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CRAFTING A BSc PROJECT PROPOSAL
                                   Guidance notes
These notes provide guidelines for the preparation of a BSc project proposal. They
identify a desirable set of sub-sections that the proposal should contain and for each
subsection they clarify what should be addressed as a minimum in each sub-section.
They are intended for use by students taking the BSc in Information Systems and
Information Technology at the School of Computing at the Dublin Institute of
Technology. These notes should be read in conjunction with the Project Proposal
assignment for the Information Systems Research Practice module of this programme.

When deciding on an idea for your project it is useful to keep in mind that your final
finished project will become a significant part of a portfolio of your work, so, perhaps
you should choose something valuable to your future career.

When preparing your project proposal, it is important to remember that for an
undergraduate project there is an emphasis on writing code and the ordinary degree is
differentiated from the honours degree by additional research for the honours award.
Your finished project provides an opportunity to combine all of the stages of a project
which you have studied for this course and present them in one exercise.

The proposal should be prepared and formatted in accordance with the style,
recommendations and advice set out in Crafting a Research Paper. The cover sheet
should be in accordance with the recommended style and format of the project
proposal document for a BSc award from the School of Computing.

Your sub-section headings should include as a minimum:

   •   Introduction
   •   Project background
   •   Project aim and objectives
   •   Intellectual challenge
   •   Research programme
   •   Project deliverables
   •   Resources required for the project
   •   References.

The following section explains what each sub-section of your proposal might address.
However, before that it is necessary to mention your project title.

You will need a project title. Don’t worry if you haven’t a snappy title to begin with.
That’s normal, but you will need a general idea so that keywords are easily identified
for keyword researching using tools like Google Scholar and in the ACM and IEEE
publications databases. Your keywords will help you with a working title and give
you a vocabulary for discussing your idea with others. Once you fully understand
what your project proposal is about you will have little difficulty writing a focused
title that does justice to your project.



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1.     Introduction
       Assume that your readers have very little knowledge of the subject and
       introduce the subject to them.

This is where you explain your project idea. In order to introduce your readers to the
topic and to clarify the context of your project, write about each aspect of your project
title. For example, if your project is about software quality for Web 2.0 then write a
short introduction to software quality and a short introduction to Web 2.0 – sufficient
so that your readers will understand the general area of your research. Next, clarify
how your proposal is appropriate to a BSc in Information Systems and Information
Technology. Then, clearly identify the challenge (problem) that your project will
address and the generic research that is required to solve it.

2.     Project background
       Identify past and current work in the subject area.

The project background clarifies the domain of your project and explains to your
readers the academic and practitioner research and thinking and practice in the area.
So, key to this section is a literature review of other people’s work and an
understanding of how technology already addresses (or fails to address) what you are
proposing. This should include seminal publications from world experts in the
domain.

You should explain how your proposal is different, that is, how it will differ from
existing solutions (if they exist). Clarify who your project will be of value to and
perhaps indicate how.

3.     Project aim and objectives
       Identify the aim of the project and what objectives you will have to achieve to
       successfully complete the project.

The title of this sub-section is project aim and objectives. These words have been
very carefully chosen. They are aim (singular) and objectives (plural). You should
have one aim and a number of objectives.

Your aim should clarify what the overall achievement is intended to be and should
reflect the title of your dissertation. It will probably begin with something like, The
aim of this project is to investigate …, or The aim of this project is to implement …,
or The aim of this project is to create …, and similar expressions like evaluate or
compare & contrast, and it should reflect the overall deliverable of your dissertation.
It should be clear from your aim that there are academic and practitioner advances in
what you are proposing.

You should then have a list of measurable objectives. These are the activities or tasks
that you will have to successfully complete in order to achieve your aim. Typically,
they might include activities like what you need to research and/or what you need to
learn.




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You will revisit your aim and objectives again in sub-section 5 - Research
programme, and sub-section 6 - Project deliverables, where each objective should
have a corresponding work plan item and a deliverable.

You should also include any difficulties (enablers/inhibitors) that you are already
aware of and explain how these might be solved.

This is a good place to outline the scope or boundaries of your project. Make certain
that you clearly outline what your project will do. If there is something that a reader
might reasonably expect to be part of your project and you are NOT doing that, then
say so. You will find it very focusing to state what your project will not do.

4.     Intellectual challenge
       Identify the nature and form of the intellectual challenge.

The intellectual challenge is concerned with you discovering new ideas, or new ways
of explaining, or thinking, or analysing, or understanding the topics of your research.
Or, it can be concerned with devising and implementing some new solution to a
problem. That is, the intellectual challenge can have an academic perspective or a
commercial perspective. Both are valid. As the proposal is for an award in
computing there should be some scientific emphasis in your intellectual challenge.

Include in this section a statement of what you will learn and gain as a result of
completing your project.

Use this sub-section to clarify why this project is attractive to you. You want to
convince your proposal examiners that you will successfully complete your project,
so, include any special interest, knowledge or skills that you have that you can build
on to achieve success. If you have any appropriate experimental prototype work
already completed mention that too.

Remember that research is core to differentiating a BSc honours project from an
ordinary degree project. A well thought out intellectual challenge will convince your
readers that you have a project proposal that is appropriate to a BSc honours award.

5.     Research programme
       Detail the methodology that you will use in the pursuit of the research and
       state the timescale involved.

Explain the research methodology that you will use.

You have a set period of time to complete your project so in this section explain how
you plan to allocate time to the different objectives that you will have to achieve.
Provide a stage by stage plan of the work for the project showing the activities to be
completed as well as the milestones along the way. Remember to include some
contingency time just in case your plan doesn’t work out as you intended and you
have to make adjustments. A Gantt chart which illustrates your plan will enhance
your proposal.


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6.     Project deliverables
       Provide a clear list of the outputs from the project.

The overall deliverable is your dissertation and any code that forms part of that. Your
deliverable should also relate to your project objectives in Section 3. For each
objective in your list of objectives you should have a corresponding item in your list
of deliverables. The deliverable, both academic and commercial that should arise
from the work should be clearly identified. For example, if you are hoping to create
something new of an academic nature as your contribution to the body of knowledge
you should indicate what you think that will be.

7.     Resources required for the project
       Detail the equipment which is essential to completing the programme.

List the resources you will need to successfully complete your project and
dissertation. These should include Information and Communication Technology
resources, library requirements, and access to academics or practitioners who you
might need to contact. It is especially important that you use this sub-section to alert
the School of Computing of any special hardware or software that you will need for
your project.

8.     References.
       List all references that you have cited in your proposal document.

Your references are extremely important as they show your reader that you have
completed sufficient research in the subject area and have identified the world experts
in that area. So, there is no place for Wiki sources, and other Internet references must
be from authoritative researchers in the domain. You will better convince your
readers of your potential to succeed if you are referencing seminal publications and
the most likely place to find these will be in the leading academic journals and
conference papers. You should have a minimum of ten authoritative references in
your proposal, 10% of which might be Internet references.

And once again, your proposal should be prepared and formatted in accordance with
the style, recommendations and advice set out in Crafting a Research Paper. Since
your proposal will be for something new, it is unlikely that you will already have a
solution at this stage.

When preparing your proposal you should talk with your lecturers. They all have
research interests and you’ll find them extremely supportive of what you are about.




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Crafting a b sc project proposal

  • 1. CRAFTING A BSc PROJECT PROPOSAL Guidance notes These notes provide guidelines for the preparation of a BSc project proposal. They identify a desirable set of sub-sections that the proposal should contain and for each subsection they clarify what should be addressed as a minimum in each sub-section. They are intended for use by students taking the BSc in Information Systems and Information Technology at the School of Computing at the Dublin Institute of Technology. These notes should be read in conjunction with the Project Proposal assignment for the Information Systems Research Practice module of this programme. When deciding on an idea for your project it is useful to keep in mind that your final finished project will become a significant part of a portfolio of your work, so, perhaps you should choose something valuable to your future career. When preparing your project proposal, it is important to remember that for an undergraduate project there is an emphasis on writing code and the ordinary degree is differentiated from the honours degree by additional research for the honours award. Your finished project provides an opportunity to combine all of the stages of a project which you have studied for this course and present them in one exercise. The proposal should be prepared and formatted in accordance with the style, recommendations and advice set out in Crafting a Research Paper. The cover sheet should be in accordance with the recommended style and format of the project proposal document for a BSc award from the School of Computing. Your sub-section headings should include as a minimum: • Introduction • Project background • Project aim and objectives • Intellectual challenge • Research programme • Project deliverables • Resources required for the project • References. The following section explains what each sub-section of your proposal might address. However, before that it is necessary to mention your project title. You will need a project title. Don’t worry if you haven’t a snappy title to begin with. That’s normal, but you will need a general idea so that keywords are easily identified for keyword researching using tools like Google Scholar and in the ACM and IEEE publications databases. Your keywords will help you with a working title and give you a vocabulary for discussing your idea with others. Once you fully understand what your project proposal is about you will have little difficulty writing a focused title that does justice to your project. _____________________________________________________________________ 1
  • 2. Crafting a BSc project proposal ___________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Introduction Assume that your readers have very little knowledge of the subject and introduce the subject to them. This is where you explain your project idea. In order to introduce your readers to the topic and to clarify the context of your project, write about each aspect of your project title. For example, if your project is about software quality for Web 2.0 then write a short introduction to software quality and a short introduction to Web 2.0 – sufficient so that your readers will understand the general area of your research. Next, clarify how your proposal is appropriate to a BSc in Information Systems and Information Technology. Then, clearly identify the challenge (problem) that your project will address and the generic research that is required to solve it. 2. Project background Identify past and current work in the subject area. The project background clarifies the domain of your project and explains to your readers the academic and practitioner research and thinking and practice in the area. So, key to this section is a literature review of other people’s work and an understanding of how technology already addresses (or fails to address) what you are proposing. This should include seminal publications from world experts in the domain. You should explain how your proposal is different, that is, how it will differ from existing solutions (if they exist). Clarify who your project will be of value to and perhaps indicate how. 3. Project aim and objectives Identify the aim of the project and what objectives you will have to achieve to successfully complete the project. The title of this sub-section is project aim and objectives. These words have been very carefully chosen. They are aim (singular) and objectives (plural). You should have one aim and a number of objectives. Your aim should clarify what the overall achievement is intended to be and should reflect the title of your dissertation. It will probably begin with something like, The aim of this project is to investigate …, or The aim of this project is to implement …, or The aim of this project is to create …, and similar expressions like evaluate or compare & contrast, and it should reflect the overall deliverable of your dissertation. It should be clear from your aim that there are academic and practitioner advances in what you are proposing. You should then have a list of measurable objectives. These are the activities or tasks that you will have to successfully complete in order to achieve your aim. Typically, they might include activities like what you need to research and/or what you need to learn. _____________________________________________________________________ 2
  • 3. Crafting a BSc project proposal ___________________________________________________________________________________ You will revisit your aim and objectives again in sub-section 5 - Research programme, and sub-section 6 - Project deliverables, where each objective should have a corresponding work plan item and a deliverable. You should also include any difficulties (enablers/inhibitors) that you are already aware of and explain how these might be solved. This is a good place to outline the scope or boundaries of your project. Make certain that you clearly outline what your project will do. If there is something that a reader might reasonably expect to be part of your project and you are NOT doing that, then say so. You will find it very focusing to state what your project will not do. 4. Intellectual challenge Identify the nature and form of the intellectual challenge. The intellectual challenge is concerned with you discovering new ideas, or new ways of explaining, or thinking, or analysing, or understanding the topics of your research. Or, it can be concerned with devising and implementing some new solution to a problem. That is, the intellectual challenge can have an academic perspective or a commercial perspective. Both are valid. As the proposal is for an award in computing there should be some scientific emphasis in your intellectual challenge. Include in this section a statement of what you will learn and gain as a result of completing your project. Use this sub-section to clarify why this project is attractive to you. You want to convince your proposal examiners that you will successfully complete your project, so, include any special interest, knowledge or skills that you have that you can build on to achieve success. If you have any appropriate experimental prototype work already completed mention that too. Remember that research is core to differentiating a BSc honours project from an ordinary degree project. A well thought out intellectual challenge will convince your readers that you have a project proposal that is appropriate to a BSc honours award. 5. Research programme Detail the methodology that you will use in the pursuit of the research and state the timescale involved. Explain the research methodology that you will use. You have a set period of time to complete your project so in this section explain how you plan to allocate time to the different objectives that you will have to achieve. Provide a stage by stage plan of the work for the project showing the activities to be completed as well as the milestones along the way. Remember to include some contingency time just in case your plan doesn’t work out as you intended and you have to make adjustments. A Gantt chart which illustrates your plan will enhance your proposal. _____________________________________________________________________ 3
  • 4. Crafting a BSc project proposal ___________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Project deliverables Provide a clear list of the outputs from the project. The overall deliverable is your dissertation and any code that forms part of that. Your deliverable should also relate to your project objectives in Section 3. For each objective in your list of objectives you should have a corresponding item in your list of deliverables. The deliverable, both academic and commercial that should arise from the work should be clearly identified. For example, if you are hoping to create something new of an academic nature as your contribution to the body of knowledge you should indicate what you think that will be. 7. Resources required for the project Detail the equipment which is essential to completing the programme. List the resources you will need to successfully complete your project and dissertation. These should include Information and Communication Technology resources, library requirements, and access to academics or practitioners who you might need to contact. It is especially important that you use this sub-section to alert the School of Computing of any special hardware or software that you will need for your project. 8. References. List all references that you have cited in your proposal document. Your references are extremely important as they show your reader that you have completed sufficient research in the subject area and have identified the world experts in that area. So, there is no place for Wiki sources, and other Internet references must be from authoritative researchers in the domain. You will better convince your readers of your potential to succeed if you are referencing seminal publications and the most likely place to find these will be in the leading academic journals and conference papers. You should have a minimum of ten authoritative references in your proposal, 10% of which might be Internet references. And once again, your proposal should be prepared and formatted in accordance with the style, recommendations and advice set out in Crafting a Research Paper. Since your proposal will be for something new, it is unlikely that you will already have a solution at this stage. When preparing your proposal you should talk with your lecturers. They all have research interests and you’ll find them extremely supportive of what you are about. _____________________________________________________________________ 4