Resurch Plan

RESEARCH PLAN*

Last updated: 12:54 PM 4/26/01

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1 2/01/01
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2/6/01 Planning
Status

Choose and narrow topic

done

Check on availability of materials

done

Make sure commitment is within time constraints and make changes accordingly

done

Advisement from Professor

done

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2 2/7/01
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2/15/01 Gathering Materials
-

Purchasing and obtaining books/reference

done

Obtaining hardware access

na

Obtaining necessary software

done

Narrow down focus on research topic

done

2/16/01
to
3/1/01 Covering Materials
-

Reading

done

Researching other sources

done

Internet

done

Library

done

Personal meetings or interviews (Andrew)

Meet with Dr. Plaza about inplimentation

Experimentation of ideas:

construct a test filesystem for use in testing new scripts
testing new scripts on network lab filesystems

done except testing in network lab!

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3 3/01/01
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3/08/01 Implementation of Ideas (software)
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Specify the problem and gain an understanding of its solution

done

Analysis and identifying the constraints on the solution

done

Design software solution

done

Midway Written Presentation (due 3/1/2001)

done

Outline final oral presentation

done

1st Oral Presentation (due 3/6/2001)

done

Develop a test plan for the solution

done

Implement and code

done

Test

done

Midway Oral Presentation (due 3/8/2001)

done

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4 3/09/01
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3/29/01 Documentation
in progress

Fully document code
to do next

Rough draft of final research paper
done

Practice final oral presentation
done

timing

-

using others to test

done

polish out rough ideas and contents

done

3/29/01
to
4/5/01 Presentations
-

Schedule delivery date for oral presentation
done

Final Written Presentation (due 4/3/2001)
done

Prepare materials for oral presentation
done

Final Oral Presentation (due 4/5/2001)
4/5 done

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