presentations   [PP05]

Note: Unlinked assignments and due dates are tentative and subject to change.

COMP 491 Outline

Date Class Topic Assigned Due
T 09/02/25 C01: Introduction PA01  
R 09/04/25 C02: Project Explorations PA02, RD01 PA01
T 09/09/25 C03: SWE/FOSS History   RD01
R 09/11/25 C04: Project Reviews PA03, RD02 PA02
T 09/16/25 C05: Organizations & Communities RD03 RD02
R 09/18/25 C06: Visit with Max Rios (‘21)   RD03, PA03
T 09/23/25 C07: Project Selection PA04, RD04  
R 09/25/25 C08: Culture & Communication   RD04
T 09/30/25 C09: Tech Spikes PA05, RD05 PA04
R 10/02/25 C10: Productivity & Quality   PA05, RD05
T 10/07/25 C11: Work Day RD06 PE01
R 10/09/25 C12: Reqs, Specs & Archs WA01 RD06
T 10/14/25 C13: Work Day   PE02
R 10/16/25 C14: Work Day (Prof @ CompEd25)    
       
T 10/21/25 Fall Pause    
       
R 10/23/25 C15: Work Day (Prof @ CompEd25) RD07  
T 10/28/25 C16: Software Processes RD08, PP01 RD07, PE03
R 10/30/25 C17: Visit with Environmental Defense Fund PA06 RD08, WA01
T 11/04/25 C18: Tech Spike Presentations (Group A)   PP01
R 11/06/25 C19: Tech Spike Presentations (Group B)   PP01
T 11/11/25 C20: Work Day RD09, WA02 PE04
R 11/13/25 C21: Visit with Julia Filiberti (‘12)   RD09
T 11/18/25 C21: Work Day RD10 PA06, PE05
R 11/20/25 C23: Agile Game Round 1   RD10
T 11/25/25 C24: Agile Game Round 2   WA02
       
R 11/27/25 Thanksgiving Break    
       
T 12/02/25 C25: Work Day RD11, WA03 PE06
R 12/04/25 C26: Comprehension, V-and-V PP02 RD11
T 12/09/25 C27: Work Day RD12 PE07
R 12/11/25 C28: Move Fast and Break Things?   RD12
       
M 12/15/25 2:00pm - Section 01 Presentations   PP02, WA03

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