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, in Fall 2005 Semester, for this course.

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. If you have your own project in mind, then you must locate an advisor. The project database lists selected CISE advisors and their areas of interest. (c) Meet with the advisor and define your project, to include scope, goals, tasks, and deliverables.

Deadline: 21 April 2005 This should be completed before the end of the Spring semester, because if you try to do this at the beginning of the Fall semester, you will be crunched for time, and could well miss the registration deadlines. Also, it is often a challenge to find an advisor at the beginning of any semester. If you are late, you will also be starting late, which usually bodes ill for successful completion. Thus, we are asking students to register well in advance.

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.

We are developing an electronic sign-up system, with several security issues to resolve and some database modifications before the system can be up and running. Please be patient with the paper-and-pencil process, until we have the e-version available. Thank you.

Put the completed form uner Dr. Schmalz' door (CSE/E446), so he can (a) review and sign it, then (b) return it to the CISE Advisors.

Deadline: 26 April 2005 Again, this must be completed before the end of the Spring semester, so you can meet the Registrar's deadlines. Comments about lateness 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 Dr. Schmalz, 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 Friday 26 August 2005: 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 Dr. Schmalz at (mssz@cise.ufl.edu). You can give a hardcopy to the CISE receptionist to be placed in Dr. Schmalz' mailbox. Ask her to date this copy. Or, you can slide the hardcopy under Dr. Schmalz' door (CSE/E446).

Deadline: 30 Aug 2005: 5pm This step must be completed prior to the initial meeting. Dr. Schmalz must have these planning documents so he can record in the course database that you have completed this important step. The earlier you complete this step after your registration form is turned in, the better situated you will be to begin your project.

Step 5. Attend the First Meeting of Senior Project (mandatory attendance) on Tuesday 30 August 2005, at 7pm in Room CSE/E119, which is on the basement level of the CSE building.

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.