CIS 4930: DAS Senior Project 2 - Spring 2004

Coordinator: Dr. Mark Schmalz (ph: 352-392-6831, email: mssz@cise.ufl.edu)
Department of Computer & Information Sciences
University of Florida

TA: Kristian Linn Damkjer (CSE E508, ph: 352-392-9598, email: kdamkjer@cise.ufl.edu)

This document is an aid to understanding your responsibilities as a student in CIS 4930 - DAS Senior Project 2. You should carefully read this document and provide a copy to your advisor for his or her information regarding your responsibilities.

Email Message Archive for Spring 2004

What's News:

Students from Fall 2003 (DAS Sr. Proj. 1) have been pre-registered for Spring 2004



• Citation Format for All Presentation Viewgraphs and Reports: at this link

• Time Management and Presentation Skills writeup (HTML format)

• Final Presentation: (Attendance Required)

          Mon 19 April 2004  9am - 3pm  CSE/E404 (conference room)
  

  Signup sheets are on Dr. Schmalz' office door (CSE/E446).

• Midterm Presentation: (Attendance Required)

          Mon 22 March 2004  3:30-7:30pm  CSE/E404 (conference room)
  

  Signup sheets are on Dr. Schmalz' office door (CSE/E446).

• Midterm Discussion with Coordinator: (Attendance Required)
  Wed 25 Feb 2004 3:00-5:00pm, and Thu 26 Feb 2004 4:00-5:00pm, Room CSE/E446
  Signup Sheets are posted on Dr. Schmalz office door (CSE/E446)

• First Meeting for Spring 2004: (Attendance Required) Thursday 15 Jan 2004 at 8:00pm, Room CSE/E119 (or E121 if E119 is occupied)

A. Overview. An overview of the course is given in the following four links. Read these carefully before choosing an advisor or project.

• Goals - What this course is about, and Why we are doing this
• Supervision - Who you will interface with during this course
• Steps to Success - What to do, and When to do it
• Evaluation Criteria - Where and How your grade will be assigned
• Course Grades - What grades were earned last semester
  

B. Written Reports. A clear, understandable written report is absolutely essential to successful project completion. The following links outline the two written documents required for this class, with details of preferred report format.

1. Project Planning Document -- Email that you send to advisor and supervisor during first week of class

2. DAS Sr. Project 2 Final Report -- Hardcopy final report that you submit to advisor and supervisor during final week of class, at final presentation. You should use your Interim Report from DAS Senior Project 1 as the basis for the Final Report, to reduce effort.
   • TitlePage
   • Abstract
   • Introduction
   • Problem Domain
   • Literature Search
   • Solution
   • Results
   • Conclusions
   • Acknowledgements
   • References
   • Appendices
   • Biography
     
     
   • Grading Criteria
     
     
   • Example Final Report for Fall 2003, more examples TBA

C. Oral Presentations. Additionally, two oral presentations are required this semester, as follows:

• Midterm Oral Presentation #2 - A progress report

• Final Oral Presentation for This Semester - A 15-minute summary of work and results achieved thus far in your project

For your benefit, the following suggestions for a good presentation are provided:

• General Comments - What to do or not do

D. Miscellaneous Guidelines. There are a few simple things you can do to make your project a pleasant, successful experience.

First, get started early, and keep up a steady, aggressive pace on the work. Don't implement a crash effort for the midterm and final presentations, with little or no work in between. This virtually ensures a shoddy result, as well as a (possibly) poor grade from your advisor.

Second, make each paragraph that you write shine with clarity and conciseness. In the future, you will be known in your professional life by your written communications. These products should portray you as a well organized, clear-headed thinker and achiever.

Third, make your presentations clear, understandable, and on time. Also, pay attention to your personal appearance at the final presentation, where business attire is required for each presenter (suit or jacket (with shirt and tie) for the men; dress, skirted suit, or trouser suit (with blouse) for the women; closed shoes and stockings for both men and women).

Please avoid wearing cologne or perfume, as there may be people in the room with allergies that tend to be aggravated by the stress of giving a presentation.