Browsing Computer Science Senior Integrated Projects by Title
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Applying a Computer Science Education in Healthcare IT : A Summer Internship as an Applications Analyst
(2022-06-01)As this was my second summer with Sparrow as an applications analyst, my goals focused around further improving my knowledge of not only my roles and responsibilities, but also of the health system in general and how my ... -
Applying Software Methodologies to a Web Application
(2008)As a computer science major at Kalamazoo College, I have spent the last 3 years learning and mastering theory and skills that will allow me to put computers to work efficiently and effectively. This summer I put those ... -
The Arboretum App : Building a Virtual Trail Companion Guide
(2016)The author spent this past summer building a mobile application that will serve as a “trail companion guide” for the Lillian Anderson Arboretum in Oshtemo Township, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Essentially, the app enhances visitors’ ... -
At the Intersection of Computer Science and Biology: Using Bioinformatics in Analyzing, Visualizing, and Exploring Genome-Wide Patterns
(2012)The first part of my main project over the summer consisted of creating a database of insertion and deletions of nucleotide bases (indels) as well as single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for 23 different breeds of dogs. ... -
The Audio / Video Matrix: The Development of a Knowledge Base
(2000)This SIP has been developed for the reader to get a sense of the thought process and research that was needed in order to develop Dr. Hardin's "Audio / Video Matrix". It was evident in the context of the School of ... -
Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and their Significance in Today’s World
(2019)Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality are becoming a more prominent part of everyday life. This paper wishes to address the functionality and applicability of AR and VR in an accessible form. There currently few articles ... -
Automating Information Collection, Storage, and Distribution
(2005)Information is a vital part of modem society. However, many information-related activities are labor-intensive. Depending on the amount and importance of information in these activities, the automation of its collection, ... -
Automation and Database Implementation of a Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer
(1985)In today's highly technological society, more and more industrial systems are being automated using computers. T.he extent of this automation varies a great deal. Some systems are simply "hard-wired", with mechanical ... -
The Basics of Electronic Japanese Information Processing
(1993)The intention of this paper is to describe the relation that exists between the Japanese written language and electronic information processing. To accomplish this, the paper will discuss the major characteristics of the ... -
Be a Data Scientist While Surviving a Pandemic
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The Benefits of e-Commerce and the Fundamentals of Creating an e-Business Web Site
(2002)Through this paper, I will discuss the essentials of e-commerce and the fairly simple process of developing such a web site. I have also included an overview of my experience in creating an actual e-commerce site this ... -
Beyond the Nonprofit Starter Pack : Fully Integrating Salesforce into an Environmental Nonprofit Organization
(Kalamazoo College, 2016)Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice, or DWEJ, is a small nonprofit organization based out of Detroit. They aim to abolish the environmental harms which plague so many low income residents of the city. Unfortunately, ... -
Botnet Infiltration and Research
(2007)This paper will discuss my work as a contractor for Arbor Networks. Unlike many of the Senior Individualized Projects (SIPs), my SIP concerns my experiences while working for an information security firm rather than pure ... -
A Bridge Across the Chasm: The Technology of Genetic Programming and the Research that Makes it Possible
(2001)In this work I will describe the technique of Genetic Programming, or GP, and how it can be used to evolve programs out of nothing, using precise descriptions of the problem environment and the goal, that are capable of ... -
Building a News-scraping Application and Exploring the Potentials and Limitations of Web Scraping
(2019)News articles are very important in our lives because of the role they play in educating us, informing us, entertaining us, and strengthening democracies. The lack of news articles can be a disaster for both the economy ... -
Building a Web-based Interactive Query Builder at Microsoft
(2023-01-01)Over the summer after my junior year, I spent twelve weeks interning at Microsoft, a multinational technology company headquartered in Redmond, WA. During this time, I learnt various new technologies and was exposed to a ... -
Building an App in Eighty Days
(2018)Just like in finance, the purpose of tracking your weightlifting 'gains' and 'losses' is so that you can see how they compound over time under different circumstances and in response to different factors. Historically, ... -
The Building of a Personal Computer, Alternatives Available and Trade_Offs for Using Different Technologies
(1999)In June of 1999 my brother, Adam, graduated from high school and decided to attend Kalamazoo College. My whole family decided that we would need another computer, because one computer between the two of us would not be ... -
The Building of a Travel Application for Android Mobile
(2019)The author spent the summer building an Android mobile app that would allow users to find new places to travel to based on their individual travel preferences. The app would ask the user a series of questions about what ...