Guidelines for Preparing an Undergraduate Thesis Proposal
Graduation project
It is an academic research project that focuses on answering questions and offering potential solutions to significant problems encountered by different stakeholders in work environments. It would involve an investigation into a major challenge faced by one or more of these stakeholder groups. The goal of this research could be to better understand a phenomenon, offer new insight about its occurrence, and suggest actions that may help to alleviate the problem. A graduation project will probably be unlike any other project you have completed because of the level of scholarship, analysis, structure, objectivity, thoroughness, length, and originality required in a well-designed and executed project.
Your report should be written according to the following structure:
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Contents
- Table of Figures
- List of Tables
General introduction
- Chapter one: Project context
- Chapter two: Project initiation
- Chapter three: System Analysis and Design
- Chapter four: Implementation and testing
- Conclusions and Future improvements
- Bibliography
Acknowledgements
The Acknowledgement lists the names of anyone who may have given you valuable assistance in your project.
Table of Contents
The Table of Contents outlines the different sections of the report, and shows the reader where to find them. It contains a list of all the chapters, sections and sub-sections and their corresponding page numbers.
Table of Figures
In this section, all figures (including photographs, drawings and graphs) in the report are to be listed together with respective page numbers. The numerals and title (legend) for a figure are placed below it and start at the left margin at the bottom of the page.
List of Tables
In this section, all tables in the report are to be listed together with respective page numbers. Tables and figures should be placed as close as possible to the text where they are first cited. Tables and figures in the appendices should be numbered consecutively following those in the text.
General introduction
This gives the reader a general overview of the whole report without having to read the entire document. It states the project in its context, gives an idea about the problematic and the objectives of the project then it details the plan of the report as well as the objective of each chapter.
Chapter one: Project context
It describes the organization for which you realize the project. It gives an overall view of it, its history and its goals.
Chapter two: Project Initiation
It defines the project objectives, scope, purpose and deliverables to be produced. In this phase you should include the following sections:
a. Problem Overview (Problem Definition)
b. Current / Existing systems
c. Critique of the Current / Existing systems
d. Purposes/Goals of the project
Problem Overview
Before a project can begin, there has to be a reason why it should take place. In this phase the problem that the system is meant to be overcome should be defined.
Description of Current / existing systems
In this section a description of the existing systems which are related to the project's problem should be produced.
Critique of Current / existing systems
It consists of an evaluation that discusses and emphasis weaknesses of current existing systems.
Purposes/Goals of the project
This is a short, measurable statement of what the product is intended to do in order to overcome the problems determined in the previous section
Chapter three: System Analysis and Design
This chapter should include the analysis and design of your system. Sections of this chapter should include
a. Project's main features along with their corresponding requirements (functional and non functional).
b. Use Case Diagram.
c. Activity Diagram.
d. Class Diagram.
e. Database Design (ERD).
Chapter four: Implementation and testing
At the bigining of this chapter you should describe the tools and techniques that are used for the development and implementation of the proposed system. Then, based on the findings from the requirements and design phases, a detailed description of the development of the project's features should be produced. The testing activity must demonstrate what the product is supposed to do, and whetherit performs that function and possess the desired property.
Conclusion and Future Improvements
The purpose of the conclusion is to restate in a shortened form the most important points of your project. These must be clear and positive. Another section in this chapter is the future improvement section, which should provide suggestions about the action(s) or future direction(s) that should be taken as a result of your project. You should mention possible enhancements or extensions to your project.
Project
You need to prepare a Graduation Project program for Nursery.
Plan and execute an interaction design project at advanced level in the chosen BIT field, individually or in small teams, within the time and resource limitations at hand.
Project Proposal
1. Short Description of the project:
2. Existing System:
3. Proposed System:
Present the basic functions of the proposed system.
Function 1
Function2
Function 3
4. Website Pages or Application Frames :
5. System Requirements:
6. References: