FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH IN ACADEMIC PROJECT

WXES3183

Introduction to Academic Project

INTRODUCTION

No

Academic

ProjectCourse Code Credits Semester

Prerequisites

1Academic Project

I

1. WAES3181 Academic Project for Artificial Intelligence I

2. WKES3181 Academic Project for Software Engineering I

3. WMES3181 Academic Project For Management Information System I

4. WRES3181 Academic Project for Computing System & Technology I

5. WRET3181 Academic Project For Multimedia I

6. WPET3181 Academic Project For Management I

ORWXES3183 Fundamental Research in

Academic Project *

3Semester

IIYear 3

Pass all Programme

Core Courses Level 1 and 2

except Industrial Training

No

Academic

ProjectCourse Code

Credits

Semester

Prerequisites

2Academic Project

II

1. WAES3182 Academic Project for Artificial Intelligence II

2. WKES3182 Academic Project for Software Engineering II

3. WMES3182 Academic Project For Management Information System II

4. WRES3182 Academic Project for Computing System & Technology II

5. WRET3182 Academic Project For Multimedia II

6. WPET3182 Academic Project For Management II

5

Semester I

Year 4

Pass with at least a C grade for Academic Project I

The main objective of Academic Project I and II is to provide students with the skills in analyzing, designing and implementing computer solutions to a variety of problems.

The aim of the faculty to offer this course 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.

Academic Project I

Introduction WXES3183 is conducted over a semester. Initial tasks to complete the project such as:

identifying project title, producing a proposaldemonstrating 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.

Learning OutcomesAt the end of the course, students will be able

to: i. Analyze problems and produce problem

statements. ii. Identify appropriate solution approach for the

problems. iii. Review literatures related to the problems. iv. Use appropriate programming languages

and/or tools for each solution proposed. v. Identify commercialization opportunity for

the product to be developed.

Synopsis of Course ContentThis course covers the following research

activities:Problem identificationLiterature reviewSolution identificationMastery of the proposed tools/programming

languagesWriting a research proposalResearch proposal presentation (viva) and

show the mastery of tools/programming languages

RolesStudents:

Register the course.Choose the project title and supervisor.Discuss the project title with the supervisor.Perform the academic project diligently. Attend the Research Methodology class (for

Academic Project I).Present the work via Viva/Project presentation.Submit the proposal/report to the office before

the deadline.

Supervisors:Propose project titles on the e-ilmiah faculty

system. Discuss the proposed titles with students and

choose student for each title. Supervise and coach students on the project.Monitor students progressEvaluate and mark students’ reports.

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 supervisionsPreparations 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

Panel Members:Attend students’ viva/presentations for

Academic Projects I and II. Evaluate student’s presentations and their

mastery of tools.

Coordinators:Manage the process of Academic Project of

each department

Lecturer/Supervisor

Dept. Coordinator

Panel 1 & 2

StudentPropose project titles

REJECTED

ACCEPTED APPROVE?

Week 1 to 4 Week 5 to 7

ASSIGN

Week 8 to 12

·Meeting & Discussion

·Submit proposal

·Decide Tools

ASSIGN

Tool Skills Presentation

Week 13 to 15

Attend Student Presentation

Evaluate & Key-in Marks

Flow Chart for Academic Project 1

Evaluation MethodsContinuous evaluation: 100%.

Academic Project I:Supervisor – Proposal - 40%Panels - Mastery of Tools/Viva - 60% 

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. 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

Viva

Proposal WritingAll 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 objectivesLiterature 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.

Research Method classFor Academic Project I, all students are

required to attend Research Methodology class which is conducted 2 hours per week (please refer to the time table).

The aim of the class is to provide a set of guidelines to students on how to do research.

Objectives: At the end of the course, students should be

able to:understand some basic concepts of research

and its methodologiesanalyze and define appropriate research

problemprepare and a project proposal write a research report

Teaching schedule:

WEEK TOPIC

2 Introduction to the Course

3 Overview of Research

4 Literature Review

5 Defining Research Problem

6 Writing Research Proposals/Reports

7 Preparing for Presentation/Viva

Academic Project II

IntroductionIn 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.

Learning outcomesDepends 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

EVALUATION METHOD Continuous evaluation: 100%.

Academic Project II:Supervisor –Report - 40%Panels - System/Viva - 60%

VivaEach student must present their system during the viva/system demo.

ReportEach 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.

Lecturer/Supervisor

Panel 1 & 2

Student

Week 1 to 7 Week 8 to 12 Week 13 to 15

Pre-Viva

Evaluate & Key-in Marks

Submit Report

System Design

Viva

Flow Chart Academic Project 2

Excellence Academic Project AwardWe are proud to announce the Excellence

Academic Project Award or Anugerah Projek Akademik Cemerlang (APAC).

The objectives of the award are to:steer the competition sprits amongst students

to produce good/quality systemsacknowledge the effort of our students in

designing and developing good systems identify and restore good projects for other

students references and exhibitions

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 commercial values, marketability and originality.

Prizes: RM500 + certificate.

Process

Academic Project II

Viva Panel

Academic Project Coordinator

Unit/Departments Meeting

Award Receivers

e-ilmiah System

Coordinators

Academic Project

CoordinatorDr. Norisma

Idris

AIDr. Norisma

Idris

SEDr. Norazlina

Khamis

IS/ITDr. Fariza

Hanum Md Nasaruddin

NetworkingMr. Noorzaily

Mohamed Nor

MultimediaMrs

Hannyzzura Pal

Do’s & Don’ts in Academic ProjectDo’s

Find your supervisor and topic ASAP (latest by Week 4)Attend the Research Methodology classRegister Academic Project I and II consecutively Come up with your own project topic, but you need to

discuss it with your supervisor to make sure it is appropriate and the supervisor is happy to supervise it.

Don’tsChange the WXES3183 topic and supervisor during

Academic Project IIPlagiarize

QUESTIONS???