CIS-164 Course Project

On This Page Overview Project Ideas Project Proposal Functional Requirements Project Report What to Turn In Project Evaluation Overview The purpose of the project is to integrate the use of most of the techniques you have learned from this class. The finished project is the presentation of a lab, similar in scope to the labs you've done in class. You may choose any project that meets the requirements discussed below. About four weeks before the end of the course, you will be asked to present a project proposal. During the presentation, you will describe your plans for the final project. The purpose of the presentation is to get feedback from the instructor, and the rest of the class, before investing a large amount of time. The final project presentation will count as the final exam for the course. You will present your presentation during the scheduled final exam time. back to top Project Ideas Use the following topics to get ideas for your own application. You do not have to choose any of these topics -- they are provided to get you started. Apache Module Installation Look at installing one of the Apache modules we have not covered. Also, consider how the modules we have covered might be configured in other ways to enhance utility or security. Log Analysis During the course we will discuss the importance of logs. Several tools exists for analyzing log files. Tools include both freeware and commercial. For more information, see: Log Analysis Tools. Security Enhancements Select a module to assess or improve security. For Linux, check out the Bastille project. For Windows, look at the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer. Other Web Servers Evaluate Web servers we have not used in this course. Show how to install and configure such servers. AOLServer or Zeus are interesting products. So are products such as Tomcat, that are integrated with Apache. Other Ideas Throughout the course I will make suggestions for projects. Try performing a Site Search using the words "student project". back to top Project Proposal The project proposal should include the following three items: Goal of the Lab What additional capabilities or security does the lab add to a server installation? Resources Required What software or hardware is needed to perform the lab, beyond what we have in class? Where can you obtain the software or hardware? How is the Lab Confined or Restricted? Labs can grow to encompass huge amounts of information. How will you restrict this lab to make the amount of material manageable? Submit a text file of your proposal to WebCT by the due date. back to top Requirements As a Web-server lab, your project must have the following components: Introduction - purpose of the lab Setup - what software packages need to be installed and where are they obtained. Configuration - what changes need to be made in which configuration files. Testing - what steps must be taken to achieve the objective. Conclusion - your opinion on the usefulness of what you demonstrated back to top Project Report Final project report must be presented the day of the final. The report is the text of the lab you present. You will present the lab as if you were demonstrating it, but without actually performing any installation or setup operations. Your presentation should last between 5 and 10 minutes. back to top What to Turn In Submit the following documentation before the presentation: The written report on paper (handed to instructor) Submit your report to WebCT to receive a score back to top Project Evaluation The instructor will evaluate you final project using the following criteria. Each criteria represents a specific achievement of your project and has a scoring guide. The scoring guide explains the possible scores and has a list of indicators. These indicators are a sign of meeting, or a symptom of not meeting, the specific criterion. Note that a single indicator may not always be reliable or appropriate in a given context. However, as a group, they show the condition of meeting the criterion. Completeness 20: Meets all functional requirements (see above) with particularly elegant solutions 15: All but one requirement met 10: At least 1/2 of all requirements are met 05: Less than 1/2 of all requirements are met Accuracy 20: All steps are correct 15: All but one step is correct 10: At least 1/2 of all steps are correct 05: Less than 1/2 of all steps are correct Demonstrated Knowledge 20: Demonstrates mastery of the ideas and processes 15: Shows substantial understanding of the ideas and processes 10: Shows some understanding of the ideas and processes 05: Shows little understanding of the ideas and processes Requirements 20: Goes beyond the requirements of the project 15: Meets most requirements of the project 10: Meets some requirements of the project 05: Meets few requirements of the project Project Reporting 20: Project is reported clearly and completely 15: Project report has minor problems 10: Project report has significant problems 05: Project report is unclear or incomplete Maximum Score: 100 back to top Home | WebCT | Announcements | Schedule | Expectations | Syllabus | Help | FAQ's | HowTo's | Links Last Updated: 7/16/2003 5:45:47 PM