This is to give you some more details guidance on how to set up your final year project and how to use PATS to propose/view projects.
The following are the main steps you follow to set up your project:
- Between now and the end of WEEK 8 (25 March 2011) of this semester, you may submit a project proposal, through the web site at www.cs.cf.ac.uk/PATS. I have registered you on the system. To use the system, use your normal username (scm***) and your default password is "********" (ask us to get the password if you did not see the e-mail). The system is now open for you to submit your proposal.The proposal should be no longer than a single A4 page and must give the following detail: your name, degree scheme, project title, project aims & objective, brief description of the project, resource requirement (hardware/software requirement).Four example proposals are listed below. Please note that these examples are FOR EXAMPLE ONLY, and you should not think that they are acceptable and others not. My advice is that you should go to the library to have a look at a wide range of past projects, to get an idea of what a good project is, and then follow the STYLE of the examples given here to propose your own project.
- In WEEK 9, you may talk to members of staff about the project you propose to do. If there is a member of staff who is willing to supervise your proposed project, then your project is set - your proposed project will be your Final Year project.
- If you did not submit your project proposal, or did not manage to get a member of staff to agree to supervise your proposed project, then in WEEK 10 you would have an opportunity to select one from the projects that are proposed by staff. You may approach any member of staff about their projects within that week. If a member of staff accepts you, then your project is set &em; that staff proposed project is your Final Year project.
- If you do not manage to get a project set by the end of WEEK 10, I will assign you a project from the remaining projects proposed by staff in WEEK 11. You will have to accept whatever is assigned to you.
- In Weeks 9 and 10 I will email again to explain how you should contact staff members and have your project set.
I hope that you now understand the procedure we use to set up your project and it is in your own interests to start thinking about your FY project now!
Any problems at all, please contact Dr J Shao or Dr F Langbein.
Example Project 1
Name: Music Fan Degree Scheme: BSc Computer Science Project Title: Music toolbox for guitar players. Project Aims & Objectives ------------------------- Learning how to write a Java application with IBM Visual Age. Study the Sound and MIDI API of Java. Use artificial intelligence to read and change characters in a text file. Implement Database connectivity with JDBC. Brief description of the project -------------------------------- Java application providing a musical instrument tuner, a text chord transposer and a database of music score. * The Tuner will generate MIDI sound according to preset or customised tuning types, according to what instrument is to be tuned. * The Chord transposer uses a text file containing chords names (letter A to G) and lyrics; Scans the file to recognise chords from the lyrics; and lets the user decide how to transpose the chords by interval of 1 semi-ton higher or lower, or let the program choose "intelligently" the key change that will be the easier to play on a guitar. * The database connection will let the user to pick up a particular music file from a local database according to various criteria. It will also include a mechanism to search for a score on the internet OLGA network (On-Line Guitar Archive). Resource Requirement (hardware/software requirement) ---------------------------------------------------- I have Visual Age for Java on my computer, so there is no need to have it in the labs. For the demonstration, the computer needs to have a sound card, and speakers.
Example Project 2
Name: E-Business Degree Scheme: BSc Computer Science Project Title: Sporting Goods e-commerce Site. Project Aims & Objectives ------------------------- - Provide understanding of the subject of e-commerce. - Explore background of Internet, web technologies, databases and security issues. - Provide overview on subject of e-commerce and implications for business activities in general and those specific to the shop. - Analysis of web site design. - Devise a well-designed web site linking securely to a database for online transactions/orders. - Comprehensively test and evaluate the sites e-commerce features. Brief description of the project -------------------------------- Intend to collaborate with a small sports shop who have an interest in setting up an e-commerce site, as they have a lot stock some of which cannot be displayed in the shop. So setting up an enterprise site would enable them to display and sell stock online. It would also potentially expand their client base. Therefore I intend to comprehensively study their needs and build a web site connected to a database specifically for them. Resource Requirement (hardware/software requirement) ---------------------------------------------------- - HTML. - ORACLE or ACCESS database. - JAVA programming language. - MS Windows OS.
Example Project 3
Your Name: Cloud Computing
Degree Scheme: Information Systems
Project Title: Should an organisation use cloud computing in their
finance department?
Project Aims & Objectives
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* To look at the privacy implications of using cloud computing
* To look at the security implications of using cloud computing
* To analyse whether cloud computer can complete their finance
documents and investment appraisal
* To look at the benefits and drawbacks that cloud computing can bring
to an organisation
* To look at whether cloud computing adhere to financial legislation
of all sizes of companies (i.e. sole trader, partnerships and PLCs
etc)
* To look at how cloud computing is constructed and how it can be used
Brief description of the project
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The project will look at whether an organisation can use cloud
computing within their finance departments. This will include looking
at the recording of financial transaction through double entry
bookkeeping, preparing and analysing financials statements, preparing
for tax collection and investment appraisal techniques when looking to
select new projects. This project will analyse whether cloud computing
can be used in any size of organisation and looking at the implication
involved for the organisation.
Resource Requirement (hardware/software requirement)
----------------------------------------------------
There are no resource requirements for this project.
Example Project 4
Name: Football Club
Degree Scheme: Information Systems
Project Title: Is it feasible to create a Radio Frequency
Identification device for local and University football
clubs.
Project Aims and Objectives
---------------------------
To research whether it is feasible to create a radio frequency
identification device and to develop it. In addition to this an aim
will be to create a website or application to view the data on.
Brief Description of the project
--------------------------------
To use my research to identify whether it is possible to develop a
radio frequency identification device for footballer clubs who are on
a tight budget. I will be looking at Sunday league teams and
University teams. I will be also looking at a way of presenting the
data collected whether it is on a website or down loadable
application.
Resource Requirements (hardware/software requirement)
-----------------------------------------------------
I will need to buy and use a radio frequency identification device if
it is feasible. I will also need to use the programming language C.
For the presenting the data HTML and SQL may be possible ways of
presenting the data depending on research findings.
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