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CIS1950

Final Project

It is finally time. This is your chance to shine and crown your efforts throughout the semester into one final Android application. This project makes up for 30% of your final project.

Project Structure

  • You will be working on this project in groups of 2-3 people, exceptions will be made for those who prefer to work alone. However, it is highly encouraged to get the experience of working with others. If you don’t have a group in mind, there is a form below for you to fill and your instructor will match you in a group (recommendation only, you still have to finalize the matching) based on preferences and self-evaluations.

  • Your group will be presented with three categories/app ideas to pursue for the final project, in addition to a fourth open category if you have a different app idea in mind. If you choose the open category, you will have to confirm your idea with Ali before you work on it.

  • You will get approximately 4 weeks to finish your project, following the timeline below

Project Timeline

  • Project Writeup Release (Saturday March 25th)
  • [If you don’t have a group set] Fill out the group formation survey by Monday 3/27 11:59pm
  • Submit your group information to your instructor by Wedensday 3/29 11:59pm (instructions below)
  • In-class Workshop - a chance to work with your group on a mock project on Thursday March 30th
  • Receive further instructions and expectations of your chosen category on Friday March 31st
  • Milestone 1 [In-class] - on Thursday 4/13, we will check all groups’ progress and have peer-reviews among groups working on different categories. More details on that a week before.
  • Final Demo - meet up with your instructor on Thursday 4/27 and demo your work!

Project Categories

As a group, choose one of the following categories to work on for your project:

  1. Movies App → display a live list of movies that are currently in theatre through the movies API
  2. Dining Halls → display a list of Penn dining halls with details on click through the Penn Labs API, just like in Penn Mobile
  3. Tic Tac Toe → create the game Tic Tac Toe, including 1P mode with “AI”, and 2P mode to play with a friend
  4. Open Category → come up with your own idea and confirm it with your instructor

The descriptions above are abstracted and high-level. Once your group chooses a category, you will recieve further information and instructions regarding your app requirements.

Group Formation

If you have a group, skip step 1

  1. fill out the group formation survey by Monday 3/27 11:59pm. After recieving an email with a proposed matching from your instructor, proceed to step 2
  2. if you are satisfied with the matching from the form (or if you already have a group finalized) send the following information to krema@seas.upenn.edu by Wednesday 3/29 11:59pm
    • Each Group member’s name and email address
    • Group Name (pick something quirky)
    • Category chosen (if you choose the open category, include a description of your idea)

Grade Breakdown

  • 5% - Code Style
  • 15% - Milestone 1
  • 40% - Code (Architecture & Navigation)
  • 40% - Final Demo

Submission

Submit your code by Wednesday 4/26 11:59pm to canvas. This will be the final version of your code that you will use during the demo.

Final Demo

The demo will happen over zoom. You will present your work as a group (app & code walkthrough), followed by a Q&A from the staff. Please note that you will be asked to download your code from canvas to ensure you use the code finalized by the submission deadline.

Please book an appointment for the final project between April 27th and April 30th through this link by Wednesday 4/12 @ 11:59pm. Groups that do not book an appointment will be assigned a slot based on the staff’s availability.