FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH IN ACADEMIC PROJECT WXES3183

1. FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH IN ACADEMIC PROJECT WXES3183 Introduction to Academic Project

2. Coordinators • Manage the process of Academic Project of each department

3. Introduction

5. Aim & Objective • The main objective is: • to provide students with the skills in analyzing, designing and implementing computer solutions to a variety of problems. • The aim is to: • leverage students’ technical and soft skills. • Through this course, students should be able to demonstrate their technical knowledge, problem-solving, critical thinking and good decision-making.

6. ACADEMIC PROJECT I

7. Introduction • WXES3183 is conducted over a semester. • Initial tasks to complete the project such as: • identifying project title, • producing a proposal • demonstrating mastery of developments tools • Failure to complete the project in one semester will result in the students awarded with an F grade. • The course is conducted by the respective departments. Hence, supervision and assessments are done by members of the department concerned.

8. Learning Outcomes • At the end of the course, students will be able to: • Analyze problems and produce problem statements. • Identify appropriate solution approach for the problems. • Review literatures related to the problems. • Use appropriate programming languages and/or tools for each solution proposed.

9. Synopsis of Course Content • This course covers the following research activities: • Problem identification • Literature review • Solution identification • Mastery of the proposed tools/programming languages • Writing a research proposal • Research proposal presentation (viva) and show the mastery of tools/programming languages

10. Roles • Students: • Register the course. • Choose the project title and supervisor. • Discuss the project with the supervisor regularly • Attendance will be taken to monitor your progress • Perform the academic project diligently. • Present the work via Viva/Project presentation. • Submit the proposal/report to the office before the deadline.

11. Supervisors: • Propose project titles on the e-ilmiah faculty system. • Discuss the proposed titles with students. • Supervise and coach students on the project. • Monitor students progress • Evaluate and mark students’ reports.

12. Supervision Meetings • Frequency of meetings: • By agreement with your supervisor • I would start with once a week and then only make appointments • Some supervisors set a regular slots during the week for project supervisions • Preparations for meetings: • decide what you need advice and feedback on • in some cases, it is better to send things to the supervisor in advance, to give them time to read and comment • take notes during the meeting • if don’t understand something, ask to repeat/explain

13. Evaluation Methods • Continuous evaluation: 100%. • Academic Project I: • Supervisor – Proposal - 40% • Panels - Mastery of Tools/Viva - 60%

14. Viva • 2 panel members (lecturers from your department who are familiar with your topic) will be assigned to evaluate your work. • The schedule of the viva will be prepared by the Coordinator of each dept, usually on Week 13 and Week 14. • Viva will be conducted in the labs or BT/BK/BS. • Preparation for the viva: • Slides – to show your research proposal • Introduction • Problem Statement • Objectives • Literature Review • Design/Model/Analysis/Algorithm • Mastery of the tools/programming languages

15. Proposal Writing All students are required to prepare a proposal for Academic Project I which contains at least the following information: Introduction to relevant project/title. Problem statement and the proposed solutions. Project scope. Project objectives Literature reviews where the students should be able to elaborate and make a comparison on the methods/solutions that have been implemented before. Methodology and system design. Gantt chart. References.

16. Lecturer/Supervisor • Meeting & Discussion • Submit proposal • Decide Tools Propose project titles Student Tool Skills Presentation REJECTED ASSIGN Attend Student Presentation ACCEPTED APPROVE? ASSIGN Panel 1 & 2 Dept. Coordinator Evaluate & Key-in Marks Week 1 to 4 Week 5 to 7 Week 8 to 12 Week 13 to 15 Flow Chart for Academic Project 1

17. ACADEMIC PROJECT II

18. Introduction In this course, students are required to design and develop a prototype based on the problem and tools that they have identified in AP 1, write a project report, present and defend their project.

19. Learning Outcomes • Depends on your department. For e.g. For AI dept..... • At the end of this course, students are able to : • Develop project using identified tools • Demonstrate ethical and professional values in project development and documentation • Write report. • Solve problems based on best practices • Use knowledge from various sources for project development

20. Evaluation Methods • Continuous evaluation: 100%. • Academic Project II: • Supervisor –Report - 40% • Panels - System/Viva - 60%

21. Viva • During the session, students need to present the systems they proposed. • Viva is normally done in Week 13 and Week 14. • Preparation for the viva: • Some slides on the project • Working System

22. Report Writing Each student must prepare a report for Academic Project II which contains at least the following information: • Abstract • Introduction to relevant project/title. • Problem statement and the proposed solutions. • Project scope. • Project objectives. • Literature reviews where the students should be able to elaborate and make a comparison on the methods/solutions that have been implemented before. • Methodology and system design. • System development. • System evaluation. • Conclusions. • References.

23. Lecturer/Supervisor Evaluate & Key-in Marks System Design Viva Pre-Viva Student Panel 1 & 2 Submit Report Week 1 to 7 Week 8 to 12 Week 13 to 15 Flow Chart Academic Project 2

24. Excellence Academic Project Award • Excellence Academic Project Award or AnugerahProjekAkademikCemerlang (APAC). • The objectives of the award are to: • steer the competition sprits amongst students to produce good/quality systems • acknowledge the effort of our students in designing and developing good systems • identify and restore good projects for other students references and exhibitions

25. This award will be given to the best project of each department/major. The candidates for the award will be selected from the Academic Project II viva. The selection will be based on the marks of the viva. The selection for the award will be based on some additional criteria such as potential impact, contribution and innovative. Prizes: Cash + certificate.

26. Academic Project II • Viva Panel • Academic Project Coordinator • APAC Day • Award Receivers Process

27. APAC Day 2012

28. e-ilmiah System

29. Do’s & Don’ts in Academic Project • Do’s • Find your supervisor and topic ASAP (latest by Week 4) • Register Academic Project I and II consecutively • Meet your supervisor regularly • Don’ts • Change the WXES3183 topic and supervisor during Academic Project II • Plagiarize

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