Talk to CS Department, Wednesday, 7 July 2010

Overall Time Line
   Phase I:  late June - early July   (Done on schedule!)
      * install data from Registrar within placement database
      * write scripts to generate reports on placements
        * compare placements with what students took
        * generate reports for students meeting specific criteria
      * prepare draft scripts for writing placement letters in LaTeX

   Phase II: mid July  (Underway)
      * work with math, statistics faculty  (faculty schedules challenging)
        * revise placement criteria
        * refine placement letter for incoming students
      * develop inference engine to implement placement rules (started)

   Phase III:  late July
      * determine new rules to implement new placement criteria
      * test entire system extensively

   Phase IV:  early August
      * generate placement letters for new incoming students
      * develop Web interface for tentative placement of prospective students
      * document placement process carefully

   Phase V:  mid August
      * prepare poster of work
      * prepare paper for submission to conference 

   Phase VI:  September/October
      * present poster at Parents' Weekend
      * present work at Thursday Extra
      * celebrate acceptance of conference paper (we think positively)