CS 10, Fall 1997
Project Preparation
Project Descriptions
You are strongly encouraged to complete your final projects in teams of
two or three.
Each member of the team will receive the same grade on the project,
which is worth approximately one-fourth of your final grade.
Your project may be one of the following types:
- A computer application for HyperCard with thorough documentation
of the code, including a supporting document. I encourage those of you
who are considering going on in Computer Science to undertake such a
scripting project.
- A research paper.
This should be a thorough and critical discussion of some aspect
of computers and computing.
Research should focus on recent references (within the past 2-3 years).
- Both a computer application and a research paper.
The paper, which will be significantly shorter than a research paper,
should place the specific application within a broader context.
To do this, it may be necessary to research related applications
in business,industry, government, or the nonprofit sector.
Due Dates
Each team will give a 30 minute presentation to the class on their project.
Projects may be on a topic of your choice (subject to my
approval).
You will be assigned a date between Nov. 25 and Dec. 9
for the presentation of your project to the class.
- Due Thursday, Oct. 30:
- A draft of your proposed project.
This should include the names of all the team members,
the type of project (program, paper, or both),
and a brief discussion of the proposed topic.
You may also want to include possible sources of information.
This will be returned to you with comments.
- Due Thursday, Nov. 6:
- A revision of your proposal.
This version should reflect the comments made on the initial
draft and should provide more detail about the topic and how
the project will be accomplished.
You should include the planned division of labor for the team.
If a research paper is being undertaken, a tentative bibliography
should also be included.
- Due Tuesday, Dec. 9:
- Your complete project, in final form.