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Timeline
Activities |
Timeline |
Tasks |
Action by
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Project Sourcing and Registration |
Week -16 to Week -8
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- Teams Formation,
- Confirmation of Sponsor,
- Project Sourcing & Requirements Gathering from Sponsor
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Students
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Proposal |
Due before the start of Week -8
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Students
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Decision on Proposal |
Week -4
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- Review by SMT Programme Director (Acceptance/Rejection)
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SMT Programme Director (Optional: Sponsor)
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Supervisors Assignment |
Week -1
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- Supervisors - Teams Assignment
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Project Coordinator
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Start of Project
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Week 1
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Students
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Midterm |
Week 7 to 9
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Students, Supervisor, Reviewer (Optional: Sponsor, SMT Programme Director)
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Finals |
Week 13 to 16
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Students, Supervisor, Reviewer (Optional: Sponsor, SMT Programme Director)
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Additional note: After acceptance of the project proposal, students will need to bid for SMT483 during BOSS2A 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 SMT483 even if his/her team's proposal is accepted.
SMT Project Experience Project Types
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Type I - Application Project
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Type II - Smart City Analytical/Research Project
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Team Size |
4-6 |
2-3
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Objective and Scope
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- 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.
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- (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..
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Recommended Skill-sets / Pre-requisites
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- 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
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- Empirical Studies, Research Methods, Analytics Foundation, Geographic Information Systems, Sustainable (Digital) Cities, Introduction to Public Policy.
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Project Sponsor / Supervisor
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- SIS-sourced OR
- Self-sourced external sponsor /
- SIS Faculty supervisor
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- SIS-sourced OR
- Self-sourced external sponsor /
- Faculty supervisor (SIS or other school’s) supervises team
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Expected Outcomes
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- System prototype and documentation
- Presentation and report
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- 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
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Available Period
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- Year 3 Term 1 onwards (Y3T2 onwards preferred)
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Project Proposal Template
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Course Assessments
Assessment Item(s)
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Weightage (%)
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Grading Criteria
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Type I - Application Project |
Type II - Smart City Analytical/ Research Project
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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* |
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Total |
100 |
100 |
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Course Assessment Details
Assessment Item |
Type I - Application Project |
Type II - Smart City Analytical/Research Project
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Project Proposal
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- Clarity of project
- Project plan and schedule
- Benefits to society
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- Clarity of project
- Project plan and schedule
- Benefits to society
- Description of available data
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Mid-term
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- Project management
- Quality of project, including demo
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- Project management
- Literature survey
- Preliminary findings
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Final Presentation
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- Project management
- Quality of product
- Peer evaluation
- Project documentation
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- Project management
- Peer evaluation
- Data-driven / evidence-based insights
- Main research findings
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Report/Paper
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- Key findings to demonstrate value to sponsor and benefits to society
- Real challenges faced, mitigation steps and lessons learnt
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- Key findings to demonstrate value to sponsor and benefits to society
- Real challenges faced, mitigation steps and lessons learnt
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Resources
Main Reference
https://wiki.smu.edu.sg/1819t2smt483/Main_Page