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BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE, PILANI DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMMES DIVISION

FIRST SEMESTER 2003-2004 COURSE HANDOUT

COURSE INSTRUCTOR: SUPERVISOR OF STUDENT CONCERNED

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Consistent with the student ’s professional background and work-environment , the student will be required to carry out work-oriented project independently. The student would be required to select an area of work that is considered vital to the employing organization. The student, in consultation with his/her Mentor, prepares the topic of the project and detailed project out line. The student carr ies on with the work-centered project , adhering to the guidelines provided in the course handout , taking all the prescribed evaluat ion components on t ime. At the end of the semester, the student should subm it a comprehensive Project Report to the I nst itute for evaluat ion. The student will be evaluated on the basis of the various interim evaluat ion components, contents of the report and Sem inar/ Viva-Voce that may be conducted at BI TS, Pilani. The final grades for Project W ork are Non- Let ter grades nam ely Excellent , Good, Fair and Poor. Non-Letter grades do not go into CGPA computation.

PROJECT WORK EVALUATION SCHEME EC No

Evaluation Component Scheduled Date to reach Pilani

1 Project Work outline Saturday August, 16, 2003 2 Mid-Semester Progress Saturday, October, 04, 2003 3 Final Report Saturday, November 22, 2003

Important Note: 1. Alongwith the Project Work Out line (EC-1) evaluat ion sheet , the student m ust give details

of proposed topic of Project Work, object ives, m ethodology, references, part iculars of Supervisor as well as one additional examiner in terms of Name, Designation, Qualification and address.

2. The Mid-Sem ester Progress Evaluat ion is to be based on Work Progress, Mid-Semester Report and the Mid-Semester Seminar/Viva

3. The Cover Page and third Page (Cert ificate from supervisor) of Final Project Work m ust be as given in Appendix- I.

4. The student should subm it tw o w ord processed, hard bound, copies of Final Project W ork to the Supervisor who will retain one copy and forward the other copy of the report with the final evaluat ion proform a (after the final Sem inar/ Viva evaluat ion) to the Dean, DLPD by Speed Post so as to reach us latest by Novem ber 2 2 , 2 0 0 3 . Requests for extension of deadlines will not be entertained.

5. The student m ust be prepared to com e to BI TS, Pilani on the specified date betw een Decem ber 0 1 , 2 0 0 3 and Decem ber 2 4 , 2 0 0 3 to present and defend the Project w ork before a panel of exam iners at BI TS. Each student will be required to m ake a presentat ion for 20 m inutes using Microsoft PowerPoint or Overhead Projector t ransparencies. The presentat ion will be followed by viva-voce for about 15 m inutes. Students doing software developm ent projects m ust be prepared to dem onst rate their software product during their presentat ion. I n case the dem onst rat ion of the cannot be shown due to som e technical or business reasons, the student should br ing a let ter from the employing organization to that effect.

6. The final schedule for Project W ork viva w ill be announced through the BI TS DLP website by the second week of September 2003.

7. Any student who fails to complete the Project Work by the stipulated deadline and /or fails to appear for viva-voce at BI TS, Pilani will be declared as Required to Register Again (RRA) in this sem ester and will be required to register again in Project Work with full fee payment in a subsequent semester.

Dean DLPD

BITS ZC423T Project Work

Email address : [email protected]

Topics for Project work must be chosen only among the following broad areas:

Each student should w ork independent ly on a chosen topic. Tw o or m ore students should not do any project joint ly . The chosen topic of work should be non- trivial, analytical, application-oriented and should involve substantial research and development effort based on a specific theme.

Students should choose a topic that they can present , dem onstrate, and defend the w ork done, to a panel of examiners at BITS, Pilani.

Mere configurat ion, installat ion and rout ine m aintenance, support or m anagem ent of system s or equipm ent will not be considered adequate for a Project Work. Mere survey of literature/data collection would also not be acceptable as a Project Work.

1. Theory of Computing 2. Compiler Writing 3. Parallel Processing 4. Computer Networking 5. Operating Systems 6. Real Time Systems 7. Internet Commerce 8. Networking Aspects of Digital Libraries 9. Management Information systems 10. Decision Support Systems/Executive Support Systems 11. Software Engineering 12. Software Architecture and Design 13. Software Testing and Quality Assurance 14. Software Process Improvement 15. Artificial Intelligence 16. Database Systems and Applications 17. Data Warehousing and Data Mining 18. Telecommunication Software Systems 19. Wireless and Mobile Computing 20. Microprocessor / Microcontroller-based system design and implementation

1. Quality Management 2. Quality Control, Assurance and Reliability 3. Process Control and Instrumentation 4. Production, Planning and Control 5. Product Design 6. Instrumentation and Control Systems 7. Total Productive Maintenance 8. Concurrent Engineering 9. Financial Management 10. Environmental Pollution Control 11. Manufacturing Organization and Management 12. Flexible Manufacturing Systems 13. Robotics 14. Macaronis 15. Energy Management 16. Measurement Systems 17. Design and Analysis (Mechanical/Electrical) 18. Plastics Processing 19. Ceramics & Processing 20. FEM & Other CAD Applications to Design 21. Material Science 22. Solid Modeling

Areas for B.S. (Information Systems) Topics chosen from any other area should require explicit clearance through email from either Prof. Rahul Banerjee or Prof. K.Venkatasubramanian, DLP Division, BITS Pilani

Areas for B.S. (Engineering Technology) Topics chosen from any other area should require explicit clearance from Prof. B.J.C. Babu, DLP Division, BITS Pilani

APPENDIX – I

A-Format of Cover Page of the Project Work

BITS ZC423T : Project Work

(Title of the Project)

Project work carried out at

(Name of the employing organization)

by Name : ID_No. :

Project Work subm it ted for the part ial fulfillment of B.S. (Nam e of the degree) Degree under the Supervision of (Name of the Supervisor with designation)

BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE PILANI (RAJASTHAN)

(Date) -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B: Format Certificate from the Supervisor

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the Project Work entitled, ______________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ and subm it ted by _______________________________________________ I D-No. __________________ for the partial fulfillment of the requirements of B.S. (Name of the degree) degree of BI TS, embodies the work done by him / her under my supervision.

Signature of the Supervisor

Date:

Name, Designation & Organization

Sequence of items in the Report

The following sequence may be followed in the preparation of the report:

1. Cover Page 2. Title Page (inner cover) format same as of the cover page. 3. Certificate from the supervisor 4. Abstract 5. Acknowledgement 6. Table of Contents 7. List of Figures 8. List of Tables 9. Chapter 1 : Introduction 10. Chapter 2,3, etc. 11. Conclusions and Recommendations 12. Appendices (if any) 13. References/Bibliography (in proper format)

Format for giving list of References

List of references can be included in the report as per form at given in the following examples.

1. Books Zill, Dennis G., Cullen, Michael R., Advanced Engineering Mathemat ics, CBS Publishers & Distributors, 2nd Edition, 2002.

2. A Paper in Conference or Sym posium Proceedings edited and published by a book company Kalman R. E., ‘New Methods in Wiener Filter Theory’, Proc. First Symposium on Engineering Applicat ions of Random Funct ion Theory and Probabilit y, J.L. Bogdanoff and F. Kozin, Eds. New York; Wiley, 1963, pp 370-388.

3. A Journal Paper Kalman R.E. and Pucy N.S., ‘New results in linear filter ing and predict ion theory’, Trans, ASME, J. Basic Engg., Vol. 83-D, March 1961, pp 95-110.

4. A Conference Paper Vidyasagar M. and Bose N.K., ‘I nput -output stabilit y of linear systems defined over measured spaces’, Proc. Midwest Sym. Ciro.Syst ., Mont real, Canada, Aug. 1975, pp 394-397

5. A Ph.D. Thesis or Dissertation Viera A.C.G., ‘Mat r ix orthogonal polynom ials with applicat ions to autoregressive modeling and ladder forms’, Ph.D. Thesis, Standard Univ., Standford, CA, Dec. 2002.

6. A Private Communication Wonham W.m. (1982) Private Communication.

Citation of References in the Report

Example of citing a journal paper listed in references, inside the text of the report: …….. These results have been presented by Kalman and Pucy [5] …….

Format of Abstract

Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

Distance Learning Programmes Division

First Semester 2003-2004


ID No. :

NAME OF THE STUDENT :

EMAIL ADDRESS :

EMPLOYING ORGANIZATION : _______________________________

SUPERVISOR NAME :

SUPERVISORS EMAIL ADDRESS : ______________________________

PROJECT TITLE :

______________________________________________________________

ABSTRACT (in proper format) :

Key words

____________________ Signature of the Student Name: ______________ Date:

______________________ Signature of the Supervisor

Name: ________________

Date:

BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE, PILANI

DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMMES DIVISION

First Semester 2003-2004 Fax No. 01596-244183

(EC-1 Project Work Outline Evaluation Sheet)

ID No. :


EMAIL ADDRESS :

PROPOSED SUPERVISOR NAME:

PROPOSED PROJECT TITLE :

______________________________________________________________

Student must enclose detailed Project Object ives, Methodology, Plan of Work, Literature Survey Bibliography, and References alongwith particulars of Supervisor as well as one addit ional exam iner in terms of Name, Designat ion, Qualificat ion and Contact details.

EVALUATION DETAILS

(Please put a tick ( ) mark in the appropriate box)

PROJECT WORK EVALUATION DETAILS

EC No.

Component Excellent Good Fair Poor 1. Project Work Outline

Supervisor Additional Examiner Name

Qualification Designation & Address

Phone No. (with STD Code) Email Address Signature

Date


Scheduled date to reach Pilani: August 16, 2003


First Semester 2003-2004 Fax No. 01596-244183

(EC-2 Mid-Semester Progress Evaluation Sheet)

ID No. :


EMAIL ADDRESS :

SUPERVISOR NAME :

PROJECT TITLE :

______________________________________________________________

Student must enclose detailed Mid-Semester Report along with this evaluation sheet.

EVALUATION DETAILS


PROJECT WORK EVALUATION DETAILS

EC No.

Component Excellent Good Fair Poor 1. Project Work Outline 2. Mid-Sem Progress Report

Supervisor Additional Examiner Name Qualification Designation & Address

Phone No. (with STD Code) Email Address Signature

Date


Scheduled date to reach Pilani: October 04, 2003


First Semester 2003-2004 Fax No. : 01596- 244183

Scheduled Date to reach Pilani November 22, 2003

ID No. :


EMAIL ADDRESS :

NAME OF THE SUPERVISOR:

PROJECT TITLE :

_______________________________________________________


S No. Evaluation Component Excellent Good Fair Poor 1. Project Work Outline 2. Mid-Semester Progress 3. Final Viva-Voce 4. Final Project Work Report

S.No.

Evaluation Criteria Excellent

Good

Fair Poor 1 Work Progress and Achievements 2 Technical/Professional Competence 3 Documentation and expression 4 Initiative and originality

Please encircle the Recommended Final Grade: Excellent / Good / Fair / Poor

Supervisor Additional Examiner Name

Qualification Designation & Address

Email Address Signature

Place & Date

BITS ZC423T Project Work (Final Evaluation Sheet)

Checklist of items for the Final Project Work Report

This checklist is to be duly completed by the student and verified and signed by the Supervisor.

This checklist is to be attached as the last page of the report.

1.

Is the Cover page in proper format? Yes / No

2.

Is the Title page in proper format? Yes / No

3.

(a) Is the Certificate from the Supervisor in proper format?

(b) Has it been signed?

Yes / No

Yes / No

4.

Is Abstract included in the report properly written? Yes / No

5.

Does the Report contain a summary of the literature survey? Yes / No

6.

Does the Table of Contents include chapter page numbers?

(i). Are the Pages numbered properly?

(ii). Are the Figures numbered properly?

(iii). Are the Tables numbered properly?

(iv). Are the Captions for the Figures and Tables proper?

(v). Are the Appendices numbered?

Yes / No

Yes / No

Yes / No

Yes / No

Yes / No

Yes / No

7.

Is the conclusion of the Report based on discussion of the work? Yes / No

8.

Are References/Bibliography given in the Report? Yes / No

9.

Have the References been cited in the Report? Yes / No

10.

Is the citation of References in proper format? Yes / No

I have verified all the items in the checklist and ensure that the report is in proper format.

____________________ Signature of the Student

Name: ______________

Date:

I have verified all the items in the checklist and ensured that the report is in proper format.

______________________ Signature of the Supervisor

Name: ________________

Date:

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