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CSCI 6838-02 Research
Project and Seminar (aka Capstone class) spring
2025 (1/13 – 4/28 + capstone presentation)
Time (Classroom) Thurs, 1:00 pm – 3:50 pm (Delta 150) Course Description: Attendance at the orientation meeting on the first
class day required.
Students will be
assigned a research project which requires integrating knowledge and standard
procedures in the discipline.
A written paper and
a presentation will be required.
Prerequisite: CSCI, CINF, and DASC graduate students with 24 hours completed in graduate program.Learning Outcome:
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Analyze real-world
problems to devise requirement specifications. ·
Construct effective
software solutions for real-world problems. ·
Work professionally with team members,
customers, mentors and/or supervisors. ·
Manage and participate in software projects. ·
Present technical
presentations effectively. ·
Write technical
reports. Class Format &
Advices: -
Groups
of 3-5 students will be assigned to each project. -
Students
must meet with the mentor regularly throughout the semester to ensure that in
all stages their products are in compliance with the requirements of the
project. -
Team
members must meet at least once a week. -
Each
team should maintain an active website for the project. -
Each
team is expected to present periodic progress reports to the class. -
Each
team member is expected to actively participate on all aspects of the
project, including software development, presentations and report writing. It
is recommended that each team member present and write about the part of the
tasks that he/she has contributed the most. The
final report must clearly specify the specific contributions of each team
member. (From Dr.
Boetticher: https://sceweb.uhcl.edu/boetticher/CSCI%206838%20Capstone.html)
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Maintain a log of your team’s progress, your
specific contributions, and important instructions/advices that the
mentor/instructor may have said. The
instructor may ask to review your logbook throughout the semester. Lifelong
learning “Education is not something you can finish.” (Isaac Asimov) A note about Bloom's Taxonomy and your learning …
(source: https://tips.uark.edu/using-blooms-taxonomy/
) Instructor: Dr. T. Andrew
Yang ·
Email address: yang@uhcl.edu ·
Web site: https://sceweb.uhcl.edu/yang ·
Office: Delta 174 ·
Phone: (281) 283-3835 (Please leave a message if
not available.) ·
Drop-in
Office Hours Tuesdays: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Wednesdays: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Thursdays: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm o In-person:
D174 o
via Zoom meetings, click this link during
the posted office hours: https://uhcl.zoom.us/j/93285948037?pwd=U3NJMmhMaWVjZy9INUxwbS9ENDBvZz09 ·
To
communicate with the professor, you are
encouraged to email your questions or issues to yang@uhcl.edu
and, if necessary, set up a time with the professor to have an online
meeting. Emails are typically replied within 24 hours. If you have not received
a response within 24 hours, either send a reminder email or leave a message
at (281) 283-3835. ·
Using emails effectively: Emailing has become an indispensable
tool in most work places. Emails without a subject line or the
signature line will be considered as potentially malicious and be discarded. Here is a sample subject
line: "CSCI 4323 Lab #1, question 3". The signature line should
have your full name and the name of the class. Although email messages tend to be
informal, please check the grammar and spelling of your messages to ensure
their legibility. Try to provide sufficient details in
your email message, such as the problem(s) you have encountered, the
solution(s) you have tried, and the outcome you have got from these
solution(s). Teaching assistant info and office hours
Required Text: None
assigned + Instructor's handouts in the class and/or on the Web NOTE: The following schedule
will be adhered to as closely as possible, although changes are probable.
Always check with your instructor if you are not sure about what would be
covered next week.
+ Attendance Policy: Mainly because this is a team project, fellow members of your project will be depending on you throughout the semester. Attendance is extremely important. ü Missing the first class will affect your final
grade by a letter grade reduction. ü Missing the first two classes will result in
automatic F in the class. ü You will lose 2 points off your final grade for
each additional absence. Grading Scale: The accumulated points from all the
categories determine a person's final grade. There will be no extra-credit
projects.
Grading policy: ·
All students are graded
the same way according to the grading scale posted above. ·
Unless a grading error is
found in an exam or assignment, a student’s grade will NEVER be changed once
it is assigned. ·
No extra projects or
assignments would be given to an individual student to help improve his/her
grades. Advices: o Your grades will be continually updated in the Canvas. It is your
obligation to monitor your grade-in-progress regularly, and immediately ask
questions or seek help if you are concerned. o Once a grade is assigned and posted (in the Canvas), a student may
appeal for correction of the assigned grade (if a grading error is found) within
a week. After that, the grade is finalized. o Never bother to appeal for a change of your grade once it is finalized;
the best and proper time of improving your chance of earning a good grade is
before it is finalized. Quizzes, Tests, and Exams: Both analytic and synthetic abilities are emphasized. Being able
to apply the learned knowledge toward problem solving is also highly
emphasized in the tests. Unless due to unexpected, documented
emergency, no makeup tests or quizzes will be given. Assignments will be posted on the class
web site as well as in the Canvas. The due date and time of each
assignment is specified when it is published in the Canvas. ·
Identification page: All assignments
must have your name, and course name/number/section number (e.g., CSCI 6838)
at the top of the first page. ·
Proper organization of submitted material: If your
submission include multiple documents, combine all of them into a single
document (for example, a single PDF or ZIP). ·
Order! Order! Arrange the solutions following
the sequence of the questions. Write the question number at the top-right
corner of each page. ·
Word processing: It is required that you type
your reports (e.g., print them using a printer). Use a word processor and
appropriate typesetting and/or drawing tools to do the assignments. Spellcheck
the whole document before printing it. You may lose points due to spelling
or grammatical errors. A note about problem-solving: An important part of problem solving is correct understanding of the
given problem. ·
Try to have a good grasp of
the problem before starting the process of finding the solution(s). ·
Use any resources, including
the instructor, the TA, your classmates/friends, and online resources to
ensure that you have correctly understood the given problem. ·
While trying to figure out
the solution(s), continue to verify your understanding of the problem. ·
Read the given instructions
carefully before taking any action; while preparing
your solutions, be sure to follow the given instructions. NOTE: When a grade is assigned, the grade can
only be appealed within a week after
the grade has been posted. Always review a graded lab or test immediately and, if
needed, talk to the instructor within a week. Academic Honesty Policy: NOTE: Unless otherwise specified, all assignments, projects, quizzes, tests
and exams are individual work. Students
should take caution not to violate the academic
honesty policy specified by the university. Per the UHCL
academic honesty policy, plagiarism is defined as follow. Plagiarism: a. Incorporating the work or idea of another person into one’s own work
without acknowledging the source of that work or idea. b. Attempting to receive credit for work performed by another person,
including papers obtained in whole or part from individuals or other sources. c. Copying copyrighted computer programs or data files belonging to
someone else. Visit http://cse.uhcl.edu/yang/citing.htm for more
information about cited references. Instructor's
Notes: ·
Important: If you think you have lost some points
due to grading errors, make sure you approach the instructor within a week after the
assignment, project, or test has been graded. ·
To get the most out of this class, you need to read
the textbooks and spend time using computers regularly. Be prepared for a
class by previewing the material to be covered in that class and participate
in discussions and problem-solving exercises, if applicable, in the class. ·
Taking
notes and understanding what
are covered in classes are essential for successfully passing the exams. ·
As a student being trained to become a professional
person, you are expected to behave according to the professional codes of
conduct (e.g., the IEEE
Code of Conduct) or code of ethics (e.g., the ACM Code of Ethics). As a starting point, listed below are
some of the common behaviors that do not conform to the codes of ethics: - Being
regularly late for the class. - Chatting
with another person while the instructor or someone is giving a speech in
class. - Being
regularly late when submitting assignments. - Asking
the instructor or the TA for a favor when submitting a late assignment. - Checking
out others’ answers during an exam. - Continuing
to write when an exam’s time is up, or submitting an online exam past the due
time. - Violating
academic honesty when working on the assignments or exams. - Using
others’ write-up without proper citing when writing a paper or report. - …
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