Databases Save Time: Turning inconsistently formatted data into digestible analytics while learning the do’s and don’ts of CS project management

This paper dives into the WWU CS Senior Project experience and provides some tips to follow for future students. First, I walk through the basic overview of the CS senior project. It will talk about how one gets a project, what the 3 basic sections of the project are and what the timeline for those sections is. Once the basic overview is covered, I will walk through my project. This includes a basic description of what it was and how it went in terms of sticking to the timeline. From there, I reflect on my own experience. I will discuss what I would change about my team’s methodology, including more clear communication and better meeting structure. The paper concludes with a discussion about the need for efficiency in working and how it is often misconstrued, and how students have an opportunity to embrace it.