1. 2005 Final Year Project Briefing 1 M479 FYP Assoc Prof Sim Siang Kok FYP Coordinator

2. 2 2005 Final Year Project Briefing Objectives of FYP ßTo analyse and synthesise problems in any of the disciplines of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering through a project requiring application of basic engineering principles. ßTo learn, undertake and manage a project independently to its successful completion and to write good technical reports.

3. 3 2005 Final Year Project Briefing M479 - FYP ß Weightage - 8 AUs ß Perform over 2 Semesters ß Deliverables ßAn Interim Report ßA Final Report ß An Oral Presentation

4. 4 2005 Final Year Project Briefing FYP Assessment ß Continuous Assessment ßInitiative, independence in making decision, good project management ß Interim Report ß Final FYP Report ß Oral Presentation

5. 5 2005 Final Year Project Briefing Selection of FYP ß Categories of FYPs ß Design Specialisation ß Mechatronics Specialisation ß Mainstream ß Design & Development ß Investigation & Analysis ß Software Development & Application ß

6. 6 2005 Final Year Project Briefing Selection of FYP ß Details of projects will be posted to website in April ß Online selection: ß 22 April to 8 May 2005 (1 st round) ß 20 May to 25 May 2005 (2 nd round) ß A choice of up to 5 FYPs ß Computer balloting ß Results of 1st round after 17 May 2005 ß

7. 7 2005 Final Year Project Briefing Plagiarism ß The School considers plagiarism as an unacceptable practice. Serious action will be taken against any student who is found to have taken material substantially from a source without giving it due acknowledgement. ß We would like to inculcate the culture where students can be proud of their own work

8. 8 2005 Final Year Project Briefing To avoid plagiarism ß Always cite the reference(s) of ßthe text you have summarised ß programs, diagrams or figures taken from books, papers, website etc. ß Summarise the text rather than copy verbatim or just alter the text very slightly. ß Sparing use of original (i.e. verbatim) quotes from a text must be shown in inverted commas. This is used merely to emphasise a point

9. 9 2005 Final Year Project Briefing Confirmation Letter I, Tan Ah Kow (i/c 0070000X), confirm that am performing the following final year project: Project No: A007 Title: Development of Smart Parachute Supervisor: Dr Q The FYP is to commence in July 2005 and to complete in May 2006 I have also read the School’s statement on plagiarism.

10. 10 2005 Final Year Project Briefing Statement on Plagiarism ß The School of MAE encourages students to be honest in their academic work, and not to engage in plagiarism. The School considers plagiarism as an unacceptable practice. ß To plagiarise is to use or pass of as one’s own, the writings or ideas of another, without acknowledging or crediting the source from which the ideas are taken. ß Serious action will be taken against any student who plagiarises in his/her FYP report.

11. 11 2005 Final Year Project Briefing FYP Committee & Admin staff ß Assoc Prof Sim Siang Kok (N3-2a-19) ßFYP Coordinator ß Assoc Prof Du Hejun (N2-1b-58) ßFYP Co-Coordinator ß Ms Madaline Goh (N3-2a-05) ß Manager (Academic) ß Ms Agatha Ho (N3-2a-14) ß Admin Staff (Undergraduate Office)

12. 12 2005 Final Year Project Briefing Stay connected ß All information regarding FYP selection and results of allocation will be communicated by email. ß Please clear your mail box regularly.

13. 13 2005 Final Year Project Briefing Any Question?