NCI Courses

This module is taught over 2 semesters. A practical development project individually undertaken by the students. While faculty members may suggest topics, the Project specification is decided by the student in consultation with faculty. Students follow the typical development life cycle to produce a software application of substance. A list of typical projects is included later in this section. In Semester 1 students attend classes, consultations and seminars on immanent issues including development method, programming language and development tools. Throughout Semester 1 and 2 students work under the direction of the project supervisor. They attend regular supervision meetings and report on the project progress. At the end of Semester 1, students present a prototype to examiners, outlining their progress to date and receive feedback. In the end of Semester 2, students present the final project to examiners and produce the required documentation.

This seminar provides an introduction to Project including: - • Coding guidelines • Supervision requirements • Overview of examinations (timelines dates etc.) • Overview of projects and new technologies

• Background to the project • Brief description of the approach to be followed in implementing the project • Special resources required, if any • Major implementation steps and timelines • Names of academic staff members consulted • Approval process

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This seminar will give students an overview of how to use their time effectively and how to manage multiple tasks at the same time. The primary focus will be on how a student can best manage their time to reach their project goals.

This seminar will give an overview on how to use GitHub for code versioning. Students are requested to have a GitHub Account set up before attending this class.

This seminar will give an overview on requirements gathering, a critical step in any project covering topics such as: - • Use Case Model • Anatomy of a Use Case • Requirement Specification

This seminar will give an overview on academic writing, how to reference correctly (including how to use a reference management system such as Zotero).

This seminar will give an overview of how to conduct a literature review, including how to search for relevant research articles using online research engines and databases (e.g., Google Scholar, IEEE Xplore, etc.)

The reflective journal is a description of weekly activities per month and must be signed off by the Academic Supervisor.

• Quality of the presentation • Communication skills • Ability to retort to questions and critique

This seminar will contain an overview of • Unified Process • Use Case Modelling • Analysis • Design • Implementation

This seminar will contain an overview of creating a prototype covering topics such as: - • Horizontal prototype • Vertical prototype

This seminar will discuss what is required at the Mid-Point Presentations covering topics such as: - • Proof of concept • A brief power-point overview • Progress on the project schedule • A demonstration of a simple project prototype (verifying the feasibility of the project) • Grading (Presentation, Progress, Prototype)

• Test Strategies • Blackbox/Whitebox testing • Testing tools • Evaluation

• Writing skills • Writing project reports

This seminar will overview the marking scheme and how students to ensure that their project avails of the marking allowances.

• The Beta version of the project is a backup version of the final software. • Students shall submit signed, dated, backup copies of their software to the school administrator.

This seminar will provide an overview of the technical report covering topics such as: - • Executive Summary • Introduction • Background • Technologies • Structure • Background • System • Conclusions • Further development or research • Bibliography • Appendix

This seminar will provide an overview of the user manual covering topics such as: - • A CD Rom with code and the databases needed to implement the project. • Project design documents • Instruction for installing and executing the computer code • A user guide, with screen dumps

This seminar will contain an overview of how to present information clearly and effectively covering topics such as: - • Introduction • Goal • Central Theories • System • Design • Implementation • Evaluation • Discussions • Demonstrations

This seminar will provide an overview of the materials required for the project showcase (e.g., poster, demo, photos, profile description)