1. FINAL YEAR PROJECT I & II Week 1 – Introduction to the Course

2. INTRODUCTION NoAcademic ProjectCourse CodeCreditsLevel 1Academic Project IWXES3183 Foundation For Academic Project Skills***3 Level 3 Semester II 2 Academic Project II 1.WAES3182 Academic Project for Artificial Intelligence II (#WXES3183) 5 Level 4 Semester I 1.WKES3182 Academic Project for Software Engineering II (#WXES3183) 1.WMES3182 Academic Project For Management Information System II (#WXES3183) 1.WRES3182 Academic Project for Computing System & Technology II (#WXES3183) 1.WRET3182 Academic Project For Multimedia II (#WXES3183) 1.WPET3182 Academic Project For Management II (#WXES3183)

3. The objectives of academic project I and II are as follows: To produce system development, testing and evaluation for their project. To mastery the tools that have been identified. To produce the overall reports.

4. A CADEMIC PROJECT I Foundation for Academic Project Skills (WXES3183)

5. I NTRODUCTION This course covers the following research activities: problem identification; literature review; evaluation of the research proposal; viva on the research proposal and mastering of tools; evaluation of the academic report.

6. L EARNING O UTCOMES At 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.

7. STUDENT’S ROLES Register the correct course. Choose a project title offered by the lecturers of your respective department via Ilmiah system. Meet the lecturer to discuss about the title and make confirmation with the lecturer. (The confirmation is upon agreement between lecture – student) Attend the Research Method Class (Please check the timetable) Perform the academic project diligently and report on the work’s progress constantly. (Please meet your supervisor at least once a week.) Attend the viva session and present your work. Submit the proposal to the supervisor before the deadline.

8. Lecturer/ Supervisor Dept. Coordinator Panel 1 & 2 Student Propose project titles REJECTED ACCEPTED APPROVE? Week 1 to 4Week 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

9. E VALUATION M ETHODS Continuous evaluation: 100%. Academic Project I & II: Supervisor – Proposal - 40% Panels - Mastery of Tools/Viva - 60%

10. Viva 2 panels (lecturers from your department who are familiar with your topic) will be assigned to evaluate your work. Please check the viva schedule. Report/Proposal Each student must prepare a proposal for academic project I which contains at least the following information: Introduction to relevant project/title. Statement of problems and the proposed solutions. Project scope. Project objectives that could be measured. Literature reviews where the students should be able to elaborate and make a comparison on the methods/solutions that have been implemented before. The modules/design/models/algorithms that will be developed in Academic Project II. References.

11. R ESEARCH M ETHOD CLASS A class conducted to provide a set of guidelines to students. intends to give some ideas on how to carry out this course. will be conducted in 7 weeks ( 2 hours per week). Students are highly recommended to attend this class as it will give as much information as needed.

12. Teaching schedule: WEEKTOPIC 1Introduction to the Course 2Introduction 3Literature Review 4Discussion - Literature Review 5Methodology 6Implementation/Evaluation 7Conclusion and Abstract

13. A CADEMIC PROJECT II

14. INTRODUCTION In this course, students are required to design and develop a prototype based on the problem and tools that they have identified in WXES3183, write a project report, present and defend their project.

15. L EARNING OUTCOMES Depends 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

16. EVALUATION METHOD Continuous evaluation: 100%. Academic Project I & II: Supervisor –Report - 40% Panels - System/Viva - 60%

17. Viva Each student must present their system during the viva. Report Each student must prepare a report for academic project II which contains at least the following information: System development methodology. System design and analysis. System evaluation. Conclusions.

18. Lecturer/ Supervisor Panel 1 & 2 Student Week 1 to 7Week 8 to 12 Week 13 to 15 Pre-Viva Evaluate & Key-in Marks Submit Report System Design Viva Flow Chart Academic Project 2

19. I LMIAH SYSTEM http://ilmiah.fsktm.um.edu.my/index.php

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