Research

Quarter I: Research of Internet languages and online interfaces. The first phase of this project entailed determining an area to research, beginning the portfolio for recording progress on the project, and attaining the coding proficiency necessary to write programs for research.

• Iteration I: Planning and creation of website. The website serves as a portfolio containing all work related to the project. Included in this element of the project are journals, reports on iterations, various assignments, technical research, and code.
• Iteration II: Java and PHP. The languages of Java and PHP were explored with small, sample programs and assorted reading in order to determine the language necessary for the project. PHP offered the ability to extract data from other websites and its ease of use in conjunction with MySQL underscored its usefulness.
• Iteration III: Proposal and completion of requirements for Quarter I. Among the a dministrative requirements for the end of the quarter was producing a formal proposal for the project and making an oral report of work completed to date.