1. BRIEFING 1: FYP INTRODUCTION
ERT 423 – FINAL YEAR PROJECT
BRIEFING 1: FYP INTRODUCTION
Munira Bt Mohamed Nazari
School of Bioprocess Engineering
Universiti Malaysia Perlis

2. CONTENTS OF BRIEFING Introduction Course Outline
FYP Characteristics and Time Allocation
FYP Evaluation
Responsibility of Students & Supervisors.
General Advice
Log Book Guideline
Semester 2012/2013

3. INTRODUCTION Student views on final year project Nightmare!!!
Blur/confused…..
Too time consuming~~
Don’t worry…
Focus!!
&
Try the best!!
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4. INTRODUCTION
FYP is an important course in higher education & professional development and a major component of EAC curriculum requirement.
FYP is consistent with KPT mission to produce thinking engineers that are able to conduct research with creativity and innovative.

5. COURSE OUTLINE OF FYP
Course outline
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6. CHARACTERISTICS OF FINAL YEAR PROJECTS
Year 4, semester 7 & 8 – 14 weeks (full time).
Sem 7 (2 credits) – Proposal report & Proposal Defence
Sem 8 (4 credits) – Full FYP Report & Viva Voce
FYP 2- Final Draft
SEM 8
FYP 1- 1stDraft
Introduction
Literature review
Methodology
Results and Analysis
Discussion
Conclusion
SEM 7
Introduction
Literature review
Methodology

7. CHARACTERISTICS OF FINAL YEAR PROJECTS
Enhance professional skills:
time management,
ability to do research,
acquire laboratory skills
acquire/exercise theoretical knowledge,
working as part of a team,
verbal/written communication,
problem solving skills,
data handling,
self discipline, independent working, organization and planning skills,
‘real’ world experience, critical thought,
presentation of written work to required format.

8. TIME ALLOCATION FOR FYP 1 & 2
Consultation & progress reporting
[1 hr per week for 14 weeks (Total = 14 hrs)]
Independent study/research
[5 hr per week for 14 weeks (Total = 70 hrs)]
Health Warning: Your project is a degree requirement and is worth a lot of your degree = 6 hrs per week STARTING NOW!

9. Contribution Marks (%)
FYP MARK DISTRIBUTION
No.
Assessment
Contribution Marks (%)
Supervisor’s
Marks
( % )
Internal
Examiner’s Marks 1.
Project
Management 30 - 2.
Report 50 20 3.
Presentation
TOTAL
100 60 40
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10. Progress + Effort + Initiative + Creativity + Log book
1. Project Management
PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
30 %
Management
20 %
Performance
10 %
Project Proposal
Work Plan
Log book
Effort
Initiative
Creativity
Semester II
Semester I
Proposal + Effort + Presentation Progress Project
Progress + Effort + Initiative + Creativity + Log book

11. 2. Report Assessment REPORT 50 % Clarity and use of language
References
identified
Structure and
Presentation
5 %
Theoretical
Content
5 %
Report objective
Literature review
Methodology
20 %
Concept/design
Testing
Finale
20 %
Result & Discussion
Conclusion
(Summary + Future work)
Commercialization Potential

12. 3. Presentation Assessment
20 %
Q & A
10%
Content of Presentation
10%
Structure
Logical Flow
Research Motivation/Objective

13. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE STUDENT
To agree on a schedule of meetings with the supervisor and to attend such meetings.
To take the initiative in raising problems.
To maintain the progress of the work in accordance with the milestones and objectives agreed with the supervisor.
To contribute to plan the project and monitoring progress against the plan.

14. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE STUDENT
To keep a project log for recording results, ideas, references etc. acquired as the project progresses.
To determine the contents of the report and of oral presentations.
To present draft chapters to the supervisor before the sem. end.

15. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SUPERVISOR
To give guidance about the nature of the project and the standard expected, the planning of the project, literature and sources, techniques and methods and about any problems of plagiarism.
To maintain contact via regular supervision meetings.
To be accessible within reason at other times for giving advice to the student.
To give detailed advice on milestones.

16. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SUPERVISOR
To request written work as appropriate and return such work with constructive criticism within a reasonable time.
To ensure that a student is made aware of any inadequacy of progress, or of standards of work below those expected.
To encourage the student to produce early draft chapters, to comment on them critically and return the comments promptly. If the student does not do so, this is the student's responsibility.

17. THINGS TO DO FROM NOW Understand the objectives of your project.
Prepare a Gantt chart.
Prepare an outline of the content of your thesis.
Get the materials i.e. books or relevant literatures as much as possible from now.
Keep in touch & clear doubts via with your supervisors.
Read a journal a day and summaries it.
Keep Log Book - Keep all your works (research, design, experimental result, … etc) Bring along to meet supervisor.

18. GENERAL ADVICE
Start early. Put in enough work. If you do not do enough, you will fail.
Do not leave to the last moment – try writing a little each day.
Do not spend the whole of the time on your project at the expense of your revision for other subjects.

19. GENERAL ADVICE
Meet with your supervisor to discuss and share information with your supervisor in writing and producing the best research.
Make sure you check your proposal with supervisor at least twice before submit to the FYP Coordinator.
Please follow the guidelines set by the university and school in implementing your FYP.
Check the portal to get the latest information.

20. LOG BOOK GUIDELINE
LOG BOOK FORMAT
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21. And finally….
Any questions?

22. dan semoga dapat melaksanakan projek tahun akhir dengan mudah.
THANK YOU
Wish you all the best, Aware about your safety and other’s, Work Hard, Be Punctual, Be productive, Be Polite, Be enthusiastic and have a pleasant PSM journey ahead…
SELAMAT MAJU JAYA!!!
dan semoga dapat melaksanakan projek tahun akhir dengan mudah.
Semester 2012/2013