Dec. 2: Computer science students software project proposals due

October 26, 2011

Marmian Grimes

UAF computer science students are now accepting proposals for software design projects to be completed as part of their class.

The projects allow students to gain real-world experience while local government, public service and private organizations gain software free of charge. Typical prices for custom commercial software development projects done annually by UAF students could have been up to $40,000. The projects often require more than 650 hours of development per team of three to five students.

OVer the last two decades students have developed more than 65 successful projects for organizations like Love INC, Fairbanks North Star Borough, City of North Pole, Bureau of Land Management, Fairbanks Taxi, University of Alaska Museum of the North and the National Weather Service.

Review of submissions will begin Monday, Nov. 14, 2011. The final deadline for submissions is Friday, Dec. 2, 2011. Submissions can be made by email to uaf-cs-dept@alaska.edu or by regular mail to:

UAF Department of Computer Science
P.O. Box 756670
Fairbanks, AK 99775-6670.

Proposals should include a basic description of the organization’s needs and contact information.

For more information call 474-2777.