This is the part where you finish your project from sr design 1. This is also the part where your social loafers either show up or get much worse. Code/build your project, loosely based on the design document from sr design 1. Realistically, you'll probably just ignore the proposed design document entirely outside of vaguely considering its UI and remembering what your requirements are. This is 99% of the class. Did you test your project? If you did not, you have made a mistake - it's part of the evaluation. Test your project, somehow. Get evaluated on your project throughout the class. Have a critical design review where you present what you've done so far and your plan for more. You had better have something actually done to show at this. Have a professor demo where you show the same...read more

Build a project and present it to a committee. Graduate if you did work. There's a video presentation at some point.

OK, but is one of those "butts in seats" corporate types. Doesn't answer questions, ask the other guy.

Start early. Set consistent weekly tasks/deadlines and document these. Not for you, but for the peer evaluation later where you point out loafers. If someone isn't working, YOU need to either force them to or take their tasks. The professors and sponsors won't actually help you if there are loafers, they'll just claim they will and then expect you as a group to conflict resolution it out while they give the loafer essentially the entire semester to "straighten out". Your group members won't want to step up either. You're gonna have to be a big boy. Nail all your requirements, then bother with the stretch goals. Demo to your sponsor what everyone did every week. If someone's stuff isn't working, they can explain to the sponsor and the group why. Peer pressure. If their explanation is no...read more