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    The document provides an overview of the Major Project requirements for students. It explains that the Major Project allows students to work in small groups to develop an IT system over 10 weeks. It aims to give students experience with developing a full system as well as experience working in a team. Students will be assessed based on their process, product/documentation, and presentation. They must meet weekly with their supervisor and provide documentation of their requirements, progress updates, and final results. Students are advised to properly allocate tasks, identify issues early, and treat their supervisor as a customer.

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    The document provides an overview of the Major Project requirements for students. It explains that the Major Project allows students to work in small groups to develop an IT system over 10 weeks. It aims to give students experience with developing a full system as well as experience working in a team. Students will be assessed based on their process, product/documentation, and presentation. They must meet weekly with their supervisor and provide documentation of their requirements, progress updates, and final results. Students are advised to properly allocate tasks, identify issues early, and treat their supervisor as a customer.

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    The document provides an overview of the Major Project requirements for students. It explains that the Major Project allows students to work in small groups to develop an IT system over 10 weeks. It aims to give students experience with developing a full system as well as experience working in a team. Students will be assessed based on their process, product/documentation, and presentation. They must meet weekly with their supervisor and provide documentation of their requirements, progress updates, and final results. Students are advised to properly allocate tasks, identify issues early, and treat their supervisor as a customer.

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    MP - General Briefing

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    Aidil Abdullah
    The document provides an overview of the Major Project requirements for students. It explains that the Major Project allows students to work in small groups to develop an IT system over 10 weeks. It aims to give students experience with developing a full system as well as experience working in a team. Students will be assessed based on their process, product/documentation, and presentation. They must meet weekly with their supervisor and provide documentation of their requirements, progress updates, and final results. Students are advised to properly allocate tasks, identify issues early, and treat their supervisor as a customer.

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    Major Project Briefing

    What is Major Project?


    Students work as part of a small
    group (typically 3) to complete a
    piece of substantial project work
    Each group is supervised by one
    teaching staf
    Looks like
    its gonna be
    a long ten
    weeks

    Yeeha!

    Objectives
    MP aims to let students:
    Have a chance to undergo the entire process of
    developing an IT system
    Have the opportunity to present and
    demonstrate the system
    Experience dynamics of working in a team
    Apply knowledge and skill gain in the course of
    study
    Engage in self-directed learning and
    independent problem solving

    Major Project
    Not reflected in timetable
    Students expected to be working full
    time on MP

    Students to arrange time slots for


    weekly meetings with supervisor
    10 weeks, 10 CU

    Major Project
    Project & supervisor allocation will be
    sent out in due time
    Once allocated:
    Get in touch with group members
    Arrange to meet supervisor ASAP to be
    briefed on project and work on the TOR
    Arrange timeslot for weekly meeting
    No changes allowed to allocations

    What to Expect
    Solve problems on your own be
    resourceful
    Learn new things, re-learn old ones
    Dont expect course subjects to have
    covered everything you need

    Apply what youve learnt


    Not just technical stuf!

    Assessment
    Besides supervisor, an evaluator
    and a panel (>= 1 member) will also
    contribute to assess MP

    Assessment
    Component Assessment Weights
    Process 25%
    Product and Documentation
    Presentation and Report

    45%
    30%

    Supervisor-Evaluator Assessment Weights


    Supervisor Assessment
    Evaluator Assessment 25%
    Panel Assessment
    25%

    50%

    Individual-Group Assessment Weights


    Individual Assessment 80%
    Group Assessment
    20%

    Key Assessment Points


    Terms of Reference (TOR) Week 1

    Establish expected outcome of project, assign


    roles & responsibilities, etc.

    Requirement Specifications Week 2


    Detailed requirements of project outcome

    Interim Assessment ~Middle of project


    timeline
    Mid-term progress update; should have
    something meaningful to show by then

    Final Assessment Week 10

    Presenting final outcome of project

    Words of Advice
    Dont just research DO ACTUAL WORK!
    Do enough research to find out what you need,
    then move on
    Dont use research as an excuse to avoid real
    work

    Prepare for each weekly meeting with


    supervisor
    Imagine he/she is customer
    Update him/her on progress, plans going
    forward, etc.
    Take minutes!

    Words of Advice
    Allocate tasks appropriately, aiming to
    limit dependencies on other members
    be able to work independently as much as
    possible

    Words of Advice
    Identify possible key problems/issues
    early
    E.g. Dont wait till week 9 to find out
    that a key feature is not achievable

    Information on OLIVE
    MP Briefing
    MP Project Management
    MP using PBL (Problem-Based
    Learning)
    Templates

    Templates
    FILA Chart
    TOR Terms of Reference
    Requirement Specifications
    Journal (everyone weekly)
    Meeting Minutes (group weekly)
    Declaration of Originality
    Interim Report (Week 5)
    Final Report (Week 10)

    Others
    HW Loan Request
    Interim Presentation Appointment
    Interim Report to OLIVE
    Interim Report Hardcopy

    Final Presentation
    2 sets of CDs (Supervisor and SL)

    MP Proposal
    All documentation (TOR, FILA, Journal, Meeting minutes)
    Interim Report, Final Report
    Product / Source Code / Script
    User Guide / Videos
    Presentation Slides

    Show contents to Supervisor before handing over CDs


    Hard Copy (1x)
    Final Report
    Requests from Supervisor

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