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COMP 491/492

Dickinson College Computer Science Senior Seminar

General Course Information

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   [RD08], [WA01]
T 11/04/25 C18: Tech Spike Presentations   PP01
R 11/06/25 C19: Project Contributions PA06, [WA02]  
T 11/11/25 C20: Work Day [RD09] PA06, PE04
R 11/13/25 C21: Visit with Julia Filiberti (‘12)   [RD09]
T 11/18/25 C21: Work Day [RD10] 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 [WA03], PP02 [RD11]
T 12/09/25 C27: Work Day [RD12] PE07
R 12/11/25 C28: Monitoring & Evolution   [RD12]
       
M 12/15/25 2:00pm - Section 01 Presentations   PP02, [WA03]

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

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