"Help you one another in virtue, righteousness and piety;
but do not help one another in sin and transgression"
From the Noble Qura'n translation, Chapter Al Ma’idah, phrase 2
CSC595 Course phases
Phase 1: Topic selection
§ Select a topic in Computing disciplines. The following topics are suggested for fall 2007:
•Database: Design, Monitoring, and tuing.
•Knowledge based systems
•Network management
•Risk and Configuration Managements
•E-Learning systems
•Mobile Application Software
•Software Testing
Some focus will be on the tools that are available. However, before considering the tools, issues pertaining to concepts, models, algorithms, techniques, etc should be dealt with first. Then, collect various tools in your selected topic. Among others, you should consider evaluation criteria, comparison elements, features, limitations, reviews, and experimentation with the tools.
Phase 1: What to submit
Send me a page by email. The page contains:
•The name, ID, Course No and name.
•Topic title and the area
•A paragraph describing the topic.
•A paragraph indicating the motivation
Phase 2: Bibliography
•A list of all references related to your topic.
•Format: Cite the reference followed by a link to its contents in the CD.
•Submit a CD of all references with links to their contents in the CD.
Phase 3: References Evaluation
• Evaluate each reference according to guidelines. You will obtain two lists: Accepted and reject.
•Format: Cite the reference followed by links to its contents and to its evaluation in the CD.
•Submit a CD of the reference lists, their contents, and their evaluation.
•Select a reference of the accepted and another of the rejected and present their evaluation..
Phase 4: Annotated Bibliography
•Cite each reference followed by the three paragraphs explained in class and in guidelines csc595material.aspx . Links should be there as before.
•Submit: The CD will be as before with the annotated Bibliography added. Links are to be to the content, evaluation, and annotated bibliography in the CD. Links are next to the reference name per the format given to you in the guidelines.
•Select a reference and present its annotation.
Phase 5: Literature Review
•As explained in class and guidelines csc595material.aspx .
•Draw the literature tree as explained in class
Phase 6: The final Report
•The final report is of two parts: The literature review and your findings including research questions, analysis and result of survey conducted, implementation, comparative study.
Phase 7: The final Exam
As discussed in class: It includes the guideline document and selected articles