Recommended Guidelines for Undergraduate

Theses/Capstone Projects in IT Education

Philippine Society of IT Educators Research Committee
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Program &S Computer Science &S Information Technology &S Information Systems
'escription
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The Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
(BSCS) program prepares students to be IT
professionals and researchers, and to be
proficient in designing and developing
computing solutions.
The Bachelor of Science in Information
Technology (BSIT) program prepares students
to be IT professionals, be well versed on
application installation, operation, development,
maintenance and administration, and familiar
with hardware installation, operation, and
maintenance.
The Bachelor of Science in Information
Systems (BSIS) program prepares students to
be IT professionals and be epert on design
and implementation of IS for business
processes.
Thesis/Project
Re.uirement
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Thesis is a re!uirement for the BSCS program.
Contents must be focused on the theories and
concepts of computing and it should be in the
form of scientific wor" that may be presented in
a public forum. Software development
projects / special problems described below
are considered as undergraduate theses.
Capstone pro#ect is re!uired for the BSIT
program. It should be in the form of a systems
application or an enterprise resource plan.
Capstone pro#ect is re!uired for the BSIS
programs. It should be in the form of a systems
application or an enterprise resource plan.
Suggested /reas
for Theses/
Projects
Soft0are de1elopment$
- mobile computing systems
- software etensions or plug%ins
- epert systems
- decision support systems
- systems software (software
tools&utilities, interpreters, simulators,
compilers etc)
- intelligent systems
- game development
- computer vision
- image&signal processing
Soft0are 'e1elopment
- software customi'ation
- information systems development for an
actual client (with pilot testing)
- web applications development (with at
least alpha testing on live servers)
- mobile computing systems
*** Infrastructure implications with the
introduction of the system should be clearly
specified in the final report
Soft0are 'e1elopment
- software customi'ation
- information systems development for a
actual client
- web applications development
- mobile computing systems
*** Changes in process flow and/or information
policies with the introduction of the system
should be clearly specified in the final report
Recommended Guidelines for Undergraduate
Theses/Capstone Projects in IT Education
Philippine Society of IT Educators Research Committee
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- natural language processing
- pattern recognition and data mining
- bioinformatics
- modeling and simulation
- graphics applications
- human%computer interaction& affective
computing&emphatic computing
- cloud computing
- parallel computing
- embedded systems
- emerging technologies
*** The development of the software system
should involve algorithm- based research and
development and anchored on computer
science principles.
2oundations of Computer Science
- (utomata and )ormal *anguages
- +ata Structures and (lgorithm +esign
and (nalysis
- ,eb Semantics
- Coding theory
- -rogramming languages
- .isuali'ation systems
)ultimedia systems
- game development
- e%learning systems
- interactive systems
- information "ios"s
3et0or4 design and implementation5 and
ser1er farm configuration and management
IT )anagement
- IT Strategic -lan for sufficiently comple
enterprise
- IT Security (nalysis, -lanning and
Implementation

IS Planning
- /nterprise 0esource -lan
- Information Systems Strategic -lan
/nalysis and design of a sufficiently
comple6 system
Thesis/ Project
'uration
1 semesters 2 or 1 semesters 2 or 1 semesters
Composition Individual or team of 1 to 3 members
depending on the compleity of the
pro#ect&thesis
Individual or team of 1 to 3 members
depending on the compleity of the pro#ect
Individual or team of 1 to 3 members
depending on the compleity of the pro#ect
Recommended Guidelines for Undergraduate
Theses/Capstone Projects in IT Education
Philippine Society of IT Educators Research Committee
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/d1iser/Panel
Composition
The thesis is prepared under the guidance of
an adviser and should be presented and
accepted by a -anel composed of at least 4
members that includes the adviser.
The adviser must have completed a CS pro#ect
beyond the bachelor5s degree pro#ect. (s much
as possible, the adviser should be a full%time
faculty member of the 6/I otherwise a full%time
faculty co%adviser is re!uired.
(dvisers and -anel 7embers should have a
degree in an IT/ or allied program. (t least
one of the panel members must have a
master5s degree in IT/ (preferably Computer
Science) or allied program.
(s a general rule, faculty advisers should
handle at most five pro#ects&theses.
The pro#ect is prepared under the guidance of
an adviser and presented and accepted by a
-anel composed of at least 4 members that
includes the adviser.
The adviser must have completed an IT&IS
pro#ect successfully beyond the bachelor5s
degree pro#ect. . (s much as possible, the
adviser should be a full%time faculty member of
the 6/I otherwise a full%time faculty co%adviser
is re!uired.
(dvisers and -anel 7embers should have a
degree in an IT/ or allied program. (t least one
of the panel members must have a master5s
degree in IT/ (preferably Information
Technology&Information 7anagement&Systems)
or allied program and at least one must have
industry eperience.
(s a general rule, faculty advisers should
handle at most five pro#ects.
888 (s much as possible, the organi'ation for
which the pro#ect is intended should be
represented
The pro#ect is prepared under the guidance of
an adviser and presented and accepted by a
-anel composed of at least 4 members that
includes the adviser.
The adviser must have completed an IT&IS
pro#ect successfully beyond the bachelor5s
degree pro#ect. . (s much as possible, the
adviser should be a full%time faculty member of
the 6/I otherwise a full%time faculty co%adviser
is re!uired.
(dvisers and -anel 7embers should have a
degree in an IT/ or allied program. (t least one
of the panel members must have a master5s
degree in IT/ (preferably Information
Technology&Information 7anagement&Systems)
or allied program and at least one must have
industry eperience.
(s a general rule, faculty advisers should
handle at most five pro#ects.
888 (s much as possible, the organi'ation for
which the pro#ect is intended should be
represented
Recommended Guidelines for Undergraduate
Theses/Capstone Projects in IT Education
Philippine Society of IT Educators Research Committee
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)anuscript
Template/2ormat
*ption %7 &ound manuscript
0ecommended 9utline for Special -roblems
involving )oundations of Computer Science
Title -age
(bstract
Table of Contents
*ist of )igures, *ist of Tables, *ist of :otations
Introduction
- Bac"ground of the problem
- Statement of the problem
- 9b#ectives
- Significance
- Scope and limitations
0elated *iterature
Theoretical Bac"ground
- include comprehensive discussion on
theorems, definitions, fundamental
algorithms , mathematical
models&formula
+esign and 7ethodology
- Include discussion on conceptual
design & system architecture& bloc"
diagrams and algorithms
0esults and +iscussion
Conclusions and 0ecommendations
(ppendices may include the following
- 0elevant Source Code
- /valuation Tool
- Sample input&output&0eports
&ound )anuscript
0ecommended 9utline for Software
+evelopment -ro#ects
Title -age
/ecutive Summary
Table of Contents
*ist of )igures, *ist of Tables, *ist of :otations
Introduction
- -ro#ect Contet
- -urpose and +escription
- 9b#ectives
- Scope and limitations
0eview of 0elated *iterature&Systems
Technical Bac"ground
7ethodology
- 0e!uirements Specification
- (nalysis
- +esign
- +evelopment and Testing
0ecommendations
- Implementation -lan
(Infrastructure&+eployment)
(ppendices may include the following
- 0elevant Source Code
- /valuation Tool
- Sample input&output&0eports
- ;sers <uide
- Curriculum .itae
&ound )anuscript
0ecommended 9utline for Software
+evelopment -ro#ects
Title -age
/ecutive Summary
Table of Contents
*ist of )igures, *ist of Tables, *ist of :otations
Introduction
- -ro#ect Contet
- -urpose and +escription
- 9b#ectives
- Scope and limitations
0eview of 0elated *iterature&Systems
Technical Bac"ground
7ethodology
- -ro#ect Contet
- 0e!uirements Specification
- (nalysis
- +esign
- +evelopment and Testing
0ecommendations
- Implementation -lan
(-rocesses&-olicies&-ersonnel)
(ppendices may include the following
- 0elevant Source Code
- /valuation Tool
- Sample input&output&0eports
- ;sers <uide
- Curriculum .itae
Recommended Guidelines for Undergraduate
Theses/Capstone Projects in IT Education
Philippine Society of IT Educators Research Committee
as of anuary !"# $"%"
- ;sers <uide
- Curriculum .itae
*ption $7 Bound manuscript
0ecommended 9utline for Special -roblems
involving Software +evelopment
Title -age
(bstract
Table of Contents
*ist of )igures, *ist of Tables, *ist of :otations
Introduction
- -ro#ect Contet
- -urpose and +escription
- 9b#ectives
- Scope and limitations
0elated *iterature
Technical Bac"ground
- include in%depth discussion on relevant
technical aspects of the pro#ect
+esign and 7ethodology
- Include discussion on conceptual
design & system architecture& bloc"
diagrams and algorithms
0esults and +iscussion
Conclusions and 0ecommendations
(ppendices may include the following
- 0elevant Source Code
- /valuation Tool
- Sample input&output&0eports
888 :o recommended template for 7ultimedia
Systems +evelopment, :etwor" +esign and
Implementation and IT 7anagement
888 :o recommended template for /nterprise
0esource -lanning
888 for Information Systems Strategic -lan
template, refer to the :ational Computer
Center5s Information Systems Strategic
-lanning <uideboo"
888 Template for Software +evelopment
pro#ects may be used for the (nalysis and
+esign -ro#ects ecluding the Implementation
portion
Recommended Guidelines for Undergraduate
Theses/Capstone Projects in IT Education
Philippine Society of IT Educators Research Committee
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- ;sers <uide
- Curriculum .itae
*ption !7 )ollow (C7 0esearch (rticle
)ormat
)
Thesis/Project
Presentation
Pu8lic Presentation is re.uired
- School%based presentation open to the
public
*ther *ptions7
0egional Student Congress
- -SIT/ 0egional Chapters are
encouraged to organi'e undergraduate
paper presentations
-resentations to -hilippine Computing Science
Congress of CS-, :ational Conference on IT
/ducation of -SIT/
Pu8lic Presentation is recommended
- School%based presentation open to the
public
Pu8lic Presentation is recommended
- School%based presentation open to the
public