RIS692 / RIS693Project

2011Presented by Lizette de Wet

General

• Project is compulsory for an IT Honours degree

• Module code– RIS692: If failed any of the 3 parts in 2010 – RIS693: Register for Honours for 1st time in

2011

Duration• Project is a year module

– Must be completed in one year– Can only register for it in the beginning of the

year

• Careful consideration when to register– Full time (1 year) Honours degree

• Register & complete project in that one year

– Part time (2 years) Honours degree• Choice to register for project in 1st or 2nd year• Consider whether you have a topic yet or not

Duration

• Consequences

– Must complete project in 1 year (year in which you register for it),

– else you fail the module and have to re-register for it again the next year

Topic• Choice of Topic

– Identify need around you for a computerised system from your own experience, from industry or from your family & friends

– Should have a client for which you design the system

– Scope – should have difficulty level higher than pure and simple database / web application (the latter = 3rd year level)

– Refer to Guidelines document

Proposal• More info in Research Methodology module

• Proposal submissions– Submission date: 4 February 2011– Hand in two copies of proposal

• Mrs. Dednam– For assessment as part of Research Methodology

• Dr. De Wet – For topic and scope consideration; and – For project advisor allocation

Project Advisor• Allocation of project advisors

– Frequent contact with advisor

• Guidelines document for project

– Extremely important– All relevant information about project

• Due dates• Deliverables• Documentation• Examples

RIS692

If you failed any 1 or more of the 3 parts of RIS692 in 2010 …

RIS692• If you failed XNA:

– Re-register for RIS692

– Do NOT register for RIS620 & RIS621, but

– Attend classes for these two separate XNA modules for the whole year (1st & 2nd semester)

– Year mark will be calculated for XNA at year-end

– This mark will be combined with your kept (pass) Research Methodology and Project marks for a final mark for RIS692

RIS692• If you failed Research Methodology:

– Re-register for RIS692

– Do NOT register for RIS626, but

– Attend classes for this new Research Methodology module in the 1st semester

– The mark for this module will be combined with your kept (pass) XNA and Project marks for a final mark for RIS692

RIS692• If you failed the Project:

– Re-register for RIS692

– Do NOT register RIS693, but

– Carry on with your previous project topic or submit a new proposal

– You have to submit the project no later than October 2011 for assessment during a project day

– The mark for this project will be combined with your kept (pass) XNA and Research Methodology marks for a final mark for RIS692

RIS692

• Remember …

– This is a year module and should have been completed within a year

Thank you!

Questions?