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FYP Briefing

FYP Briefing. 17 th September 2013 Prepared by: AP Dr Azizan & Dr Bachmann & Abdul Hakim Abu Bakar. Agenda. Project Implementation Important Deadlines Project Assessment Proposal Project Planning & Execution Data Presentation & Discussion Research Ethics Thesis Format.

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FYP Briefing

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  1. FYP Briefing 17thSeptember 2013 Prepared by: AP Dr Azizan & Dr Bachmann & Abdul Hakim Abu Bakar

  2. Agenda • Project Implementation • Important Deadlines • Project Assessment • Proposal • Project Planning & Execution • Data Presentation & Discussion • Research Ethics • Thesis Format

  3. Project Implementation

  4. Project Implementation Over 1 semester (Diploma), 2 semester (Degree) Selection of FYP Title and Supervisor Project Proposal (<4 weeks) Project Implementation (rest of semester) To utilise semester break

  5. Implementation Issues: A lot of assignments, lab reports, mini-projects, site visits, quizzes and tests during semester; Project Title not clear; Project has >2 Objectives; Supervisor not contactable; Delays due to: Broken Equipment, Strong Demand for Equipment, Missing Chemicals, Limited Access to Research Journals, Limited / no access to Company Data (Confidentiality), Lab not open after working hours;

  6. Example (Diploma): Apr 2013 : FYP Title Publication. May 2013 : FYP Title Selection (Top 3 Choices). Jul– Aug: Prepare Project Proposal, order 2013 Chemicals, secure Literature, book Equipment & execute Experiments; Sep– Dis: Repeat Experiments, write up Chapters 2013 & submit to Supervisor for Correction. Be SMART get early START!

  7. Important Dates

  8. Important Dates (FYP 1) Week 4: Submission of Proposal Week 5: Submission of JHA & RA Form Week 5-12: Proposal Presentation (35%) Exact Date to be announced by departmental FYP Coordinator. Week 14: Submission of Project Proposal Report (35%)

  9. Important Dates (FYP 2) Week 14: Submission Final Draft to Supervisor and 2nd Examiner for Marking Submission on Date of Presentation, some Supervisor may required earlier. Week 15: Project Presentation (30%) Exact Date to be announced by departmental FYP Coordinator; Week 18: Submission of corrected Thesis, CD, and Library Form to Supervisor (50%) Get Signature of Supervisor before printing the Hardcopy of corrected Thesis Failure to submit signed Thesis to SV on Time will result in 30 % Mark Deduction.

  10. Important Dates (FYP 2) Week 4: Submission of Proposal Week 5: Submission of JHA & RA Form Week 14: Submission Final Draft to Supervisor and 2nd Examiner for Marking Submission on Date of Presentation, some Supervisor may required earlier. Week 15: Project Presentation (30%) Exact Date to be announced by departmental FYP Coordinator; Week 18: Submission of corrected Thesis, CD, and Library Form to Supervisor (50%) Get Signature of Supervisor before printing the Hardcopy of corrected Thesis Failure to submit signed Thesis to SV on Time will result in 30 % Mark Deduction.

  11. Project Assessment

  12. Project Assessment (FYP 1) Progress Report: Log Book – Project Planning (15%) – Project Development (15%) Project Proposal Report (35%) Proposal Presentation (35%)

  13. Progress Assessment: Log Book

  14. Progress Assessment: Log Book

  15. Project Assessment: Proposal Report

  16. Project Assessment: Presentation

  17. Project Assessment (FYP 2) Progress Report: Log Book – Project Planning (10%) – Project Development (10%) Project Thesis (50%) Project Presentation (30%)

  18. Progress Assessment: Log Book

  19. Progress Assessment: Log Book

  20. Project Assessment: Thesis

  21. Project Assessment: Presentation

  22. Project Assessment (Diploma) Progress Report: Log Book – Project Planning (10%) – Project Development (10%) Project Thesis (50%) Project Presentation (30%)

  23. Progress Assessment: Log Book

  24. Progress Assessment: Log Book

  25. Project Assessment: Thesis

  26. Project Assessment: Presentation

  27. Proposal

  28. Proposal First step in implementing a research project; Indicator of your understanding of the research project; Outlines the feasibility/viability of the research project.

  29. Proposal Components Title Problem Statement Background Study Objectives Methodology

  30. Proposal Title Represents what you actually plan to do Sometimes useful to use catchy phrases or direct statement to make your title more interesting Important when your proposal is being evaluated for some competition - funding, prize, scholarship Be creative but most important, be precise and accurate

  31. Example of Title Selection “Measure O2, nitrite, nitrate, pH in Merbok area, use data and apply in mathematical model 5555 and use model to assess/predict ecosystem behaviour”

  32. Possible Titles Title 1: Water quality and mathematical model in environmental studies. Title 2: Fluctuation of O2, nitrite, nitrate and pH in Merbok estuarine area and application of data in mathematical modelling for ecosystem prediction and assessment. Title 3: Monthly fluctuation of crucial water parameters in the Merbok estuarine area and its application in bio-modelling

  33. ExerciseModify following Titles so that they fulfill aforementioned Criteria: Pollution Prevention Practices – A Case Study; Properties of Biocomposites; Food Contamination Monitoring Fermentation of Sugar for Downstream Applications Optimisation of Distillation Process

  34. Exercise (Solution) All titles are too general, we need to narrow down the topic. How?: 1. Take each keyword and ask yourself what

  35. Proposal: Problem Statement A hypothesis? A hunch? Can be general / broad in nature.

  36. Examples of Hypotheses Leaving yoghurt outside the fridge for 2 days will make it look green and turn sour. Presence of H2S in the car exhaust will reduce the catalytic conversion efficiency of Carbon Monoxide to Carbon Dioxide. Saccharomyces cerevisae fermentation activity is inhibited at a certain ethanol concentration.

  37. Proposal Objectives • These are statements qualifying what you wish to achieve in the project in relation to your problem statement. • Can use specific phrases such as ‘to measure’, `to compare’, ‘to assay’, ‘to isolate’, ‘to determine’ etc. • Very closely related to the actual experiments you are planning to do.

  38. Proposal Objectives: Example • Hypothesis 1: • To determine the organo-leptic properties of natural yoghurt at 4 and 25°C over a 5 day period; • To monitor the total microbial concentration of natural yoghurt at 4 and 25°C over a 5 day period; • To carry out a statistical analysis to test the validity of the hypothesis;

  39. Proposal Objectives: Example • Hypothesis 2: • To measure the car exhaust gas concentration of H2S, CO and CO2 before and after the catalyst; • To carry out a statistical analysis to test the validity of the hypothesis;

  40. Proposal Objectives: Example • Hypothesis 3: • To monitor the fermentation activity of S. cerevisae in defined growth medium at 25°C in the presence of various ethanol concentrations; • To carry out a statistical analysis to test the validity of the hypothesis;

  41. Methods & Materials • Describe precisely how the experiments are to be done. • Proper citations – record author(s), year, journal title, volume, page numbers. • Are the experiments ‘DO-ABLE’ here in our laboratories? Discuss with your supervisor! • List chemical requirements and place order early!

  42. Everyday Example Chicken? Duck? Ostrich? Turtle? Preparation of D.I.Y. Cake: • Ingredients (Chemicals) • 3 eggs • 150 g sugar • 300 g flour • 125 g butter • 50 mL milk • 3 tbsp. oil • ½ tsp Vanilla essence • 1 pack Custard powder

  43. Everyday Example Preparation of D.I.Y. Cake: • Ingredients (Chemicals) • 3 medium-sized chicken eggs • 150 g fine-grained white sugar • 300 g self-raising sieved wheat flour • 125 g salted butter • 50 mL full-cream cow milk • 3 tbl refined sunflower oil • ½ tsp Vanilla essence • 50 g Custard powder (Vanilla flavour)

  44. Everyday Example Preparation of D.I.Y. Cake: • Cooking Ware (Materials) • Bowl • Whisker • Tablespoon • Grease paper • Spring form • Sieve • Oven

  45. Everyday Example Preparation of D.I.Y. Cake: • Procedure (Methods) • Take 3 egg yolk and manually mix with 150 g of sugar; • Add 125 g of butter (room-temperature) to the egg yolk – sugar mix and homogenise manually; • Add the sieved flour and form a dough; • …

  46. PROJECT PLANNING & EXECUTION

  47. PROJECT PLANNING & EXECUTION • Prepare a time-line for the project – Gantt chart - must take into account holidays, exams, writing-up, submission dates. • Very little time..so preparation must be meticulous – there may not be time for repeat experiments. • Experiments must be so designed such that results can be presented either graphically or tabulated and amenable for statistical analyses.

  48. Example Gantt Chart

  49. Documentation • All experimental procedures, raw and processed data are to be recorded in a hard-cover LABORATORY BOOK. • The lab book is the property of your lab and is to be left with supervisor after completion of project! • All raw data must be processed as soon as possible (e.g. transfer to Excel).

  50. Documentation (cont’d) • Thesis writing should start on Day 10 of project – thesis writing is both laborious and time consuming! • Format of theses – similar to past years • Completed sections can be submitted to supervisor for corrections / comments as and when they are ready; do not leave it to the last day! • Remember to BACKUP your work (pen drive, CD)!

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