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Revision as of 10:29, 24 January 2022


Timeline

Activities Timeline Tasks Action by
Project Sourcing and Registration Week -16 to Week -8
  • Teams Formation,
  • Confirmation of Sponsor,
  • Project Sourcing & Requirements Gathering from Sponsor
Students
Proposal Due before the start of Week -8
  • Proposal Submission (see table 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
Start of Project Week 1
  • Supervisors - Teams
Students
Midterm Week 7 to 9
  • Presentation
Students, Supervisor, Reviewer (Optional: Sponsor, SMT Programme Director)
Finals Week 13 to 16
  • Presentation
  • Report
Students, Supervisor, Reviewer (Optional: Sponsor, SMT Programme Director)

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

SMT Project Experience 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 combination of technology enablers and a solution addressing an urbanization, sustainability issues or societal challenge in different 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 urbanization, sustainability issues or societal challenge in different domains such as housing, environment etc.
  • (Research) To conduct an research based on an identified problem related to addressing a smart city challenge. The scope may include new algorithm / approach, simulation and analysis of urbanization, sustainability issues or societal challenge in different domains such as housing, environment etc..
Recommended Skill-sets / Pre-requisites
  • You should have passed SMT110/IS110 Introduction to Programming, SMT203 Smart City Systems and Management, IS112 Data Management
  • 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 /
  • SCIS Faculty supervisor
  • SCIS-sourced OR
  • Self-sourced external sponsor /
  • Faculty supervisor (SCIS or other school’s) supervises team
Expected Outcomes
  • System prototype and documentation
  • Presentation and report
  • Proposal of the problem
  • Wireframe/Proof-of-concept/analytical model/city blueprint along with evidence-based analysis
  • Midterm report with approaches and initial findings
  • Presentation and report, dashboard/analytical model, acceptance/review by sponsor
Available Period
  • Year 3 Term 1 onwards (Y3T2 onwards preferred)
  • Year 3 Term 1 onwards
Project Proposal Template

Course Assessments

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

Course 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
  • Clarity of project
  • Project plan and schedule
  • Benefits to society
  • Description of available data
Mid-term
  • Project management
  • Quality of project, including demo
  • Project management
  • Literature survey
  • Preliminary findings
Final Presentation
  • Project management
  • Quality of product
  • Peer evaluation
  • Project documentation
  • Project management
  • Peer evaluation
  • Data-driven / evidence-based insights
  • Main research findings
Report/Paper
  • Key findings to demonstrate value to sponsor and benefits to society
  • Real challenges faced, mitigation steps and lessons learnt
  • Key findings to demonstrate value to sponsor and benefits to society
  • Real challenges faced, mitigation steps and lessons learnt

Resources

Main Reference
https://wiki.smu.edu.sg/1819t2smt483/Main_Page