IESL COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

ENGINEERING GRADUATE DIPLOMA

Implemented from
PROJECT MODULE 01 May 2015

Notes for the Guidance of Candidates

[A] Eligibility for entry

Students will be eligible to submit for Project module of Graduate Diploma level, provided that
they have:
1. gained entry by registering to follow the Graduate Diploma Level,
OR
2. completed Certificate Level and satisfied at least 48 credits out of 56 credits at Advanced
Diploma Level, and satisfactorily completed Group Project module at Advanced
Diploma Stage II

[B] Application Procedure

2. A project proposal needs to be submitted for approval on form IESLCE/GD/PA/1.
3. In formulating the project proposal, an applicant may elaborate on some or all of the
following headings.
 Title
 Introduction
 Problem and Research Question
 Objectives
 Methodology
 Expected Outcome [including Economic Aspects, Environmental Aspects, Social
Aspect etc.]
 Validation
 Work Plan
4. When the project proposal is approved by the IESL College of Engineering, the project
can be undertaken and the final project report shall be submitted within the given
deadline. Any comments made with the approval should be taken into account in
carrying out the project.
5. When the project proposal is approved, it is done only in the sense that IESL College of
Engineering agrees that the work proposed, when undertaken under competent
supervision may provide suitable material for the submission of a productive report.
6. If the proposal is rejected, a revised proposal or a new proposal can be submitted on
form IESLCE/GD/PA/1 indicating whether new/revised proposal.

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[C] The Project
7. The project should be experimental or investigatory in nature with associated
theoretical treatment.
8. The project should involve;
(i) Technical and scientific literature survey.
(ii) The use of relevant theories and engineering/scientific concepts to deal with the
problems to be solved.
(iii) Design and development work.
(iv) Design and planning of research experiment or investigations.
(v) Design & construction of equipments, numerical models or software tools.
(vi) Analysis of result s and interpretation
(vii) Report writing

9. It is essential in all cases for candidates to seek the guidance and supervision of a
competent person, preferably a senior academic of a University, or a Chartered
Engineer.

[D] The Project Report

10. The report must be in English language. It must be type written on A4 size white paper
and securely bound. The number of pages of the report should be approximately
(Seventy) 70 and the number of words should be approximately 20000 excluding
figures, tables and appendices etc.
11. A spiral bound copy of the draft report must be submitted at the first instant for
evaluation and three [3] hard bound copies after corrections or suggestions of the
evaluator should be incorporated.
12. All material on submission become and will remain the property of the IESL College of
Engineering. No arrangements can be made for the return of any submitted material.
13. Demonstration of experimental and/or theoretical ability is expected for the conduct of
the work and close attention will be paid to the presentation and the clarity and style of
report.
14. The candidate must sign a declaration at the beginning of the report certifying that
solely the candidate has undertaken the work. This declaration should be counter
signed by the supervisor.
15. If the project contains collaborative or teamwork, the candidate must clearly indicate
those parts in the declaration. If the candidate uses the work of another author of the
same subject such work shall be duly acknowledged and avoid plagiarism.

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[E] Presentation of the Report
16. The following guidelines are to be taken into account.
16.1 A typical project report might comprise the following sections.
Component
Abstract  describes the contents
Acknowledgements  supervisor
 sponsor
Contents  list the starting page and
titles of Chapters and sub-
sections, Appendices
Glossary  helpful for all readers
defining symbols and
acronyms
Introduction  context of project
 aims and objects
Chapter on literature review  literature survey
Chapter on Methods  approach adopted
 design methods
Chapter on Results  tables and plots
 methods of presentation
Chapter on Analysis  methods adopted
 interpretation of results
Conclusions and Further  do not simply summarize
Work the project report
 do not recapitulate the
analysis or discussion
 do not introduce new ideas
Reference  only those mentioned
[referenced] in the text
Bibliography  any relevant sources not
directly mentioned
Tables, Charts and Figures  may be incorporated in the
text or collated at the back
as appendices
Contents
 need not include main results
 family
 others
 enables reader to quickly go to
a particular section of the
project report
 useful for the examiners
 organization of project
 data-acquisition systems
 range of cases examined
 description of information
 specific interpretations
 enveloping interpretations
 identify specific points that
have been clarified or
discovered, and specific actions
to be taken
 identify specific additional
investigation that is required
[and why]
 fully detailed in standard form
so reader could obtain a copy
 also fully detailed in standard
form
 do you need to provide data in
both tabular and plotted form?
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16.2 The total number of pages shall be limited to maximum of 70.
The typical page allocation shall be as follows.
Component Pages
House-keeping items, typically:
title page, abstract, acknowledgements, 6*
contents, notation/glossary, lists of figures/tables
Introduction, including Literature Survey 10
Chapter A [often Design or Methods] 12
Chapter B [often Results] 10
Chapter C [often Analysis] 10

Chapter D Conclusion and Further Work 4

References and Bibliography 4

Tables, Charts and Figures 20

TOTAL 70

* Should be excluded from page count.

16.3 Typical marking scheme is given in the following table.

Component Comments Marks

Conduct of Project Assessment of student’s application and technical 30
appreciation in project
Introduction & Clarity of both thought and presentation 10
Objectives
Quality of Review Suitable background, clarity, relevance [incl. 10
Bibliography]
Technical Content Logical treatment, methodology, technical 20
comprehension and competence
Results Quality, suitability and coverage 10

Conclusion and Relevance to experimental work, insight 10

Recommendations
Organization Layout and logical development of dissertation 10

Total 100

16.4 The format of the front page is given in the Annex 01. (Page 10)
16.5 The format of the Declaration is given in the Annex 02. (Page 11)

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[F] Assessment of the Report
17.1 Project Proposal should be submitted to the office of IESL College of Engineering and
approval should be obtained prior to commence the project.

17.2 The project report will be assessed by a panel of two members with generally the
examiner who approved the project proposal as one member.

18. The candidate will be called upon to make a presentation to a panel of examiners,
where the supervisor is one of them, and the panel will examine the candidate.

19. The decision of the assessment panel will be final.

No appeals will be entertained regarding the results of assessment.

20. Candidates are permitted to make a re-submission of the project report, but only within
the time constraints outlined in this document.

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 THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS, SRI LANKA
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
ENGINEERING – PROJECT MODULE

Assessment of Project Proposal – IESLCE/GD/PA/01

To be completed and submitted by students who are registered at Graduate Diploma level and wishing
to offer Project Course Module (CE5010, or EC5010, or EE5010, or ME5010)

SECTION A

a) Surname with initials Mr./ Ms. ………………………………………………………………….…….

(in capitals letters) ………………………………………………………………………...
b) Student I/D No. ……………………………………………..
c) Field of Specialisation ……………………………………………………………..
d) Address ………………………………………………………………….…….
………………………………………………………………….…….
e) Contact Nos. ………………………………………………………………….…….
f) Email ………………………………………………………………….…….

If employed
f) Employer’s Name …………………………………………………………………….…….
g) Address ………………………………………………………………….…….
………………………………………………………………….…….
h) Contact Nos. ………………………………………………………………….…….
i) Email ………………………………………………………………….…….

SECTION B (I)

a) Completion of Certificate Level: Yes / No

b) Completion of Advanced Diploma Level Stage I: Yes / No
c) Completion of Advanced Diploma Level Stage II: Yes / No
d) State below any repeat modules or incomplete modules with required details.

Level and Stage Module Module Title Status

Code
Advanced Dip/Stage I MA3005 Mathematics Incomplete
Advanced Dip/Stage II Group Project Fail

(Given in the table are examples)

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e) Total Credits earned at previous Levels

Levels Credits
Certificate Level Stage I and II
Advanced Diploma Level Stage I and II

SECTION C

If the candidacy is through direct entry to Graduate Diploma Level, please provide following information:

Qualifications prior to register for Graduate Diploma:

i) ………………………………………………………………………………..

ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………………:

a) Title of the Previous Project ………………………………………………………………….…….

(in capital letters) ………………………………………………………………….…….
………………………………………………………………….…….
……………………………………………………………………….

b) Discipline to which the project has relevance (Please tick the appropriate box)

Civil Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Electronics, Communication and Computer Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

SECTION D

c) Details of the Supervisor

 Name : ……………………………………………………..……….…………………….……

 Qualifications : ……………………………………………………..……….…………………….……

 Employment : ……………………………………………………..……….…………………….……

 Address : ……………………………………………………..……….…………………….……

……………………………………………………..……….…………………….……

 Telephone : ……………………………………………………..……….…………………….……

 E-mail : ……………………………………………………..……….…………………….……
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I agree to supervise the project titled …………………….………………………………….……………..…
..…………………………………………..………………………………………..…………..…………
…………………………………………..…………………………………………………….…………..
Signature of the Supervisor with seal: …………………………….. Date : ……….……………

SECTION E (For an industry based project involving a company):

Name of Company : ………………………….………………..………………………………………….…….

I hereby give the consent to Mr./Ms. …………………………………………..…………..……………….….

to undertake the project titled………………………….……………………………………………..…………
… …………………………………………….………………………………………………………….………..
…………………………………………………….…….……………………………………….………………..

Name of the responsible official:

Signature : ………………………………………. Date: ………..….………..………
Designation : …………………………………………………………………………….…..………..………
Contact Nos. : ……………………………………………………………….…………………….……………

E-mail : …………………………………………………………………………….………………….…

SECTION F

Write the Project Proposal below under following headings [must not exceed five A4 pages including
figures]:

Title:

Introduction to the problem: [In addition to the relevant facts, any literature survey that supports
problem existence and justification too should be given under this]

Problem Statement:

Objectives:

Methodology:

Expected outcomes:

Result validation:

Work plan: [Present with a bar chart; Official start – 1 June 2015; Final submission – 30 April 2015]

………….…………………….. ………………….
Signature of the applicant Date
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SECTION G Evaluator’s Use Only

a. Date received the proposal: ……………………………………………

b. Approved / Not Approved: ……………………………………………………………………..

c. If approval is not given:

Resubmit Entire Proposal/ Improve Proposal and Resubmit/ Project is Not Acceptable

d. Any other instructions/remarks for the attention of the candidate if improvements to be made to
the proposal : ………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

e. Date approval is given: ……………………

Signature of Evaluator: ………………………………………………………..

Name of Evaluator: ……………………………………………………

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Annexure 01: Cover Page Format of Project Report

Project Report

The Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka

College of Engineering

The Title of the Project

[Your Name:]
[Your Supervisor’s Name :]
[Month /Year :]

A Project Report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements

for Engineering Graduate Diploma of IESL College of Engineering

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 Annexure 02: Declaration

60 mm from top of the page

Declaration

Three spaces

I, [………………………………………….name with initials

……………………………………………………………………………………], hereby declare that
the project titled “ [………………project title
……………………………………………………………]” was presented by me under the
supervision of Prof. */Dr.*/Eng.*[ ……………supervisor’s name, …………., ……………….., …..
supervisor’s designation] …………….] of [………………supervisor’s present work place
……………].
This project work, under the course unit [……code……………], is submitted by me in the partial
fulfilment of the requirements of Engineering Graduate Diploma study programme of the IESL
College of Engineering. I further declare that this submission is a result of my own work, except as
cited under references or quoted with acknowledgements, and has not been submitted to any other
University or Institution in the candidature of any other degree or an equivalent qualification.

[Student Signature]
[Student Name and No.] [Date of Submission]

“I certify that I supervised the project of Mr.*/Ms.*[ ………………student name.………] titled, [

……….project title…………………….] and in my opinion this report is sufficient in terms of scope
and quality of undergraduate level.”

Name: [………………………………supervisor’s name

………………………………………………..]

Signature: […………….supervisor’s signature……………………] Date:

[…………………………………]

*Delete inappropriate word

[Write relevant information in place of square brackets and spaces and square brackets should not appe

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