UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA
SCHOOL OF COMPUTING
COURSE CODE
COURSE
LECTURER
: STIJ5014
: DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS (A142)
: DR. NORLIZA KATUK
GROUP PROJECT (20%)
Objectives: This project aims to expose students to distributed system development. Students are expected to
apply design principles and theory of distributed systems. This project also aims to promote collaborative
learning and project management principles.
Tasks:
1)
Students are required to work in group of TWO (2) OR THREE (3). Each group is required to develop a
web/mobile information extraction/gathering system.
- An information extraction system extracts and gathers information from multiple websites, then; it
organizes, formats, and presents the information to users. It helps users to find information on
particular things (such as flight tickets, accommodations, books, magazines, electronic devices,
insurance products, conferences, news, whether, natural disasters, just to name a few) using a
simple searching tool.
2)
Your main task is to figure out the way to extract the information.
3)
Each group is required to develop a system that extracts and gathers information from THREE (3)
websites (at least). It must have a simple user interface that allows users to perform searching. Use
your creativity to choose an interesting and proper domain for the project.
4)
The system must be accessible via the Internet (please upload your system to a free web hosting
provider).
5)
You can choose your own preferred scripting language. Any web programming languages can be used.
6)
The report of the project should be written in a conference paper format following the IEEE (refer to
http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html).
Evaluation: Evaluation of the project comprises the following components:
1)
Proposal
20% (due on 22 March 2015)
- Please write a page of proposal indicating the domain/area that you choose for the system, lists of
websites that you are going to extract information from, and the programming language that you
are going to use to develop the system. Download the format from the course website.
2)
Presentation 20%
- Please prepare a presentation describing about the system and conduct a demo.
3)
System
30%
- Please ensure that the system is available online.
4)
Report (paper) 30%
- Please write 4 to 6 pages of a conference paper that explains
o the concepts of information extraction systems
o the architecture of the system that you have developed
o the screenshot of the system
o the benefits of the systems
o future recommendation to improve the system
- Please submit your paper through TURNITIN (the score should be less than 20%).
Submission of the Report & presentation: 7 June 2015 (the time and venue will be informed later)
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INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT 1 AND 2 (15% EACH, TOTAL OF 30%)
Objectives: This assignment aims to develop student’s understanding and knowledge on the current trends
pertaining distributed systems, and academic writing and public speaking skills.
Tasks:
1)
2)
3)
4)
Students are required to write a conference paper with maximum of THREE (3) pages on the given
topics (please see Appendix A)
Use
IEEE
format
(please
download
the
template
from:
http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html)
Your paper should contain the following headings:
a. Introduction
b. How the concepts works (e.g., component, architecture, process, types, etc.)
c. Description of TWO (2) examples of the concepts/products/implementations
d. Issues or challenges
e. Conclusion
f. References (at least TEN(10) conference or journal articles published within 2010-2015)
Prior to the submission, students are required to submit their paper to TURNITIN
(http://www.turnitin.com). The paper should meet less than 20% of similarity/originality score (the
lecturer will assign the TURNITIN ID to the students). Evaluation of this assignment comprises the
following components:
a. Presentation (30%) – 10 minutes presentation
Assignment 1
Assignment 2
Virtual presentation
Classroom presentation
- Please record your presentation using - Presentation is during the class hour
smartphone/tablet/laptop
- The duration of the video must less
than TEN (10) minutes
- Upload the video to the UUM Online
Learning
b.
5)
Paper (70%)
Submission of the paper should be made through TURNITIN. The lecturer will download the
assignment from TURNITIN and provide feedback on the softcopy of the assignment. The
submission date is as below :
Assignment 1
Assignment 2
7 April 2015
31 May 2014
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APPENDIX A ______________________________________________________________________________________
TOPICS FOR INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT 1 AND 2
COURSE
GROUP
LECTURER
No
: DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM(STIJ5014) – A A142
:A
: Dr. Norliza Binti Katuk (1960)
Matric
Name
Topics
Assignment 1
Assignment 2
1
816325
Adam bin Zulqarnain
Cloud Computing
Self-adaptive Systems (SAS)
2
814907
Adnan Hussein Ali Bin Yahya
Software Defined Networks
Big data infrastructure
3
817485
Alaa Fareed Abdulateef
Desktop Virtualization
Single Sign On (SSO)
4
815037
Aljawi, Adnan Ahmad A
Mobile Code
Representational State Transfer (REST) Web Service
5
815672
Asma Almkhtar Alhaj Salem
Internet of Things
Mobile Adhoc Network (MANET)
6
818344
Hanif
Cloud Computing
Self-adaptive Systems (SAS)
7
814910
Ibrahim Eskandar Ibrahim Fadhel
Software Defined Networks
Big data infrastructure
8
817590
KAYATRI A/P KRISHNAN
Desktop Virtualization
Single Sign On (SSO)
9
816283
Md Shahadath Sarker
Mobile Code
Representational State Transfer (REST) Web Service
10
817506
Mohd Hafeez bin Mohd Soid
Internet of Things
Mobile Adhoc Network (MANET)
11
814946
Munya Saleh Saeed Ba Matraf
Cloud Computing
Self-adaptive Systems (SAS)
12
815528
Naser. F. Mohamed. El.Firgani
Software Defined Networks
Big data infrastructure
13
818322
Nazek Awadh Salman Ba-Saleh
Desktop Virtualization
Single Sign On (SSO)
14
815205
Nazrina Fathahiyah Binti Abdul Rahman
Mobile Code
Representational State Transfer (REST) Web Service
15
816372
Noorbaiti binti Abd Hamid
Internet of Things
Mobile Adhoc Network (MANET)
16
816213
Nurul Farhana binti Ismail
Cloud Computing
Self-adaptive Systems (SAS)
17
815665
Qotadeh Saber Salim Aljawazneh
Software Defined Networks
Big data infrastructure
18
814896
Rabiu Adamu
Desktop Virtualization
Single Sign On (SSO)
19
814915
Reema Ahmed Abdalla Bin Thabit
Mobile Code
Representational State Transfer (REST) Web Service
20
815134
Samera Obaid Al-Barak Barraood
Internet of Things
Mobile Adhoc Network (MANET)