Final Year Project Handbook( School of Computing& Technology

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Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation CS MISC 1 Introduction So far so good - you are now at the stage in your Programme to think about the start of your project. You may well be asking yourself at this stage, "Why are projects so important in a Degree Programme?" and more importantly to you, "What will I get out of completing a project?" One of the mo ...[Show More]

Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation
CS MISC
1 Introduction

So far so good - you are now at the stage in your Programme to think about the start of your project. You may well be asking yourself at this stage, "Why are projects so important in a Degree Programme?" and more importantly to you, "What will I get out of completing a project?" One of the most challenging aspects for an undergraduate degree is undertaking the Final Year Project (FYP). Each student must complete his / her FYP where he / she is expected to apply the knowledge and skills gained through modules that were covered as well as new knowledge and skills which were discovered and developed during the duration of the project. The project must involve the investigation, analysis, development and testing of a solution for a real-world problem in a managed approach within the given time frame. It is necessary for the student to demonstrate academic ability (i.e. critical analysis some of the models and theories) and practical skills (for example design, fianancial analysis and programming) with an equal emphasis.

This is a major piece of work that is the equivalent of three modules and is worth 9 credits at Level 3. Therefore, it is expected that student will spend about 360 hours working on the project over the two semesters. The first semester will consist of two project related modules namely the Investigations module and part of the Project module. Contact hours for both the modules in the first semester and 2nd semester would comprise of scheduled briefings with your project supervisors and supervisory meetings with an appointed project supervisor.

All the projects by students from the School of Computing and Technology programmes should contain a large enough element of software demonstrating that the student can produce a deliverable appropriate for the award / programme the student is in. It must be stressed that the project deliverables must be of the student’s own work. Any attempt to copy another’s work, or to represent another’s work, as being your own will be dealt with severely under APU’s regulations regarding plagiarism.

All the relevant materials, such as Draft Project Proposal Form (PPF), Project Specification Form (PSF), Project Assessment Forms, documentation guidelines and slides used in briefings – is made available on https://webspace.apiit.edu.my/

FYPBANK https://fypbank.apiit.edu.my/ has 484 FYP proposals. It shall be used by all final year project students to submit their PPF and PSFs online. It shall also be to select right project proposal submitted by supervisors and to maintain an online diary which can be viewd by supervisors and second markers in order to monitor the student’s progress.