Computer Science Honors
Course Progress
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Sprint 1 intro
W0 Team Formation & Agile Initialization 0/1
W1 Instructional Problem & Requirements Analysis 0/1
W2 Literature Review, Design Specs & Peer Review 0/2
W3 Mentor Engagement & Feasibility Review 0/1
W4 Retrospective and Assessment 0/2
Sprint 2 intro
W5 Element D: Design Concept Generation, Analysis & Selection 0/2
W6 Element E: Application of STEM Principles & Practices 0/2
W7 Element F: Consideration of Design Viability 0/1
W8 Element G: Construction of a Testable Prototype 0/1
Sprint 3 intro
W9 Elements H+I: Prototype Testing, Data Collection & Analysis 0/1
W10 Element J: Documentation of External Evaluation 0/1
W11 Element K: Reflection on the Design Project 0/1
W12 Elements L+M: Recommendations & N@tM Portfolio Defense 0/2
Sprint 4 intro
W13 Element A (Iteration 2): Redefine & Rejustify the Problem 0/1
W14 Element B (Iteration 2): Analyze Your Own Prior Attempt 0/1
W15 Element C (Iteration 2): Justify Revised Design Requirements 0/1
W16 Sprint 4 Retrospective & Team Realignment 0/1
Sprint 5 intro
W17 Element D (Iteration 2): Beta Design Concepts 0/1
W18 Element E (Iteration 2): Production-Fidelity STEM Application 0/1
W19 Element F (Iteration 2): Viability at Scale 0/1
W20 Element G (Iteration 2): Construction of the Beta Prototype 0/1
Sprint 6 intro
W21 Elements H+I (Iteration 2): Edge-Case & Comparative Testing 0/1
W22 Element J (Iteration 2): External Evaluation (UAT) 0/1
W23 Element K (Iteration 2): Final Reflection 0/1
W24 Elements L+M (Iteration 2): Final Recommendations & Capstone Defense 0/2
Element D (Iteration 2): Beta Design Concepts
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Week 17: Beta Design Concepts
PLTW Element D, Iteration 2 — Design Concept Generation, Analysis, and Selection, at production fidelity.
Generate Production-Fidelity Concepts
- Unlike Sprint 2’s exploratory concepts, these should be production-fidelity options — real architectural or component choices you could actually ship, informed by everything you learned building and testing the Alpha.
- Directly address your highest-RPN FMEA items (Element B, Iteration 2) in at least one concept each.
Decision Matrix v2
- Score the new concepts against your revised PRD (Element C, Iteration 2) — the bar is higher than Sprint 2’s matrix.
- Weight FMEA risk mitigation as an explicit criterion this time.
Select & Justify the Beta Design
- Write My Solution (Beta) and its justification: which concept won, and specifically how it addresses the Trimester 1 failure modes.
Core Deliverables
- Production-fidelity design concepts.
- Decision Matrix v2 scored against the revised PRD.
- Beta design selection + justification.