Spring `96 Project Schedule
Wed 21 Feb 1996 -- Proposal Due
A URL for the project should be chosen and a project proposal in
the form of a web page written and installed there. The page must
list the one to four members of the group, the precise goals of
the project and how these goals will be achieved. It should also
contain a concise one paragraph description of the project suitable
for inclusion on the course projects page. E-mail the URL to <kinzler@cs.indiana.edu>
on or before this date. This proposal will factor into the final
project grade.
The instructor will approve acceptable proposals and work with the
groups to revise other proposals. The more students in the group, the
more substantial the project will need to be, though probably somewhat
less than in proportion to the group size. Auditing students wishing to
participate in a project may form their own groups or join a group with
non-auditing students with their permission, though all should realize
that auditing students do not have a grade at stake. Groups will be
provided with Unix groups and extra system resources as their project
requires.
My advice on choosing a project is to identify your strongest interest
in the Web and find a way to make a project out of it, since these
projects can take different forms.
Use the course newsgroup and the
pre-course student survey results to help form your groups, solicit
members with complementary skills, and announce your interests and
availability.
Mon 25 Mar 1996 -- Status Report Due
A project status report web page should be installed and linked from
the main project web page on or before this date. The report should
detail the course of progress on the project so far, including any
reconsiderations and false leads, which are a natural part of almost
all projects. Any changes to the project goals should be approved by the
instructor. This status report and the amount of progress it demonstrates
will factor into the final project grade. The available project proposal
should now be fully developed and specified by this date, to the level of
detail of a design document as described in section 10.1.2 of the text.
Fri 19 Apr 1996 -- Final Project Due
Projects should be concluded and entirely available at the project
URL before or on this date. A summary report web page should also
be installed and linked from the main project web page detailing the
course of progress on the project since the previous month's status
report. It should summarize the state of all the project's goals at
its conclusion, as well as any future plans for the project should the
group, or any part of it, decide to continue with it beyond the course.
The project will receive a single grade, which will serve as the project
grade for each student in the project's group.
Time extensions beyond this date must have the prior approval of the
instructor. Please note that grades of Incomplete for the course will
be given only in cases of hardship to a student as would render
it unjust to hold the student to the time limits previously fixed for
the completion of his/her work, as per University policy.
<kinzler@cs.indiana.edu>
18 February 1996
CSCI A348