Cryptography and Computer Network Security

Fall 2005

Important dates - Project Track

Project specification (5 points)

 September 12 Monday initial choice of up to three project topics you are potentially interested in
 September 19 Monday final choice of the project topic; project groups forming
 September 25* Sunday, 6 PM first version of the project specification submitted by WebCT
 September 26, 27 Monday, Tuesday discussion of the project specification with the instructor
 October 1* Saturday, midnight final project specification submitted by WebCT
*     Penalty of 0.5 point per day (max 5.0 points) imposed for late submissions


Project development

 October 17, 18 Monday, Tuesday first progress report
 November 18, 21, 22 Friday, Monday, Tuesday second progress report
 December 5, 6 Monday, Tuesday final progress report with the draft version of the final viewgraph presentation
 

Midterm Exam 1 (20 points)

 November 7  Monday   Midterm Exam 1 (in class)

 

Midterm Exam 2 (10 points)

 December 10  Saturday   Midterm Exam 2 (take home)

 

Project report & presentation (30 points)

 December 12 Monday, midnight project reports (preferred format: MS Word or PDF) submitted by WebCT
 December 16 Friday, 8:00 PM reviews of project reports due to the instructor
 December 19** Monday, 5-10 PM final oral presentations, revised project reports submitted by WebCT
**  Failure to give a presentation results in a 10 point penalty