---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CIS/CEN 4914 - Email Archive for Fall 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Messages for CIS4914 and CEN4914 will be posted here as they are sent to the class via email. ----| Message #10 |---- Date: Tue Nov 25 19:38:27 EST 2008 Subject: CIS/CEN4914 - Final Presentation and Due Dates Class: We have reserved the rooms for CIS/CEN 4914 Final Presentation. Here are the dates, times, and places, as a reminder: Tue 09 Dec 08 - 6.00pm to 11pm - CSE / E305 [main conf rm] Wed 10 Dec 08 - 3.30pm to 11pm - CSE / E404 [4th flr conf rm] PLEASE PLAN TO GET YOUR FINAL REPORT TO YOUR ADVISOR FOR GRADING AT THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. YOU MUST GIVE YOUR ADVISOR YOUR FINAL REPORT, AND THE FOLLOWING FORM (PRINTED OUT): www.cise.ufl.edu/~mssz/SeniorProject/ABET2008-CIS4914-FinalRpt-AdvsGrd-Q uestionnnaire-F08.pdf Also, you must complete the following form in MS-Word (no handwriting): www.cise.ufl.edu/~mssz/SeniorProject/ABET2008-CIS4914-FinalPres-StudentQ uestions-F08.doc Just before your presentation, please provide me with the following: 1) Your final report 2) Your Advisor Grading Form (first link, above) 3) Your Student Questionnaire (filled out, second link, above) 4) A hardcopy of your viewgraphs Later next week, I will email you instructions about the presentation. Signup forms are on my office door, pls. sign up very soon - slots are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Best wishes for success in your projects :) Mark. mssz@cise.ufl.edu PS. Next week, I will email you info re: presentation tips and how to structure your viewgraphs. ----| Message #9 |---- Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:18:25 -0500 (EST) Subject: CIS/CEN 4914 - Final Presentation - Dates, Times, Places Class: We have been able to reserve conference rooms for the CIS/CEN 4914 (Sr. Project) final presentation, at the following dates and times. Please note the difference in conference room between Tues (E305) and Wed (E404): Tue 09 Dec 08 - 6.00pm to 11pm - CSE/E305 [main ofc conf rm] Wed 10 Dec 08 - 3.30pm to 11pm - CSE/E404 [4th flr conf rm ] Signup sheets are on my office door - CSE/E470. When my office is moved back to the old location (after Thanksgiving), then I will re-locate the signup sheets and email notification of that change. Details about the presentation will be emailed in a week or so, including the forms you need to fill out and the procedure for getting your advisor to grade your project. Best wishes for successful conclusion to your projects! Mark. mssz@cise.ufl.edu ----| Message #8 |---- Date: Fri Oct 31 17:01:43 EDT 2008 Subject: CIS/CEN 4914 Midterm Presentation #1 - Guidelines Class: Just a reminder to sign up for the CIS/CEN 4914 Midterm Presentation #2 - signup sheets on the door of my temporary office (CSE/E470). There are still quite a few slots left, and you do not want to be the one that doesn't get the slot you need or want, b/c you were too late! Presentation guidelines and rules are as follows: DURATION ~8 minutes talk, ~2 mins Q&A DRESS CODE Business casual (outlined at URL: www.cise.ufl.edu/~mssz/SeniorProject/senior-time-presentn.html about 2/3 of the way down the page) DON'Ts Don't wear cologne or perfume (allergy season) Don't have citations in non-standard format (see guidelines at the following URL: www.cise.ufl.edu/~mssz/SeniorProject/senior-citation-format.htm l ATTENDANCE Be there for at least 2 hours before or after your presentation. If your presentation time is at 9.30pm, then you should arrive about 7pm and stay until the end of presentations. VIEWGRAPHS Condense the information you presented in the first midterm presentation, and add a few slides at the end with E/R diagrams, flowcharts, examples of early results, etc. Guildelines are at URL: www.cise.ufl.edu/~mssz/SeniorProject/senior-MidtermOral2.html SPEAKING Speak clearly, take time, and look at your audience. If you are unsure of your speaking skills, or are a non-native speaker of English, then *rehearse* your presentation before a video camera. As in Midterm Presentation #1, EACH STUDENT MUST PRESENT BY HIMSELF OR HERSELF - IF YOU ARE IN A GROUP, PLEASE PRESENT YOUR PART OF THE PROJECT. I look forward to your presentations - see you Wed and Thu next!! Mark. mssz@cise.ufl.edu BTW, Happy Halloween :O ----| Message #7 |---- Date: Wed Oct 29 15:14:49 EDT 2008 Subject: Dr. Schmalz New (temporary) Office CSE/E470 Class: Due to renovation of my "old" office, my office and phone have been moved. The new coordinates are: Ofc: CSE/E470 (next to grad student lounge) Phn: 352-392-3238 Email is the same: mssz@cise.ufl.edu Signup sheets for Midterm Presentation #2 have been moved to the door of CSE/E470. My apologies for any inconvenience this might cause - Mark. mssz@cise.ufl.edu ----| Message #6 |---- Date: Thu Oct 23 16:46:51 EDT 2008 Subject: CIS/CEN 4914 - Second Midterm Presentation - Dates, Times, Places Class: In response to several students' questions about the CIS/CEN Midterm Presentation #2, I have posted signup sheets on my office door (CSE/E446). The presentation will be held at the following dates, times, and places: Wed 05 Nov 08 - 4 pm to 10.30pm - CSE/E305 (main conf rm) Thu 06 Nov 08 - 7 pm to 10.30pm - CSE/E404 (usual room) Please note the difference between the conference rooms - E305 (accessible thru the CISE main office) on Wednesday, E404 (our usual conference room, by Advising office) on Thursday. This is because E404 was already taken Wed nite by another group. About a weeek before your presentations (i.e., next Wed), I will email directions for your presentation viewgraphs. Midterm Presentation #2 is a design review, so you want to compress your introduction to about 2-3 minutes, then be prepared to talk about the technical design of your project for 5-6 minutes (including viewgraphs that have flow charts, E-R diagrams for database projects, screen grabs, UML diagrams, and so forth). More details will be sent next week. Best wishes for success on your projects! Mark. mssz@cise.ufl.edu ----| Message #5 |---- Date: Thu Oct 2 15:44:35 EDT 2008 Subject: CIS/CEN 4914 Presentation #1 signups Class: For those of you who do not know, my office is CSE/E446, about midway down the North corridor of the 4th floor of the CSE building, on the outer ring of offices, across from Turlington Hall. Signup sheets for Presentation #1 time slots are posted on my office door. Best wishes for a pleasant weekend :) Mark. mssz@cise.ufl.edu ----| Message #4 |---- Date: Thu Oct 2 15:43:30 EDT 2008 Subject: CIS/CEN 4914 - PResentation #1 Class: As we discussed in our meeting Tuesday evening, I have obtained reservations for our Presentation #1 venue, as follows: Wed 8 Oct 08 5pm - 9pm -- CSE/E404 Thu 9 Oct 08 7pm - 9pm -- CSE/E404 Signup sheets are posted on my office door. Please sign up for one and only one time slot ASAP. For those of you working in groups, each person must present an individualized presentation. For example, you would have your first viewgraph as the title page, then the second viewgraph about the project and your individual part of the project, then the remaining viewgraphs would be about your individual work on the project. Please review the following URL for information about presentation skills: www.cise.ufl.edu/~mssz/SeniorProject/senior-time-presentn.html and please review the following URL for information about your viewgraphs, which must be in Microsoft PowerPoint: www.cise.ufl.edu/~mssz/SeniorProject/senior-MidtermOral-1.html I will email you a reminder about this presentation on Tuesday of next week. I look forward to your presentations :) Mark. mssz@cise.ufl.edu ----| Message #3 |---- Date: Thu Sep 25 16:35:40 EDT 2008 Subject: CIS/CEN 4914 - Meeting #2 Reminder Class: Just a reminder that Meeting #2 (attendance mandatory) will be held on Tue 30 Sep 08 at 6.30pm in CSE/E404 (same room as for Mtg #1). Please read the following Web links before attending the meeting: www.cise.ufl.edu/~mssz/SeniorProject/senior-time-presentn.html www.cise.ufl.edu/~mssz/SeniorProject/senior-citation-format.html I look forward to talking with you at the meeting. Best wishes for success on your projects!! Mark. mssz@cise.ufl.edu ----| Message #2 |---- Date: Thu Sep 4 16:23:20 EDT 2008 Subject: CIS/CEN 4914 - Registration delays Class: It was good to see you at the first meeting Tuesday p.m. Thank you for providing me with your 4-character ID code for posting grades. I investigated the registration delay - apparently, some students needed to be registered on Tuesday with drop/add forms, which are being processed by the Registrar's office. The CISE undergrad advisors tell me that you should all be registered within a week. Please contact them if you have further questions. I will email you when we have set the date for the second meeting (near the end of September). Best wishes for success in your projects!! Mark. mssz@cise.ufl.edu ----| Message #1 |---- Date: Fri Aug 29 22:59:20 EDT 2008 Subject: CIS/CEN 4914 - Welcome to the course!! Class: If you receive this email, then your application for CIS/CEN 4914 has been approved and submitted to the undergraduate advisor for your registration. Please check with ISIS about Wednesday or Thursday of next week to be sure that you are registered. Our FIST MEETING (attendance mandatory) will be in CSE/E404 (conference room next to student advisement office on 4th floor of CSE building) on Tuesday 2 September 2008 at 6.30pm. Please bring yourself, open eyes and ears, and some note-taking stuff, as we will discuss (a) course organization, (b) pitfalls and promises, (c) evaluation (a.k.a. grading policy), and (d) what exactly is expected of you. I look forward to seeing you at the meeting! Best wishes for a pleasant and safe weekend :) Mark. mssz@cise.ufl.edu ---