Smart-City Management and Technology

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

Current AY2022/23 Term 1 IS483-SMT 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

Please refer to this page.

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. Recommended GPA of > 3.4
Faculty 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.
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 (who will not be the supervisor).	IS485 research projects can have an external sponsor, e.g., from the private or public sector. Alternatively, they can be sponsored by a SCIS faculty (who will also be the supervisor).
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+FT 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	Clarity of project Project plan and schedule Benefits to society Description of available data
Mid-term Presentation	Project management Quality of project, including demo	Project management Literature survey Preliminary findings
Final Presentation	Motivation and solution approach Project management Demonstration of product Reflections and learning outcomes	Motivation and solution approach Project management Research / analysis findings Reflections and learning outcomes
Final Report / Paper	Evidence of successfully achieving project deliverables Solution design Testing plan and results Potential for positive societal impact	Evidence of successfully achieving project deliverables Quality of research design and overall results Literature review/comparison Potential for positive societal impact

Grading templates are available on the course information page.

Document Templates

Project Proposal

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