Computer Systems Techlab
Project Requirements 2003-2004
First Quarter Grading

500 points (See Grading Rubric), Updated Grading requirements for 1st Quarter (Oct. 21)

Project Proposal, Scientific Method - 100 pts
- Proposal (sample) - draft due Fri. Oct. 3, 2003, final due Fri. Oct. 31, 2003
- Scientific Method - draft outline due Fri. Oct. 31, 2003
Technical/Research paper and Technical/Research paper Reading 100 pts
LaTeX, HTML, PDF
- Title and Abstract
  Initial version Fri. Oct. 3, 2003
  Final 1st quarter version Fri. Oct. 31, 2003
- Introduction Fri. Oct. 31, 2003
- Background Fri. Oct. 31, 2003
- References, appendices Fri. Oct. 31, 2003
- Reading Technical Research Papers
  Report on 1 or 2 research papers in your field
Code, Testing and Analysis, Comments, Oral presentation - 100pts
1st version due Fri. Oct. 3, 2003
2nd version due Fri. Oct. 31, 2003
Web portfolio, progress reports/logs and Oral presentation- 100 pts
Final 1st quarter version due Fri. Oct. 31, 2003
- Daily Logs, Weekly Goals
- Iteration Reports (1 or 2 per quarter)
- Gantt Chart/Time line
- Clear presentation of project development
User(s)/Mentor(s) of your project (bonus possibilities!)
EXTRA CREDIT: Supercomputer or Internet2 Application Area
MORE EXTRA CREDIT - Technos article,
or enter the Science Fair with your project
or submit your project to Intel /Westinghouse (or other?) Competition
(First Quarter Details)