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Successful Graduation Projects
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Presentation Outline Introduction Pre-registration Project coordination Project milestones Evaluation forms and grading policy Questions and discussion
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Introduction The graduation project is a capstone of the
undergraduate curriculum Graduation project offers an opportunity to
undergraduate students to apply knowledge comprehensively in solving a reasonably complex and realistic problem
Graduation project should reflect majority program outcomes as achieved by the students
Through the graduation projects, the college wishes to train its students towards successful professional careers
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Importance of Graduation Projects
The successful completion of graduation project is an indication of the students’ readiness to pursue a professional career.
The variety and quality of graduation projects in the college reflect the academic profile and achievement of CCSIT. CCSIT offers three distinct programs in CS, IS and
CN – variety of projects/topics can be pursued Multi-disciplinary and externally sponsored
projects are encouraged
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Benefits of a Graduation Project
Nomination by the department for recognitions (awards or prizes)
Participation in regional/national competitions representing the college/university
Presentation in conferences, workshops or any other form of publications
Other types of creative contribution in the form of commercial products or services
Contribution to university/college operations and missions in terms of community engagement and community service
Sponsorship from industry partners and collaborators Increased job prospects Satisfaction of innovation and creation!
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Graduation Project Committee (GPC)
The college has appointed GPC GPC consists of representatives from
each department GPC Coordinator in each department
facilitates and coordinates successful graduation projects in the department
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Graduation Project - General Overview
Graduation Project is generally conducted over two consecutive semesters (Semester 7 and 8).
In most cases, students will conduct their graduation projects in group and under the close guidance of a supervisor.
The supervisor nominates co-supervisors (if needed). The department approves two committee members for
each project A Pre-registration process is initiated at the end of 6th
semester Project Proposal is completed in 7th semester. Project Implementation is completed in 8th semester.
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Pre-registration
Pre-registration involves project selection, project allocation and committee appointment Project proposals (topics) are proposed and
allocated at the end of the 6th semester For each project a suitable supervisor must be
found. The department approves/finalizes project topics
and committee appointment
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Who proposes the project (topic and idea)?
Students (strongly encouraged) Faculty members External partners
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What is an acceptable project?
Comprise significant realistic challenges and constraints Provide opportunity to integrate knowledge from various
courses in the curriculum and beyond Offer opportunity for creativity Emphasize design, experimentation and hands-on skills Provide major challenges in terms of planning, analysis,
design, implementation, comparisons and validation Reflect scientific and technical methodology and approach
throughout Require significant efforts corresponding to the credit
requirement Allow teamwork among students in one or more majors Include acceptable and measurable deliverables as agreed
by both the supervisors and committee members Be realizable within two semesters
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An acceptable graduation project should:
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Key Stakeholders and their Roles Students Supervisor Co-supervisor Committee members Graduation Project Committee Departments College
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Students Students actively progress through each
milestone of their graduation projects under the guidance of their supervisor and committee
It is students’ graduation project and students must do the real work
Students must be willing to acquire new skills as necessary and take up new challenges
Supervisors and committee members are the facilitators - offering useful advice and guidance to the students
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Supervisor and Co-supervisor The supervisor plays the key role in guiding
the students and the project. Supervisor may nominate a co-supervisor, if
necessary. Multidisciplinary – e.g., CCSIT with College of Education or
Medicine Industry sponsored project – e.g., CCSIT with Aramco or
SABIC Coordination with female students/faculty
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Committee Members The department appoints a committee of two
faculty members for each project. The committee members evaluate the
project at various milestone More importantly, they provide appropriate
advice and feedback to enhance students’ skills and improve the quality of students’ project.
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GPC, Department and College GPC traces and tracks progresses and
problems; acts as a mediator and facilitator; organizes workshops and seminars to guide and train students
Departments and college provided necessary resources and support for each project
GPC together with the College and departments archive and promote students’ project and encourage students to showcase their projects in various events
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Project Coordination (Bi-weekly Meetings)
Biweekly meeting forms are signed by the students and submitted to department coordinator by the supervisor regularly
They are used for progress tracking and dispute resolution
Project supervisor should report all progresses and problems to the department coordinator
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(5th Week)
(9th Week)
(16th Week)
(16th Week)
(9th Week)
College of Computer Science and Information Technology, KFU
Grade Distribution
Project Proposal Project Implementation
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GPC Publications Graduation Project Handbook detailing regulations and
guidelines Templates for Report and Presentation Various Forms
Pre-registration form Biweekly meeting form General request form Supervisor evaluation forms for project proposal project implementation Committee evaluation forms for 5 milestones
For more information, project ideas, handbook, forms and templates, please visit:
http://www.kfu.edu.sa/en/Colleges/Computer_Science/Pages/graduation_projects.aspx
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Contact Us! Graduation Project Coordinators:
Computer Sciences (CS) Male – Mr. Zahid Qaiser Female – Ms. Fatima Rajeena
Computer Information Systems (CIS) Male – Dr. Qazi Mudassar Ilyas Female – Ms. Janice Dela Vega
Computer Networks (CN) Male – Dr. Muhammad Mehboob Yasin
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Questions and Discussion
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