Faculty of Engineering

Department of Computer Engineering

B.S. Thesis

GRADUATION PROJECT GUIDELINES

 

 

Contents  1.   GRADUATION PROJECT DESCRIPTION  ....................................................................................  3  

2.   OBJECTIVES AND DEFINITIONS  ..................................................................................................  3  

3.   HOW TO START YOUR PROJECT?  ................................................................................................  4  

4.   ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES  ..................................................................................................  4  

4.1.   ROLE OF THE FACULTY  .................................................................................................................  4  

4.2.   ROLE OF STUDENTS  .......................................................................................................................  5  

5.   GENERAL ISSUES  ................................................................................................................................  5  

6.   GRADUATION PROJECT FINAL REPORT  ...................................................................................  5  

7.   GRADUATION PROJECT SCHEDULE  ............................................................................................  6  

8.   GRADING POLICY  ...............................................................................................................................  7  

9.   ACADEMIC INTEGRITY/PLAGIARISM  .......................................................................................  7  

 

 

 

1. Graduation Project Description

The Graduation Project (GP) represents the crowning achievement of a Computer Science student's undergraduate experience, enabling him or her to apply fundamental computer science principles to the solution of real-world problems which is known as a compulsory project for the students to complete at the end of their undergraduate program. As such, students should regard their graduate projects as an ideal opportunity and vehicle for integrating what they have learnt during the graduate program and applying these concepts and skills to a real problem at work.

2. Objectives and Definitions

Students will employ computer engineering techniques to develop the project in a systematic manner. The main requirement for a passing grade in GP is the submission of a suitable project at the end of the semester. This project serves as the final exam for this course. The main objectives of the graduation project are as follows:

§ To provide students with an opportunity to draw together and integrate the knowledge gained and the skills developed from the Program;

§ To provide students with an opportunity for independent study and to develop an ability to organize work with a view to achieve a specific goal;

§ To develop students with skills in business strategy, operations or in similar integrated activities appropriate and relevant to their organizations and their personal development needs and goals; and

§ To undertake an academic project based on sound management principles and intellectual reasoning.

2.1. Project Topic

In consideration of the objectives outlined above, and refined through dialogue between mentor and student, the criteria for the identification of the Graduation Project topic should include and acknowledge: the student’s present knowledge and interests as they frame an anticipation of future professional and career goals. A critical assessment of the student’s strengths and weaknesses, including a review of prior academic commentary. The assessment of an appropriate scale and level of complexity for the project

 

 

3. How to Start Your Project? 3.1. Choosing a Project: GPs are offered by tenured (full time)

professors, all project topics are announced from department’s web site in the beginning of the related term. Meet with your potential project supervisor to refine the project topic and begin planning after approval. Note that; each team member should be registered to CSE8090 course section of their supervisor from ORION system.

3.2. Registration for Graduate Project: To complete the registration,

Initial Project Proposals should be submitted to GP coordinator. All proposals should be signed by group members and supervisor. Project Proposal Form* template includes a title, resource list and brief description of your project and it also includes the names of project advisor and project members. You should be submitting the form within first two weeks. *Form can be downloaded from the tab called “Graduation Project” under the department’s web site.

3.3. Arranging Meetings: In order to accomplish assigned tasks from

proposal, all group members should visit their supervisor weekly. Also you should decide the meeting day and time with your supervisor in the first week.

4. Roles and Responsibilities

4.1. Role Of The Faculty

Every member of the faculty including part-time professors, when appropriate, should be actively involved in the implementation of the Graduation Project. Faculty is integral to the successful implementation of the Graduation Project. Members of the faculty should be involved at all levels of planning and implementation. Because the Graduation Project is a culmination of all the experiences during students' secondary education, all faculty members are key to students' success at any stage of the process. Some of the areas where faculty may serve during the process include:

§ Academic advisor § Resource person § Evaluation Committee § Graduation project coordinator

 

 

4.2. Role of Students § Students are required to accomplish the given tasks in the proposal till

the end of semester.

§ Students are required to document the GP with using Graduation Project Report Template*

*Template can be downloaded from the tab called “Graduation Project” under the department’s web site.

§ Students are required to present their projects according to the

announced schedule.

5. General Issues

§ GPs are offered by the fall and spring terms to 7th and 8th semester students.

§ Only Students with greater that 2.00 GPA may register to CSE 8090 GP course.

§ Project groups should be consist of at least two (2) students. § Evaluation Comitee Members are elected by department. This group consists

of three professors, including project supervisor. § Evaluation Comitee Members score the GPs at the end of the semester with

percentages of 40% supervisor and 30% each non-supervisor comitee member.

6. Graduation Project Final Report

The Graduation Project Final Report* consists of an amalgam of the work of GP, submitted with the purpose of, in part, providing a bound copy of the project. The final report for collaborative projects should include all the work from all collaborating students in GP work presented together in one cohesively presented and cohesively formatted document. As with any academic document, adherence to format requirements is expected and all students prior to preparation of the Final Report should refer to a description of current requirements.

*Report Template can be downloaded from the tab called “Graduation Project” under the department’s web site.

 

 

7. Graduation Project Schedule

Week   Contents   Details  

1.  Week   Determining the Project

Refine the projects that are offered by tenured (full time) professors. All project topics are announced from department’s web site in the beginning of the related term.

2.  Week   Initiating

Preparing background of the study, Problem Statement , Research Scope Conduct in-depth studies on selected topics Last week of submission of Initial Project Proposal to GP Coordinator. All proposal should be signed by group members and supervisor

3.  Week   Literature Review

Review the published resource on the selected topic Outline of strategy and methodology for achieving goals ,  Discusses prior studies relevant to the topic Provide inspiration for possible solutions / ideas that can be investigated in the proposed research.

4.  Week   Literature Review

Identification of specific project topic and its relation to existing similar work Their understanding of the basic principles underlying the project

5.  Week   Planning And Requirements Defining the functional, operational, technical and transitional requirement.

6.  Week   Planning And Requirements

Activities definition, sequencing and duration estimating (Use Gantt Chart, Network Diagram) Use Case Specifications.

7.  Week   Analysis And Design

Use Case Diagram, Activity Diagram, Class Diagram, Sequence Diagram, Collaboration Diagram, State Diagram.

8.  Week   Implementation Realizing Modules

9.  Week   Implementation Realizing Modules (cont.)

10.  Week   Implementation Realizing Modules (cont.)

11.  Week   Testing and Verification Testing confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system

12.  Week   Documentation Preparing the report

13.  Week   Documentation Preparing the report (cont.)

14.  Week   Pre-evaluation and Testing the System

Submission of the Graduation Project Reports to supervisors for pre-evaluation.

15.  Week  Meeting and discussion with supervisor for finalized your project

Supervisor sends feedback/comments on the first draft. Student reviews report and make necessary corrections All students should deliver 3 printed GP report copies (without hard cover and one for each committee member) to their committee member.

16.  Week   GP Presentation Team members are responsible to be present with necessary equipment on-time

17.  Week  SUBMISSION OF A COMPLETE PROJECT REPORT

Submission of 2 hard copies of project report and 1 electronic copy on a CD to: 1. Supervisor (1 copy) 2. Department (1 copy) * All Copies should be signed by all committee members before the delivery

 

 

8. Grading Policy

MARKS GRADE 90 – 100 A 80 – 89 A- 75 – 79 B+ 70 – 74 B 65 – 69 B- 60 – 64 C+ 55 – 59 C 50 – 54 C- 45 – 49 D+ 40 – 44 D 35 – 39 D- 30 – 34 F

9. Academic Integrity/Plagiarism

All work completed for the GP must be a student’s own work and must represent his/her best effort. Students who purchased and/or copied any portion of their research paper will receive a zero (0) on the paper and will be required to complete a paper on a new topic in order to be allowed to complete the three Graduation Project components in their senior term.

Products, research papers and visuals completed for the GP must be correctly and accurately documented. Any information that is not the student’s own knowledge must be correctly cited. Direct quotations must be in quotation marks and their source must be placed in internal citations. Paraphrasing must be completely in the student’s own style of writing and must also have its source placed in internal citations. Any flagrant evidence of plagiarism will result in a grade of zero (0).