National University of Singapore

Timeline for BComp Dissertation (Final Year Project) Selection

Activity	Semester 1 & 2
Discussion with Prospective supervisors	Week 7 and 9 (i.e. during bidding exercise)
Bidding Exercises:
Round 1(CAP 4.0 and above)	Monday, week 7 (or 1st Monday after recess week)
Round 2	Monday, week 9
Manual Registration	No later than Friday, week 13
Allocation of Project:
Round 1  Bidders	Friday, week 8
Round 2  Bidders	Friday, week 10

Please click here for the actual schedule.

Selection Process and Allocation of Project

There are two rounds of balloting for projects. Round 1 Balloting will be for those with a cumulative average point (CAP) of at least 4.00 and Round 2 will be for those with a CAP of below 4.00 and for those students who are eligible in first round but have missed it.

All students who want to be allocated a project must rank their preferences at the respective round. Rounds 1 and 2 will start on during Monday, week 7; and Monday, week 8 of the semester respectively. Please check detailed schedule at the Project Administration System. Allocation of project to students will be done online by your project supervisor via the Project Administration System.

Allocation will be announced by Friday, week 8 and Friday, week 10 for rounds 1 and 2. Students should check online the allocation results.

In case for any reason you decide to select a Final Year Project after the above selection schedule, as in most cases of students currenlt overseas or on attachment under NOC/SEP/ATAP, please talk to the professors directly. Once you and the professor agree, please ask the professor to send the following details to Ms Pamela Lim with a copy to the FYP Coordinator, A/P Ananda A.L.:

Name and Student Number

Project title
Project ID
supervisor's consent

The Office of Undergraduate Studies will update the system accordingly.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

• FYP can be presented only during regular semesters. There is no provision to make a Final Year Project presentation in Special Terms Part I or II.
• You can select cross-department project online but allocation will be made only when all students in the home department are allocated a project. IS project are limited so your chance of allocating one is slim. Further, you need the permission of both heads of department to take a cross-department project.
  
  

Once the project allocations have been posted, you should contact your supervisor to arrange an initial meeting. You must make sure that you arrange regular meetings with your supervisor. The meetings may be brief once your project is underway but your supervisor needs to know how your work is progressing. If you need to talk to your supervisor between meetings and cannot locate them in their office, you can leave a note, or send them an e-mail asking them to suggest their availability. When you go to see your supervisor you should have prepared a written list of points you wish to discuss. Take notes during the meeting so that you do not forget the advice you were given or the conclusions that were reached. Students can expect supervision of at least up to half an hour a week or an hour a fortnight. Meetings may be conducted in groups depending on the kind of project and the number of FYP students working under the supervisor.

It is a good habit to send a report at least once every 2 to 3 weeks about the progress of the project which may comprise of your understanding of the problem and deliverables, literature survey, initial design/comparison of designs etc. These periodic reports would help you in writing the CA report at the end of first semester into the project and also in writing the final report.

Students who wish to discontinue / withdraw from FYP are required to do the followings:

1. Notify both the supervisors and the Office of Undergraduate Studies as soon as possible but NOT LATER THAN begining of second semester into FYP.
2. Submit the Withdrawal Form to the Office of Undergraduate Studies

Students who failed to comply and subsequently decide to withdraw from FYP will be regarded as having failed the module.