Schedule

The Schedule is divided into weeks

Fall 2020

Week	Date	Activity	What's Due
Phase I: Bootcamp Phase
Week 0	Before first class	(1) Read through the about and logistics sections of this website;(2) Fill out the survey that was emailed to you.	Survey info about background and interests; Proposed teams and projects;
Week 1	Tue 9/01	First class - Online Intro with Pablo Elyse and Chris are invited so we can be introduced (but don’t need to stay the two sessions). Go over course stages so we can start the Bootcamp (Bootstrap) phase.	Prep for graduation requirements: see your advisor/SEAS
	Wed 9/02	Get to know your project. Students are assigned the 1-2 page projects they will work on and have a short discussion with instructors: questions, suggestions, etc. Finally, we go over the instructions for the interview week.
Week 2
	Mock Interviews All Week (Evenings)		CV and Cover Letter by Friday afternoon.
	Tue 9/08	Mock INTERVIEWS Day. These can be schedule during the evenings of the whole week 2 depending on interviewer availability.	Set up your Github
	Wed 9/09	Development tools (with Jeff Moore); Assign Writing 1.	Start reading The Elements of Style, by William Strunk.
Week 3	Tue 9/15	Mentor meeting Fill out Trello cards before meeting.	Writing-1
	Wed 9/16	Elyse HCI-I
Week 4	Tue 9/22	Mentor meeting
	Wed 9/23	Presentation 0. Individual Presentation Workshop.
Week 5	Tue 9/29	Mentor meeting
	Wed 9/30	Design-I with Chris. Issue Writing 2. Using GW's high-performance computing nodes (6:10 PM - 6:45 PM).
Week 6	Tue 10/06	Mentor meeting
	Wed 10/07	Elyse HCI-II
Week 7	Tue 10/13	Mentor meeting
	Wed 10/14	Presentation-1. First Team presentation: Project pitch.	Writing-2
Week 8	Tue 10/20	Mentor meeting
	Wed 10/21	Project development / Meeting of the minds symposium.	HCI HW #1
Week 9	Tue 10/27	Mentor meeting
	Wed 10/28	Bootcamp demo; Issue Writing 3
Phase II: Build-It Phase
Week 10	Tue 11/03	No Mentor meeting (Election day - no synchronous classes)
	Wed 11/04	Design-II with Chris
Week 11	Tue 11/10	Mentor meeting	Writing-3
	Wed 11/11	Presentation-2. Second Team Presentation: Project Context and Projections.
Week 12	Tue 11/17	Mentor meeting	Design HW #1
	Wed 11/18	Design-III with Chris
Week 13	Tue 11/24	30% demo and 40% plan
	Wed 11/25	NO CLASS - Thanksgiving Break
Week 14	Tue 12/01	Project development	Design HW #2
	Wed 12/02	Presentation 3. Third team presentation: Technical overview.
Week 15	Tue 12/08	No Meeting - Designated Friday
	Wed 12/09	40% Demo	All modules have at least a functioning shell. Most modules should work with basic algorithms and placeholder data.
Week 16	Date of Final Exam	Available in case of Need

Spring 2021

The Schedule for Spring 2021 is 90% finalized. minor changes might occur later.

Week	Date	Activity	What's Due
Week 17	Tue 12/15	Winter Break	Work on integration
	Wed 12/16	Winter Break	Work on integration
Week 18	Tue 12/22	Winter Break	Work on integration
	Wed 12/23	Winter Break	Work on integration
Week 19	Tue 12/29	Winter Break	Work on integration
	Wed 12/30	Winter Break	Work on integration
Week 20	Tue 01/05	Winter Break	Work on integration
	Wed 01/06	Winter Break	Work on integration
Week 21	Tue 01/12	Mentor meeting: Integration checkup
	Wed 01/13	Meeting of the minds II: Integration
Week 22	Tue 01/19	70% Last Details With Mentors
	Wed 01/20	NO CLASSES
Week 23	Tue 01/26	Open Consultation
	Wed 01/27	70% Demo: Integration
Week 24	Tue 02/02	Open Consultation
	Wed 02/03	HCI-III	Degree Review with Advisers!
Week 25	Tue 02/09	Open Consultation
	Wed 02/10	Life after School I
Week 26	Tue 02/16	Open Consultation
	Wed 02/17	HCI-IV and Frond-End Presentation
Week 27	Tue 02/23	Open Consultation
	Wed 02/24	Security lecture
Week 28	Tue 03/02	Open Consultation
	Wed 03/03	90% Demo
Week 29	Tue 03/09	Open Consultation
	Wed 03/10	Presentation 4
Week 30	Tue 03/16	Spring Break
	Wed 03/17	Spring Break
Week 31	Tue 03/23	Open Consultation
	Wed 03/24	Senior focus group
Week 32	Tue 03/30	Open Consultation
	Wed 03/31	Guest Lecture: Making it in Academia
Week 33	Tue 04/06	Open Consultation
	Wed 04/07	100% Demos
Week 34	Tue 04/13	Open Consultation
	Wed 04/14	Final in-depth feedback session
Week 35	Tue 04/20	Final Demos Day 1 (some teams)
	Wed 04/21	Final Demos Day 2 (some teams)
Week 36	Tue 04/27	Final Meetup (Closing)	All students/teams: Final package, complete project website due by 3pm
	Wed 04/28	Final Celebration (TBD)