PROJECT INDUCTION

SESSION

SEMESTER I (2019-2020)
19 Sep 2019
 Project Induction Session Contents

 PART 1: Project Report Format

 PART 2: Project Structure

 PART 3: Marking Scheme, Plagiarism, and Assessment Schedule

 PART 4: Typical Mistakes and Errors encountered

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Report Format

B. Paper Size and Format: The project report must be printed on A4 paper and
the following must be strictly followed:

 Font style: Times new Roman

 Heading 1: (14 POINT SIZE (UPPER CASE) AND BOLD)
 Heading 2: (13 Point Size (Capitalizing Each Word) And Bold)
 Heading 3: (12 point size (sentence case) and bold)
 Heading 4: (12 point size (sentence case) and italic)
 Font size: 12-point font size text (Body)
 Spacing: 1.5 space line text
 Page margins: 30 mm left, 20 mm right, 25 mm top and 25 mm bottom
 Alignment: Justified

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Report Format
A. The sequence in which the Project report should be arranged and
bound as follows:

 Title Page
 Declaration
 Bona fide Certificate
 Abstract
 Acknowledgement
 Table of Contents
 List of Tables
 List of Figures
 List of Symbols and Abbreviations
 Chapters
 References
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Report Format
C. Report Structure
1) Title Page – A specimen copy of the
Title page for the report is given as
shown:

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Report Format
C. Report Structure
2) Declaration – Declaration
form (as shown) shall be
collected from the project
supervisors and shall be
attached in the report. It
should be signed by the
student stating that the
work is original and there is
no plagiarism involved in
its contents.

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Report Format
C. Report Structure
3) Bona fide Certificate - The
certificate shall carry the
signatures of the Supervisor
and the HOS. A sample
certificate is shown below

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Report Format
C. Report Structure

5) Acknowledgement

 Acknowledges the persons/company who have contributed in carrying out your

project work. Example: Supervisors, Lecturers/Technicians, Consultants, etc.

 It should be brief and should not exceed one page and typed in 1.5 spacing.

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Report Format
C. Report Structure

6) Table of Contents as shown

 The title page, Bona fide Certificate

and declaration should not be
included in the list

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Report Format
C. Report Structure
7) List of Tables

 Table number and titles should exactly be the same as shown in the contents
page
8) List of Figures
 Figure number and titles should exactly be the same as shown in the contents
page

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Report Format
C. Report Structure
9) List of Symbols and Abbreviations
 The list should be arranged alphabetically with respect to the contents on the
right side as shown below.
 Standard symbols, abbreviations, etc. should be used.

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Project Report Chapters and Contents
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY

CHAPTER 4: ANALYSIS AND DESIGN/EXPERIMENTATION/CASE STUDY

CHAPTER 5: RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

CHAPTER 6: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

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Project Report Chapters and Contents

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
• Background
• Problem identification
• Aim and objectives of the project
• Scope and limitations of the project

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Project Report Chapters and Contents

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW

• Importance of Literature Review

• Sources: Books, Publications/Journals, Reliable
Websites
• Format: not specified

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Project Report Chapters and Contents

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY

• Should specify the procedures used to accomplish

the aims and objectives of the study/project
• Prepare the structural framework of the project

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Project Report Chapters and Contents

CHAPTER 4: ANALYSIS AND

DESIGN/EXPERIMENTATION/CASE
STUDY
• Show the sample computations, experiment set
ups, survey analysis, etc.

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Project Report Chapters and Contents

CHAPTER 5: RESULTS AND

DISCUSSION
• Present the results using charts and tables and
discuss its implication

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Project Report Chapters and Contents

CHAPTER 6: CONCLUSION AND

RECOMMENDATIONS
• Write the conclusion based on the results
• Recommend: (1) based on the conclusion and (2)
better solution for a more comprehensive result

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Project Report Chapters and Contents

ABSTRACT

• A short description of the objectives of the work, the

methods used, outcomes and summary of the findings

• Key words (Maximum 4) should be mentioned at the

bottom of the abstract

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REFERENCES

How to cite the references?

 The structure of a citation is the author's surname and year of publication.
• Examples:
 Single author is cited as "Jones (2001)".
 Two authors are cited using "&" (Deane & Jones 1991).
 More than two authors are cited using "et al" (Smith et al 1992).
 A citation is placed wherever appropriate in or after the sentence.
 All citations are in the same font as the main text.

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REFERENCES
 Examples of references
 A numbered list of all the important references cited in the work should appear at the end of
the report, preferably in the style recommended by IEEE. Some examples of the exact style and
format are given below:
• Books:
W.M. Newman and R.F. Sproull, Principles of Interactive Computer Graphics, McGraw-Hill,
Hightstown, N.J., 1979, p. 402.
• Articles:
I.E. Sutherland, R.F. Sproull, and R.A. Schumaker, "A Characterization Of 10 Hidden-
Surface Algorithms," ACM Computing Surveys, vol. 6, No. 1, Mar. 1974, pp. 1-55.
• Electronic Publications:
L.P. Burka, "A Hypertext History of Multiuser Dimensions," MUD History,
http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/home/lpb/mud-history.html (current December 2000).

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 Marking Scheme

PROJECT
(100
MARKS)

INTERNAL MARKS COORDINATOR EXTERNAL MARKS

(55 MARKS) (5 MARKS) (40 MARKS)

CONTINUOUS CONTENT OVERALL CLARITY OF THE

MID PRESENTATION REPORT
ASSESSMENT FORMATTING PROJECT
(10 MARKS) (2 MARKS) (10 MARKS)
(25 MARKS) (3 MARKS) (5 MARKS)

FINAL SUBMISSION POSTER

VIVA
(20 PRESENTATION
(15 MARKS)
MARKS) (10 MARKS)

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Marking Scheme

Continuous
Assessment

Panel Evaluation Supervisor Evaluation

(70%) (30%)

Project/Progra Group
Panel 1 Panel 2 Attendance
m Coordinator Involvement

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Marking Scheme

DIPLOMA AND ADVANCED DIPLOMA PROJECTS

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Marking Scheme
B. Tech Project Part A (Project Proposal)

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Marking Scheme
B. Tech Project Part B (Final Project)

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FINAL PRESENTATION

FEASIBILTY OF
THE PROJECT
(5
POSTER: MARKS)

 Content: 6 marks
 Format: 2 marks
 Grammar and spelling: 2 marks REPORT

(10 MARKS)

PRESENTATION

(10 MARKS)

VIVA
VIVA (at least 3 questions for each student):
(15
MARKS)  13 – 15 marks: 3/3 (aware of all aspects of the project
and answers almost perfectly)
 9 – 12 marks: 2/3 (good knowledge of the project and
EXTERNAL satisfactorily answered the questions)
MARKS  6 – 8 marks: 1/3 (knows portion of the project and had
(40 MARKS)
few correct answers)
 0 – 5 marks: no answer – “tried”
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Plagiarism Check

DEPARTMENT POLICY

≤ 25% Similarities (Final Report)

One week to reduce the percentage. If not reduced, zero in the project and to be
suspended from the college

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Errors Encountered in the Past
 Paragraph alignment of Sub
Headings
 Number of Sub Headings
1.1 Building Code
1.1.1 BS Code
Errors Encountered in the Past
 Caption of Figures
 Must be placed at the bottom of the
figure (black, bold and center
aligned)
Figure 1.1: Common dead load of a two-storey villa
Errors Encountered in the Past
 Numbering of Tables
 Must be placed at the top
(black, bold and center
aligned)
Table 1.3: Size of rebars used at beams
Errors Encountered in the Past
 Maintain a margin of 25
mm at the TOP
Errors Encountered in the Past
 DO NOT use different fonts
 DO NOT leave un necessary spaces
Errors Encountered in the Past

 DO NOT use effects in a professional report

Errors Encountered in the Past

 MAKE SURE that your in-text reference is correct

Errors Encountered in the Past

 MAKE SURE that your figures are clear

Errors Encountered in the Past

 MAKE SURE that your figures do not have a watermark

 REMINDERS

1. Follow the submission requirements specified in e-learning.

2. If e-learning would have some problems during submission time, send your file(s) to your
supervisor’s e-mail (cc to Project Coordinator’s e-mail) within 1 hour from the due date.
3. INTERNAL MARKS shall be posted in e-learning.
a. Supervisor shall not answer any complains against marks.
b. Complains against marks should be sent to the Project Coordinator’s e-mail. Panel
and Project Coordinator shall then review the marks.

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 Contact Persons

Dr. Manjunath S. Amalkar Preetha Achuthan

PROJECT COORDINATOR PROJECT COORDINATOR
(CECE2250 FINAL YEAR PROJECT 1) (CECE4250A B TECH PROJECT PART A)
AR111 (CECE4250B B TECH PROJECT PART B)
AR106C

Theonette Ruba Maribojoc Dr. Parameswari Kaliyaperumal

PROJECT COORDINATOR PROGRAM COORDINATOR
(CECE3350 HIGHER DIPLOMA PROJECT) (CIVIL ENGINEERING SPECIALIZATION)
AR106C AR005C

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