SWE 301/401 Course Syllabi
SWE 301: Internship Preparation
SWE 401: Internship Reflection
Fall 2022
| Professor: |
Paul Ammann |
| Office: |
Nguyen Engineering Building 4428 |
| Email: |
pammann@gmu.edu |
| URL: |
http://cs.gmu.edu/~pammann/301-401.html
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| Class Meeting: |
Occasional Fridays 12:00 to 1:15, Music Theater Building 1006.
(See schedule below)
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| Format: |
This class meets in person, face-to-face. This is NOT an online class. |
| Office Hours: |
Tuesday 2:00-3:00; Online only.
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| Office Hours Zoom: |
My Personal Room. Waiting room enabled.
(Passcode: 1uL2qf)
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Schedule
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August 26: Initial Class Meeting
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September 9: Reports from 401 students. (Really, from those students who already have internships,
and are not interested in looking further.)
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September 16: Visit from Ann Garner, Career Services.
Topic: Prepping for the Job Fair.
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Wednesday, September 28,
Career Services Fall Career Fair
Note that this is not during regular class time.
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November 11: Final class meeting: Reports from 301 students.
(Really, from those students who have spent the semester actively looking for internships.)
If, for any reason, meetings are rescheduled,
notice will be posted here and also on Piazza.
It's important for certain meetings to be in-person. We'll discuss this
at the first (in-person) class meeting.
Catalog Descriptions:
SWE 301: (0 hours)
Preparation for Internship Educational Experience. Intended for, but not limited to, students planning internships in the Applied Computer Science Software Engineering Program. Internship employment opportunities. Basic interview skills. Techniques for applying academic knowledge to practical software development. Techniques for extracting knowledge from practical experience. Peer presentation from students who have completed internships.
SWE 401: (1 hour)
Reflection on Internship Educational Experience. Intended for, but not limited to, students completing internships in the Applied Computer Science Software Engineering Program. Analysis of techniques for applying academic knowledge to practical software development. Analysis of techniques for extracting knowledge from practical experience. Student presentations summarizing internships relating them to academic program goals.
Note that these courses are intentionally colocated so that
301 students may benefit from the experiences of 401 students.
Course Materials
SWE 301/401 will use the
Piazza
software for a discussion board and for posting course work products.
Students must promptly
post all required introductions, reports, resumes, presentations, etc.
to Piazza for credit.
Course Meetings:
This course meets somewhat irregularly.
Various required activities such as job fairs
naturally fall outside the normal class hours.
Student presentations will occur during the normally scheduled class hours.
Assignments:
SWE 301 students
will carry out various activities designed to
land an internship position and be prepared to
adapt their academic training to that position.
SWE 401 students will relate their internship experiences
back to their academic courses and share their experiences
with the remainder of the class.
Students in both 301 and 401 must post an introduction on Piazza before the 2nd class meeting.
Here is the
SWE 301 assignment
for the semester.
Here is the
SWE 401 assignment
for the semester.
Final Exam
There are no quizzes or exams in this course.
Honor System:
Students are reminded that the honor system governs all work turned in
for credit.
Grading
301/401 grading is Pass/Fail.
If you want to pass...
The requirements for passing are closely modeled on what happens
in the business world.
In the business world, if you don't do what you are required to do,
when you are required to do it, you're generally looking for a new job.
With that in mind, any one of the following will cause a student to fail this course:
- Failure to be prepared to present your report at the scheduled time.
This covers both the verbal and written parts of the report.
- Failure to pursue internship-search related activities appropriate for your
circumstances. Required activities may vary from "nothing"
(if you already have an appropriate internship)
to carrying out the full range of activities appropriate to an internship search
(if you don't).
- Absence from one class without prior permission of instructor.
Permission is generally not granted except in specific circumstances.
Examples valid and invalid excuses will be discussed in class.
- Being late for 2 classes without prior permission of instructor.
Permission is generally not granted except in specific circumstances.
301/401 Scheduling
The SWE 301 prerequisite for SWE 401 is strictly enforced.
Students in their final semester of studies are not permitted
to register for SWE 301 and SWE 401 simultaneously.
We will follow the University's policies with respect to pandemic protocols.
Details are on Mason's
Safe Return to Campus page.
Deviance from the policies will not be tolerated in this classroom.
If you are not cleared to come to campus, STAY HOME!
If the pandemic protocols force you to miss class for an extended period, contact me.
If you have pandemic-related accommodations that I need to know about, please share those with me promptly.
At this time, the provost has directed that in-person classes remain that way. Hence,
you should not expect a transition to a different format.