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Timeline

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
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 - Smart City 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
  • 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
  • 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

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!)

(*) 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!