April 11, 2001 CMPE CMPE-401 Graduation Project Why is it a compulsory course? Students should learn how to conduct independent research on a new topic Students should learn how to write project reports in English Students should learn how to present a research topic in front of a professional audience in English.

April 11, 2001 CMPE CMPE-401 Graduation Project CMPE-401 projects are prepared and presented under the supervision of a faculty member. (Your project SUPERVISOR) Important Dates : Progress Reports are due : May 7, 2001 Final Reports are due : June 21, 2001 Presentations will take place on July 9, 2001

April 11, 2001 CMPE CMPE-401 Graduation Project Important to note : Withdrawal(W) is not permitted for CMPE-401 Incomplete grades (I) can ’ t be given for CMPE-401 You can ’ t apply for a graduation make-up exam for CMPE-401

April 11, 2001 CMPE CMPE-401 Graduation Project Progress Report : Each student must present a Progress Report in the first half of the semester to his/her supervisor. Quality of the Progress Report will have a direct impact on the student’s final grade All work done in the initial stages of the project must be outlined, and difficulties encountered, references found and read should be stated.

April 11, 2001 CMPE CMPE-401 Graduation Project Also, a brief idea on what will be covered in the final report should be stated, with a tentative outline of the final report. Progress reports should be short (4-5 pages)

April 11, 2001 CMPE CMPE-401 Graduation Project In case parts of a topic is carried out by two students, they are going to submit separate Progress and Final Reports.

April 11, 2001 CMPE CMPE-401 Graduation Project Final Reports : See the web page for CMPE-401 for a sample report. Size is approximately pages. You are expected to write reports with your own words.

April 11, 2001 CMPE CMPE-401 Graduation Project Presentations : Each student will have 15 minutes to present his/her project work, so you have time to present only the most important results. You are expected to use at least power-point and data projectors for a quality presentation.