| Week | Class meetings and deadlines |
| 1 |
Tuesday 2/8 - First class meeting. HW: Choose a
thesis topic, find a thesis
adviser, and find at least one core reference. Friday 2/11 - Email me details of your topic, adviser, and one core reference by 5PM. |
| 2 |
Tuesday 2/15 - CS faculty meet to review thesis proposals. Friday 2/18 - Bibliography due. Submit to me and thesis adviser. |
| 3 | Monday 2/21 - READING: Strunk and White, Elements of Style, Part I. |
| 4 |
Monday 2/28 - Submit outline of thesis to both advisers. Class: Quiz on Strunk and White, Elements of Style, Part I. Give a 5-minute presentation in class on your thesis topic. READING: Strunk and White, Elements of Style, Part II. Wednesday 3/2 - Talk by Professor Matt Dickerson. |
| 5 |
Friday 3/11 -
Talk by Professor Jeff Parker. Friday 3/11 - Pizza and movie: Monty Python and the Holy Grail, MBH 220, 7:30 PM. |
| 7 |
Friday 4/1 -
Talk by Professor Daniel Scharstein. |
| 8 |
Friday 4/8 - Cancelled:
Talk by Professor Robin Flatland, Siena College. |
| 9 |
Monday 4/11 -
Submit first draft of thesis to adviser. Class: Give a 10-minute presentation in class on your thesis topic. Friday 4/15 - Talk by Professor Amy Briggs. |
| 10 |
Monday 4/18 -
Submit second draft of thesis to adviser. Wednesday 4/20 - Talk by Gonzalo Alonso, Tim Bahls, and Yunpeng Li on summer research. |
| 11 |
Monday 4/25 - Class: Proper use of citations;
preparing your oral presentations. Friday 4/29 - Talk by Professor Dan Huttenlocher, Cornell University. |
| 12 |
Monday 5/2 - Submit complete final draft of thesis to adviser. Wednesday 5/4 - Senior thesis presentations. Friday 5/6 - Senior thesis presentations. |
| 13 | Tuesday 5/10 - Polished final thesis due at noon. |