BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE, PILANI

DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMMES DIVISION

FIRST SEMESTER 2003- 2004
COURSE HANDOUT

BITS ZC423T Project Work

COURSE INSTRUCTOR: SUPERVISOR OF STUDENT CONCERNED

Email address : bitszc423t@bits- pilani.ac.in

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Consist ent wit h t he st udent ’s professional background and work- environm ent , t he
st udent will be required t o carry out work- orient ed proj ect independently. The st udent
would be required t o select an area of work t hat is considered vit al t o t he em ploying
organization. The student, in consultation with his/her Mentor, prepares the topic of the
proj ect and det ailed proj ect out line. The st udent carries on wit h t he work- centered
proj ect , adhering t o t he guidelines provided in t he course handout , t aking all t he
prescribed evaluat ion com ponent s on t im e. At t he end of t he sem est er, t he st udent
should subm it a com prehensive Proj ect Report t o t he I nst it ut e for evaluat ion. The
st udent will be evaluat ed on t he basis of t he various int erim evaluat ion com ponent s,
cont ent s of t he report and Sem inar/ Viva- Voce t hat m ay be conduct ed at BI TS, Pilani.
Th e fin a l gr a de s for Pr oj e ct W or k a r e N on - Le t t e r gr a de s n a m e ly Ex ce lle n t ,
Good, Fair and Poor. Non- Letter grades do not go into CGPA computation.

PROJECT WORK EVALUATION SCHEME

EC Evaluation Component Scheduled Date to reach Pilani

No
1 Project Work outline Saturday August, 16, 2003
2 Mid- Semester Progress Saturday, October, 04, 2003
3 Final Report Saturday, November 22, 2003

Important Note:
1. Alongwit h t he Proj ect Work Out line ( EC- 1) evaluat ion sheet , t he st udent m ust give det ails
of proposed t opic of Proj ect Work, obj ect ives, m et hodology, references, part iculars of
Supervisor as well as one additional examiner in terms of Name, Designation, Qualification
and address.
2. The Mid- Sem est er Progress Evaluat ion is t o be based on Work Progress, Mid- Semester
Report and the Mid- Semester Seminar/Viva
3. The Cover Page and t hird Page ( Cert ificat e from supervisor) of Final Proj ect Work m ust be
as given in Appendix- I.
4. Th e st u de n t sh ou ld su bm it t w o w or d pr oce sse d, h a r d bou n d, copie s of Fin a l
Pr oj e ct W or k t o t he Supervisor who will ret ain one copy and forward t he ot her copy of
t he report wit h t he final evaluat ion proform a ( aft er t he final Sem inar/ Viva evaluat ion) t o
t he Dean, DLPD by Spe e d Post so as t o reach us lat est by N ove m be r 2 2 , 2 0 0 3 .
Requests for extension of deadlines will not be entertained.
5. Th e st u de n t m u st be pr e pa r e d t o com e t o BI TS, Pila n i on t h e spe cifie d da t e
be t w e e n D e ce m be r 0 1 , 2 0 0 3 a n d D e ce m be r 2 4 , 2 0 0 3 t o pr e se n t a n d de fe n d t h e
Pr oj e ct w or k be for e a pa n e l of e x a m in e r s a t BI TS. Each st udent will be required t o
m ake a present at ion for 20 m inut es using Microsoft PowerPoint or Overhead Proj ect or
t ransparencies. The present at ion will be followed by viva- voce for about 15 m inut es.
St udent s doing soft ware developm ent proj ect s m ust be prepared t o dem onst rat e t heir
soft ware product during t heir present at ion. I n case t he dem onst rat ion of t he cannot be
shown due t o som e t echnical or business reasons, t he st udent should bring a let t er from
the employing organization to that effect.
6. Th e fin a l sch e du le for Pr oj e ct W or k viva w ill be a n n ou n ce d t h r ou gh t h e BI TS D LP
website by the second week of September 2003.
7. Any student who fails to complete the Project Work by the stipulated deadline and /or fails
t o appear for viva- voce at BI TS, Pilani will be declared as Required t o Regist er Again
( RRA) in t his sem est er and will be required t o regist er again in Proj ect Work wit h full fee
payment in a subsequent semester.
Dean DLPD
Topics for Project work must be chosen only among the following broad areas:
Ea ch st u de n t sh ou ld w or k in de pe n de n t ly on a ch ose n t opic. Tw o or m or e st u de n t s
sh ou ld n ot do a n y pr oj e ct j oin t ly. The chosen t opic of work should be non- trivial,
analytical, application- oriented and should involve substantial research and development effort
based on a specific theme.

St udent s should choose a t opic t hat t hey can pr e se n t , de m on st r a t e , a n d de fe n d t h e w or k

done, to a panel of examiners at BITS, Pilani.

Mere configurat ion, inst allat ion and rout ine m aint enance, support or m anagem ent of syst em s
or equipm ent will not be considered adequat e for a Proj ect Work. Mere survey of
literature/data collection would also not be acceptable as a Project Work.

Areas for B.S. (Information Systems)

Topics chosen from any ot her area should require explicit clearance t hrough em ail
from either Prof. Rahul Banerjee or Prof. K.Venkatasubramanian, DLP Division, BITS
Pilani

1. Theory of Computing
2. Compiler Writing
3. Parallel Processing
4. Computer Networking
5. Operating Systems
6. Real Time Systems
7. Internet Commerce
8. Networking Aspects of Digital Libraries
9. Management Information systems
10. Decision Support Systems/Executive Support Systems
11. Software Engineering
12. Software Architecture and Design
13. Software Testing and Quality Assurance
14. Software Process Improvement
15. Artificial Intelligence
16. Database Systems and Applications
17. Data Warehousing and Data Mining
18. Telecommunication Software Systems
19. Wireless and Mobile Computing
20. Microprocessor / Microcontroller- based system design and implementation

Areas for B.S. (Engineering Technology)

Topics chosen from any other area should require explicit clearance from Prof. B.J.C. Babu,
DLP Division, BITS Pilani

1. Quality Management
2. Quality Control, Assurance and Reliability
3. Process Control and Instrumentation
4. Production, Planning and Control
5. Product Design
6. Instrumentation and Control Systems
7. Total Productive Maintenance
8. Concurrent Engineering
9. Financial Management
10. Environmental Pollution Control
11. Manufacturing Organization and Management
12. Flexible Manufacturing Systems
13. Robotics
14. Macaronis
15. Energy Management
16. Measurement Systems
17. Design and Analysis (Mechanical/Electrical)
18. Plastics Processing
19. Ceramics & Processing
20. FEM & Other CAD Applications to Design
21. Material Science
22. Solid Modeling
 APPENDIX – I

A- Format of Cover Page of the Project Work

BITS ZC423T : Project Work

(Title of the Project)

Project work carried out at

(Name of the employing organization)

by
Name :
ID_No. :

Proj ect Work subm it t ed for t he part ial fulfillm ent of B.S. ( Nam e of t he degree)
Degree under the Supervision of (Name of the Supervisor with designation)

BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE

PILANI (RAJASTHAN)
(Date)
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B: Format Certificate from the Supervisor

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the Project Work entitled, ______________________________

___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
and subm it t ed by _______________________________________________ I D- No.
__________________ for the partial fulfillment of the requirements of B.S. (Name of
t he degree) degree of BI TS, em bodies t he work done by him / her under m y
supervision.

Signature of the Supervisor

Date:

Name, Designation & Organization

Sequence of items in the Report

The following sequence may be followed in the preparation of the report:

1. Cover Page
2. Title Page (inner cover) format same as of the cover page.
3. Certificate from the supervisor
4. Abstract
5. Acknowledgement
6. Table of Contents
7. List of Figures
8. List of Tables
9. Chapter 1 : Introduction
10. Chapter 2,3, etc.
11. Conclusions and Recommendations
12. Appendices (if any)
13. References/Bibliography (in proper format)

Format for giving list of References

List of references can be included in t he report as per form at given in t he following

examples.

1. Books
Zill, Dennis G., Cullen, Michael R., Advanced Engineering Mat hem at ics, CBS
Publishers & Distributors, 2nd Edition, 2002.

2. A Pa pe r in Con fe r e n ce or Sym posiu m Pr oce e din gs e dit e d a n d pu blish e d

by a book company
Kalm an R. E., ‘New Met hods in Wiener Filt er Theory’, Proc. First Sym posium on
Engineering Applicat ions of Random Funct ion Theory and Probabilit y, J.L.
Bogdanoff and F. Kozin, Eds. New York; Wiley, 1963, pp 370- 388.

3. A Journal Paper
Kalm an R.E. and Pucy N.S., ‘New result s in linear filt ering and predict ion t heory’,
Trans, ASME, J. Basic Engg., Vol. 83- D, March 1961, pp 95- 110.

4. A Conference Paper
Vidyasagar M. and Bose N.K., ‘I nput - out put st abilit y of linear syst em s defined
over m easured spaces’, Proc. Midwest Sym . Ciro.Syst ., Mont real, Canada, Aug.
1975, pp 394- 397

5. A Ph.D. Thesis or Dissertation

Viera A.C.G., ‘Mat rix ort hogonal polynom ials wit h applicat ions t o aut oregressive
m odeling and ladder form s’, Ph.D. Thesis, St andard Univ., St andford, CA, Dec.
2002.

6. A Private Communication
Wonham W.m. (1982) Private Communication.

Citation of References in the Report

Example of citing a journal paper listed in references, inside the text of the report:
…….. These results have been presented by Kalman and Pucy [5] …….
Format of Abstract

Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

Distance Learning Programmes Division

First Semester 2003- 2004

BITS ZC423T : Project Work

ID No. :

NAME OF THE STUDENT :

EMAIL ADDRESS :

EMPLOYING ORGANIZATION : _______________________________

SUPERVISOR NAME :

SUPERVISORS EMAIL ADDRESS : ______________________________

PROJECT TITLE :

______________________________________________________________

ABSTRACT (in proper format) :

Key words

____________________ ______________________
Signature of the Student Signature of the Supervisor

Name: ______________
Name: ________________
Date:
Date:
 BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE, PILANI
DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMMES DIVISION

First Semester 2003- 2004

Fax No. 01596- 244183

BITS ZC423T : Project Work

(EC- 1 Project Work Outline Evaluation Sheet)

Scheduled date to reach Pilani: August 16, 2003

ID No. :

NAME OF THE STUDENT :

EMAIL ADDRESS :

PROPOSED SUPERVISOR NAME:

PROPOSED PROJECT TITLE :

______________________________________________________________

St udent m ust enclose det ailed Proj ect Obj ect ives, Met hodology, Plan of Work,
Literature Survey Bibliography, and References alongwith particulars of Supervisor as
well as one addit ional exam iner in t erm s of Nam e, Designat ion, Qualificat ion and
Contact details.

EVALUATION DETAILS

(Please put a tick ( ) mark in the appropriate box)

PROJECT WORK EVALUATION DETAILS

EC No. Component Excellent Good Fair Poor

1. Project Work Outline

Supervisor Additional Examiner

Name

Qualification
Designation & Address

Phone No. (with STD

Code)
Email Address
Signature

Date
 BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE, PILANI
DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMMES DIVISION
First Semester 2003- 2004
Fax No. 01596- 244183

BITS ZC423T : Project Work

(EC- 2 Mid- Semester Progress Evaluation Sheet)

Scheduled date to reach Pilani: October 04, 2003

ID No. :

NAME OF THE STUDENT :

EMAIL ADDRESS :

SUPERVISOR NAME :

PROJECT TITLE :

______________________________________________________________

Student must enclose detailed Mid- Semester Report along with this evaluation sheet.

EVALUATION DETAILS

(Please put a tick ( ) mark in the appropriate box)

PROJECT WORK EVALUATION DETAILS

EC No. Component Excellent Good Fair Poor

1. Project Work Outline
2. Mid- Sem Progress Report

Supervisor Additional Examiner

Name
Qualification
Designation & Address

Phone No. (with STD

Code)
Email Address
Signature

Date
 BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE, PILANI
DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMMES DIVISION
First Semester 2003- 2004
Fax No. : 01596- 244183

BITS ZC423T Project Work (Final Evaluation Sheet)

Scheduled Date to reach Pilani November 22, 2003

ID No. :

NAME OF THE STUDENT :

EMAIL ADDRESS :

NAME OF THE SUPERVISOR:

PROJECT TITLE :

_______________________________________________________

(Please put a tick ( ) mark in the appropriate box)

S No. Evaluation Component Excellent Good Fair Poor

1. Project Work Outline
2. Mid- Semester Progress
3. Final Viva- Voce
4. Final Project Work Report

S.No. Evaluation Criteria Excellent Good Fair Poor

1 Work Progress and Achievements
2 Technical/Professional Competence
3 Documentation and expression
4 Initiative and originality

Please encircle the Recommended Final Grade: Excellent / Good / Fair / Poor

Supervisor Additional Examiner

Name

Qualification
Designation &
Address

Email Address
Signature

Place & Date

 Checklist of items for the Final Project Work Report

This checklist is to be duly completed by the student and verified and signed
by the Supervisor.

This checklist is to be attached as the last page of the report.

1. Is the Cover page in proper format? Yes / No

2. Is the Title page in proper format? Yes / No
3. (a) Is the Certificate from the Supervisor in proper format? Yes / No
(b) Has it been signed? Yes / No
4. Is Abstract included in the report properly written? Yes / No
5. Does the Report contain a summary of the literature survey? Yes / No
6. Does the Table of Contents include chapter page numbers? Yes / No
(i). Are the Pages numbered properly? Yes / No
(ii). Are the Figures numbered properly? Yes / No
(iii). Are the Tables numbered properly? Yes / No
(iv). Are the Captions for the Figures and Tables proper? Yes / No
(v). Are the Appendices numbered? Yes / No
7. Is the conclusion of the Report based on discussion of the work? Yes / No
8. Are References/Bibliography given in the Report? Yes / No
9. Have the References been cited in the Report? Yes / No
10. Is the citation of References in proper format? Yes / No

I have verified all the items in the checklist and ensure that the report is in
proper format.

____________________
Signature of the Student

Name: ______________

Date:

I have verified all the items in the checklist and ensured that the report is in
proper format.

______________________
Signature of the Supervisor

Name: ________________

Date: