Topic outline

  • Course schedule

    Preliminary course schedule is as follows.

    Week (dates)

    Learning session

    Exercise session

    9 (1-7.3)

    Learning session 1

    Introduction to course, working in groups, software projects

    No session (project not started)

    10 (8-14.3)

    Learning session 2

    Spatial web services

    Project kickoff session

    11 (15-21.3)

    Learning session 3

    Agent-based modeling

    Support session (obligatory)

    12 (22-28.3)

    Learning session 4

    3D models

    Deadline session

    13 (29.3-4.4)

    Learning session 5

    Software development projects

    Good Friday, no session

    14 (5-11.4)

    Learning session 6

    Project delivery and finalizing a project

    Deadline session

    15 (12-18.4)

    Period IV assessment week (no more learning sessions)

    Support session (optional)

    16 (19-25.4)

     

    Project mid-term presentation (Deadline session)

    17 (26.4-2.5)

     

    eve of Wappu, no session

    18 (3-9.5

     

    Deadline session

    19 (10-16.5)

     Ascension day

    Support session (optional)

    20 (17-23.5)


    Project delivery (21st)

    21 (24-30.5)

     

    Portfolio delivery (30th)

    22 (31.5-6.6)

     Period V assessment week

     

    During period IV, there will be a learning session on every Thursday starting at noon (12:15, to be exact). There will be no such events on period V.

    The course project will last 10 weeks (5 SCRUM sprints). The project will start early in period IV, and will last until late period V. Preliminary schedule is to start the project on Friday, March 12th, and have the project delivery on Friday, May 21st. The schedule may be adjusted by one week, if necessary.

    During both periods IV and V, there will be short (max 1h) chance for to meet the course staff regarding the project on Fridays between 10 and 12. Every other of these meetings will be a SCRUM spring review session. Every other session will be a more general session, where the project group can discuss any issues they have with the course staff.

    In the beginning ov period V, there will be a mid-project presentation, where the project groups will describe their project and their work to the whole course.

    At the end of period V, there will be a project delivery seminar, where the groups will present their projects and formally submit them.

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