A Software Development Capstone Course and Project for CIS Majors

Abstract

This paper presents a capstone course given to CIS seniors involving projects which utilize programming, database design, requirements analysis, use cases, object modeling, project management, and written and oral communication skills in an active learning environment. The learning objectives for this course correspond with most of the learning units described for the upper level courses in the IS 2002 model curriculum. The course content and capstone project are based on an object-oriented methodology that centers on component-based design. Project elements emphasize both creative and critical thinking processes and are designed to utilize and challenge the technical, managerial, and communication skills of students, who also engage in reflective analysis by constructing project workbooks and journals.

• Java programming
• database design
• systems analysis
• project management
• component-based design
• IS 2002 learning units
• journal writing