M.S. in Computer Science: CIS 700 Master's Project (last update January 28, 2005)

Resources

  1. Guide to Master's Project, in MS Word, Postscript, and PDF formats.
  2. Samples mentioned in project guide (pdf only).
  3. Deadlines for project proposal and report submission
  4. Form CS 102 for project proposal submission (Includes link to evaluation results.)
  5. Faculty Research Interests
  6. List of Faculty Members.

Procedure for submitting a proposal

Obtain An Advisor Students cannot submit a proposal unless they have an advisor (see below: Who can serve as a project advisor?). Your advisor must approve the proposal prior to your submitting it to the CS Department.

Submit your (approved) proposal to the CS Department You should bring your approved, signed proposal to the CS Department NO LATER THAN 2pm at the end of the 8th week of the previous semester (for Summer, the Spring semester).

Sign the Proposal Submittal Sheet and note your Proposal Number You should write the proposal number on the cover sheet of your proposal and…

Submit form CS 102 You need to fill in form CS 102, located here. You must include the Proposal Number that you obtained when submitting the project to the CS Department. This number will be used to post the list of accepted/rejected project proposals.

Questions/Answers

·  I am an IS student Consult the MS in IS FAQ page

·  I submitted a proposal but my proposal evaluation does NOT appear in the link above It appears if and only if you filled out the on-line form CS 102 promptly and completely. If you did, go to the person responsible for CS closed courses and ask him about the status of your proposal. For proposals submitted for Fall/Summer 2001 or later, form CS102 is REQUIRED; if you don't fill it out, your proposal will be rejected.

·  My proposal was accepted. What do I do? Register for CIS 700B; since it is a closed course, you must go to the person responsible for CS closed courses and ask him to sign the closed course form for you.

·  My proposal was rejected. What do I do? Go to the graduate advisor (during announced office hours) and inquire the reasons for the rejection. You can take the two course alternative or resubmit a proposal next semester.

·  My proposal was marked REVISE/REVNOAD/REVNTL. Go to the graduate advisor and inquire about the reasons for the revision.

·  What is that form I have to complete for Master's Project Proposal? On-line Form CS 102 in the Forms section.

·  My proposal is ready but today is the deadline, and I can't find my project advisor to sign it Ask your advisor to sign it early enough to avoid such problems. Note that April 15, for example, is the deadline for federal and state tax returns. Your advisor may be quite busy that day... DO NOT ASSUME THAT YOUR ADVISOR WILL BE IN THE OFFICE ON THE DEADLINE.

·  What if I cannot find an advisor? You must replace the project with two advanced courses.

·  Who can serve as a project advisor? Tenured and tenure-track faculty members (i.e. those who held the rank of distinguished professor, professor, associate professor, assistant professor). You can find a list of such faculty members through a link in the Information section of this page.

·  What's the difference between a project advisor and a graduate advisor? A project advisor is the project supervisor. A graduate advisor is your course/academic advisor.