General Information, Marking Scheme, Project & Assignments, Textbook & Reading Material
Jul 30th, 2010
Jul 13th, 2010
Assignment 5 is now available.
Assignment 5 presentation schedule is now available
Jul 6th, 2010
Jul 12th, Guest presentation is to be held at 1:30 PM in MC 1085.
Jun 27th, 2010
Assignment 4 is now available.
Jun 10th, 2010
Mid-term on Jun 17th, 2010 at MC 4020/4059 from 6:30 – 8:30 PM
If you have a conflict with the date or time then please send me an email, detailing the information about the conflict and along with your availability.
Final Exam on Thursday Aug 5th, 2010 at PAC 11,12 from 12:30 – 3:00 PM
Jun 2nd, 2010
Assignment 2 presentation schedule is now available
Assignment 3 is available.
Mar 17th, 2010
Assignment 2 is now available
Mar 11th, 2010
Tutorial time & location change (MC 2054 on Fridays from 9:30 AM to 11:20 AM).
Mar 10th, 2010
Participation marks (5%): On the class newsgroup you can find some discussion points. Participation marks will be based on taking part in the online discussion.
Mar 7th, 2010
Tutorial will be held a the regular time till we have confirmation (There is a tutorial today at 7:00 PM at MC 4040)
Newsgroup (name: uw.cs.cs446, server news.uwaterloo.ca)
Some lectures notes are available (sees schedule)
Amazon cloud computing project (see details).
Assignments are due by 8:30 AM on the due date
Mar 5th, 2010
Added generic project ideas.
Jul 2nd, 2010 no class – holiday.
Assignment 0 due on May 12th, 2010.
Added assignment 1
Mar 3rd, 2010 – Welcome
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Instructor |
Atif Khan, DC 3318 , a78khan@uwaterloo.ca Office hours: Wed 9:30 – 11:00 DC 3318 |
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Teaching Assistants |
Wei Wang
w65wang@uwaterloo.ca |
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Lectures |
8:30AM – 9:20AM, MWF at MC 4063 |
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Tutorials |
7:00PM – 8:50PM, Fri at MC 4040 |
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Schedule & reading |
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CS 446 ECE452 |
CS 646 |
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Assignment 1: Document the Architecture of the Software |
8% |
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Assignment 2: Prototype Demo |
8% |
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Assignment 3: Detailed Design |
8% |
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Assignment 4: Implementation |
8% |
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Assignment 5: Presentation of implementation |
8% |
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Mid-Term |
10% |
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Final Exam |
50% |
30% |
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Paper presentation |
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20% |
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Paper reviews (2) |
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10% |
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TOTAL |
100% |
100% |
Bonus marks: Participation in class discussion will earn you 5% bonus marks. Based on asking questions and participation in class discussions, students will have to submit a one page summary of the initial question and the class discussion, highlighting their understanding and contribution. A summary will earn a single point each (max of 5 points).
Late Policy: Assignments handed in 1 day late: 10% penalty, 2 days late: 20%, 3 days late: no credit (exceptions: a crisis such as a documented medical emergency).
Final Exam: The final exam covers all reading material, lecture material, and project material unless otherwise announced.
The project will be done in teams of 3 or 4. Remember the project accounts for 40% of your final mark. So get started now.
You are to design (architectural and detailed design), implement and present a software system over five assignments (see Schedule) as below:
Assignment 0: Proposal for your team and your project (must be approved by TA)
Assignment 1: Architecture
Assignment 2: Prototype
Assignment 3: Detailed design
Assignment 4: Implementation & Testing
Assignment 5: Class presentation
Some generic project ideas will be provided. Students interested in their own project ideas must present and seek approval from the TAs.
No particular text book. See reference material.
Lectures
begin: May 3rd, 2010
Holiday: May 24th,
2010
Mid-term: June 17th, 2010
Holiday:
July 2nd, 2010
Lectures end: July 28th, 2010
Undergraduate Studies Academic Calendar
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Last updated on Jul 30th, 2010 Atif Khan