Honours
Year Projects
Semester
2, 2007/2008
Submission
Guidelines for Students
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Summary
of Important Dates |
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Wed,
26 March 2008, 5.00 pm |
Deadline
for submission of Project Update Form |
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Wed, 9 April 2008, 5.00 pm |
Deadline for
submission of Final Report (2 hard copies) to Ms Nur Arifah Bte Mukaral for distribution to examiners |
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Tues, 22 to 24 April 2008
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Poster Presentation (finalised schedule will be announced in mid Apr) |
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Mon, 28 April 2008 5.00 pm |
(i) Submission of Feedback of Honours Project Guidance and Evaluation |
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(ii) Submission of e-copy of Final Report |
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Final Report |
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Due
Date |
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The
final report (hard copy) is due on Wed, 9 April 2008, 5.00
pm. ALL reports (2 copies) must be handed in ON or BEFORE the due date to the School of Computing Office of Undergraduate Studies (COM1 #02-05) for distribution to examiners. |
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Submission
Procedure |
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TWO
copies of the report must be submitted to Ms Nur Arifah Bte Mukaral at the School of Computing Office of Undergraduate Studies (COM1 #02-05) for distribution to the examiners.
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Include with the report a separate PROJECT INFORMATION
PAGE according to the sample attached below.
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All
submissions of reports will be recorded by your supervisor. It is important to note that THE
DEPARTMENT MAY REJECT ANY REPORT THAT DOES NOT CONFORM WITH THE FORMAT
AS SPECIFIED IN THE "HONOURS YEAR PROJECT REPORT FORMAT".
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A student will have to amend any major error detected during the examination.
Copies of the project reports with examiners comments will be returned
to the student immediately after the presentation for amendments.
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A soft copy of the Final Report in PDF format
is to be submitted electronically. The detailed instructions for electronic
submission of Final Reports through
the web site:
https://dl.comp.nus.edu.sg
is available here.
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The
electronic version of the report must be submitted no later than 28 April 2008, unless otherwise stated. Failure to do so may affect
your CS4101 grade. |
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Format
of the Final Report |
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The
main report shall not exceed 55
A4 pages. The text shall be 1.5 lines spaced, in TIMES NEW ROMAN font with
size of at least 12. The details of the report format can be found in
the "HONOURS
YEAR PROJECT REPORT FORMAT". |
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Presentation |
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poster presentation is scheduled for the period: Tuesday to Thursday, 22 to 24 April 2008. The details of the schedule will be
announced in mid April.
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a poster presentation date for a project has been fixed, any request
for changes in the schedule will normally not be considered.
- Student
must clearly state their name, project title and supervisor in the
poster.
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size of the poster board provided is 910 mm x 630 mm (or A1
size & Portrait only). Any poster not meeting the stipulated
size will not be accepted by the School.
- Student
should bring their poster to the presentation venue and post it on
the panel provided at the venue at least 15 minutes before the start
of their presentation slot.
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poster presentation is opened to all staff and students in SoC. For
external projects, staff of the external organization may also attend
the presentations. The presenter should be prepared to answer questions
related to the project from the evaluators and visitors. Each presentation
slot is about 2 to 3 hours. Presenter must be present at all times during the
assigned time-slot.
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presentation shall be held at SoC.
- Students/advisors
must complete a PROJECT UPDATE FORM, and return it to the General
Office (Attention: Ms Nur Arifah Bte Mukaral) before Wednesday, 26 March 2008, 5.00 pm. This is to enable the Coordinator to
arrange and allocate resources for the poster presentation.
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Evaluation |
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project will be evaluated by a team of two evaluators who are SoC
staff members. The poster presentation and demonstration (if any) should not exceed 30 minutes.
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The evaluators are nominated by the Heads/Vice-Dean (Undergraduate
Studies). External sponsors shall be invited to attend the poster
presentation. Student must be present at the assigned presentation
slot to take questions from evaluators and visitors.
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evaluator will rate the project on the basis of the work accomplished,
the project report, and the poster.
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A standard PROJECT EVALUATION FORM will
be used by each evaluator to help provide consistency in grading.
The evaluation criteria include:
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These
include the amount of work performed, complexity, quality of work, correctness,
significance and usefulness of the results/end products, innovative
in solution, application of technical skills and knowledge; exceptional
achievements - development of new/improved hardware/software employing
innovative techniques, discovery of new/improved scientific knowledge
and techniques that are useful.
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Documentation
(20%)
This
includes report organization (systematic & logical), writing style
(clear & concise), accuracy of technical information, report format
and others.
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Poster
Presentation (20%)
This
includes preparing a poster, presentation of project work done, clarity
and conciseness, ability to answer questions and communicate, and
others.
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The
grades of the evaluators will be consolidated by the coordinator and a
final grade will be given to each student. The detailed break down of
the grade will NOT be revealed to the students. |
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In
case there is a significant grade discrepancy among evaluators, a panel
will be set up to resolve this problem. The panel may also interview the
student if the need arises. |
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There
will be a penalty if the main report exceeds the maximum length of
55 A4 pages. Five (5) marks will be deducted for every additional 10 pages
or part thereof. (A complete report includes appendices, tables, figures;
it should be self-contained). |
