Week 1 (May 14 – May 19)

Tuesday, May 15 (7:30 P.M. – 8:30 P.M., Our normal Blackboard Collaborate Ultra classroom) Optional Session
Online Lab Session	Every Tuesday evening, we will have an optional Online Lab Session using the Blackboard Collaborate Ultra platform. These sessions are a great opportunity to get help with your Team Project. Lab Sessions will take place in our normal Blackboard Collaborate Ultra classroom. Please use a headset.

Wednesday, May 16 (6:30 P.M. – 9:00 P.M., Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Class Session 1
Topics	Course Startup Team Formation (Week 1 of 4) Agile Project Management (Week 1 of 4) Introductions Review Syllabus Discuss Readings
Required Readings	Course Syllabus Layton: Chapter 1 (Modernizing Project Management) Layton: Chapter 2 (Applying the Agile Manifesto and Principles) Layton: Chapter 3 (Why Being Agile Works Better)
Class Participation Assignments Due (Forum Posts)	Team Formation - Part 1 of 4 Description: We will be forming into teams over the first 4 Weeks of the Course. Each team will be responsible for planning and conducting an Agile Project. Teams will be comprised of 3 (minimum) to 6 (maximum) students. Our goal for the first week is to identify all potential fields of interest (potential teams) and to make initial expressions of interest in the appropriate teams. Please see the forum for more detailed instructions. Submit to: Team Formation Forum
Class Discussion Prep	Introduce Yourself I will go through the class in alphabetical order, asking each of you to introduce yourself to the class using your headset. Include the following general information: your name, your academic program, your work (both inside and outside the home), your prior project management experience, and what you hope to gain from this course.

Weekly Course Schedule – Summer 2018