Final Year Projects

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Final Year Projects EEE521M4 Martin
Doherty Project Coordinator What you need to
know!!
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Lecture Overview

• The web site
• Topics and supervision
• Important Dates

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The Site

• http//www.infm.ulst.ac.uk/projects/
• This site will contain all you need to know when
  you need to know it
• Announcements (26/09/08) General Project
  guidelines for Semester 1 2
• Staff contact details
• Example of Interim and Final Report
• - Citing and References
• Criteria for Honours Classification for Final
  Year Projects

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WEB SITE

• Semester 1
• List of supervisors and suggested topics
• Allocated list of students and supervisors
• Project Proposal Form
• Important Dates
• Guidelines for Interim Report
• Assessment of Interim Report Mark Sheet
• Agreed Mark Sheet
• Project Co-ordinator Contact Details 

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Topics and Supervision

• The site contains a list of suggested topics by
  each supervisor.
• If you have a topic of your own you need to have
  it agreed by a supervisor.

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What you need to do

• You must submit by your student e-mail to
• m.doherty_at_ulster.ac.uk
• 3 preferred suggested topics including
  supervisors name or a title that you have agreed
  with a supervisor and 2 other options.
• The email should include your name, student no.
  and course and 3 choices (titles in full).
• Closing date
• Friday 26th Sept, 2008, 2pm

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Project Proposal Form

• The example is on the web page.
• To be completed by the student.
• Must be agreed by your supervisor, the second
  marker and you.
• A hard copy, signed by your supervisor, the
  second marker and you must be submitted to the
  co-ordinator by Friday 12th of October as well
  as a digital copy, which should e-mailed to
  m.doherty_at_ulster.ac.uk as an attachment. The
  attachment should be saved as your_student.doc,
  eg 12345601.doc
• A copy should be retained by both the student and
  supervisor.

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INTERIM REPORT(Week 12)

• background literature review
• (out of 40)
• initial requirements analysis specification
• (out of 30)
• initial design proposed implementation
• (out of 20)
• TOTAL REPORT
• (out of 90)
• PROJECT MANAGEMENT
• (10, supervisor only)
• TOTAL MARK
• (out of 100)

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Warning!

• Plagiarism

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GOOD LUCK!