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Design Review

Design Review 🎯

Week 8 — In-class presentations

The Design Review is a mid-semester milestone where each team presents their project architecture, design decisions, and planned implementation approach. This is a 6-minute presentation during class time.

Presentation Requirements

Your 6-minute presentation must include:

  1. Project Problem & Stakeholders
  2. Explain who the stakeholder is and what they do
  3. Be clear about the problem space, context, and motivation

  4. Use pictures to explain the problem — don't assume industry terminology is well-known

  5. Project Specifications

  6. Goals and requirements

  7. Key use cases / user stories

  8. Design Model

  9. System architecture and component diagram
  10. Wireframes or prototypes (from Lab 3)

  11. Data model (class diagrams from Lab 3)

  12. Project Management & Testing Plan

  13. Team roles and rotation
  14. Iteration roadmap

  15. Testing strategy and quality approach

  16. Q&A — Be prepared to answer questions from instructors and peers

Format

Aspect Detail
Duration 6 minutes per team
Slides Submit your deck in advance
Audience Instructors, TAs, and fellow students
Tools Use the Design Review Slide Template available on CatCourses (2026-CSE-3XX-design.pptx)

What to Copy from Lab 3

From your Lab 3 deliverables, bring into your Design Review slides: - Copy wireframe/mockup images into "Prototype and Design" slides - Copy architecture diagrams (component, sequence, ERD) into the same section

Grading Criteria

Area What Evaluators Look For
Clarity Problem clearly stated and scoped with context
Architecture Design is thoughtful and appropriate
Feasibility Plan is realistic given the timeline
Preparation Team demonstrates thorough planning
Communication Slides clear, presentation professional

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