RECON Project

ITS students will be required to complete a RECON during the course of the semester.

RECON Project Assignments:

• Complete RECON training, review RECON package, and discuss scope with SUL (begin Sept. 10) — due Tuesday, Sept. 21
• Finalize RECON scope and prepare diagram for 5-minute presentation to class (example diagram) (begin Sept. 21) — due Tuesday, Oct. 12
• Complete RECON questionnaire (begin Oct. 5) — due Tuesday, Oct. 26
• Complete RECON report and compile package for submission (begin Oct. 26) — due Tuesday, Dec. 7

RECON Project Presentations:

• October 12 — RECON Scope (5 minutes) — Present completed scope diagram to class and incorporate the following:
  • Overview of scope - applications or systems in scope, purpose, who uses it, type(s) of data, data flow/lifecycle, whether it is mission-critical
  • Discuss how you determined where to set the boundaries of the scope
• November 30 — RECON Package Overview (10-15 minutes) — Present an overview of the completed RECON package, incorporating the following:
  • Why your RECON was performed (what were the drivers)
  • Review of your scope, incorporating feedback from your scope presentation and showing an up-to-date scope diagram
  • Overview of your findings
  • Recommendations, and how they were determined
  • Whether you will be obtaining sign-off from unit management for your RECON
  Consider this a dry run of what you would present to unit managment if you were to obtain sign-off for your RECON, and structure your presentation accordingly. Please bring electronic copies of all your package materials to the presentation for reference (in case there are any questions about the specifics).