MMP Information

This document provides information for students taking the Major and Minor Projects (MMP) for modules CS39440, CC39440, CS39620 and CC39620.

Version

This is version 2025.1, released on Jan 30, 2025. See the Document History section for details of changes.

Contents

• 1. Introduction
  • 1.1. About the Major and Minor Projects
  • 1.2. Project outline
  • 1.3. BCS Guidelines
• 2. Module Information
  • 2.1. This document
  • 2.2. Blackboard
  • 2.3. Lecture Recordings
  • 2.4. Bb Discussion
  • 2.5. MMP Website
  • 2.6. Assessment Dates
  • 2.7. Notification of changes to the project information
• 3. Roles on this Project
• 4. Assessment
  • 4.1. Assessed Components
    • Mid-Project Demonstration
    • Project Report and Technical Work
    • Final Demonstration
    • Initiative
  • 4.2. Project Outline and Ethics Form
  • 4.3. Submitting your work
  • 4.4. Receiving your feedback
  • 4.5. Assessment Criteria and Marking Guide
    • Assessment Criteria for the Mid-Project Demonstration
    • Assessment Criteria for the module
    • Marking guide
    • Marking process
    • General issues considered during marking
    • Anonymous Marking
• 5. Software, tools and machines
  • 5.1. Report writing
  • 5.2. Version control
  • 5.3. Containers
    • Standard Configuration
    • Requesting a container
  • 5.4. Docker
  • 5.5. Personal Machines
• 6. Project Process
  • 6.1. Introduction to processes
    • Student experiences of software methodologies
    • Research-oriented projects
    • Scope of the process
    • Scope of this section
  • 6.2. Example processes
    • Code and Test
    • Waterfall Model / Plan-driven
    • Spiral Model
    • Agile
    • Extreme Programming (XP)
    • Feature-driven development (FDD)
    • Scrum
    • Kanban
    • Test-driven Development
    • Research Process
    • If you aren’t sure what to choose…
    • References
• 7. Demonstrations
  • 7.1. Process
    • Arranging Demonstrations
    • Location of the demonstrations
    • Timing of demonstrations
  • 7.2. Mid-Project Demonstration
    • Assessment
    • Feedback
    • Marking form
  • 7.3. Final Demonstration
    • Who attends the demonstrations?
    • How long is the demonstration?
    • What version of the work is to be demonstrated?
    • Project assessment
    • Demonstration content
    • Timing and practice
    • At the demonstration
  • 7.4. Machines and Rooms
    • Laptops
    • Desktop machines
    • Specialist requirements
    • Room accessibility
  • 7.5. Preparation
    • Time
    • Slides
    • What is your project topic?
    • Practice
    • Content
    • Technical Challenges
    • Summary
• 8. Intellectual Property Rights
• 9. Report and Technical Work
  • 9.1. Project Styles
  • 9.2. Main areas
    • Problem Analysis
    • Technical work
    • Critical evaluation and insight
    • Report presentation quality
  • 9.3. Structuring the report
    • Engineering projects
    • Research projects
  • 9.4. Proof-Reading the Report
  • 9.5. Word Count
    • Excluded content
    • Section word count
    • TurnItIn word count
  • 9.6. Report Templates
    • LaTeX
  • 9.7. Writing Style
    • Formal writing
    • Tips
    • Tense
    • General advice
  • 9.8. Writing Structure
    • Sections
    • Paragraphs and sentences
    • Paragraph and line spacing
  • 9.9. Submitting work
    • Project Report
    • Technical Work
    • Submission time
    • Submission Problems
    • Questions
  • 9.10. Alternative Submission
    • Create a folder
    • Copy the file
    • Check the copy
    • Confirm submission
    • Changing the file
    • Logging on
  • 9.11. Report Elements
    • Title Page
    • Acknowledgements
    • Abstract
    • Contents and Lists
    • Background and Objectives
    • Requirements
    • Design
    • Experiment Methods
    • Implementation
    • Testing
    • Evaluation
    • Code Extracts
    • References
    • Appendices
• 10. Ethics
  • 10.1. Use of ethics process for undergraduate projects
  • 10.2. Outline ethics process
• 11. Tips for a successful project
  • 11.1. Keep a record of your work
  • 11.2. Go to all of your project meetings
  • 11.3. Use a Version Control System
  • 11.4. Ensure that you have backup copies of your work
  • 11.5. Develop a routine
• 12. Good Academic Practice and Referencing
  • 12.1. Good Academic Practice
    • Diagrams and images
    • Using 3rd party software and tutorials
    • Results
  • 12.2. Referencing
• 13. How you can provide feedback on this module
• 14. Document History
  • 14.1. Note
  • 14.2. Author List
• 15. Glossary

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