Chapter 1

Introduction

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION

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INTRODUCTION

A final year project report should include all the necessary sections, targeting at a reader who does not necessarily have any prior knowledge about the project. It should have a logical flow with strong explanation to convince the reader on the conclusions of the report. It should be well written and should provide easy understanding. Excessive technical jargon and slang should be avoided.

To ensure the report is easy to read with consistent format, it is important that students follow strictly the instruction during report preparation. nly the reports according to the above format will be considered and graded. The details about the structure of project report are enclosed. !or more information, please contact the !"# $ommittee.

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!igure %.%& $omparison of East, 'est and (orth in last four years

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Chapter 2

Submission of the Report

CHAPTER TWO SUBMISSION OF THE REPORT

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INTRODUCTION

)tudents intending to submit their !"# report should comply with the following procedures&

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)ubmission of soft cover report % copy on*before due date. The soft cover copy should consist of +,-%,, pages and bound black soft binding.

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)ubmission of hard cover final report . copies to the university /% for library, % for department and % for internal0 and softcopy of final report /% copy in $1*121 that includes the code and all necessary information including software and relevant data sheet0.

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CHAPTER THREE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE REPORT

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LENGTH OF REPORT

!inal year project report must not exceed %,, pages including the appendices. Total number of pages for all relevant data sheets must not be more than %+ pages.

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LANGUAGE OF REPORT

3eport must be written in consistent style of E(45I)6.

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COVER AND BINDING

The soft cover copy must be bound using 75A$8 $ 97 7I(1I(4. The hard cover of the final report shall be& 3.2.1 ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING GREEN $olour with 4 51 5ETTE3 )creen printing. The blank sheet of paper should be put before the title page and another blank paper should be attached before the back cover. 3.2.2 TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

LIGHT BEIGE $olour with 75A$8 5ETTE3 )creen printing. The blank sheet of paper should be put before the title page and another blank paper should be attached before the back cover.

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FRONT COVER AND TITLE PAGE FRONT COVER

It is very important that students strictly follow the standard format for the front cover of the !"# report. The front cover should contain the following items& Title of the project /Times (ew 3oman %: bold, ;##E3$A)E and $E(T3A5I)E0 1egree Title and 7atch /Times (ew 3oman %< bold, ;##E3$A)E and $E(T3A5I=E0 Internal and External advisor names /Two $olumn, Times (ew 3oman, %< 7old, $apitali>e Each 'ord $A)E and Aligned 5eft0 )tudents (ame and 3oll (umber /Times (ew 3oman, %< bold, ;##E3$A)E and $E(T3A5I)E0 The logo of ));ET must be placed 1epartment (ame /Times (ew 3oman, %: $E(T3A5I)E0 ;niversity (ame /Times (ew 3oman, %: bold, ;##E3$A)E and $E(T3A5I)E0 9onth and year of !"# report submission /Times (ew 3oman, %?, ;##E3$A)E and $E(T3A5I)E0. It is normally month and year of !"# #resentation. The title of the project should also be printed on the bind area of the report /Times (ew 3oman, and ;##E3$A)E0. bold, ;##E3$A)E and

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TITLE OF REPORT

The Title of !"# report should contain the following items& Title of the project /Times (ew 3oman, %@ bold, ;##E3$A)E and $E(T3A5I)E0 )tudents (ame and I1 /Times (ew 3oman, %@ bold, ;##E3$A)E and $E(T3A5I)E0 1eclaration /Times (ew 3oman, %@ bold, )entence case and $E(T3A5I)E0 1epartment and ;niversity (ame /Times (ew 3oman, %@ bold, ;##E3$A)E and $E(T3A5I)E0 9onth and year of !"# report submission /Times (ew 3oman, %@ bold, ;##E3$A)E and $E(T3A5I)E0. It is normally month and year of fyp final presentation.

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TEXT, FONT SIZE AND SPACING

Text should be typed, double spaced, left-right justified on one side of the paper only. TIMES NEW ROMAN font, font si>e of %@ point should be used throughout the report /except for Appendices0, which includes Acknowledgement page, Abstract, Table of $ontent, 5ist of Table, 5ist of !igure and the main body of the text /which covers the main text, chapters, subtitles, headings, subheadings, figure captions, table captions, header and footers0.

)ingle spacing can be use for references, captions of figure, long tables, table titles, long Auotations, notes, footnotes, and multi-line caption.

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!or formulas, use eAuation editor /default setup is recommended0 including subscripts and superscripts. EAuations must be centered and numbered according to its seAuences of order within the chapter. pt / X t B Z t , X t % 0 = pt /Z t B X t , Z t % 0 pt % / X t B Z t % , X t @ 0 pt / Z t 0 ..%

pt / Z t B X t 0 = pt / Z t B X t ,Z t %0

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A new paragraph at the bottom of a page must have at least @ full lines or it should begin on the next page.

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SUBDIVISION

Text in each chapter can be divided under headings and sub-heading such as %.%, %.@, %.. etc and %.%.%, %.%.@, etc.

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MARGINS

All text, tables, figures and their captions must conform to the following margins& Top 7ottom 5eft 3ight @.+ cm @.+ cm ..+ cm @.. cm

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PAPER AND PRINTING

6igh Auality :,gm A? si>e paper shall be used. The paper should be white in colour, acid free and Cnon-erasableD kind. !or printing, a laser printer or other high Auality printer is recommended. $omputer paper or carbon copies are not allowed.

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PAGINATION All #age numbers are without punctuation placed % cm from 7ottom edge Every page except the title page must be numbered. Title page is CiD but is not numbered. #reliminary page are to be numbered in lower case 3oman numerals /ii, iii, iv etc0. The main text pages are to be numbered in Arabic numerals /%, @, .. etc0 and all pages must be numbered consecutively and continuously.

3.#

CORRECTIONS

$orrection of typing errors, or changes in the text, figures or tables, must be made as cleanly and invisibly as possible. $orrection fluid shall ( T be used. $orrections should be made on the original before recopying or reprinting the problem page.

3.10

TABLES

Tables should be& The caption of the table must be placed above the table. #roperly centered within the margin. (umbered in relation to chapter. e.g. in $hapter %, table should be numbered Table %.%, Table %.@, Table %.. and so on. (umbered in Arabic numeral /Table %.%, Table %.@ etc0 and a caption. (umber must correspond with text. #lace tables near to related discussion in text. ;se the word Table or TA75E.

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Table ..%& $omparison of different grades in last one year G$%&' A B C D , % %, %. /,.,E0 /,.,E0 /,.,E0 /,.,E0 Resources: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy do ! E .: /,.,E0 P%(('( @? /,.,E0

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FIGURE

!igures can be illustrations, graphs or anything other than tables, scripts and plates /photographs are regarded as plates0. All figures must be placed near to related discussion in text. The figure can be referred using the word !igure or !ig. and numbered in Arabic numeral e.g. !ig. %.%, !ig %.@, !igure @.% and so on.

3.12

NOTES AND FOOTNOTES

!ootnotes and notes are not encouraged and should be kept to a minimum. 6owever, if reAuired its font si>e must be smaller then general text.

3.13

USAGE OF COLOUR IN REPORT

The usage of colour in the reports should be minimised as much as possible. $olour should only be limited to parts where it is a crucial element of the project. )ome examples where colours should be avoided are 4raphs, Tables, and Texts.

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S)*+,)-. )* +/' F0P R'-)$+

The softcopy of the !"# report is also submit along with the final . copies of !"# report. The $1 should contain !"# report in word and pdf format in separate folders. In addition, project images, data sheets, soft code, software and all necessary information

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Specification of the Report

should be submitted in separate folder. The front cover of the $1 should contain the following items& Title of the project /Times (ew 3oman, %, bold, ;##E3$A)E and $E(T3A5I)E0 The logo of ));ET must be placed ;niversity (ame /Times (ew 3oman, %, bold, ;##E3$A)E and $E(T3A5I)E0 9onth and year of !"# report submission /Times (ew 3oman, %, bold, ;##E3$A)E and $E(T3A5I)E0. It is normally month and year of !"# #resentation. The top of the $1 only contain the title of the project /Times (ew 3oman,%, bold, ;##E3$A)E and $E(T3A5I)E0 and month and year of !"# report submission.

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Chapter 4

ormat of the Report

CHAPTER FOUR FORMAT OF THE REPORT

INTRODUCTION

Every report is composed of . parts namely the #reliminaries, the Text and the 3eference 9aterial. Each part is arranged in a numerical seAuence of chapters.

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The #3E5I9I(A3" #A4E) should include the following sections

according to the given order& Title page Acknowledgements Abstract Table of $ontents 5ist of Tables 5ist of !igures, Illustrations, etc

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The 9AI( TEFT should normally be divided into chapters such as& $hapter %& Introduction $hapter @& Theoretical 7ackground or 3eview of 5iterature $hapter .& 9ethod of Investigation or 1etailed of the 1esign /system flow diagram or experimental setup0

$hapter ?& )ystem hardware $hapter +& )ystem software

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ormat of the Report

$hapter <& 3esult and 1iscussions $hapter G& $onclusion and !uture 'orks

$hapter divisions shown here are given as examples. It is up to writer to properly organi>e, structure, and present the main text correctly, depending on the nature of the project. The project members may ask from their internal*external advisor/s0 for proper guidance on chaptersD distribution.

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The REFERENCE MATERIAL may consist of& 3eferences 4lossary Appendices

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REFERENCES All the references must be written in the 6arvard citation style. !ew examples of 6arvard style presentation are given below. !or complete 6arvard style presentation, please visit the 6arvard referencing website or http&**en.wikipedia.org*wiki*Template &6arvardHcitationHdocumentation. A$+1,2'3 P'$1)&1,%2 4 5)6$7%2 /%( % 8)269' 769:'$ %7& %7 1((6' 769:'$ I%J Author. 1ate. Title of article. Title of journal, volume of journal /number of issue0&page reference, date of issue. I@J 83;4E3, K.#. %L::. )exism in advertising. "ommunicare# G/.0&%@-%+, 9arch %%. I.J 85I9 )8I, 3., M #A59E3, ). %LL.. The A1A and the hiring process in organisations. "onsultin psycholo y journal: practice and research, ?+/@0&%,-.<. B));3 S17<2' %6+/)$ I?J Author. 1ate. Title: subtitle. #lace& #ublisher. I+J $6A)E, Kennifer A. %LGL. $dvertisin : the hits and myths. (ew "ork& 1oubleday. B));3 M62+1-2' %6+/)$( I<J Authors. 1ate. Title: subtitle. #lace& #ublisher. IGJ 6E(1E3) (, 3.)., )9IT6, #.4., 3 ))ITE3, I. M 8I(4, #.N. %L:G. The tenets of moral philosophy. (ew "ork& 2an (ostrand. C)7*'$'7,' -$),''&17<( I:J Author. 1ate. Title of paper. Title of published document, #lace and date of conference, page reference/s0, #lace /of publication0& #ublisher. ILJ T3;TE3, 9avis. %LL?. The role of the court interpreter in the new )outh Africa. %roceedin s of the &''( "onference of the )outh $frican *nstitute of Translators, 7loemfontein, %:-@. Kune %LL?, pp. ?<-+L. Kohannesburg& The Institute. C)6$(' 7)+'( I%,J Author. 1ate. Title: sub+title. #lace& (ame of Institution. IIndicate that these are course notesJ I%%J 2A( A)'E4E(, E.). @,,,. ,n lish literature: from -eowulf to .ir inia /oolf. $ape Town& $ape Technikon. I$ourse notes

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I7+'$7'+ I%@J Author. 1ate /last updated0. Title of website. I nlineJ. Available& ;35 /Internet address0. I1ate you accessed the siteJ.

I%.J 9c8IE3(A(, 4. %LL<. %roject $ristotle0sm1: automated catero ization of /eb resources. I nlineJ. Available& http&**www.public.iastate.edu*O$"7E3)TA$8)*Aristotle.htm I? )eptember %LL<J

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