Weekly Course Schedule – Summer 2017

LIS 590MG - O (Meets Wednesday Evenings Online)

Week 8 (July 30 – August 5)



Tuesday, August 1   (7:30 P.M. – 8:30 P.M., Blackboard Collaborate)
Optional Session
Online Office Hours / Lab Session
Every Tuesday evening from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM, I will be holding an Online Office Hours / Lab Session using the Drop In Room on the Blackboard Collaborate platform. You are invited to join us to discuss team formation, project direction, agile project management issues, technical issues, or any other topic of interest. After connecting to the Drop In Room on Blackboard Collaborate, join the Kevin Trainor Office Hours breakout room. When joining our session, please use a headset. If you have difficulty finding the Drop In Room, please contact the iSchool Help Desk for assistance at 217-244-4903 or 800-377-1892.


Wednesday, August 2   (6:30 P.M. – 9:00 P.M., Blackboard Collaborate)
Class Session 8
Topics
  • Release Sprint (Week 1 of 1)
Class Participation Assignments Due (Forum Posts)
  • Team Meetings
    Description: Teams are expected to hold "Daily Scrum" meetings at least twice per week. One meeting will take place during class each week using breakout rooms. Teams are expected to hold at least one other meeting during the week. Meetings can be easily held by creating a breakout room within the Drop In Room on Blackboard Collaborate. One team member will be expected to post a brief set of meeting notes after each meeting to the designated forum.
    Submit to: Team Meeting Minutes


Wednesday, August 2, @  11:55 P.M.
Additional Deadline
Written Assignments Due
Exams Due
  • Exam on the Schwalbe Text
    Description: This will be a multiple-choice exam on the content in the Schwalbe text. There will be 100 questions. It is an open book, open notes, open Internet test. Just be sure to do your own work. The exam will be administered using the Moodle Quiz feature. Multiple attempts will be allowed. Your best score will be counted.
    Quiz Activity: Exam on Schwalbe Text
    Quiz Activity Opens: Wednesday, July 19