Smart-City Management and Technology

Important: the information in this page is for SMT major students taking IS483/IS485 in AY2022/23 **Term 2** onwards.

AY2022/23 Term 1 IS483 students should refer to the SMT483 wiki.

Introduction

Welcome! This wiki page provides information specific to SMT application and research projects (from AY2022/23 Term 2 onwards only; AY2022/23 Term 1 students should refer to the SMT483 wiki).

Please read this in conjunction with the general IS Project Experience course information page.

Confused? Muddled? Help is at hand! Please drop the SMT Programme Director, Chris Poskitt, an email.

Timeline

Activities before the start of term:

Activities	Timeline	Tasks	Action by
Project Sourcing and Registration	Week -16 to Week -8	Team Formation Confirmation of Sponsor Project Sourcing & Requirements Gathering from Sponsor IS485 only: agreement of faculty supervisor	Students
Proposal	Due before the start of Week -8 (i.e. by 6th November 2022 23:59)	Proposal Submission (see below for templates)	Students (eLearn submission)
Decision on Proposal	Week -4	Review by SMT Programme Director (Acceptance/Rejection)	SMT Programme Director
Supervisors Assignment	Week -1	Supervisors - Teams Assignment	IS483 Faculty Manager

Activities during the term:

Activities	Timeline	Tasks	Action by
Start of Project	Week 1	Bid e$10 for IS483/IS485 Supervisors Meet Teams	Students
Midterm	Week 7 to 9	Presentation	Students, Supervisor, SMT Programme Director (Optional: Sponsor, CEC Consultant)
Finals	Week 13 to 16	Presentation Report	Students, Supervisor, SMT Programme Director, Sponsor

Important Note on BOSS Bidding: after acceptance of the project proposal, you will need to bid for your faculty supervisor's IS483 or IS485 section during BOSS Round 2, Window 1. You should bid only e$10. Please note that if there is an insufficient e$ balance in your account, you will NOT be able to enrol for the project experience course, even if your team's proposal was accepted.

SMT Project Types

	IS483 - Smart-City Application Project	IS485 - Smart-City Analytical/Research Project
Team Size	4-6	2-3
Objective and Scope	To design and implement a smart city application that incorporates a combination of technology enablers, and which addresses an urbanisation, sustainability, or societal challenge in domains such as housing, environment, etc.	(Analytical) To conduct an evidence-based analysis of smart city blueprint (locally or overseas) or analytical models addressing an urbanisation, sustainability, or societal challenge in different domains such as housing, environment, etc. (Research) To conduct research based on an identified problem related to addressing a smart city challenge. The scope may include a new algorithm / approach, simulation, and/or analysis for urbanisation, sustainability, or societal challenge in different domains such as housing, environment, etc.
Recommended Skill-sets / Pre-requisites	You should have passed: IS111 Introduction to Programming, SMT203 Computational Social Science: Principles and Applications, IS112 Data Management For the AY2022 SMT intake, IS212 Software Project Management is a co-requisite Other highly recommended courses: Interaction Design & Prototyping, Web Application Development I & II, Internet of Things	Empirical Studies, Research Methods, Analytics Foundation, Geographic Information Systems, Sustainable (Digital) Cities, Introduction to Public Policy.
Project Sponsor	IS483 application projects require a sponsor. These can be self-sourced external sponsors from the private or public sector. The project can also be sponsored by a SCIS faculty.	A sponsor is optional for IS485 research projects. You can pose your own research problem, or choose to work on one suggested by an external party or SCIS faculty.
Project Supervisor	You do NOT need to identify a faculty supervisor for an IS483 project. We will assign your team to one.	You MUST identify a SCIS faculty who is willing to supervise the project. Please obtain their agreement and include their name in your proposal. Proposals without an agreed faculty supervisor will be rejected.
Expected Outcomes	System prototype and documentation Midterm presentation Final presentation Final report	Proposal of the problem Wireframe/Proof-of-concept/analytical model/city blueprint along with evidence-based analysis Midterm presentation with approaches and initial findings Final presentation Final report Dashboard/analytical model, acceptance/review by sponsor
Available Period	Year 3 Term 1 onwards (Y3T2 onwards preferred)	Year 3 Term 1 onwards

Multi-Track Application Projects

From AY2022/23 Term 2 onwards, SMT major students may form IS483 (application project) teams with students from an IS major track. Please take note of the following:

• The IS major students in your team must all be from the same IS major track. For example, you can have an SMT+BA, SMT+DCS, or SMT+FT team, but NOT an SMT+DCS+BA team.
• There must be at least two SMT major students in the team.
• You must have at least two students from the chosen IS major track.
• Your project must fulfil the requirements of SMT major projects AND those of the chosen IS major track. Please consult with the SMT Programme Director and relevant Track Coordinator early.

Assessment Weightings

The following assessment weightings (for AY2022/23 Term 2 onwards) are preliminary and subject to change.

Assessment Item(s)	Weightage (%)
	IS483 - Smart-City Application Project
Project Proposal	10
Mid-term presentation	25
Final Presentation & Report	45
1-min Project Video	5
Poster	5
Individual Contribution	10
Total	100

Assessment Item(s)	Weightage (%)
	IS485 - Smart-City Analytical/Research Project
Project Proposal	5
Mid-term presentation*	35
Final Presentation	20
Term Paper	40
Total	100

(*) IS485 projects may optionally complement their midterm presentation with a midterm report containing additional details that are difficult to incorporate into slides, e.g., additional depth in the literature review or some preliminary experiment. Please discuss with your faculty supervisor.

Assessment Details

Assessment Item	IS483 - Smart-City Application Project	IS485 - Smart-City Analytical/Research Project
Project Proposal	Clarity of project Project plan and schedule Benefits to society More Details: Grading Criteria (to be uploaded)	Clarity of project Project plan and schedule Benefits to society Description of available data More Details: Grading Criteria (to be uploaded)
Mid-term Presentation	Project management Quality of project, including demo More Details: Grading Criteria (to be uploaded)	Project management Literature survey Preliminary findings More Details: Grading Criteria (to be uploaded)
Final Presentation	Motivation and solution approach Project management Demonstration of product Reflections and learning outcomes More Details: Grading Criteria (to be uploaded)	Motivation and solution approach Project management Research / analysis findings Reflections and learning outcomes More Details: Grading Criteria (to be uploaded)
Final Report / Paper	Evidence of successfully achieving project deliverables Solution design Testing plan and results Potential for positive societal impact More Details: Grading Criteria (to be uploaded)	Evidence of successfully achieving project deliverables Quality of research design and overall results Literature review/comparison Potential for positive societal impact More Details: Grading Criteria (to be uploaded)

Document Templates

Project Proposal

• IS483-SMT Application Project Proposal [docx] (updated July 2022)
• IS485-SMT Analytical/Research Project Proposal [docx] (updated July 2022)

Final Report

We recommend* that you write your final report using the IEEE double-column conference paper template. This is available from either of the following links:

• Official Microsoft Word Template: here
• Collaborative Overleaf (LaTeX) Template: here

There is no strict upper word limit, but concise technical writing is preferred. (FYI: academic publications that use this format rarely exceed 10 pages excluding references/appendices!)

(*) The above template is only a recommendation, and you are free to use any other appropriate template if you prefer (see, for example, the reports of previous projects). Content is what counts!