Syllabus

Winter Quarter instruction begins on Jan. 8

Week 1:Dates: Jan. 8–12;
Introduction and orientation to class and to INSuRE (Agile Research; expectations); bid process
Reading:S. Keshav, How to Write a Paper
R. Anderson, Why Information Security is Hard
Handout on security design principles
Due on Jan. 12:List of projects you are interested in; upload to Canvas
200 word summary of each reading; upload to Canvas
Week 2:Dates: Jan. 15–19; no class on Jan 15 (Martin Luther King Day)
Discussion of articles; detailed discussion of bid assignment; practice bid
Due on Jan. 19: Project bids; upload to both PURR and Canvas
Week 3:Dates: Jan. 22–26
Due on Jan. 24: Select a paper in one of the topics you are interested in and prepare a 5 minute presentation on it; upload paper and presentation to CANVAS
Presentation on Jan. 26, in class: 5 minute presentation of the papers
Week 4:Dates: Jan. 29–Feb. 2
Discussion of writing technically and critically; managing tasks, data
Due on Feb. 1: Draft proposal; upload to CANVAS
Week 5:Dates: Feb. 5–9
Due on Feb. 9:Draft expanded project proposals; upload to Canvas only
Project proposal presentation; upload to Canvas
Presentation on Feb. 9, in class: 10 minute presentation of project proposals
Week 6:Dates: Feb. 12–16
How to do a dashboard presentation
Week 7:Dates: Feb. 19–23; no class on Feb. 19 (Presidents’ Day)
Weekly dashboard presentation assignment; progress report assignment; discussion
Due on Feb. 20: Literature review; upload to Canvas
Presentation on Feb. 23, in class: 10 minute presentation of literature review
Week 8:Dates: Feb. 26–Mar. 2
Discuss literature reviews
Due on Mar. 1: Weekly dashboard reports; upload to Canvas
Presentation on Mar. 2, in class: Dashboard presentations
Week 9:Dates: Mar. 5–9
Due on Mar. 8: Weekly dashboard reports; upload to Canvas
Due on Mar. 9: Draft progress reports; upload to Canvas
Presentation on Mar. 9, in class: Dashboard presentations
Week 10:Dates: Mar. 12–16
Discuss draft progress reports
Due on Mar. 15:Final progress reports; upload to both PURR and Canvas
Progress report presentation; upload to Canvas
Presentation on Mar. 15, in class: 10 minute presentation of progress reports

Winter Quarter instruction ends on Mar. 16

Spring Quarter instruction begins on Apr. 2

Week 11:Dates: Apr. 2–6
Due on Apr. 5: Weekly dashboard reports
Presentation on Apr. 6, in class: Dashboard presentations
Week 12:Dates: Apr. 9–13
Due on Apr. 12: Weekly dashboard reports
Presentation on Apr. 13, in class: Dashboard presentations
Week 13:Dates: Apr. 16–20
Due on Apr. 19: Weekly dashboard reports
Presentation on Apr. 20, in class: Dashboard presentations
Week 14:Dates: Apr. 23–27
Due on Apr. 26: Weekly dashboard reports
Presentation on Apr. 27, in class: Dashboard presentations
Week 15:Dates: Apr. 30–May 4
Due on May 3: Weekly dashboard reports
Presentation on May 4, in class: Dashboard presentations
Week 16:Dates: May 7–11
Due on May 10: Weekly dashboard reports
Presentation on May 11, in class: Dashboard presentations
Week 17:Dates: May 14–18
Due on May 17: Weekly dashboard reports
Presentation on May 18, in class: Dashboard presentations
Week 18:Dates: May 21–25
Due on May 25: Draft final report; upload to Canvas
Week 19:Dates: May 28–June 1; no class on May 28 (Memorial Day)
Due on May 31: Weekly dashboard reports
Presentation on June 1, in class: Dashboard presentations
Week 20:Dates: June 4–June 7
Due on June 6: Final reports and presentations; upload to both PURR and Canvas
Presentation on June 6, in class: Final report presentations

Spring Quarter instruction ends on June 7

Posters: To be presented during final examination period

Spring Quarter final examinations end on June 14

Matt Bishop
Department of Computer Science
University of California at Davis
Davis, CA 95616-8562 USA
Last modified: January 5, 2018
Winter Quarter 2018
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