Smart-City Management and Technology

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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 application and research projects on the Smart-City Management and Technology (SMT) Major/Track (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.
Pre-requisites
  • IS Major (SMT Track) students: please see here
  • SMT Major (AY2022 intake): SMT203 (pre-requisite), IS212 (co-requisite)
  • SMT Major (earlier intakes): IS111, IS112, SMT203 (pre-requisites)
  • Empirical Studies, Research Methods, Analytics Foundation, Geographic Information Systems, Sustainable (Digital) Cities, Introduction to Public Policy.
  • Recommended GPA of > 3.4
Available Period
  • Year 3 Term 1 onwards (Y3T2 onwards preferred)
  • Year 3 Term 1 onwards
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

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!