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(Latest Revision -- 2014/04/30)
[2014/04/30: added a talk title]
[2014/04/28: some rescheduling]
[2014/03/03: added some talk titles]
[2014/01/17: initial work]
WORK SCHEDULE FOR CS 4960 -- Spring 2014
WEEK #1: Jan 27 - Jan 31
- CS 4960 meets in P-114 on Thursday, Jan 30.
- Overview of Course Documents and Organization
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WEEK #2: Feb 03 - Feb 07
- Discussion of Topic Selection, Presentation Preparation, and Evaluation
WEEK #3: Feb 10 - Feb 14
- Discussion of Topic Selection, Presentation Preparation, and Evaluation
WEEK #4: Feb 17 - Feb 21
- Deadline for all preliminary
topic proposals: Thursday, Feb 20.
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 24 - Feb 28
- Discussion of Topic Selection, Presentation Preparation, and Evaluation
WEEK #6: Mar 03 - Mar 07
- Discussion of Topic Selection, Presentation Preparation, and Evaluation
WEEK #7: Mar 10 - Mar 14
- DEADLINE
for all approval
of all topic proposals: Thursday, Mar 13.
You must meet this deadline to pass the course.
WEEK #8: Mar 17 - Mar 21
- Mar 20 distribution of copies of the first two written reports:
- John Phelan
- Andrew Bellin
- March 17:
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- March 20:
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WEEK #9: Mar 24 - Mar 28
- Speaker #01, Mar 27: John Phelan
- Topic: A Technical Look at the Modern Digital DJ
- Speaker #02, Mar 27: Andrew Bellin
- Topic: Immersed in Entertainment
- Mar 27 distribution of copies of the next written report:
WEEK #10: Mar 31 - Apr 04
- Speaker #03, Apr 03: Daniel Vance
- Topic: Steganography: Losing the Message
- Apr 03 distribution of copies of the next written report:
WEEK #11: Apr 07 - Apr 11
- Speaker #04, Apr 10: Diego Nuñez
- Topic: Visual Representation of Unstructured Data
- Apr 10 distribution of copies of the next two written reports:
- Jazmyn Love
- Joseph Caswell
WEEK #12: Apr 14 - Apr 18
- Speaker #05, Apr 17: Jazmyn Love
- Topic: Social Networks: Behind the Scenes
- Speaker #06, Apr 17: Joseph Caswell
- Topic: The Benefits of Making Game Development More Accessible
- Apr 17 distribution of copies of the next written report:
SPRING BREAK: Apr 19 - Apr 27
WEEK #13: Apr 28 - May 02
- Speaker #07, May 01: Ryan Dowd
- Topic: CNC Machine Translation
- May 01 distribution of copies of the next two written reports:
- Robert Jordan
- Anabel Quintana
WEEK #14: May 05 - May 09
- Speaker #08, May 08: Robert Jordan
- Topic: Social Media: Helpful or Hurtful?
- Speaker #09, May 08: Anabel Quintana
- Topic: Android - Security Issues
- May 08 distribution of copies of the next two written reports:
- Armando Garcia
- Matthew Lopez
WEEK #15: May 12 - May 16
- Speaker #10, May 15: Matthew Lopez
- Topic: (TBA)
- Speaker #11, May 15: Armando Garcia
- Topic: (TBA)