Smart-City Management and Technology

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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).

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 - 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 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 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 - 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 & Report 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 - 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!