CSC 496/497: Capstone Projects

Annoucements:

• 18/9/2016: Groups are assigned. Please meet with your supervisors as soon as possible

• ​The deadlines for 496 spring 2016 are as follows

Abstract                              ,2016
Midterm report                   , 2016
Final Report                       , 2016
Examination Date:             , 2017    10:00 am to 12:00 pm

• CSC 497 Final Report due       
                                                   

The Capston Projects Procedures:

The capstone committee keeps a handbook that includes all the procedures, requirements and delivrables of the graduation projects. You may download the last version here.

Orientation:

• 26/09/2016 at 12:30 Room 60: The graduation project process. (slides)

Graduation Project Portals

Faculty Portal (use this site to suggest new projects, manage currect project and review finished projects)
Sudent Portal  (use this site to create group, select project, submit reports)

CSC 496: Graduation Project I

Description:

The graduation project consists of a sequence of two courses: CSC496 and CSC497. In this project, the student is expected to develop software for a specific problem by applying previously learned concepts and methods during the course of the project. In CSC496, the student is typically expected to study the problem, perform the analysis, determine the requirements, and design the solution. The student will deliver a report at the end of the semester. The project topic may be provided by the department or by the student, subject to the department approval.

Prerequisites:

• 95 Credit Hours

• CSC 342: Software engineering

Schedule (Semester 2/2016)

Click on the deliverable to download a template.

Deliverable	Purpose	Student information
Project Proposal	To document the problem statement, need for the project, project scope and expected benefits	Submit to supervisory Committee
Mid-term     Report	To assess the students’ progress in their proposed project.	Submit to supervisory Committee
Report (Research Track/ Software Track)	To submit project deliverables in the form of a single report. This is the final report for CSC496	Submit to supervisory Committee
Presentation Session	Four examiners  are  invited  to  evaluate  each project in a poster session	Present to Supervisor, Examiners

  

CSC 497: Graduation Project II

The student will continue the software development of his project problem of CSC496. In this course, the student is expected to deliver a detailed report including all the software development phases.

Prerequisite:

• CSC 496: Graduation project I

Report (Research Track/ Software Track)	To submit project deliverables in the form of a single report. This is the final report for your project	Submit to supervisory Committee
Demonstration