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1 COMP390/3/4/5 Final Year Project Introduction & Specification
Irina Biktasheva

2 Final Year Project Coordinator: Dr Irina Biktasheva
Technical Support/E-system Support/Advice: Mr Dave Shield Rm 3.04 Ashton Building Rm 3.02 Ashton Building also: CS Help Desk (Holt Bld)

3 Module Aims To give an opportunity to explore a substantial computing problem in depth To give experience of carrying out a large piece of individual work and in producing a dissertation To enhance communication skills, both oral and written

4 Have you already arranged the first meeting?
This is Your Project An opportunity to develop initiative and control of your learning You are responsible for finding what you need to know & developing ideas planning the project progressing the project delivering products on time meeting the BCS professional requirements, including ethical use of data and (if applicable) human participants You are encouraged to meet supervisor regularly for guidance/advice but don’t expect s/he can do the project for you Have you already arranged the first meeting?

5 Project Framework Variety of projects
In common: implement a solution, test & experiment Development: understand solutions Problem solving: design a solution Research: define a problem, design a solution Project stages with intermediate deliverables to be available at appropriate check points to provide a feedback on your progress to form the basis for your project assessment Check points: specification & design, implementation, testing & experiments, dissertation

6 Specification & design
Project Stages You should by now have a project allocated; otherwise, talk to me after the lecture Three assessment phases Phase 1: Specification (3.5 weeks) & Design (4.5 weeks) Phase 2: Implementation, Testing & Demonstration (11 weeks) Phase 3: Dissertation (3 weeks) Specification & design documentation specification document design document w1 w2 w3 w4 w5 w6 w7 w8 w9 w10 w11 w12 Sem 1 Sem 2 demonstration interim report dissertation *to be assessed

7 Specification & Design
Assessments Assessors include supervisor and marker Each stage is assessed by 2 assessors Supervisor marker Specification & Design Demonstration Dissertation

8 Submission Deadlines Specification & Design documentation (20%) Thu noon Interim Report: Fri Demonstration slides: Thu noon Demonstration (15%): Mon – Fri Dissertation (65%): Thu noon You should make yourself available during this weeks for the project demonstration

9 Late Submission According to University standard penalties
5 marks deducted for each working day of lateness Note: For assignments that are required to be submitted electronically a working day is defined as the 24 hour period immediately following the submission date and time. Up to a maximum of 5 working days Work received after 5 working days will receive a mark of 0 For any mitigating circumstances, should contact supervisor first

10 Other Penalties Please consult the project web site
for complete list of penalties

11 Lectures 4 general lectures in total Introduction & Specification
week 1, Tuesday 25 September 2018 Design Week 4, Tuesday 16 October 2018 just after expected specification completion Design & Implementation (by Phil Jimmieson) Week 6, Tuesday 30th October 2018 Demonstration & Dissertation semester 2, week ~7 : TBA

12 Resources Lecture Notes Project webpage Your project supervisor
especially guidelines for each assessment Your project supervisor Library Research papers Books Christian W. Dawson, Projects in Computing and Information Systems: A Student's Guide, 3rd Edition, Pearson Education Ltd, 2015. (previous editions can also be used) Lecture Notes COMP208/214/215/216, COMP201, COMP207, etc. The Web

13 Technical Support For technical problems, the first point of contact should be: Mr Dave Shield (Ashton 3.02) Lecture by Phil Jimmieson: design & implementation issues Date: Tue 30th October 2018 Q&A at the lecture – prepare your questions! COMP39X == CS helpdesk (Holt Bld)

14 Professional Issues Awareness of professional issues is a must for software developers The British Computing Society issue a code of conduct & code of practice You should be aware of what these say, and follow them as applicable available at the Professional Issues link from the module homepage

15 Professional Issues: Ethical Use of Data
Ethical use of data, Human Data & Human Participants in particular, is of utmost importance in Computing and Information Systems projects The University has Policy on Use of Human Data and Human Participants in research projects. You should be aware of what the Policy says, and make sure to follow it as applicable available at the Ethical Use of Human Data and Human Participants link from the Comp39x homepage See also CS Departmental Policy

16 Specification Purpose Specification Documentation
A clear idea of what the project comprises A well defined plan showing how the project will be carried out Specification Documentation The suggested structure of the Project Specification is described at 19/guides/design.html#specification Should be submitted as part of the Project Specification and Design pdf file through E-project by Thursday 15 November, 2018 (noon).

17 Specification Structure
Project Description Statement of Deliverables Conduct of Project and Plan Bibliography Detail guidelines available on comp39x webpage

18 Project Description Who is the project being done for?
What is the project aim? What is intended to achieve? What is the proposed solution? How to achieve the aim? Data to be used: explicitly specify either Synthetic data, or Real Non human data State ethical source of the data Real Human data and/or Human Participants: State ethical source of the data and/or State ethical use of human participants State the University Policy on ethical use of human data & human participants to be followed

19 Statement of Deliverables
Description of anticipated documentation e.g., document for assessment, user manual, installation guide, online help, etc. Description of anticipated software e.g., functionalities, storyboard, user interface, etc. Description of any anticipated experiments especially important for research projects Description of methods of evaluation how to measure whether project is successful? e.g., comparison with existing products/methods, user feedback if 3rd party evaluation – follow CS Dept Policy on ethical use of 3rd party evaluators: link from Comp39x web page

20 Conduct of Project Preparation Design Implementation Gantt Chart
background research, data required, possible ethical issues Design design methods, what will be in design document? Implementation hardware / software to be used, testing Gantt Chart timetable schedule, internal/external milestones Risk assessment major challenges, new skills required

21 Bibliography What reference material has been and will be used?
Should be cited appropriately Example see recommended Bibliography style on comp39x webpage Citation in document Reference list It was stated in [1] that … Information about XX will be obtained from [3] …

22 Assessment Form Snapshot of the form, available at webpage

23 Submission Deadlines Specification & Design documentation (20%) Thu noon Interim Report: Fri Demonstration slides: Thu noon Demonstration (15%): Mon – Fri Dissertation (65%): Thu noon You should make yourself available during this weeks for the project demonstration


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