Framework for CS/IT/IS Undergraduate Thesis/Project Advising

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Framework for CS/IT/ISUndergraduate
Thesis/Project Advising

• Philippine Society of IT Educators

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Introduction

• Framework was prepared by PSITE Research as a
  result of the NCITE 2009 Pre-conference on
  CS/IT/IS Project Advising
• The following documents were used as references
  
• CMO 53 s. 2006
• ACM Computing Curricula 2005
• NCITE pre-conference presentations

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Introduction

• The working group is composed of the following
• Dr. Randy Gamboa
• Dr. Jaime De Leon Caro
• Dr. Vladmir Mariano
• Dr. Allan Sioson
• Dr. Bart Tanguilig
• Oliver Malabanan
• Edwin Marañon
• Cherry Lyn Sta. Romana

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Objective

• Produce a document containing details on the
  following
• Expectations/Definition of a BSCS thesis, BSIT
  project and BSIS project
• Similarities/Differences among BSCS thesis, BSIT
  project and BSIS project
• Required output document with description for
  BSCS thesis, BSIT project and BSIS project

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Output

• The committee came up with a table describing
  the expectations from a BSCS thesis and IT/IS
  projects
• The output is a work in progress and PSITE
  National will do its best to continue with the
  work and hopefully come up with a manual

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BS Computer Science
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CMO 53 s. 20006 Definition

• The Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
  (BSCS) program prepares students to be IT
  professionals and researchers, and to be
  proficient in designing and developing computing
  solutions.

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CMO 53 s. 20006 Definition

• Thesis is a requirement for the BSCS program.
  Contents must be focused on the theories and
  concepts of computing and it should be in the
  form of scientific work that may be presented in
  a public forum.

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Adviser/Panel Composition

• The thesis is prepared under the guidance of an
  adviser and should be presented and accepted by a
  Panel composed of at least 3 members that
  includes the adviser.
• The adviser must have completed a CS project
  beyond the bachelors degree project. As much as
  possible, the adviser should be a full-time
  faculty member of the HEI otherwise a full-time
  faculty co-adviser is required.
• Advisers and Panel Members should have a degree
  in an ITE or allied program. At least one of the
  panel members must have a masters degree in ITE
  (preferably Computer Science) or allied program.
• As a general rule, faculty advisers should handle
  at most five projects/theses.

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Duration/Team Composition/ Presentation

• 2 semesters
• Individual or team of 2 to 5 members depending on
  the complexity of the project
• Public Presentation is required
• School-based presentation open to the public
• Other Options
• Regional Student Congress (PSITE Regional
  Chapters are encouraged to organize undergraduate
  paper presentations)
• Presentations to Philippine Computing Science
  Congress of CSP, National Conference on IT
  Education of PSITE

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Suggested Thesis for BSCS

• Software development projects under the following
  areas are considered theses
• mobile computing systems software extensions or
  plug-ins expert systems decision support
  systems systems software (software
  tools/utilities, interpreters, simulators,
  compilers etc) intelligent systems game
  development computer vision image/signal
  processing natural language processing pattern
  recognition and data mining bioinformatics
  modeling and simulation graphics applications
  human-computer interaction/ affective
  computing/emphatic computing cloud computing
  parallel computing embedded systems emerging
  technologies
• The development of the software system should
  involve algorithm- based research and development
  and anchored on computer science principles.

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Suggested Thesis for BSCS

• Foundations of Computer Science
• Automata and Formal Languages
• Data Structures
• Algorithm Design and Analysis
• Web Semantics
• Coding theory
• Programming languages
• Visualization systems

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Manuscript Template (for Foundations of CS)

• ACM Format

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Manuscript Template (for Foundations of CS)

• Title Page
• Abstract
• Table of Contents
• List of Figures, List of Tables, List of
  Notations
• Introduction
• Background of the problem
• Statement of the problem
• Objectives
• Significance
• Scope and limitations

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Manuscript Template (for Foundations of CS)

• Related Literature
• Theoretical Background
• include comprehensive discussion on theorems,
  definitions, fundamental algorithms ,
  mathematical models/formula
• Design and Methodology
• Include discussion on conceptual design / system
  architecture/ block diagrams and algorithms
• Results and Discussion
• Conclusions and Recommendations
• Appendices may include the following
• Relevant Source Code
• Evaluation Tool
• Sample input/output/Reports

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Manuscript Template (for Software Development
Projects)

• Title Page
• Abstract
• Table of Contents
• List of Figures, List of Tables, List of
  Notations
• Introduction
• Project Context
• Purpose and Description
• Objectives
• Scope and limitations
• Related Literature

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Manuscript Template (for CS Software Development
Projects)

• Technical Background
• include in-depth discussion on relevant technical
  aspects of the project
• Design and Methodology
• Include discussion on conceptual design / system
  architecture/ block diagrams and algorithms
• Results and Discussion
• Conclusions and Recommendations
• Appendices may include the following
• Relevant Source Code
• Evaluation Tool
• Sample input/output/Reports
• Users Guide
• Curriculum Vitae

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BS Information TechnologyBS Information Systems
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BSIT

• The Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
  (BSIT) program prepares students to be IT
  professionals, be well versed on application
  installation, operation, development, maintenance
  and administration, and familiar with hardware
  installation, operation, and maintenance.

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BSIS

• The Bachelor of Science in Information Systems
  (BSIS) program prepares students to be IT
  professionals and be expert on design and
  implementation of IS for business processes.

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CMO 53 s. 2006 Definition

• Capstone project is required for the BSIT
  program. It should be in the form of a systems
  application or an enterprise resource plan.

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Adviser/Panel Composition

• The project is prepared under the guidance of an
  adviser and presented and accepted by a Panel
  composed of at least 3 members that includes the
  adviser.
• The adviser must have completed an IT/IS project
  successfully beyond the bachelors degree
  project. . As much as possible, the adviser
  should be a full-time faculty member of the HEI
  otherwise a full-time faculty co-adviser is
  required.
• Advisers and Panel Members should have a degree
  in an ITE or allied program. At least one of the
  panel members must have a masters degree in ITE
  (preferably Information Technology/Management/Syst
  ems) or allied program and at least one must have
  industry experience.
• As a general rule, faculty advisers should handle
  at most five projects.
• As much as possible, the organization for
  which the project is intended should be
  represented

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Duration/Team Composition/ Presentation

• 1 or 2 semesters
• Individual or team of 2 to 5 members depending on
  the complexity of the project
• Public Presentation is recommended
• School-based presentation open to the public

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Suggested Projects for BSIT

• Software Development
• software customization
• information systems development for an actual
  client (with pilot testing)
• web applications development (with at least
  alpha testing on live servers)
• mobile computing systems
• Infrastructure implications with the introduction
  of the system should be clearly specified in the
  final report

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Suggested Projects for BSIT

• Multimedia systems
• game development
• e-learning systems
• interactive systems
• information kiosks
• Network design and implementation and server
  farm configuration and management
• IT Management
• IT Strategic Plan for sufficiently complex
  enterprise
• IT Security Analysis, Planning and Implementation
  

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Suggested Projects for BSIS

• Software Development
• software customization
• information systems development for a actual
  client
• web applications development
• mobile computing systems
• Changes in process flow and/or information
  policies with the introduction of the system
  should be clearly specified in the final report

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Suggested Projects for BSIS

• IS Planning
• Enterprise Resource Plan
• Information Systems Strategic Plan
• Analysis and design of a sufficiently complex
  system

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Manuscript Template for IT/IS

• Title Page
• Executive Summary
• Table of Contents
• List of Figures, List of Tables, List of
  Notations
• Introduction
• Project Context
• Purpose and Description
• Objectives
• Scope and limitations
• Review of Related Literature/Systems

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Manuscript Template for IT/IS

• Technical Background
• Methodology
• Requirements Specification
• Analysis
• Design
• Development and Testing
• Recommendations
• Implementation Plan (Infrastructure/Deployment
  for BSIT/
• Processes/Policies/Personnel for BSIS)
• Appendices may include the following
• Relevant Source Code
• Evaluation Tool
• Sample input/output/Reports
• Users Guide
• Curriculum Vitae

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Manuscript Template for IT/IS

• for Information Systems Strategic Plan template,
  refer to the National Computer Centers
  Information Systems Strategic Planning Guidebook
• Template for Software Development projects may be
  used for the Analysis and Design Projects
  excluding the Implementation portion
• No recommended template for Multimedia Systems
  Development, Network Design and Implementation
  and IT Management
• No recommended template for Enterprise Resource
  Planning

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Conclusions

• A lot of work still needs to be done in order to
  come up with a Manual on Thesis/Project Advising
• We invite schools to share their best practices
  with us so that we can incorporate them in
  succeeding revisions
• We still need to get endorsement from the
  Commission on Higher Education in order to avoid
  misinterpretation of CS/IT/IS projects in
  relation to thesis/project requirements of other
  disciplines

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