Capstone Project Timeline

Week 1: Research and Planning

• Day 1-2 (2 hours/day): Conduct a focused literature review on home network vulnerabilities (4 hours total).
• Day 3 (2 hours): Develop the user survey.
• Day 4-5 (2 hours/day): Get feedback on survey questions prepare to revise survey as needed.

Week 2: Survey Revisions and Initial Scenario Development

• Day 1-2 (2 hours/day): Finalize the revised survey questions based on recent insights and prepare for distribution (4 hours total).
• Day 3 (2 hours): Revise timeline to reflect current tasks and outcomes (2 hours total).
• Day 3-4 (3 hours/day): Draft initial scenarios for tool usage (6 hours total).

Week 3: Tool and Checklist Development

• Day 1 (2 hours): Begin Survey distribution and analyze results as they come in. Revise timeline to reflect current tasks (2 hours total).
• Day 2-3 (4 hours/day): Begin developing the vulnerability assessment tool (8 hours total).
• Day 4-5 (3 hours/day): Design and draft the checklist for manual assessments (6 hours total).

Week 4: Tool Refinement and Finalization

• Day 1-3 (4 hours/day): Continue developing the tool, incorporating any refinements based on the checklist (12 hours total).
• Day 4-5 (3 hours/day): Conduct internal tests on the tool and checklist, preparing them for validation (6 hours total).

Week 5: Testing and Validation

• Day 1-2 (3 hours/day): Begin vulnerability assessments on sample home networks using the tool (6 hours total).
• Day 3-5 (4 hours/day): Collect feedback and refine the tool and checklist based on testing results (12 hours total).

Week 6: Feedback Analysis and Tool Refinement

• Day 1-3 (3 hours/day): Continue feedback analysis, finalizing tool functionality and user interface (9 hours total).
• Day 4-5 (2 hours/day): Final refinement of the checklist (4 hours total).

Week 7: Finalization and Documentation

• Day 1-2 (3 hours/day): Finalize the tool, ensuring functionality across different network setups (6 hours total).
• Day 3-5 (4 hours/day): Write the project report, including methodology, tool development, and testing results (12 hours total).

Week 8: Submission and Presentation

• Day 1-3 (2 hours/day): Prepare the final user guide for the tool and checklist (6 hours total).
• Day 4-5 (3 hours/day): Review and submit the final report (6 hours total).

Total Estimated Time:

• Research and planning: 22 hours
• Tool and checklist development: 36 hours
• Testing and validation: 18 hours
• Finalization and documentation: 24 hours
• Submission and presentation: 12 hours