MSCSE Project Handbookv2.0 - 2009

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SCHOOL OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS INFORMATICS AND SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

MSC SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

Industrial Project (2009)Version 2.0


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Table of Contents ...................................................................................................................... 2

1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 3

2. GEnERAL INFORMATION ................................................................................................. 3

3. project Title ............................................................................................................................ 3

The Project Proposal Form ..................................................................................................... 4

4. DELIVERABLES .................................................................................................................. 4

Industrial Project Report Part 1 .............................................................................................. 4First Presentation .................................................................................................................... 4

Industrial Project Report Part 2 .............................................................................................. 4

Second Presentation ............................................................................................................... 4

The User Manual .................................................................................................................... 5

Deadlines for deliverables ..................................................................................................... 5

5. SUPERVISION ..................................................................................................................... 5

Responsibilities of the Supervisor ..........................................................................................5

Responsibilities of the Student ............................................................................................... 6

6. FORMAT of the PROJECT ................................................................................................... 6

Use of copyrighted material ................................................................................................... 7

PLAGIARISM ....................................................................................................................... 78. Submission of PRoject ........................................................................................................... 7

9. ASSESSMENT and marking scheme ................................................................................... 8

PROJECT CREDITS ............................................................................................................. 8

MARKING SCHEME ............................................................................................................8

FAILURE ............................................................................................................................... 9

10. APPENDICES ....................................................................................................................10

PROJECT PROPOSAL FORM ............................................................................................... 11

PLAGIARISM AGREEMENT FORM ................................................................................... 12

DECLARATION FORM ......................................................................................................... 13

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1.INTRODUCTION

The industrial project has the following aims:

To work on real life problems and formulate appropriate solutions for

these problems. To apply their acquired skills and knowledge in the developmentprocess and produce solutions which are of industry standard.

To develop the student ability to carry out research in the field ofsoftware engineering.

On completion of the Industrial project, the student should be able to:

Investigate a real-world problem domain.

Formulate requirements to support part or whole of a real-world

domain. Design, implement, and test a software system that meetsrequirements.

Ensure that the developed software system meets all the qualityattributes.

Evaluate the effectiveness and ease of use of a developed a softwaresystem.

Manage a project.

Provide appropriate documentation.

The project will be scheduled on 18 weeks. The student is expected to work underindustry conditions bearing in mind of work pressure and deadlines.

2.GENERAL INFORMATION

Below is a list of people who will be involved at some stage during the preparation of

the masters dissertation:

The student is expected to do all the research work under regular supervision.

The supervisors will guide the student in his/her research work.

The Master Project Coordinator (MPC) is responsible for the allocation of

project titles to the MSc. students and for assigning project supervisors.

3.PROJECT TITLE

All project titles represent real-world projects from the industry. Students will not be

allowed to choose their own research/project titles. Selection of students, for a

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particular project, will be done by the company/firm representatives. Internal project

supervisors will be assigned by the project coordinator.

The Project Proposal Form

The students are required to fill in the Project Selection Form together with his/her

supervisor.

4. DELIVERABLES

Industrial Project Report Part 1

(60 marks)

This is a report covering approximately 40% of the total requirements which

include:

40% of design

40% of coding

40% of testing

40% of implementation

First Presentation

(120 marks)

The presentation/demonstration will last for about forty minutes. It will involve the

student explaining what he/she has achieved and what he/she has learnt from

the project.

Industrial Project Report Part 2

(60 marks)

This is a report covering the remaining 60% of the requirements which include:

60% of design

60% of coding

60% of testing

60% of implementation

Second Presentation

(140 marks)

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The presentation/demonstration will last for about forty minutes. It will involve the

student explaining what he/she has achieved and what he/she has learnt from

the project. The presentation will be attended by the students supervisors.

The User Manual

(20 marks)

Together with the developed software, a user manual should be produced. The

latter must explain clearly the installation process and also how to use the

software system.

Deadlines for deliverablesIndustrial Report Part 1 and First Presentation Students will be notified of theexact date in due time.Industrial Report part 2, User Manual and Second Presentation - Students will benotified of the exact date in due time.

All deliverables should be submitted to the SITE administration on due dates before3.30 pm. Late submission will be penalised.

5.SUPERVISIONAll the MSc. students shall have one supervisor.

Responsibilities of the Supervisor

The supervisor must be accessible so that students can discuss problems

(technical, academic and personal) with them. This is particularly applicable for

part-time students. Note that students should arrange for an appointment to

see the supervisor.

The supervisor should offer advice to the Masters student on the suitability of

his/her work for publication. The supervisor should also advise on the construction

and writing of research observations and conclusions in a form and style suitable

for publication.

Note that the supervisor has a responsibility to look at and give his/her comments

on the content of the project but he/she is not expected to correct the

grammatical mistakes in the project reports nor be involved in the correction

of codes.

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Responsibilities of the Student

The student is expected to work diligently and with commitment, on the assigned

project, under the guidance of his/her supervisor.

The research topic is a matter for discussion and agreement between the

supervisor and the student. The student should design a work schedule with theagreement of the supervisor and report to the supervisor on the progress of the

project at agreed stages.

For formal meetings with the supervisor, the student must be properly prepared

and have available notebooks, appropriate raw data, literature references and any

other material necessary to make the meetings fruitful and positive.

It is the responsibility of the student to seek out the supervisor for advice and

assistance between formal meetings whenever necessary. In this respect,

students should take an appointment to meet their supervisor.

Notebooks, workbooks and literature indices and abstracts, in either written and /or

electronic form must be kept and updated on a regular basis. Care must be taken

to avoid loss of electronic data.

It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that regular supervisory

sessions take place. The frequency of such sessions will vary from case to

case and with the stage of the students research development.

6. FORMAT OF THE PROJECT

The dissertation must follow a standard format with a standard set of elements. In its

final form the dissertation must be arranged in the following order:

Title page

Declaration Form

Authorisation/Copyright page

Abstract

Acknowledgements

Table of Contents

List of Tables (if any)

List of Figures (if any)

List of abbreviations (optional)

Text (Introduction, main body and conclusions )

References or bibliography

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Appendices (if any)

Blank sheet

Use of copyrighted material

If the student uses copyrighted material in his/her project, he/she must give

full credit to the author and publisher of the work used. In cases where the

quotation exceeds fair use, the student must obtain written permission from

the copyright owner.

In order to determine whether extracts from copyrighted materials exceed the

fair use criterion, the student should consider the length of the portion

quoted, the nature of the copyrighted work quoted, the effect of the use on themarket for or value of the quoted work, and the purpose and character of

his/her use, including whether it is commercial in nature or for non-profit

educational use. If the student is in doubt he/she should obtain permission.

PLAGIARISM

Plagiarism is a very serious offence which may lead to failure.

A candidate shall state in the dissertation the sources from which

the information it contains is derived and the extent to which the

candidates have made use of the work of others.

A candidate may not submit a dissertation, a substantial part of

which consists of material which has been submitted for any

other Degree or qualification

The student should sign the attached Plagiarism Agreement Form (seeAppendix) to assert that the work is his/her own.

8. SUBMISSION OF PROJECT

The Masters student should submit two soft bound copies (one copy for the inter

supervisor and one copy for the second marker) of the project and two hard bound

copies of the user manualto SITE administration by the submission deadline. The

following should also be submitted:

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1 CD with the complete (as submitted in hard copy) report and usermanual in PDF format

ONLY IF APPLICABLE - 2 copies of system developed on CD/Disk(source code and optional executable file). You will be marked on thissoftware submitted. Any modifications made on the software afterthis date will not be taken into consideration.

LATE SUBMISSION

Students are informed of the DEADLINE well in advance. Projects submitted after

the due date will result in a penalty of 5 % per day overdue, down to the minimum

pass level (40%).

In case of illness, a softcopy of the report should be submitted by e-mail. A last

minute computer crash is NOT an acceptable reason.

Permission for late submission must have the support of the supervisor but can only

be granted by the Head of SITE. It is the students responsibility to obtain a written

extension signed by the Head of SITE.

9. ASSESSMENT AND MARKING SCHEME

PROJECT CREDITS

The Industrial project carries 400 marks. Consequently, the marks gained from it

can make a significant difference to the final degree mark.

MARKING SCHEME

The MSc Industrial Project will be marked according to the following marking

scheme:

Industrial Report Part 1 (60 Marks)

First Presentation (120 Marks)

Industrial Report Part 2 (60 Marks)

Second Presentation (140 Marks)

User Manual (20 Marks)

Total (400 Marks)

For a detailed marking scheme, please refer to the Appendix.

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FAILURE

A student who fails the project will be awarded the PGD (Post-Graduate

Diploma) if s/he has cleared all the modules.

A student who fails the project and who has not accumulated at least 24

credits via the passed modules must re-submit the project. Then, if s/he

passes the project and the accumulated number of credits is at least 24, the

student will be awarded the PGD.

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10. APPENDICES

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PROJECT PROPOSAL FORMSurname (in Block Capitals): ............

Other Names: .....

Cohort: ........................

Project Title:

..........

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Proposed Supervisor: ...

Brief Description of the Project: ....

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Equipment and Software required:

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Signature of student: Date:


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PLAGIARISM AGREEMENT FORM

The aim of our course is to educate and advise our students at many levels.

Technical aspects of the course are most obvious, but we also hope to instruct the

accepted social and ethical standards of a professional. Plagiarism involves

knowingly making use of someone elses work without acknowledgement, and

representing it as your own. This is a form of cheating which distorts our

assessments, and also means that the student have not learnt and understood the

work. You are reminded that there regulations concerning plagiarism. It is a

policy within the School that when any student is found to have committed plagiarism

in any piece of examined or assessed work, a Fail mark of 0% will always be

awarded for that piece of work.

I have read and understood the above, and confirm that my submitted masters

dissertation will be all my own work.

Family Name (in Block Capitals): ...

Other Names: ...........

Course/Year:

Project Title:

...........

Signature of student:

Date: ...

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DECLARATION FORM

I hereby declare that the intellectual content of this dissertation is the product of my

own work and that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, it contains no material

previously published or written by another person nor material which has been

accepted for the award of any other degree or diploma of the University or any otherinstitute, except where due acknowledgement and reference are made in the text.

Students Name: ...

Signature of student:

Date: ........

NOTE: The Declaration Form should be attached to your dissertation. No

work will be accepted without it.

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Industrial Project Report Part 1 (60 marks)

Assessment Marks SupervisorsMarks

2nd MarkersMarks

AgreedMarks

Time Management

Work plan (showing tasks,sub-tasks anddeliverables)

6

Status of the project 2Management of project 2

Requirement Analysis

Functional requirements-. Use casediagrams/DFD

10

Use case Specifications 15

Design Input/Output 10

*Test Plan TestObjectives,Environment, Test data,extreme values,

expected results,Results Obtained

Data Modelling (classDiagram/ERD)

5

Deployment Plan 5

Risk Assessment

Identification of risks 2

Risk Management Plan 3

Total (60)

General Comments:

Supervisor: ___________________ Signature: ____________________

Second Marker: ____________________ Signature:____________________

Date : ____________________

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First Presentation/Demonstration (120 marks)Final Presentation Marks Supervisors

Marks2nd MarkersMarks

AgreedMarks

RequirementsFunctional Requirements 40

*Testing

Unit Testing 10

Integration Testing 5System Testing 5

Performance Testing 5

Stress Testing 5

Test Results 10

Volume Testing 5

Code Organisation -

Code reuse 5

Comments 5

creation ofpackages/libraries

5

Ability to explain code 10

Deployment - A set upprogram/guidelines toinstall the software

10

Total 120

General Comments:



Date :________________________

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Industrial Project Report Part 2 (60 marks)

Assessment Marks SupervisorsMarks

2nd MarkersMarks

AgreedMarks

Time Management

Work plan (showing tasks,sub-tasks anddeliverables)

3

Status of the project 1Management of project 1

Requirement Analysis

Functional requirements -.Use case diagrams/DFD

15

Use case Specifications 20

Design Input/Output 10

* Test Plan TestObjectives, Environment,Test data, extreme values,expected results, resultsobtained

Data Modelling (class

Diagram/ERD)

5

Deployment Plan 5

Total (60)

* Marks will be allocated during presentation

General Comments:



Date : ____________________

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Second Presentation/Demonstration (140 marks)

Final Presentation Marks SupervisorsMarks

2nd MarkersMarks

AgreedMarks

RequirementsFunctional Requirements 60

*Testing

Unit Testing 15

Integration Testing 5

System Testing 5

Performance Testing 5

Stress Testing 5

Test Results 12

Volume Testing 5

Code Organisation -

Code reuse 3

creation ofpackages/libraries

5

Ability to explain code 10

Deployment - A set upprogram/guidelines toinstall the software

10

Total 140

* Marks will be allocated during presentation

General Comments:



Date :________________________

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User Manual (20 marks)User Manual Marks Supervisors

Marks2nd MarkersMarks

AgreedMarks

System installation Guidelines 5

Formatting 2

Use of appropriate graphics 2

Clearness 2

Ease of use 2

Error Message References 2

Support 5

Total 20

A User Manual will not be useful if the software has not been implemented fully and

working properly and no marks will be allocated.

General Comments:



Date :________________

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