CISE DPS-3 - Steps to Success
You will be required to choose a project, determine an advisor and produce a project plan.
After you have registered for the course, the milestones for the remainder of the semester are:
Step 1: Deliver Registration Form and Project Plan to Advisor and Supervisor
By the time you register for DPS-3, you will have chosen an advisor and project. You must now specify a project plan of what is to be done. This plan must be created as an ASCII text document (not MS-Word or other word processor format), and delivered by e-mail to the advisor and supervisor no later than the initial meeting of DPS-3 in the given semester.
What to do: Please put DPS3-PROJECT-PLAN on the email message header (SUBJECT slot) to make it easier for advisor and supervisor to sort through their many email messages without losing your project plan. Also place a hardcopy of the project plan under the supervisor's office door (CSE/E446), as backup in case email fails.
Step 2: Attend Meeting 1 (Usually in the second week of the semester - check top-level Web page for details):
There will be a posted announcement at the beginning of each term when DPS-3 is offered, specifying the organizational meeting for all Seniors who plan to graduate. Seniors are contacted through DPS-3 class pre-registration and registration forms, through the message-of-the-day on the CISE computer network, and through hardcopy notices posted throughout the third floor of the CISE building.
Step 3: Attend Meeting 2 with Course Coordinator (first third of the semester, time and place TBA)
Each student will spend 5 minutes overviewing the concept, planning, and initial work for his or her project. Several viewgraphs (Power Point slides preferred) are required for this presentation - a link will be posted on the main Web page for this class.
Step 4: Attend Midterm Presentation (second third of the semester, time and place TBA)
Each student will spend 5 minutes overviewing the work done thus far, and work remaining to complete the project. A link to the form for the viewgraphs (Power Point slides preferred) that are required for this presentation is posted on the main Web page for this class.
Step 5: Deliver Interim Report to Advisor for Grading and Signature
An example of report organization will be posted on the course Web page. The front cover must have two lines where the advisor grades and signs the report. Without the advisor's signature, the report is not acceptable.
Deadline: Do this at least one week before your midterm presentation.
Step 6: Attend End-of-Term Presentation (last two weeks of the semester, time and place TBA)
Each student will spend 10 minutes overviewing the work done thus far, and work remaining to complete the project. A link to the form for the viewgraphs (Power Point slides preferred) that are required for this presentation is posted on the main Web page for this class.