ECS 289F
Fall 2002
Lecture Time/Place: TTh 6:10-7:30 pm [3085 EUII]
CRN: 41709
Office Hours: M 2-3 pm; T 1-3:10 pm 3027 EUII
Additional Office Hours (Please check regularly for more updates):
12/4/02 Wednesday 2:00-3:00
12/2/02 Monday 2:00-3:30
11/27/02 Wednesday 3:00-4:00
11/24/02 Monday 11:00-12:00
10/16/02 Wednesday 10:00-4:00
10/15/02 Tuesday 10:00-11:00
10/14/02 Monday 1:00-4:00
10/11/02 Friday 11:00-12:00
10/10/02 Thursday 1:00-3:00
10/09/02 Wednesday 3:00-3:30
Grading: Letter; project (50%), homeworks (20%),
paper presentation (30%)
Instructor: Demet Aksoy
The intend of this course is to explore challenges and research issues
that arise when scaling information systems technology to a widely-distibuted
environment such as the Internet. This course is intended to be highly interactive. The main activity
will be discussions based around a set of papers. All students
are required to read technical papers, to answer specific questions, and
to prepare new questions prior to class discussions. In addition. each
student is required to lead the discussion on two (or one) of these technical
papers. There are no exams. The students are required to complete a project.
A selection of technical papers addressing specific topics will be used.
No textbook is required.
Homeworks
There will be a total of 2-4 homeworks which is in the form of written
replies to the three questions:
What is the contribution of the paper?
What are the strengths/weaknesses of the paper?
Do you have a controversial statement about this paper? (bonus point)
for the paper that will be presented. The homework will be announced
in the newsgroup (ucd.class.ecs289f) and in class before the presentation
date. The homework might also be in the form of a reference search.
Project
The class project can be chosen from a wide range of topics. Make sure to
discuss your project proposal with the instructor before the proposal
presentation deadline. Details can be discussed
in one-to-one meetings set up with the instructor.
The topics of interest for this lecture include (but are not limited to)
those in the Course Outline.
Last, but not the least; your interaction in class will constitute a major role in your overall grade.