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There was this thing called a project . . . Markus Roggenbach February 2012

Overview 2 Overview Interim Document A glimpse on the Project Demonstration Fair Markus Roggenbach: Project; February 2012

Interim document

What is the Interim Document about? 4 What is the Interim Document about? Initial document: • Project aims • Project plan (including milestones etc.) Half the time is gone . . . Time for • a stock take: ◦ What are the results so far? ◦ How did it go w.r.t. the milestones? • revised project aims and revised project plan ❀ Interim Document Markus Roggenbach: Project; February 2012

What you should communicate – Part I 5 What you should communicate – Part I The project is on a clear trajectory towards successful completion. The original • project aim • project plan are nothing set in stone! Interim document is a place for revision (if needed). Markus Roggenbach: Project; February 2012

What you should communicate – Part II 6 What you should communicate – Part II You have achieved quite a lot so far. Markus Roggenbach: Project; February 2012

Typical document structure 7 Typical document structure 1. Title page 2. Table of contents 3. Introduction 4. 2 - 3 sections on achievements (in total: ∼ 6 pages) 5. 2 - 3 sections on management (in total: ∼ 4 pages) 6. Summary 7. References Feel free to adapt this scheme to your needs! Markus Roggenbach: Project; February 2012

Introduction 8 Introduction • Briefly state the original project aim • Give an overview of what has been achieved • State if the project needs a (major) revision • State new project aims (if necessary) • Spell out the table of contents Markus Roggenbach: Project; February 2012

Sections on achievements so far 9 Sections on achievements so far Project dependent! Ideas include: • Documentation of implementation ◦ Explanation of algorithms ◦ Explanation & illustration of the chosen system architecture ◦ Program listing demonstrating interesting implementation decisions ◦ Screen shot of running program • Informed essay on background material • Comprehensive description of tool or library • Documentation of a user study • A complex mathematical proof Markus Roggenbach: Project; February 2012

Project management 10 Project management 1. Stock take: Plan versus Reality with regards to ◦ Project plan (Milestones) ◦ Risk analysis 2. Lessons learnt 3. Revised ◦ Project aims (if needed) ◦ Project plan ◦ Risk analysis Markus Roggenbach: Project; February 2012

Summary 11 Summary Briefly summarise the main points of the document: • Achievements • Revisions needed • New plan Markus Roggenbach: Project; February 2012

Project Demonstration Fair

When & Where 13 When & Where Mai 1st, 2012: Time Activity ‘Modus’ 10am – 12noon Set-up compulsory 1.30pm – 2.30 pm Fair for school kids voluntarily 4pm – 5.30 pm Fair for College public compulsory 6pm – 7.30 pm Fair for local IT industry compulsory Location: Cafe West (Fulton House) Marking: 4pm – 7.30pm, supervisor & 2nd marker Markus Roggenbach: Project; February 2012

Wanted: Volunteers for the School Kids part 14 Wanted: Volunteers for the School Kids part Needed: about 25 students Bribe: Free lunch :-) Markus Roggenbach: Project; February 2012

Advertisement via flyer 15 Advertisement via flyer Computer Science in action: Project Demonstration Fair These projects are selected examples from more than 50 projects to be displayed at the Fair. Genetic algorithms in Credit Card Fraud Detection by COMPUTER SCIENCE IN ACTION: Daniel Garner Genetic algorithms allow machines to learn! Along with the PROJECT DEMONSTRATION FAIR company Grid-Tools we generate data to detect crime. Thursday 12th May 2011 Fisher 2.0 “The Intelligent System” by Kaushalya Kularatnam My chess program can play a game of chess and win. Do Dining Room A, Fulton House, you want to try and make life di ffi cult for my chess Machine? Swansea University Come along to the project fair and try and beat this chess engine. Lego Mindstorms and Fuzzy Logic by Keiran Oakley Final year Computing students will Build a robotic truck with Lego and use fuzzy logic so that showcase their project work on a range of the truck can reverse itself to a docking bay, from any topics, by means of display posters and live position! demonstrations. Visualising Brain Activity Data by Kingsley Hau My program uses exciting imagery and visualisations to show the activity of a human brain! From software development to computer graphics, and communication technologies to future interactive interfaces, this event provides a unique Audacious by Liam Betsworth opportunity to see some of the My project is an iPhone application. It allows people to share innovative research projects sounds and pictures in exciting new ways. Come along and produced by Swansea University to listen and see! Computer Science students. Automatic Program Generation by Gregory Woods Automatically generated programs, using math, are simply reliable. This is extremely useful when we don’t want them to crash! Markus Roggenbach: Project; February 2012

Organisational items 16 Organisational items • Mid March: Extra lecture concerning the Fair • Registration by March 30ties Markus Roggenbach: Project; February 2012

Special stands at the Fair include 17 Special stands at the Fair include • Looking for jobs • Offering jobs • Looking for internships • Offering internships • Looking for MEng (group) project • Offering MEng (group) project ❀ Bring your CV & business card Markus Roggenbach: Project; February 2012

Good luck for your Projects!