CISE Senior Project - Registration Procedure

In the past, there has been some confusion about how to get ready for Senior Project, and how to properly apply for and register for the course. The following procedure has been added, at students' request, to make this easier for you and better defined.

You MUST register in advance for Summer-C 2006.
Also, the date for the First Meeting (attendance required) has been changed to the date shown below.

Perform the following steps:

Step 1. (a) Read the class web page thoroughly. (b) Consult the Project Ideas Database to find a project and an advisor, if you do not already have a project. (c) Meet with the advisor and define your project, to include scope, goals, tasks, and deliverables.

Deadline: 24 April 2006 This should be completed well before the end of the Springn semester, because if you try to do this at the beginning of the Summer semester, you will be crunched for time, and might not meet the registration deadlines. In particular, it can be challenging to find advisors at the beginning of a semester. If you are late, you will also be starting late, which usually bodes ill for successful completion.

Step 2. Obtain the Senior Project application form from this link or from Room E405, CSE Building, and fill it out, according to the information you obtained from meeting with your advisor in Step 1.

Put the completed form under Ms. DeSimone's door (CSE/E512), so she can (a) review and sign it, then (b) return it to the CISE Advisors.

Deadline: 26 April 2006 This must be completed before the end of the Spring semester. Comments about lateness and the Spring Semester (from Step 1, above) apply here.

Step 3. Allow a day or two for the forms to be processed, check with your CISE Advisor to be sure that you are registered for the Senior Project course. This is a Department-controlled course, so you cannot register with Ms. DeSimone, and cannot register by Telegator.

Deadline: 28 April 2005 This step must be completed by the end of the first week, for timely processing.

Late Registration for this Course Closes on Wed 16 May 06: 5pm

Step 4. Go to the Web page section on The Project Planning Document and complete the document in ASCII text only, not MS-Word. E-mail a text-only copy of the document to Ms. DeSimone at (rjd@cise.ufl.edu). You can give a hardcopy to the CISE receptionist to be placed in Ms. DeSimone's mailbox. Ask her to date this copy. Or, you can slide the hardcopy under Ms. DeSimone's door (CSE/E512).

Deadline: 2 June 2006: 3pm This step must be completed prior to the initial meeting. Ms. DeSimone must have these planning documents so he can record in the course database that you have completed this important step.

Step 5. Attend the First Meeting of Senior Project (mandatory attendance) on 2 June 2006, at 5pm in Room CSE/E404, which is on the fourth floor of the CSE building, next to the student services/advisement office.

You must read your e-mail frequently to stay in touch with your advisor and supervisor when appropriate. The supervisor will periodically send out messages to all seniors taking CIS 4914, concerning meeting announcements, presentation dates, etc.

You are completely responsible for knowing these dates, and appearing at meetings and presentations on time, fully prepared, and with the appropriate materials and attire.