Interim Report Guidelines

The interim report should be submitted through VLE on or before 24

should be around 15 A4 pages long.

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April 2014. The report

The interim report aims to ensure that you understand the project objectives, have mastered the
client requirements, have done a good design of your solution and have a realistic time plan to
complete the project on time.
Interim Report Structure
The following is the structure of the report. In general, the report is divided into a series of
numbered sections, each with appropriate titles.
Title page
This should contain the title of your project, your name, index no, client, supervisor, academic
year 2013/2014 and the date.
Abstract
A good abstract could be written using just a few statements. The abstract for the interim report
may include statements on the problem that you are trying to solve, the scope of your project, the
design of your solution and the current status of the work. You will briefly identify the tools and
technologies used so far.
Table of Contents
This includes title and page number of all sections and subsections. Chapter 1 begins on page
1.Use roman numerals for all previous pages, e.g. abstract (ii) and contents (iii).
Chapter 1: Introduction
The introduction has several purposes. It identifies your motivation to carry out the selected
project and set the background for the project by describing the problem to be solved. The
objective of project should also be provided with the scope.
Chapter 2: Analysis
The existing system is presented here and an analysis of the problem is presented along with
detail requirements (functional, non-functional) of the system. You should demonstrate your
awareness and understanding of the background literature to your topic. It should begin by setting
the proposed work in a wide context, and progress to a more detailed account of the most relevant
work in the area, taking care to include some up-to-date references.
Chapter 3: Design of Solution
There should be evidence of the methodical approach to the design of the solution. You should
discuss alternate solutions (e.g., methods, algorithms, data structures etc.) and the one selected by
you should be explained and justified. Coherent and logical arguments are encouraged with
respect to the selection. Correct use of any related techniques (use case diagrams, entity
relationship diagrams, class diagrams, sequence diagrams, data flow diagrams, decision tables,
pseudo codes, etc. if applicable) should also be demonstrated in this chapter.

 References
References and citations should be included according to format given in the
project Guideline.
Note:
An Interim report is one of the compulsory components to gain eligibility for the defense.
Candidates are advised to follow the guidelines to complete the interim report successfully. Note
that, if candidates fail to complete any of the chapters given in the guidelines, they may not be
eligible for the final defense.