Student Originated Software 1997-1998 Spring Quarter
		A Software Engineering Course at The Evergreen State College

Announcements Schedule for spring! BFGoodrich Collegiate Inventors program Meeting tips for client meetings NCIIA spending guidelines hi guys, here's the scehdule for next week - -------- note SPECIAL SPEAKER THURSDAY 9:30-11 !!!! -------------- Fair News -- Be sure to review your resource needs with your faculty at the meeting Tuesday or Thursday. Each project can charge up to $20 (at the bookstore) for materials to decorate their table at the Fair. If you want to Monday - Memorial Day Holiday - NO CLASSES! Tuesday NO CSCW class. 12-1 - For those interested in planning the program retreat -- lunch with Doug and Judy. If nice weather, meet at the picnic tables outside the Greenery. If bad weather, meet in the small dining room off the Greenery (on the Library side of the Greenery). Project Meetings, with your faculty, as usual. In addition to YOUR agenda items - - Review project materials for fair (bring drafts if possible) - Review resource needs for fair - Be aware each project may get $20 automatically for fair materials.... (charge from bookstore) Thursday 9:30-11, LIB 1316 - Michelle Huff, Lawyer for Sun's Java Project !!!! Michelle will tell stories about her experience on the java project -- alerting the programmers to market and intellectual property considerations. This will be a fun, and valuable lecture to you, as you leave your projects and "move on", or think about taking your projects one further step... Project Meetings, with your faculty, as usual. (see above agenda items) Speaking of projects, Doug and I know how hard everyone is working -- try to PACE YOURSELVES as you approach June 2 -- it's easy to get so tired that the code you write actually causes you to have to spend more time debugging and rewriting than if you actually got some sleep.... Take care! NEWS FLASH re PROGRAM RETREAT -- we have a VERY nice (in town) lakeside site for the retreat on June 4 !!!!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------> RESERVE ALL DAY, Thursday, June 4, for Program Retreat <------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Below is a rough cut of the program descriptions for the software fair program. Most teams have not responded to an earlier request for this information, so I put together what I could using scotch tape and bubble gum. =20 Please read through your program description. Let me know if there are a= ny changes, including team members who may have changed. Also read the end = of this document for acknowledgements you may wish to extend. A timely reply is needed... this will probably go to the printer on Thursday. Your project should show: 1. Project name 2. Project description (about 60 words or less, give or take) 3. Team member names 4. Any acknowledgements (will appear on the back page) *************************************************************************= *** ********************** Business Systems Software Project Our project was to design a Job Costing System for the M&W Building=20 Supply Company of Canby, Or. This system would allow a salesperson to=20 capture information related to concerning customer requirements and to=20 generate a cost estimate. The salesperson would select a basic building=20 configuration and additional requirements from a series of predefined=20 selections. The system will provide a contract cost.=20 Team members: Jesse Avara, Brian Clark Interactive Adventure Game Development Kit -- Corsairs & Cannonballs A role playing game based on the Caribbean Pirates of the 1600's. Team members: Craig Jetton, Luan Tran Loop Structure Developer: Realtime Audio Software by Team Dynomatics Fully modular, real time audio software for live performances. The Team DynoMatics Project represents the cutting edge of what we know a= s recombinant sound experience. There is no team like Team DynoMatics and there is no paradigm like the L(oop) S(tructure) D(eveloper) paradigm. We are gathered with one common goal: to further our understanding of performance and software. In this pursuit we will create an artifact of true nature. A linux app that may grow to be the future, integrating performance, music, composition, and trip effects for the DeeJay of the next Millennia! Team Members: David Guion, Shannon Gray, Jeremy Ross, Yosem Sweet, Michae= l McCracken, Antonio Canepa BART: Bioinformatics Automated Research Tool This system will help molecular biologists search protein databases with=20 greater efficiency. This software will function as a workbench for scientists researching protein or amino acid sequences. The workbench will aid the researcher in obtaining and analyzing data via the World Wide Web. A customizable ranki= ng process will free the researcher from "hand calculations" and allow more complex and accurate analysis. Direct connection to select WWW-based utilities will cut steps from the analysis process and allow the research= er to concentrate on the data and the analysis rather than the computer. Team Members: Michael Crozier, Elizabeth Thomas, Torleiv Flatebo Ringer HEPCAT: The Current Epidemiological Challenge - Human Extinction H.E.P.C.A.T. is an educational adventure towards exterminating the human race. The project came of concern about our planet and the desire to promote an awareness of the extent to which humankind has wrought ecological destruction. This game is ideally an entertaining and constructive way for players to deal with the stress of living in our crowded, modern and urban society. Team members: Irina Gendelman, Drogheda NiFaolain, John Rock Aging and Adult Services Boarding Home Database=20 This database system will aid the Aging and Adult Services staff of the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) in tracking boarding home information, reporting inspection activities that are scheduled, and reporting a history of activities. =20 Team Members: Chris Litchfield, Dung Tong, Elizabeth Yeager, Trang Nguyen Collaboratory Project The Evergreen Collaboratory project is working in coordination with Pacif= ic Northwest National Laboratories on aspects of an electronic notebook=20 application. Team Members: Eric Gage, Pavan W.B. Auman, Robert Anderson, Travis Brooks Distributed Redundant Automation Toolkit (DRAT)=20 An extensible distributed home automation system. DRAT is a toolkit for automating just about anything you can hook up to a computer.=A0 A sample application might be watering the plants in your greenhouse when they need it, and turning on the heat when it gets cold out, or opening vents when the temperature rises.=A0 Other applications include environmental control in office buildings, or helping mobility-impaired persons in their homes with simple tasks like turning lights on and off, or locking the doors at night. Team Members: Zach Gray, Robert Wright, David Faulkner, Katrina Carpenter= , Renee Alexander, Bob Bulgrien DSHS Accessibility and Quality Indicator Project=20 This project team is development a database with a web interface to allow= a Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) field nurse=20 or staff to upload data about nursing homes from remote locations. =20 Team Members: Catherine Coffman =95Susi Leigh =95Nopadol McNiel =95Mai Ng= uyen =95Phi Nguyen Forest And Tree Virtual Imaging System (FATVIS)=20 This project team aims to create software that will provide a variety of = 2D and 3D modeling capabilities for forest canopy researchers. We believe=20 this will offer unique insights that are helpful in understanding the complex=20 systems of a living forest. =20 Team members: Jesse Thompson, Todd Schip, Lisa Allan African Fractals Laboratory An interactive multimedia exploration of fractals, mathematics, and African culture. The software is designed to foster a healthy respect of indigenous knowledge systems in Africa. Students will be introduced to mathematical concepts through direct experimentation with fractal modelin= g software and multimedia lessons designed to be fun and culturally relevant.=20 Team Members: TQ Berg, Jaron Sampson The Seattle Community Network Calendar Project The SCN Calendar is a component of the Seattle Community Network. This calendar provides a means for users to post and view events on the WWW. T= he SCN Calendar consists of a WWW interface written for both graphical and non-graphical browsers, an SQL database to store the event information, a= nd CGI programs to pass information to and from the database. Team Members: Julie Haworth, Kyle Overmiller, Ruth Sanders, Josh Kostecka Acknowledgments: Financial support provided by: Lemelson Foundation M&W Building Supply Company Individual contributions of time and experience: Randy Groves Corey Ladas Jim Betonte Randy Og elvie Steve Verhey Jane Veeder Nalini Nadkarni Sylys Kn ackstedt Lastly, the students of Student Originated Software wish to extend a very special thanks to professors Judith Cushing and Douglas Schuler, along wi= th computer center director David Metzler, for their experience, their time, and their commitment towards pursuing excellence in education. SOSites, I know that you're all DEEP INTO IT so you don't need to think about this until after the software fair. To help with some of our workshops at the SOS retreat (June 4th) we're asking each of you to write-up an informal assessment of your contributions to the project. You'll be using this write-up when you discuss your project with your team members at the retreat. (Feel free to include information on your performance on any aspect of the SOS program IN ADDITION to the project part as we will be able to look at that while we're writing evaluations.) You do not have to make copies of this write-up for your team mates but we do ask you to bring in TWO copies of this write-up in when you come to the retreat. IF for some reason you find yourself able to complete this write-up BEFORE the retreat, I (Doug) would be happy to receive it via e-mail at any time. I hope to be starting evaluations soon. Thanks and keep up the great work with your projects! -- Doug (for Judy and myself) Invite SOS Student Software Fair - June 2!!!! YOU'RE INVITED..... SOFTWARE FAIR! June 2, 1998 3 - 6 pm Library Foyer, 3rd Floor The Evergreen State College Olympia, WA (driving instructions below) The software fair is an opportunity for Evergreen students from the "Student Originated Software" (SOS) program to present their software projects at this bi-annual event. SOS is a year-long program dedicated toward reliable, effective team development of tomorrow's business, science, and entrepreneurial software. This year's projects: * African Fractals Laboratory * Aging & Adult Services Boarding Home Database (DSHS) * Bioinformatics Automated Research Toolkit (BART) * Business Systems Software Project * Loop Structure Developer -- Realtime Audio Software by Team Dynomatics * The Current Epidemiological Challenge -- Human Extinction (HEPCAT) * Interactive Adventure Game Development Kit -- Corsairs & Cannonballs * Nursing Home Accessibility and Quality Indicator (DSHS AQI) * Real Time Device Control -- Distributed-Redundant Automation Toolkit * The Seattle Community Network Calendar * Scientific Collaboratory Group (w/ Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) * The Virtual Forest -- Tree and Forest Imaging System For more information about the Fair, see http://www.evergreen.edu/sos http://192.211.18.10:8080/SOS/spring/info/faire.html There will be a Reception following the fair, in Library 4300. For the reception, please RSVP to "sosfair@evergreen.edu". ----------------------------------------------------------------- PS. The Graphics Imaging Lounge 1st Annual DIGITAL ART SHOW will also be presenting their work June 2, from 12-7 in LIB 1314. See: http://192.211.16.13/curricular/digital_photo/imaging/GIL.HTM PPS. From Seattle, go south on I-5, take the 101 N exit in Olympia and follow signs to The Evergreen State College.