Course information

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	Students
Proposal	Due before the start of Week -8	Proposal Submission (see below for templates)	Students (Email to SMT Programme Director)
Decision on Proposal	Week -4	Review by SMT Programme Director (Acceptance/Rejection)	SMT Programme Director (Optional: Sponsor)
Supervisors Assignment	Week -1	Supervisors - Teams Assignment	Project Coordinator

Activities during the term:

Activities	Timeline	Tasks	Action by
Start of Project	Week 1	Supervisors - Teams	Students
Midterm	Week 7 to 9	Presentation	Students, Supervisor, SMT Programme Director (Optional: Sponsor)
Finals	Week 13 to 16	Presentation Report	Students, Supervisor, SMT Programme Director, Sponsor

Additional note: after acceptance of the project proposal, students will need to bid for IS483 (not SMT483) during BOSS2, and they should bid only e$10. If there is insufficient e$ balance in a student's account, they will not be able to enroll in IS483 even if their team's proposal is accepted.

SMT Project Types

	Type I - Application Project	Type II - 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 / Supervisor	SCIS-sourced OR Self-sourced external sponsor OR SCIS faculty supervisor	SCIS-sourced OR Self-sourced external sponsor OR Faculty supervisor (from SCIS or any school) supervises team
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

Assessment Weightages

Assessment Item(s)	Weightage (%)
	Type I - Application Project	Type II - Smart City Analytical/ Research Project
Project Proposal	10	10
Mid-term presentation*	20	30
Final Presentation	40	20
Final Report	30	40
Total	100	100

(*) If needed, Type II projects may optionally complement their midterm presentation with a midterm report (discuss with your supervisor).

Assessment Details

Assessment Item	Type I - Application Project	Type II - Smart City Analytical/Research Project
Project Proposal	Clarity of project Project plan and schedule Benefits to society More Details: Grading Criteria	Clarity of project Project plan and schedule Benefits to society Description of available data More Details: Grading Criteria
Mid-term Presentation	Project management Quality of project, including demo More Details: Grading Criteria	Project management Literature survey Preliminary findings More Details: Grading Criteria
Final Presentation	Motivation and solution approach Project management Demonstration of product Reflections and learning outcomes More Details: Grading Criteria (updated April 2022)	Motivation and solution approach Project management Research / analysis findings Reflections and learning outcomes More Details: Grading Criteria (updated April 2022)
Final Report	Evidence of successfully achieving project deliverables Solution design Testing plan and results Potential for positive societal impact More Details: Grading Criteria (updated April 2022)	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 (updated April 2022)

Document Templates

Project Proposal

• Type I Project Proposal [docx]
• Type II Project Proposal [docx]

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 plus references!)

(*) 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!