How to do the Final Year Projects

Description

Every year, many Computer Science and IT students need to prepare themselves for their final year projects. This final project plays a great role in showing the efficiency of learning outcomes of modules that the students have taken during their studies. Once the time comes, a thousand questions arise: What kind of project should I do? What steps should I take? How should I prepare the project report? How should I present my project? This book tries to address these and many more important questions.

Content

1. Introduction
2. How to Choose a Project
   1. Choosing a Topicfrom the Project List
   2. Proposing Your Own Topic
   3. Choosing a Supervisor
   4. Summary
3. Project Planning
   1. Project Plan
   2. Refining the Project Plan
   3. Controlling the Project
   4. Project Diary
   5. Summary
4. Methodology
   1. Overview
   2. Software Development Methodology
   3. OO vs. Structured
   4. A Mixed-mode Approach
   5. Summary
5. Requirements Management
   1. Requirement Specification
   2. Requirement Types
   3. Functional Requirements
   4. Requirement Prioritization
   5. Summary
6. Use Case Modeling and User Interface Design
   1. Use Case
   2. Use case Model
   3. Use Case Template
   4. User Interface and Use Case
   5. Use Case Granularity
   6. More applications of Use Case
   7. Summary
7. Database Design
   1. Database Management Systems
   2. Relational vs. Object Oriented Database
   3. Data Modeling
   4. Database Design
   5. Using Stored-Procedures and Triggers
   6. Summary
8. Implementation
   1. Implementation Tools and Environment
   2. Customization
   3. Localization
   4. Summary
9. Testing
   1. Testing Process
   2. Test Categories
   3. Test Case
   4. Object Oriented Test
   5. Validation and Verification
   6. Summary
10. Report Writing
    1. Report Structure
    2. Proofreading
    3. Summary
11. Supporting Documents
    1. Codes
    2. Test Documents
    3. Project Diary
    4. Electronic Documents
    5. Summary
12. Presentation
    1. Presentation Structure
    2. Preparation
    3. Rehearsal
    4. Presenting
    5. Summary