COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

The project guideline (ND and HND) for Computer Science Department,
Federal Polytechnic Offa.
TABLE OF CONTENTS

 CERTIFICATION
 APPROVAL PAGE
 DEDICATION
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
 TABLE OF CONTENTS
 LIST OF TABLES (IF APPLICABLE)
 LIST OF FIGURES (IF APPLICABLE)
 LIST OF APPENDICES (IF APPLICABLE)
 ABSTRACT

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1 General Introduction

1.2 Statement of the Problem
1.3 Aim and Objectives
1.4 Significance of the Study
1.5 Scope of the Study
1.6 Limitation of the Study
1.7 Definition of terms

CHAPTER TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1 Theoretical Concept

2.2 Review of related work

CHAPTER THREE

METHODOLOGY

3.1 Data Collection

3.2 Description of the proposed system
3.3 Analysis of the proposed system
3.4 System Design
 CHAPTER FOUR

IMPLEMENTATION AND RESULTS PRESENTATION

4.1 System Requirements

4.2 System Implementation
4.3 Results presentation
4.4 System Evaluation/Testing (optional)
4.5 System Documentation and Maintenance
4.6 Benefits of the System

CHAPTER FIVE

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

5.1 Summary
5.2 Conclusion
5.3 Recommendation

REFERENCES (APA STYLE)

APPENDIX
 FLOWCHART
 PROGRAM CODING
 PROGRAM OUTPUT

ND Project Coordinator HND Project Coordinator

HOD Computer Science

 TABLE OF CONTENTS

 CERTIFICATION
 APPROVAL PAGE
 DEDICATION
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
 TABLE OF CONTENTS
 LIST OF TABLES (IF APPLICABLE)
 LIST OF FIGURES (IF APPLICABLE)
 LIST OF APPENDICES (IF APPLICABLE)
 ABSTRACT
 CERTIFICATION

I certify that this project was carried out by SEYI MAKINDE with Matric Number
CS/HND/F19/XXXX from the Department of Computer Science, School of Applied Science
and Technology. Federal Polytechnic, Offa, kwara State. In partial fulfilment of the
requirements for the award of Higher National Diploma (HND) in Computer Science.

Student Name Date

APPROVAL PAGE
 ABSTRACT

The abstract is a summary of the whole study. It provides information on the Introduction,
Research problem (s), Objective, Methodology, Results and Conclusion. A reader quickly
gets an overview of the study and decides whether to read the write-up or not. The abstract
must be written in the past tense, and at the end of the research work.
 CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1. General Introduction:

 Overview of the topic; introduce the readers to the subject by presenting the current
state of investigation.
 This section also provides a background for the work. Why is the work important or
interesting?
 Write a summary of the overall approach which include; brief descriptions of the
developmental process, design and implementation and testing approaches
 The tools and technologies used for the study should be mentioned here but described
and discussed in later in a chapter dealing with the technical details

1.2. Statement of the Problem:

 A statement of the problem might be defined as an issue that exists in the literature,
theory, or practice that leads to a need for the study (creswell,1994, p.50)
 These are problems the investigator/researcher wants to address. It must be clearly
stated.

1.3. Aim and Objectives:

The aim is what the study set to achieve (i.e Your Project Topic).

Example; the aim of the study is to design and implement …

Objectives:

The objectives are detailed statements describing the ways through which you intend to
achieve the goal.

 Objectives should follow a logical order (which means that while implementing a
project, a step by step procedure should be in place.)
 Frame SMART objectives (Specific- implies clarity and unambiguous, Measureable
- implies quantifiable (if it can be achieved or not), Achievable- feasible, Realistic-
available resources or time frame, Time bound-time frame for completion).

Note: the objectives should be closely related to the statement of the problem. Examples;

The specific objectives are:

i. To design…
ii. To develop…
iii. To implement…
iv. To evaluate…
 v. To enhance…
vi. To identify…
vii. To simulate…

1.4. Significance of the Study:

 Investigator should answer this question. Of what value is this study? And for who?
 Beneficiaries of the proposed work/system

1.5. Scope of the Study:

 The scope is the boundary set for the study. Basically, the scope explains what aspects
of the study to be covered and what will not be covered by the study.
 The boundary must be set and it can be geographical, such as when the researcher
decides to limit his study on a particular school or department instead on the whole
institution.
 Also the boundary can be based on a specific period of time, say between 2000-2022

1.6. Limitation of the Study:

 These are the shortcomings, which arise as a result of problems encountered by the
researcher in the course of the work.
 Summarize limitation brought about by the procedures of the study

1.7. Definition of terms:

This section has to do with the definition of some key terms used in the research
work.

CHAPTER TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1 Theoretical Concept:

 Provide a background to the research work by summarising the previous
published work (The breakdown of the theoretical concepts on the project
topic)
2.2 Review of related work:
Evaluate the previous research and identify gaps (i.e unexplored areas)
The three main steps to follow;
 Locate relevant literature (recent related works to your topic)
 Review the literature (i.e identify: Motivation, Objective, Methodology,
Results and limitation)
  Write about the literature
CHAPTER THREE

METHODOLOGY

3.1 Data Collection:

 Various methods and approaches employed in the study to gather data and
information are highlighted here.
 Data collection can be primary source (such as; Interview , Questionnaires,
Direct personal observation and so on) or secondary source (such as; Books,
Internet and so on)
Note: if the source Data collection is primary by means of questionnaires or
interview (Details about the questionnaires or interview structure are to be
stated in appendix)

3.2 Description of the proposed system:

 A description of the proposed system and the appropriate methodology to
adopt in carryout the study.
 An Architecture for the proposed system ( Data Flow Diagram (DFD)
 A model or framework (such as: Entity Relationship Diagram (ERDs) to
capture the data model, Mathematical model or computer representation of the
system)

3.3 Analysis of the proposed system:

 Detail explanation of how you carry out the study out at each phase.
i. Input
ii. Output
iii. Database
 If it is an algorithm; state the algorithm with example of how it works.

3.4 System Design:

 Analyse your design options (researcher are in position to design their system
using whatever design methodology that is appropriate in the area). The design
tool recommended is Unified Modelling Language (UML) diagram such as
Activity diagram, Sequence diagram, Use case diagrams and so on.
 Analyze your design to ensure it is technically feasible (i.e validate its
realization)
 CHAPTER FOUR

IMPLEMENTATION AND RESULTS PRESENTATION

4.1 System Requirements:

This section discusses the system requirement such as: hardware requirements and software
requirements

4.2 System Implementation:

This section discusses implementation of the system:
 System implementation uses the structure created during architectural design and
result of system analysis to construct system element to meet the stakeholder
requirement and system requirement. The following is will be explained in this
section:
 Input interface
 Output interface other interfaces will be placed at appendix
 Database interface

4.3 Results presentation:

The section presents the results after the work is implemented. Results presentation section
discusses the findings in the study. This are presented in:
 Tables
 Charts: such as; histogram, bar chart, pie chart and so on
Note: Tables are labelled at the top while charts are labelled at the bottom

4.4 System Evaluation/Testing (optional):

The three distinct goals for system testing:
Validation:
i. Have I designed the right system?
ii. Does the system satisfy the requirement?
iii. Describe how test and validation task were performed for the study
Verification:
i. Have I designed the system right?
ii. Is it computing the right answer?
iii. Describe the test tools employed in the study, wherever possible, involve
someone else such as friends, colleagues in the testing and verification process
and include their comments and observations
Evaluation:
i. How good is the system?
 ii. Assess systems performance and compare it to that of other similar systems
iii. Identify some quantitative metric by which to compare the system
iv. If your project serves an external customer then you must involve end users,
selected customers will be involved in the testing process.

4.5 System Documentation and Maintenance:

System documentation section discusses the following:
 Program documentation:
It describes inputs, outputs and processing logic for all the program modules
 System documentation:
This serves as the technical specifications for the information system and the
objectives of the information system
 Operational documentation:
Contains all the information needed for processing and distributing online and printed
output.
 User documentation:
It includes instructions and information to the users who will interact with the system

4.6 Benefits of the System

This section discusses the benefits of the implemented system

CHAPTER FIVE

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

5.1 Summary:
 This section provides a brief overview of a given study. The content from all sections
should be covered and reflected upon.
 The key structural element of summary includes: introduction, problem statement,
methodology, results, conclusion and implication

5.2 Conclusion:
 A summary of what the project has achieved. Ensure that you address each goal
(objective) set out in the introduction chapter, to show that you have achieved what
you claimed to achieve.
 Conclusion should be written in such a way that it relates to the aim of the study

5.3 Recommendation:
 The recommendation section is used to call action or solution to the problems you
have investigated in your study.
 It highlight specific solutions and measure to be implemented based on the findings
 Recommendations should connect to your conclusion and future works
 REFERENCES

In all cases, whenever you use the ideas and findings of others, the source needs to be cited in
the text and listed in a reference list at the end of the project or seminar.
 Use 7th edition APA style for citing and listing references
 Note that there is a standard method for listing online references. Listing just URL is
not sufficient.
Example; Basic citations for 7th edition APA style
Types of citation First citation Subsequent Parenthetical Parenthetical
format, first
in text citations in format, subsequent
citation in text
text citations in text
One work by one Saliu (2022) Saliu (2022) (Saliu, 2022) (Saliu, 2022)
author

One work by two Olatinwo and Olatinwo and (Olatinwo & Saliu, (Olatinwo and Saliu,
authors Saliu (2019) Saliu (2019) 2019) 2019)

One work by three John, Ade, and John et al. (John, Ade, & Seyi, (John et al., 2020)
author Seyi (2020) (2020) 2020)

Example for references in APA format

Note: Periodicals are items published on a regular basis such as journals, magazines,
newspapers, and newsletters
General reference form:
Author,A.A.,Author,B.B., & Author,C.C. (year). Title of article. Title of periodical,
xx,pp-pp.doi:xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Books:
Author, A.A. (2022). Title of chapter.in E.E. Editor (Ed.), Title of book (pp. xx-xx).
Location: Publisher.
Author,A.A. (2022).Title of work. Retrieved from http://www.xxxx
Author,A.A. (2022).Title of work. doi:xxxx

APPENDIX
 FLOWCHART
 PROGRAM CODING
 PROGRAM OUTPUT