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== IS Project Experience Options ==
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Student may choose to complete an IS Application Project or an IS Research Project or an IS Project Experience (FinTech).
 
Student may choose to complete an IS Application Project or an IS Research Project or an IS Project Experience (FinTech).
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| Research + Data Collection + Solution approach + solution implementation + report  
 
| Research + Data Collection + Solution approach + solution implementation + report  
 
|| Requirements + Scoping + Design and Development (POC) + Testing (System and User Testing)
 
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|| Open to all tracks. Projects are predefined by Citibank, OCBC and NETS. Otherwise, similar to IS483.
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|| Open to all tracks. Projects are predefined by Citibank, UBS, OCBC and NETS. Otherwise, similar to IS483.
  
 
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| Budget of approximately $200 per team for industry sponsored research projects only. Faculty sponsored research projects will not receive any budget from SMU-X
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| Budget of approximately '''$200 per team''' for industry sponsored research projects only. Faculty sponsored research projects will not receive any budget from SMU-X. Students will receive an email from SMU-X on week 2 of the term and can only make claims on expenses incurred after the start of term.
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|| Budget of approximately '''$200 per team'''. Students will receive an email from SMU-X on week 2 of the term and can only make claims on expenses incurred after the start of term.
 
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== Prerequisites ==
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* Be a year 3 or year 4 student . As you need sufficient coursework exposure to do a good job in your IS483, it is best to take it later in your curriculum. Taking IS485/IS483 in the first term of year 3 is discouraged.  
 
* Be a year 3 or year 4 student . As you need sufficient coursework exposure to do a good job in your IS483, it is best to take it later in your curriculum. Taking IS485/IS483 in the first term of year 3 is discouraged.  
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* '''A maximum of 4 (four) additional courses at SMU can be taken by a student in a term along with IS485/IS483/IS484.'''  
 
* '''A maximum of 4 (four) additional courses at SMU can be taken by a student in a term along with IS485/IS483/IS484.'''  
  
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* You must work on one of the tracks declared for your first major. If you are taking dual track, you can align to either of the two tracks.  
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* You must work on one of the tracks declared for your first major. If you are taking dual track, you can align to either of the two tracks. '''You cannot drop the track to which you have aligned your IS483/ IS484/ IS485 project as it will affect your graduation pre-requisites.'''
  
 
* IS483 projects can only be aligned to [[Main_Page#Tracks_Overview || IS tracks]] and cannot involve tracks from other majors.  
 
* IS483 projects can only be aligned to [[Main_Page#Tracks_Overview || IS tracks]] and cannot involve tracks from other majors.  
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* For SMT major students, please refer to the  [[Smart-City_Management_and_Technology#SMT_Project_Types | pre-requisites here]]
  
 
* For BA / DCS / FT / SMT track students, you need to pass the following courses
 
* For BA / DCS / FT / SMT track students, you need to pass the following courses
 
# Software Project Management (IS212) is a co-requisite
 
# Software Project Management (IS212) is a co-requisite
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# Any two (2) track courses. One of these courses can be a co-requisite.  
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# Any two (2) track courses '''from the track that you are declaring for your project'''. One of these courses can be a co-requisite.  
 
''If the student drops the co-requisite courses in the same term that IS Project experience is being taken, the student will get an F for IS project experience.''  
 
''If the student drops the co-requisite courses in the same term that IS Project experience is being taken, the student will get an F for IS project experience.''  
  
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* For SMT major students, please refer to the  [[Smart-City_Management_and_Technology#SMT_Project_Types | pre-requisites here]]
 
  
 
=== Pre requisites for Multi-track Projects ===
 
=== Pre requisites for Multi-track Projects ===
  
 
Multi-track projects can include two tracks only. There has to be more than one student from each track in the project team. Acceptance of multi-track project proposals and project grading will be on the basis of required criteria being fulfilled for '''both''' the tracks.
 
Multi-track projects can include two tracks only. There has to be more than one student from each track in the project team. Acceptance of multi-track project proposals and project grading will be on the basis of required criteria being fulfilled for '''both''' the tracks.
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== Stakeholders & Students ==
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Stakeholders
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'''<big>Stakeholders
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* Track coordinator will evaluate your proposal and give you feedback on the proposal. For dual track projects, track coordinators from both tracks will evaluate your proposal.  
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* Once project is accepted, your team will be assigned a faculty supervisor and evaluator. The supervisor will meet your team regularly to manage your project. Your faculty evaluator will work with your supervisor to grade your project.
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* '''Track coordinator''' will evaluate your proposal and give you feedback on the proposal. For dual track projects, track coordinators from both tracks will evaluate your proposal.  
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*Sponsors/Mentors of the project may be an internal faculty or from the industry for external industry depending on the nature of the project.
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* Once project is accepted, your team will be assigned a '''faculty supervisor''' and '''evaluator'''. The supervisor will meet your team regularly to manage your project. Your faculty evaluator will work with your supervisor to grade your project.
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*'''Sponsors/Mentors''' of the project may be an internal faculty or from the industry depending on the nature of the project.
  
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Students
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'''<big>Students</big>'''
 
*All project must be completed in teams.
 
*All project must be completed in teams.
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*Application project (IS483/ IS484) will consist of students of group size 4 to 6.
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*Application project (IS483/ IS484) will consist of students of group size 4 to 6. For dual track projects, there must be a minimum of 2 students from each track
 
*Research project (IS485) will consist of students of group size 2 to 3.
 
*Research project (IS485) will consist of students of group size 2 to 3.
 
*Application project must be done only once
 
*Application project must be done only once
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*Students are to self-form their teams prior to registration of the IS Project Experience course. Thus, team formation is the responsibility of the students. Students may post messages at the “Team formation” forum under the “IS Project Experience” course on eLearn to contact one other regarding team formation.   
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*Students are to self-form their teams prior to registration of the IS Project Experience course. Thus, team formation is the responsibility of the students. Places to find team members
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*Students from different cohorts are welcome and encouraged to work together.
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# [https://elearn.smu.edu.sg/d2l/le/241792/discussions/List “Team formation” forum under the “IS Project Experience” course]
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# [https://t.me/+tw85_uO70O1mNjY1 DCS telegram channel]  
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*Students from different cohorts are welcome and encouraged to work together.-->
  
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Students looking for teams to join or for additional members for their teams can post their requirements at the Discussions forum of the IS Project Experience eLearn site: https://elearn.smu.edu.sg/d2l/home/241792
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===Activities '''before''' the start of the term===
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Not sure of the proposal submission process, pre-requisites etc and dont want to read the wiki? Get the quick summary from this process model.
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[[File:IS483-Proposal Submission-2023-01 (1) page-0001.jpg|thumb]]
  
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== Project Timeline and Milestones ==
 
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===Activities '''before''' the start of the term===
 
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Not sure of the proposal submission process, pre-requisites etc and dont want to read the wiki? Get the quick summary from this process model
 
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[[File:IS483 - Proposal Submission - 2022-08 (Rev03).pdf]]
 
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! Activities !! Timeline !! Tasks !! Action by
 
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|Indication of project plan || As soon as you decide when to do your IS483 project || Fill the form here [https://smu.sg/ISProjectExperience-registration IS Project Experience Registration] ||Teams  
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|Indication of project plan || As soon as you decide when to do your IS483/IS485 project || Fill the form here [https://smu.sg/ISProjectExperience-registration IS Project Experience Registration] ||Teams  
 
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| Project Sourcing and Registration ||  Week -16 to Week -8
 
| Project Sourcing and Registration ||  Week -16 to Week -8
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| Proposal ||  Due before the start of Week -8 '''(i.e. by 6th November 2022 23:59)'''
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| Proposal ||  Due before the start of Week -8 '''(i.e. by 11th June 2023 23:59)'''
 
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* Proposal Submission ([[#Resources|see below]] for templates)
 
* Proposal Submission ([[#Resources|see below]] for templates)
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===Important Notes===
 
===Important Notes===
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====Project Sourcing====
 
====Project Sourcing====
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You may select projects listed on the wiki's individual track link for your track project or you may self-source your own projects with the companies. For self-source projects, please approach your [[Main_Page#Important_Contacts | track coordinator]] to verify if the project is suitable to for the track.
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You may select projects listed [[Proposed_projects| here]] for your project or you may self-source your own projects with the companies. For all projects, please approach your [[Main_Page#Important_Contacts | track coordinator]] to verify if the project is suitable to for the track prior to submitting your proposal.
  
 
====Project Registration====  
 
====Project Registration====  
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====Proposal Submission====
 
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If you have specific queries in the proposal development phase about project scope and relevance to particular track(s), you can check with your [[Main_Page#Important_Contacts |track coordinator]]. Completed proposals need to be submitted at https://smu.sg/is483submit. Proposals need to be submitted to the eLearn Assignments folder: "AY22-23 Term 2 Proposal Submission". Each team needs to submit a duly completed "Prerequisite Summary for Team Members" (template available in the Resources section below) along with the proposal. If a team does not submit this form with the required information, the team's proposal will not be evaluated.
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If you have specific queries in the proposal development phase about project scope and relevance to particular track(s), you can check with your [[Main_Page#Important_Contacts |track coordinator]]. Completed proposals need to be submitted at https://smu.sg/is483submit. If a team does not submit this form with the required information, the team's proposal will not be evaluated.
  
 
====Proposal Submission template====
 
====Proposal Submission template====
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Download Proposal template from [[Course_information#Resources|Resource]] link below.
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Download Proposal template from [[Course_information#Resources|Resource]] link below.-->
  
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== IS485: IS Project Experience (research) ==
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IS485 aims to introduce students to academic and industry research in Information systems. it allows students to experience first hand, the challenges of research, discovery and innovation, and allows students to work near the frontiers of research in the field.  
 
IS485 aims to introduce students to academic and industry research in Information systems. it allows students to experience first hand, the challenges of research, discovery and innovation, and allows students to work near the frontiers of research in the field.  
  
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* Year 3 or Year 4  
 
* Year 3 or Year 4  
 
* Work on one of the tracks declared for your first major
 
* Work on one of the tracks declared for your first major
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* '''Recommended Skills for SMT track students:''' Empirical Studies, Research Methods, Analytics Foundation, Geographic Information Systems, Sustainable (Digital) Cities, Introduction to Public Policy.
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* '''Recommended Skills for SMT major students:''' Empirical Studies, Research Methods, Analytics Foundation, Geographic Information Systems, Sustainable (Digital) Cities, Introduction to Public Policy.
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* '''For BA/ DCS/ FT students:''' You need to pass any two track courses, one of which can be a co-requisite.  
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* '''For BA/ DCS/ FT/ SMT track students:''' You need to pass any two track courses, one of which can be a co-requisite.  
 
* Students must find a SCIS faculty member (for all research projects) and an industry mentor (for industry research project) who agrees to serve as his/her project supervisor
 
* Students must find a SCIS faculty member (for all research projects) and an industry mentor (for industry research project) who agrees to serve as his/her project supervisor
 
* Students who do not meet the GPA requirement will need to seek special permission from the Course Coordinator.
 
* Students who do not meet the GPA requirement will need to seek special permission from the Course Coordinator.
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* IS485 Research projects can be either done as an industry research project (SMU-X) or an academic research project.  
 
* IS485 Research projects can be either done as an industry research project (SMU-X) or an academic research project.  
 
* Students who do the IS485 (Academic Research Project) will have to source their own faculty supervisor
 
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* Students who do the IS485 (Industry Research Project) will have to source both an industry mentor and a faculty supervisor to mentor the team-->
  
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'''Grading templates for IS483''': Please refer to the grading templates for the Proposal Review, Midterm Presentation, and Final Evaluation from the [[Course_information#Resources|Resource]] link below for further details about the grading components.
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'''Guidelines for IS485 projects''': Students in a team needs to have a separate research problems which are sub-problems of one main research problem. One term paper per team is required which integrates the results from each sub-problem worked upon by the students. The work of a team needs to be demonstrated using some user interface.
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===Proposal Template===
 
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# Digitalisation and Cloud Solutioning and generic Proposal Template [[https://smu.sg/proposal-sd-dbs link]]
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# Digitalisation and Cloud Solutioning and Generic Proposal Template [[https://smu.sg/proposal-sd-dbs link]]
 
# Business Analytics Proposal Template [[https://wiki.smu.edu.sg/ISProjectExperience/img_auth.php/6/66/AI_BA_Proposal_Template_IS483_v2.docx docx]]
 
# Business Analytics Proposal Template [[https://wiki.smu.edu.sg/ISProjectExperience/img_auth.php/6/66/AI_BA_Proposal_Template_IS483_v2.docx docx]]
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# Financial Technology and IS484 Proposal Template [[https://wiki.smu.edu.sg/ISProjectExperience/img_auth.php/a/a7/4._Proposal_Template_IS484.docx docx]]
 
# Smart-City Management and Technology Proposal Templates [[https://wiki.smu.edu.sg/ISProjectExperience/Smart-City_Management_and_Technology#Project_Proposal click here]]
 
# Smart-City Management and Technology Proposal Templates [[https://wiki.smu.edu.sg/ISProjectExperience/Smart-City_Management_and_Technology#Project_Proposal click here]]
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# IS485 Generic Research Template [[https://wiki.smu.edu.sg/ISProjectExperience/img_auth.php/8/8d/Proposal_Template_IS482.docx docx]]
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# IS485 Generic Research Template [[https://wiki.smu.edu.sg/ISProjectExperience/img_auth.php/0/00/Proposal_Template_IS485_2022.docx docx]]-->
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===Prerequisite Summary===
 
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1. Prerequisite Summary for Team Members  
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[Prerequisites https://wiki.smu.edu.sg/ISProjectExperience/img_auth.php/f/fa/Prerequisite.xlsx]
  
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[[File:Change Management Model - ISPx2023-07 (2.1.2).pdf|thumb]]
  
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# Proposal Review [[https://wiki.smu.edu.sg/ISProjectExperience/img_auth.php/f/f1/Proposal_Grading_Template.pdf pdf]]
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# Midterm Presentation [[https://wiki.smu.edu.sg/ISProjectExperience/img_auth.php/6/6d/Reviewer_Midterm_Grade_IS483-v01-20201013_%285%29.xlsx xlsx]]
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# Final Evaluation [[https://wiki.smu.edu.sg/ISProjectExperience/img_auth.php/3/36/Final_Evaluation_Grading_Template_IS483_v03.xlsx xlsx]]
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[https://wiki.smu.edu.sg/ISProjectExperience/img_auth.php/c/c3/For_Students_grading_rubrics_and_pointers.pdf pdf]-->

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