May change, check regularly
[*] two paper copies please.
Monday, 25-Feb-2008 14:14:34 ESTNote, mid-year starters swap semester-1 with semester-2.
| week | date | time | topic | staff | assessment | due date | value or penalty, p, to cse4402 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -1 | Fri | 10am | 26/135: [orientation] | Jon McC | - | - | - |
| semester-1 | |||||||
| w1 | [project preferences] (& allocations) | * | Fri | ||||
| w2 | Fri | 10pm (2hrs) | Ethics Workshop: for students requiring ethics clearance for their projects | Helana Scheepers | |||
| w3 | Mon, 10 March | 4pm-5pm | library workshop (training Room 2, Hargrave-Andrew Library, Bldg 30.) | Sara Miranda | |||
| w4 | Fri | 10am | Research Proposal Workshop | ||||
| w5 | |||||||
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| Easter | |||||||
| w7 | Fri | 2pm | Literature Review Workshop | Amanda Everaert | |||
| w8 | |||||||
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| w10 | research proposal, and [priorities form] | Mon | 5% | ||||
| w11 | |||||||
| w12 | |||||||
| w13 | Fri | 10am | Preparing the Interim Presentation | Amanda Everaert | |||
| * | seminar attendance | weekly | hurdle (p+=1 per seminar below min' requirement (5 per semester)) | ||||
| +1 | literature review | Mon | 10% | ||||
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| semester-2 | |||||||
| w1 | |||||||
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| w3 | Fri | 10am | Writing Thesis Workshop | Amanda Everaert | |||
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| break | |||||||
| w11 | |||||||
| w12 | Fri | 10am-12pm | Presentation Workshop | Amanda Everaert | (practice) | ||
| w13 | Fri | 10am-1pm | Final Presentation Rehersal Day | Amanda Everaert | |||
| * | seminar attendance | weekly | hurdle (p+=1 per seminar below min' requirement (5 per semester)) | ||||
| +1 | 25-26 Oct Fri (26 Oct) | [Final Talks] 10am - 12pm |
| Amanda Everaert | 5% | ||
| +2 | thesis: pdf +Latex +software +data @[web-site] | 31 Oct | hurdle | ||||
| +2 | thesis hardcopy | 31 Oct | 80% | ||||
The thesis will be 20 to 30 sides (A4, 11-point),
not counting the literature survey and appendices
(e.g. programs, documentation and data-sets, but these
are probably better reserved for the web-site).
It may be somewhat longer if it contains a great many figures and tables.
The thesis must be prepared in Latex, and must be submitted as
Hurdle Penalties: The Honours project mark will be multiplied by (100-p)/100 where `p' is the total numerical penalty points accumulated. Particularly note the requirement to attend and evaluate at least the specified minimum number of seminars each semester and to submit seminar evaluation forms to the CSSE office (Clayton) -- immediately after the seminars! Attendance at (all!) the S.E. final honours presentations is also compulsory.