Computer Science 4490z provides students with an opportunity to work on a project outside a particular course setting, with a faculty member of the Department as supervisor. The topic of the project can be in any area of computer science. Projects may be done individually or in groups.
It is possible for students to undertake projects for faculty in other departments, with local companies, or for other University units. In such cases, a student may have an external supervisor but must also have a Department of Computer Science faculty member willing to act as a co-supervisor.
The objective of the course is to give the student an opportunity to undertake a project which is less structured than assignments and/or which requires the student to apply knowledge and skills learned from many different courses. It is also an opportunity for the student to demonstrate skills in independent study and research.
The suffix "z" denotes that this
course is an "essay" course, i.e. it has a significant writing
component. Students will submit a number of intermediate reports as well
as a final report on their project. Each student will also give a presentation
of 20 - 25 minutes on the project.
CS4460z Course Description
Computer Science 4460z is the same as CS 4490z,
except that the project or research paper will be in an area related to
bioinformatics.
CS 4490z: Registration in the fourth year of
an Honours Computer Science Program or combined programs with Computer Science.
CS 4460z: Registration in the fourth year of
the Honours BSc program in Computer Science with Bioinformatics Specialization.
Aija Downing
MC 416
519 661-2111 ext. 86862
E-mail: aija<at>csd.uwo.ca
Office Hours: to be announced
Dawson, Christian W. , Projects in
Computing and Information Systems : a Student’s Guide ; Pearson Education
Limited, 2005 (available in the bookstore and also on 1-day reserve in the
Taylor Library )
Please send email from your UWO account, or
include "CS4490" or “CS4460” in
the subject line. Other email will be filtered out. Please send email in
plaintext format.
|
Date |
What's Due |
Weight |
|
Fri. Oct. 3 |
Thesis proposal and Timetable |
5% |
|
Fri. Nov. 21 |
Requirements report |
10% |
|
Fri. Jan. 16 |
Design report |
15% |
|
Fri. Mar. 27 |
Final report (Implementation and Testing) |
45% |
|
To be announced |
Presentation |
25% |
|
Date |
What's Due |
Weight |
|
Fri. Oct. 3 |
Thesis proposal and Milestones |
5% |
|
Fri. Nov. 21 |
Progress report 1 |
5% |
|
Fri. Jan. 23 |
Progress report 2 |
5% |
|
Fri. Feb. 27 |
Progress report 3 |
5% |
|
Fri. Mar. 27 |
Final report |
55% |
|
To
be announced |
Presentation |
25% |
Up to 5 marks in total may be deducted
for failure to meet the scheduled deadlines above.
The due date for the Final report will not be extended; all final
reports must be handed in on that day.
Marks for components of the project will be assigned by both the supervisor and the course administrator.
The supervisor is responsible for assessing the final project report for content, accuracy, and originality, and for approving the content of all intermediate reports.
The course administrator will assess the structure, style, and readability of all reports, and will determine the mark for the oral presentation in consultation with the supervisor.
Monday 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in MC 320
There will be classes on the following dates. Other classes may be arranged as necessary during the class time, but it is anticipated that most of the communication between students and the course administrator will be by email or in person.
|
Class |
Topic |
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Sept. 8 |
General discussion about 490z/460z |
|
Sept. 15 |
Discussion of project proposals |
|
Oct. 20 |
Discussion of requirements report and progress reports |
|
Nov. 24 |
Discussion of design report |
|
Mar. 2 |
Discussion of final report & presentation |
CS 3380z is a Project/Thesis course intended for students in a general BSc program. It has the same schedule and evaluation information as CS 4490z . However, CS3380z projects are not expected to have as much depth, content, and amount of work involved as CS4490z projects.
Students are allowed into CS3380z only with special permission from the Department, after they have found their own topic and departmental supervisor before the end of the add period (September 12, 2008).