Software Engineering / Software Development

CISC 471 + CISC 515
Closed
Mercy University
Dobbs Ferry, New York, United States
He / Him
Faculty and Program Director, Grad CS
4
Timeline
  • February 23, 2024
    Experience start
  • March 8, 2024
    Project Scope Meeting
  • April 14, 2024
    Project Progress Update Meeting
  • May 12, 2024
    Project Completion Meeting
  • May 12, 2024
    Experience end
Experience
2/1 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Sole proprietorship, Startup, Family-Owned, Non profit, Social Enterprise
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Website development Mobile app development Software development
Skills
requirements definition project management design prototype software
Learner goals and capabilities

Looking to elevate your organization, and bring it to the next level? Bring on learners from Mercy University to be your learner-consultants, in a project-based experience. Learners will work on one main project over the experience of the semester, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools.


Learners in this program/experience :


  • Understand the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge
  • Want to gain practical experience in the planning, analysis, design, development, implementation and delivery of high-quality software systems
  • Will learn and apply project management techniques
  • Develop interpersonal and communication skills required for effective team work



Learners

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
25 learners
Project
100 hours per learner
Educators assign learners to projects
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Deliverables are negotiable, and will seek to align the needs of the learners and the organization. 


Some final project deliverables might include: 

  1. A 25-30 minute presentation on key findings, recommendations, and application prototype demonstration
  2. A detailed report including their research, analysis, insights and recommendations


Project timeline
  • February 23, 2024
    Experience start
  • March 8, 2024
    Project Scope Meeting
  • April 14, 2024
    Project Progress Update Meeting
  • May 12, 2024
    Project Completion Meeting
  • May 12, 2024
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Learners have developed applications such as:


  • Mobile Applications - example, Fitness App
  • Web Applications - example, Flower Boutique Online
  • Stand-Alone Applications - example, Inventory Management


Learners in groups of 3-5 will work with your company to identify your needs and provide actionable recommendations, based on their in-depth research and analysis.


Project activities that learners can complete may include, but are not limited to: 


  • Requirements definition
  • Formal specification (as applicable)
  • Outline architectural design
  • Design specification
  • Project plan and scheduling
  • Record of all the references students have used
  • Initial running demo code to show development work

Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

  • Q1 - Checkbox
     *
  • Q2 - Checkbox
     *
  • Q3 - Text long
    How is your project relevant to the experience?  *