Term Project -
Software Visualization
The project must contain a strong research component directly related to
the topics covered in the course (i.e., software visualization). In
many cases the development of a prototype software system to test and/or demonstrate
your concept will form a large part of the project. Other projects
involve the investigation of specific visualization techniques for a particular
problem, an in-depth survey to achieve a specific research goal, refinement
of existing taxonomies that describe aspects of software visualization, etc.
A project proposal is required and must be completed before midterm (see
schedule for specific date). Topics will arise from in class discussion
and students can meet with me to formalize ideas and topics. Of course,
the student must become familiar with the general topic of software visualization,
via the first 3-4 weeks of course, before any concrete project topics can
be defined.
Other requirements:
- The format of the final
project report will be in IEEE 2 column proceedings format (with one change - citations will be
[AuthorYear])
- Length should be approximately
10 pages
- Citations must be complete,
accurate, and meet typical ACM/IEEE standards and guidelines
Resources:
- I have a MS Word template
(dot) for IEEE 2 Column. The styles are defined and a sample is given.
See http://www.sdml.cs.kent.edu/library/library%20and%20styles/
and "IEEE Proceedings 2 column.dot"
- I highly recommend using
a bibliography/citation tool such as Endnote
. They have a free trial version. This is a plugin to MSWord
that makes doing the references and bibliography much simpler. It is
much like BibTex.
- There is an Endnote
library for my research Lab under the above address - sdml_library.enl
- I have also developed
nice citation and bib formats, the ens files. I would suggest using
AuthorYear.ens or MultiAuthorYear.ens for your reports.
Last Updated: 04/02/2003