CSci 487: Senior Project
Spring Semester 2000
General Information

Locations

The spring semester 2000 class meets in 352 Weir Hall at 4:00 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays.

The class is taught by Prof. Conrad Cunningham, whose office is in 312 Weir Hall. The official office hours for this class are 1:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and by appointment at other times.

Prof. Cunningham's voice telephone number is (662) 915-5358 and fax number is (662) 915-5623. His WWW home page is http://www.cs.olemiss.edu/~hcc/ and his email address is cunningham@cs.olemiss.edu (send?).

The WWW home page for this class is http://www.cs.olemiss.edu/~hcc/csci487/ .

Course Goals

This is the capstone course for the undergraduate programs in computer science, typically taken in a student's final semester. Each student must bring the knowledge, understanding, and skills he or she has attained in the undergraduate program to bear on a nontrivial problem in computing science and technology. Each student is expected to solve the problem and present his or her solution in a professional manner.

Course Description from Catalog

An individual in-depth study of a current problem in computer science or a related area.

Prerequisites

Senior standing in computer science. ("Senior standing in computer science" means successful completion of all courses specifically required in the computer science curriculum that are numbered less than 400.)

Oral Communications Expectations

The University of Mississippi expects all of its graduates to be competent in basic oral communications skills. In this and other computer science courses, students are expected to demonstrate this competency by exhibiting the following fundamental skills:

Appropriate interactive communication skills.

Students should have the ability to listen effectively and to respond appropriately to orally transmitted messages from others. This may involve a verbal or non-verbal response to an instruction or a reasonable and appropriate engagement in conversation.

Adequate oral delivery.

Students should have the ability to elicit a comprehensible oral message, regardless of the topic or nature of the setting. The student should be able to communication with adequate clarity (articulation, pronunciation, volume, rate, and language usage) to be understood, given that listeners have reasonable tolerances for different dialects and accents.

Ability to construct a coherent and logical message.

Students should have the ability to deliver a coherent and logical argument or response to a question. The student should be able to adapt this message to a level of discourse that is appropriate for the audience.

Ability to communicate in the context of the computing discipline.

Students should have the ability to communicate effectively in a professional computing setting. This includes use of appropriate technical language, use of abstraction, interviewing skills, formal presentation skills, conducting a meeting, and working cooperatively with others in groups.

Professional Conduct

As a student in CSci 487, you are expected to conduct yourself in a professional manner according to the Honor Code of the School of Engineering, the Information Technology Appropriate Use Policy, the M Book, and any other relevant policies.

"The Honor Code shall apply to all students, both undergraduate and graduate, registered in and/or seeking degrees through the School of Engineering. The Honor Code shall be understood to apply to all academic areas of the School such as examinations, quizzes, laboratory reports, themes, computer programs, homework, and other possible assignments. Only that work explicitly identified by the class instructor not to be under the Honor Code is excluded. The intent of the Honor Code is to recognize professional conduct and, thus, it shall be deemed a violation of the Honor Code to knowingly deceive, copy, paraphrase, or otherwise misrepresent your work in a manner inconsistent with professional conduct."

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