Mca Final Project Guidance.doc

De Paul Institute of Science & Technology, Angamaly

GUIDELINES REGARDING MCA FINAL YEAR PROJECT The Project work that is to be undertaken by students is part of their academic curriculum. This work should reflect the comprehensive knowledge gained during the course of their study and strictly adhere to standards.  The project work will be of 6 months duration with 36 periods per week and one period comprises of one-hour duration.  The project work should be done on an individual basis. Group projects are not permitted.  The project will be evaluated for 200 marks with 200 marks for internal and 200 marks for external assessment.  The date of viva-voce will be intimated in due course.  Students are hereby advised to strictly adhere to the following guidelines.  Students are advised to submit their project synopsis on or before the date specified.  The format for the synopsis is given at the end, which has to follow strictly.  Each student will be allotted a guide.  Students are advised to consult their guides in important matters regarding their project work and they have to report the progress of their project to the corresponding guides.  Students are advised to take note of the schedule for the project work.  Attendance is compulsory for all reviews; failure to comply with will result in the slashing of internal marks.  Students should make arrangements for their presentation in power point tool.  They should get their project proposal approved by the project evaluation board before they proceed with their project work. The approval of the project will be subject to strict scrutiny of the proposal. Any request for change of dates will not be entertained.  The intimation regarding approval/non-approval of project proposal will be made within one week of submission of the synopsis.  Students should contact their guides for clarifications regarding their work.

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De Paul Institute of Science & Technology, Angamaly  While attending the reviews the students should present their up to date work (including DFD, UML, flow chart, file design, module design).  Students should not take the printed report of their project work without the prior permission of their guide.  The authority of the organization should duly certify the project report where the project is undertaken.  Students should get their project report duly signed by the guide.  Students should submit their synopsis in the prescribed format to the Lecturein-charge.  Good quality white executive bond paper A4 size should be used for typing and duplication. Care should be taken to avoid smudging while duplicating the copies. Page Specification :(Written paper and source code) 

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 Page numbers - All text pages as well as Program source code listing should be numbered at the bottom centre of the pages.  Sample code for the project should be submitted along with the printed documentation. No need for submitting the entire code.  The Final report should contain at least 80-100 pages of documentation excluding coding typed in 1.5 line space in A4 size paper.  The final report should be submitted in the following format.

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De Paul Institute of Science & Technology, Angamaly Format of Final Report 1) Cover Page as per format 2) Acknowledgement 3) Certificate of the project guide/Center Manager 4) Certificate of the Company/Organization (for direct candidates) 5) Project outline 6) Table of Contents with Page Number Main Report. 7) Introduction a. Project Profile b. Organisation Overview c. Organisation Chart 8) System Specification a. Software Specification b. Hardware Specification 9) Developing Tool a. Front End b. Back End c. Operating System 10) System Analysis a. Introduction b. Existing System c. Limitation of Existing System d. Feasibility Study e. Fact Finding Techniques f. Proposed System g. Advantages of Proposed System 11) System Design a. Introduction to System Design b. Output Design c. Database Design d. Input Design e. Form Design f. Architectural Design g. System Modules 12) Design Tools a. DFD / UMLs 13) System Testing a. Introduction to System Testing b. Unit Testing MCA Programme – Project Guidance

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De Paul Institute of Science & Technology, Angamaly c. Integration Testing d. Validation Testing e. Alpha Testing f. Beta Testing g. Test Cases 14) System Implementation a. Introduction to System Implementation b. Training c. Conversion methods d. Post Implementation Review 15) System Maintenance a. Types of Maintenance 16) System Evaluation 17) Conclusion 18) Appendix a. Sample Code b. Screen Shots c. Reports d. Acronyms e. Bibliography

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De Paul Institute of Science & Technology, Angamaly FORMAT OF SYNOPSIS 1. Title of the Project. 2. Name of the Organization where the project is done. 3. To whom the project is intended for. 4. Tools/Platform used. 5. Modules of the Project (Brief description about each module.) NOTE: The synopsis in the prescribed format typed in A4 size paper shall be submitted to the library. The Student should make sure that their synopsis is approved before they proceed with their project. Synopsis received after the due date will be summarily rejected.

Project outline Student Name with Reg. No. Project Title Firm Name of Internal Guide Brief Description of Project Platform Front End Tools Back End Tools

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