FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH IN
ACADEMIC PROJECT
WXES3183
Introduction to Academic Project
Coordinators
 Manage the process of Academic Project of each department
Academic
Project
Coordinator
Dr. Norisma
Idris
AI
SE
IS/IT
Dr. Norisma
Idris
Dr. Norazlina
Khamis
Mrs. Azah Anir
Norman
Computer
System &
Networking
Mr. Noorzaily
Mohamed Nor
Multimedia
Mrs Hannyzzura
Pal
Introduction
No
1
Academic
Project
Course Code
Academic
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
OR
WXES3183
Fundamental
Research
in
Academic Project *
Credits
3
Semester
Prerequisites
Pass all
Programme
Core Courses
Semester II
Level 1 and 2
Year 3
except Industrial
Training
No
2
Academic
Project
Academic
Project II
Course Code
Credits
1.
WAES3182 Academic Project for Artificial
Intelligence II
2.
WKES3182 Academic Project for Software
Engineering II
3.
WMES3182
Academic
Project
Management Information System II
For
4.
WRES3182 Academic Project for Computing
System & Technology II
5.
WRET3182 Academic Project For Multimedia
II
6.
WPET3182
Academic
Management II
Project
Semester
For
5
Semester I
Year 4
Prerequisites
Pass with at
least a C grade
for Academic
Project I
Aim & Objective
 The main objective is:
 to provide students with the skills in analyzing,
designing and implementing computer solutions to a
variety of problems.
 The aim is to:
 leverage students’ technical and soft skills.
 Through this course, students should be able to
demonstrate their technical knowledge, problemsolving, 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 proposal
 demonstrating 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 Outcomes
 At the end of the course, students will be able to:
i.
ii.
Analyze problems and produce problem statements.
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.
Synopsis of Course Content
 This course covers the following research activities:
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Problem identification
Literature review
Solution identification
Mastery of the proposed tools/programming languages
Writing a research proposal
Research proposal presentation (viva) and show the
mastery of tools/programming languages
Roles
 Students:
 Register the Academic Project course.
 Attend the Briefing on Academic Project by the
Coordinator (Week 1)
 Browse e-ilmiah system to view the project titles
proposed by lecturers
 Discuss the selected project titles with the
respective lecturers
 Choose only ONE project title (latest by Week 4)
 Meet the supervisor regularly to discuss the project
(attendance will be taken to monitor your progress)
 Attend the Viva session for Project presentation
(Week 13).
 Submit the report to the office before the deadline.
 Supervisors:
 Propose project titles using the e-ilmiah
system.
 Discuss the proposed titles with
students.
 Supervise and guide students on the
project.
 Monitor students progress
 Evaluate and mark students’ reports.
Supervision Meetings
 Frequency of meetings:
 By agreement with your supervisor
 Once a week
 By appointments
 Some supervisors set a regular slots during the week
for project supervisions
 Preparations 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
Evaluation Methods
 Continuous evaluation: 100%.
 Academic Project I:
 Proposal/Report - 40%
 Mastery of Tools/Viva - 60%
 However, both components are COMPULSORY (if
students fail to present both components, the marks
will not be processed).
Viva
 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 or Week 14.
 Viva will be conducted in the labs or BT/BK/BS.
 Preparation for the viva:
 Slides – to show your research proposal
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Introduction
Problem Statement
Objectives
Literature Review
Design/Model/Analysis/Algorithm
 Mastery of the tools/programming languages
Proposal Writing
All students are required to prepare a proposal for Academic
Project I which contains at least the following information:
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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.
 Gantt chart.
 References.
Flow Chart for Academic Project 1
Lecturer/
Supervisor
Meeting & Discussion
Submit proposal
Propose
project
titles
Decide Tools
Student
REJECTED
Tool Skills
Presentation
ASSIGN
ACCEPTED
Attend Student
Presentation
APPROVE?
ASSIGN
Dept.
Coordinator
Week 1 to 4
Week 5 to 7
Panel
1&2
Week 8 to 12
Evaluate &
Key-in Marks
Week 13 to 15
Academic Project I Schedule
Week 1
• Briefing
Week 1 - 3
• Browsing and Searching for Topic
Week 2 - 12
• Regular Meeting with Supervisor
Week 4
• Meeting with Department Coordinator
Week 13
• Project presentation/Viva
Week 14
• Report Submission
ACADEMIC PROJECT II
Introduction
 In 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 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
Evaluation Methods
 Continuous evaluation: 100%.
 Academic Project II:
 Report - 40%
 Demonstration of the System/Viva - 60%
 However, both components are COMPULSORY (if
students fail to present both components, the marks
will not be processed).
Viva
 During the session, students need to present the
systems they proposed.
 Viva is normally done in Week 13 or Week 14.
 Preparation for the viva:
 Some slides on the project
 A working system.
Report Writing
Each 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.
Flow Chart Academic Project 2
Lecturer/
Supervisor
Evaluate &
Key-in Marks
System Design
Viva
Pre-Viva
Student
Panel
1&2
Submit Report
Week 1 to 7
Week 8 to 12
Week 13 to 15
Academic Project II Schedule
Week 1
Week 2 - 12
•Briefing
•Regular Meeting with
Supervisor
Week 13
•Project presentation/Viva
Week 14
•Report Submission
Do’s & Don’ts in Academic Project
 Do’s
 Find your supervisor and topic ASAP (latest by Week 4)
 Register Academic Project I and II consecutively
 Meet your supervisor regularly
 Don’ts
 Change the WXES3183 topic and supervisor during Academic
Project II
 Plagiarize
Plagiarism
 As an enrolled student of the University of Malaya,
you are expected to produce original work.
 Any student who is found to have plagiarized his/her
report that is part of the assessment in the academic
project may be subjected to disciplinary action under
the University of Malaya (Discipline of Candidates)
Rules 1999.
e-ilmiah System
http://ilmiah.fsktm.um.edu.my/
Excellence Academic Project Award
(APAC) Day
 APAC, started in 2012, is an annual event to select the best
academic project of each department/major.
 The objectives of APAC are to:
 steer the competition sprits amongst students to produce
good/quality systems
 acknowledge the effort of the our students in designing and
developing good systems
 identify and restore good projects for other students references
and exhibitions
 The event will be conducted during Week 14 of Semester 1 in every
session.
 This award will be given to the top 3 best projects.
 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 potential impact, contribution
and innovative.
 Prizes: Cash + certificate.
Process
Academic Project II
Viva Panel
Academic Project Coordinator
APAC Day
Award Receivers
APAC Day 2012
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Buatan
Nik
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Chan
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Scene
Understanding
2
Kejuruteraan
Perisian
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Aziz
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& Chan
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QUESTIONS???