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WORK SCHEDULE FOR CS 4960 -- Spring 2013
WEEK #1: Jan 28 - Feb 01
- CS 4960 meets in P-113 on Thursday, Jan 31.
- Overview of Course Documents and Organization
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WEEK #2: Feb 04 - Feb 08
- Discussion of Topic Selection, Presentation Preparation, and Evaluation
WEEK #3: Feb 11 - Feb 15
- Discussion of Topic Selection, Presentation Preparation, and Evaluation
WEEK #4: Feb 18 - Feb 22
- Deadline for all preliminary
topic proposals: Thursday, Feb 21.
Quoting from the Course Description:
Propose the topic to the instructor (e-mail forms). The proposal
must include:
- an abstract of between 80 and 120 words, which describes the
nature of the scholarly content that you will include in your
presentation.
- full citations, in proper form, of multiple reliable sources (at
least two) from which you intend to draw.
Consult the Course Description for the rest of the details. Penalty
for noncompliance will be significant.
- Discussion of Topic Selection, Presentation Preparation, and Evaluation
WEEK #5: Feb 25 - Mar 01
- Discussion of Topic Selection, Presentation Preparation, and Evaluation
WEEK #6: Mar 04 - Mar 08
- Discussion of Topic Selection, Presentation Preparation, and Evaluation
WEEK #7: Mar 11 - Mar 15
- DEADLINE for all approval
of all topic proposals: Thursday, Mar 14.
You must meet this deadline to pass the course.
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WEEK #8: Mar 18 - Mar 22
- Mar 21 distribution of copies of the first written report:
WEEK #9: Mar 25 - Mar 29
- Speaker #02, Mar 28: Christopher Hazel
- Topic: Social Media and the Arab Spring
- Mar 28 distribution of copies of the next two written reports:
SPRING BREAK: Mar 30 - Apr 07
WEEK #10: Apr 08 - Apr 12
- Speaker #03, Apr 11: Sandy Lavito
- Topic: The Current Reality and Future Possibilities of Machine-Translation
- Speaker #04, Apr 11: Danny Mao
- Topic: DWI- Driving While Informed
- Apr 11 distribution of copies of the next two written reports:
WEEK #11: Apr 15 - Apr 19
- Speaker #05, Apr 18: Dana Quinley
- Topic: Can Life be (Re)Created on a Computer?
- Speaker #06, Apr 18: Jaime Perez
- Topic: Exposing Network And Website Vulnerabilities
- Apr 18 distribution of copies of the next written report:
WEEK #12: Apr 22 - Apr 26
- Speaker #8, Apr 25: Vojta Ripa
- Topic: RFID tags
- Apr 25 distribution of copies of the next two written reports:
WEEK #13: Apr 29 - May 03
- Speaker #09, May 02: Lue Yang
- Topic: Using Virtual Reality as Exposure Treatment in Cognitive Therapy
- Speaker #10, May 02: Daniel Beckwith
- Topic: The Future and Implications of Moore's Law
- May 02 distribution of copies of the next two written reports:
- Christy Cudworth
- David DeMateo
WEEK #14: May 06 - May 10
- Speaker #11, May 09: Christy Cudworth
- Topic: TBA
- Speaker #12, May 09: David DeMateo
- Topic: Removing the Cloud Over Cloud Computing
- May 09 distribution of copies of the last two written reports:
- Jason Ruark
- Michael Happel
- Friday, May 10 is Warrior Day
WEEK #15: May 13 - May 17
- Speaker #07, May 16: Jason Ruark
- Topic: DNA Structure and its Data Storage Possibilities
- Speaker #01, May 16: Michael Happel
- Topic: Facial and Body Recognition in the Xbox 360 Kinect