GUIDELINES
NON-TEACHING CREDIT COURSE (Minor Project) (Registration, Conduct, Supervision, Progress Monitoring, Assessment & Grading)
AMITY UNIVERSITY UTTAR PRADESH GAUTAM BUDDHA NAGAR 1
CONTENTS Sl. No.
Description
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Introduction
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Objectives of Minor M inor Project
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Credit Units
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Student Learning Outcomes
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Issues in Conducting of Minor Project
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Guidelines Guidelines for Conduct of Minor Project
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Assessment Plan and Continuous Assessment
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Plagiarism
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Submission of Final Report
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Students Not Meeting the Eligibility Criteria
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Procedure for Examination of Cases for Special Consideration
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Final Assessment
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Components of Final Assessment
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Report Requirements
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Guidelines Guidelines for Writing the Report
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Improvement of Scores & Grade
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Detailed Guidelines
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1.
INTR INTR ODUCTION
The academic philosophy of Amity University revolves around student centric lear ning, which takes into consideration their varied learning needs and significantly accelerates their retention of both knowledge and skills. It inspires and gives the chance to the student to operate, manage and monitor his/her own learning process under the supervision and the guidance of a faculty supervisor, so that he/she could train himself to be independent and ofessional. develop oneself to be a good pr ofession Minor Project has Project has proved to be gr ea t tool to ac hi ev e the objective objectivess of student centric l e a r n i n g . Minor Pr oje oject is a scholarly research project/design pr oje oject that shows evidence of critical analysis and understanding of the topic. topic. Project is also design based design based where wher e a student/group student/ group of students work on various aspects of an integrated design. Following are the attributes of Minor Project: Minor Project is a part of Programme Structure and is com pu lsor y have 4 cred have credit it units assigned to it not conducted as regular class lecture, lab practical or tutor ial ial r e is self exploratory, application oriented work oriented work oriented in natu atur is done under the supervision/guidance of faculty guide and/or external guide guide depending upon the place of course being undertaken is conducted during VIII semester pth allows tudents to to pursue pursue their area of interest to greater de p th help students to relate theory to actual practice in the industr y tudy/team innovative,, creative and through independent stu help students to be innovative dy/team work. The course is conducted at institution either independently or in joint collaboration with industry, other research labs or universities in India and abroad. abroad. 2.
OBJECTIVES OF MINOR PROJECT:
There are certain phases of every student’s professional development that cannot be effectively taught in the academic environment. These facets can only be learned thr ough ough direct, onon-the- job experience working with successful professionals and experts in the f iel ield. The Minor project can best be described as an attempt to institutionalize efforts to bridge the gap between the professional world and the academic institutions. Entire effort in Minor Project is in terms terms of extending the program of education and evaluation beyond the classroom/laboratory of a university or institution institution.
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The objectives of the Minor Project ar e To provide an opportunity to students to demonstrate the ability to devise, select and use a range of methodologies and tools to the Chosen/Given project, applying the theoretical knowledge to a real life situation. Experiential Learning outside classroom through self exploration, practical ex perience, Industry, field experience, live experience, research, design projects etc. The learning process in the Minor Project seeks out and focuses attention on many latent attributes, which do not surface in the normal class room situations. Research and its importance in experiential learning through Minor Project. These experiential learning attributes through Minor Project include:
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Intellectual ability, Professional judgment and decision making ability, Inter-disciplinary ap pr oach, Skills for data handling, Ability in written and oral pr esentation, Sense of r esponsi bility Developing professional Skills Application of theory, concepts in given industry /practical
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field scenar io
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CREDIT UNITS
a) The credit units of Minor Project is gi ven below: S.No. 1
Course Title
Credit Units 4
Minor Pr o ject
associated with b) Following are the Credit Units Teaching/Lear ning: – Lecture : 100% – Tutorials : 100% – Laboratory : 50% – Field Work/Self Ex plorator y : Learning in Lab 15-20%
different
modes
of
c) To earn 4 credit units for a Minor project, a student must put in self eff or ts: – 4 credits × 55 to 60 hrs / per credit = 220-240 hr s – No. of days required in Full-time mode : 220hrs/8hrs per day = 28-30 days
d) Therefore, faculty guide must ensure the minimum efforts put in by students commensurate with the prescribed credit units of a cour se. 4.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES:
The student learning outcomes are very critical for every course. Therefore, these must be clearly defined keeping in mind the programme objectives and course o b jectives. The following student learning outcomes are achieved: Outcome 1: (Scientific foundation) When faced with a technical problem the student should be able to use applied scientific knowledge
1A: to identify and implement relevant principles of mathematics and computer science. 1 B: to identify and implement relevant principles of physics and chemistry 1 C: to identify and implement relevant principles of engineering science Outcome 2: (Experimentation) the ability to design experiments, conduct experiments, and analyze experimental data. Outcome 3: (Tools) an ability to use the relevant tools necessary for engineering practice. Outcome 4: (Technical design) the technical ability to design a prescribed engineering sub-system Outcome 5: (Design assessment) the ability to develop and assess alternative system designs based on technical and non-technical criteria 5A: to define overall needs and constraints. 5B: to assess the social and environmental requirements of the system and its impact on the global society. Outcome 6: (Professionalism) the ability to recognize and achieve high levels of professionalism in their work. Outcome 7: (Leadership) ability to assume leadership roles and respect human values.
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Outcome 8: (Teamwork) the ability to function on teams. Outcome 9: (Communication) the ability to communicate effectively and persuasively. Outcome 10: (Ethics and morals) a critical understanding of ethical and moral systems and respect for human values in a social context. Outcome 12: (Lifelong learning) a recognition of the need for and an ability to engage in lifelong learning and development.
ISSUES IN CONDUCTING OF MINOR PROJECT
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Lack of Clarity of objectives Lack of Clarity about Ex pectations Lack of proper guidelines about conduct of cour se Relationship between objectives, methodology, output, quality and credit units Commencement & Dur ation Progress Monitoring & R epor t Role of Faculty & Guidance Discipline & deadlines Originality of Work / Plagiarism Output and Quality Evaluation Scheme Non Submission of marks on time Conduct of back paper of a Minor Project GUIDELINES FOR CONDUCT OF Minor project
The guidelines give a methodical approach to Minor project that will ensure ef f ective supervision and manage student expectations to improve student learning experience. It aims: To provide a systematic approach to Minor project across the Institute. To provide students taking Minor project with a valuable learning ex p er ience. To enable students to develop as independent lear ner s To promote the dissemination of effective pr actice. To support faculty guides in the supervision, progress monitoring and assessment of Minor project. To enable students to follow prescribed guidelines.
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a) These Guidelines apply to Minor project and provides information to both f acultyguides and students, on roles and responsibilities, the conduct & monitoring pr ocess, supervision, assessment and su bmission. b) The prime responsibility for managing the Minor project lies with the student and the f aculty guide. A faculty guide will be identified for each stu dent/group of students. c) There will be clarity regarding the role and responsibilities of the student, faculty guide, and external guide and Minor project Review committee. d) The detailed guidelines are given at serial no. 17. 6.1 Briefing the s tudents about Minor project Regulations & Guidelines
A briefing session for all the students and concerned faculty guides must be organized by the institutions well in advance so that the students and faculty guides are able to prepare well & proceed for the course as per guidelines. The briefing f or Minor Project in final semester for UG students must be done in mid of odd semester of the academic session so that the students are able to f inalise: (i) the Minor project by end of seventh semester (ii) the industry/research lab/ external university on their own or with the help of Institution. The Guidelines for Minor project must also be uploaded on AMIZONE for students and faculty guides.
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a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h)
i)
Roles and Responsibilities of students
Commit to a schedule of meetings, in order to ensure that the agreed schedule is adhered to and deadlines met. use supervisory time allocated ef fe ctively, manage tutorial / gap lectures/ briefing sessions effectively by preparing for same in advance, keep appointments which have been ar r anged, to submit regularly Weekly Progress Report (WPR) to Faculty guide maintain a record of supervisory meetings, act responsibly and professionally during fieldwork /industr y internship/work in external labs etc make use of AUUP guidance and documentation to plan and monitor progress of the Minor Project, to maximise the benefit of tutorial support, and to implement the feedback and approved action plan for development of the pr o ject. recognise ethical responsibilities and understand the regulations with regard to plagiar ism,
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Roles and Responsibilities of Faculty Guide/Supervisor
To advise on: the topic, synopsis and work schedule of Minor project and its r esour ces To assist the student in identifying pr oblems/issues and suggest/agree on specific action to address those risk assessment, where a ppr opr iate methodologies referencing / plagiarism ethical practice, as appr opr iate information sources, including AUUP material, to support planning, monitor ing progress of the Minor project structure and presentation of Minor project To discuss progress of Minor project To offer feedback on partial versions of Minor project To maintain regular supervisory contact. To contact any student who fails to attend supervisory sessions To advise the student of Minor Project who are considered exem plary
Registration for the Course
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The students are required to register on-line on AMIZONE for the Minor Project courses as per the guidelines. b) A student having genuine reason may be permitted for late registration on f ollowing grounds: i) Ill health - provided the student has informed the institution on time and had taken sick leave from HoI. a)
c)
The student will be allowed to register late for Minor Project at ASET or approved external organisation upto a certain period with certain late registration charges as per following conditions: i)
Upto 10 days after the date of registration for course with late r egistr ation Charges of 500/- .
ii) From 11th day to 15th day of the date of Registration with late registration char ges of 1000/ -. iii) 16th day to 20th day of Registration with late registration charges of 2000/ provided student meets the requirement of minimum duration of the cour ses iv) After 21st day to 30 days of Registration with late charges of 5000/ - pr ovided student meets the requirement of minimum duration of the cour ses. d)
The late registration charges may change from time to time as recommended by 8
Finance Committee. e)
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The students who have not registered for the Minor Project course as per regulations will not be permitted to submit any report and will be treated as having failed in the cour se. Further, student will not be promoted to next year/will not be awarded degree as the case may be. Allocation of Faculty Guide
a) Each student/project group shall be assigned a faculty guide for the Minor Project well in advance in a formal manner depending on the number of students/no of groups per faculty member, the available specialization among the faculty guides by Institution/department Project Committee. b)
Incase a student/ project group is undertaking Minor Project in collaboration with an industry or research lab or other university, the students/ project group will have two guides – a faculty guide from the institution and an external guide from the concerned organisation. In Such cases of joint guidance, the main guide will be faculty guide.
c)
The allotment / allocation of supervisor shall not be left to the individual students or teacher . d) The external guide must be provided with brief guidelines for per fo rmanc e monitoring and assessment of the student of Minor Project. e)
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The faculty guide from Amity university must closely interact with the external guide and monitor the progress of the student in Minor Project wherever applicable. Faculty guide must also strengthen the relationship with the collaborating organisation of the student for future collaborative research and placement of the student in that organisation. Briefing Sessions/ Tutorials/Gap Lectures for students
Briefing Sessions/ Tutor ial/ Gap Lectures are very important for undertaking the Minor Project. Therefore, it is mandatory for the students to attend the same whenever institution/f aculty guide have scheduled the same: During such sessions students should expect to: discuss ideas and concer ns. be guided on resources and the development of a topic / area, be provided with direction to help them to manage the pr ocess, be provided with advice on academic style, format and the scope of Minor Project. be provided with general feedba ck, be provided with feedback on their Minor Project and apply the comments they r eceive through processes of reflection/evaluation and action-planning to other parts of their development wor k. 6.7
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Approval of Topic, Synopsis and Work Schedule
Student will finalise the broad area /topic, synopsis and work schedule of his / her Minor Project in consultation with the faculty guide by the end of seventh semester. 9
b) The work / project Schedule (Project Plan) to be prepared using GANTT or PERT chart as per attached appendix. c)
The area/topic, work schedule of Minor Project will be approved by the Institution/ department Minor Project Committee . The student will make a presentation before the Project Committee on specif ied date, time and venue. The final list cleared by the Project Committee and approved by HOI/HOD will be sent to Academic Office in AUUP HQ and CoE, before the date of first Week ly Progress R epor t.
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6.8
Conduct and Progress Monitoring of Minor project
a) The students will undertake Minor Project as per the course wor k schedule.
requirement and
b) The students will regularly report to their faculty guide for their weekly progress as per the prescribe format of Weekly Progress Report (WPR). c)
The student is required to submit regularly Weekly Progress Report (WPR). A Sample format of WPR is attached.
d) Faculty guide will mark the status of Weekly Progress Report (WPR) received and quality of work done on AMIZONE. Faculty guide will also give feedback to students. e) The student will also maintain daily diary of the work done which need to be submitted to the faculty guide.
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f)
The student will maintain the record of interaction and feedback by Faculty Guide as per the attached Appendix-.
g)
Periodic progress Review by a faculty board will be done. For this institution will announce at the time of registration for the course.
ASSESSMENT PLAN AND CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT a)
The institute will define the assessment plan and tools keeping in mind the Pr ogr am Learning Outcomes (PLOs), Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) and Course o bjectives.
b)
The assessment will have clearly defined Continuous Internal Assessment and Final Assessment weightage, which have various components to assess various learning outcomes.
c)
The weightage of CIA and Final Assessment will be as under : S.N.
1
Continuous Internal Assessment 30
Final Assessment
70
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Credit Units
4 Credit Units
d)
The breaks up (components and their weightage) of continuous internal assessment ar e given as under :
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Timely R egistr ation
01
2
Topics & Synopsis A ppr oval
01
3 4
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Marks (CIA = 30%)
Title
S. No.
WPRs (No. of WPR Su bmitted) (Satisfactory WPR) 2 Periodic Progress Review by a board of faculty through pr esentation
6 5 05
5
1st Draft on time
01
6
2nd Draft on time
01
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Final Report Assessment
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Project Report Assessment:
The faculty guide will assess the project report as part of IA/CA as under :
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S.No.
Parameter
Weightage (10)
1.
Introduction and Statement of the Pr oblem
1.5
2.
Review of Liter atur e:
1.5
3
Methodology/methods/A ppr oach
1
4
Data Collection, Analysis, R esults findings/Outcomes and conclusions
3
5
Future scope and Limitations outlined
1
6
Quality of work and written ex pr ession
1
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Student Learning Outcomes
1
Submission of Continuous Internal Assessment Marks
a) The institution will send the CIA marks along with all the reports from AMIZO NE and supporting documents of all students to CoE. b) CoE will declare the list of students eligible for the final assessment after examining all the cases. 12
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PLAGIAR ISM
a) The Minor project report must be written in students own words. However, if required the words of others, all the debts (for words, data, arguments and ideas) have to be appropriately ack nowledged. b) It is mandatory that each project report shall be checked for plagiarism through Tur nitin or similar software before submission. The content which is based on existing pu blished work must come from properly quoted material and from the references cited section. After checking the accuracy of the citations and references of such content the plagiarism report should not return similarity index of more than 15% in any circumstance. However, if the matching text is one continuous block, the index of 15% could still be considered plagiarism. Any report with higher than this per centage matching must be explained by the student. The details of copy rights, pr ofessional ethics are given in Plagiarism Prevention Policy of the University.
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SUBMISSION OF FINAL R EPORT
The most important aspect of the courses is the final report. Therefore following must be ensured for producing quality r epor t. a) The student will start the project report as per the prescribed guidelines. b) The students will submit 1st draft of the report to the guide for guidance. Followed by the submission second of draft of report after making necessary changes as suggested by the guide. c) The final report shall be submitted after checking plagiarism through Turnitin or any other format subscribed by University. Copying material should not be more than 10% provided source is mentioned in the report along with proper acknowledgement and referencing as per plagiarism policy of the univer sity. d) Following will be submitted along with final repor t,: o WPR o Minor project Dair y e)
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A student will be eligible to submit his report and final assessment provided he/she meets following conditions: a. Online Registration for the Minor project b. Approval of Topic, Synopsis and Project Plan by the guide/project committee c. 90 % of WPR were su bmitted d. 80% of the WPR were satisf actor y STUDENTS NOT MEETING THE ELIGIBILITY CRITER IA
The students who are not eligible to submit the report will re-submit the final report as per the following guidelines: Parameter
Action
Online Registration for the Minor project not done
Re-do the Minor project
Has not taken the approval of the Topic, Synopsis and Pr oject Plan by the faculty guide
Re-do the Minor project
< 90 % of WPRs were submitted
Penalty in Continuous Internal Assessment marks as under : 80 - 89% = 10 marks deducted 75 - < 80% = 12 marks dedu cted 70 - < 75% = to be permitted by Vice Chancellor on recommendations of Minor project Review Committee with cap of B+ in grading or deduction of 15 marks from
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Continuous Internal Assessment. < 70 % = Re-do the Minor project
< 80% of the WPRs were satisf actory
<80-75% = 10 marks to be deducted <75-70% = to be permitted by Vice Chancellor on recommendations of a committee with cap of B+ in grading or deduction of 15 marks from Continuous Internal Assessment.
Similarity index more than 15 % as per Plagiarism Pr evention Policy.
If in plagiarism report the similarity index is >15%, the student is required to re-write the r epor t, pr ovided it meets all the other criter ia.
Important:
The students not meeting the eligibility criteria, shall be required to provide detailed justif ication for special consideration by the NTCC Review Committee. The students re-submitting the thesis due to plagiarism shall be eligible for the grade ear ned by him provided he/she has submitted same atleast 10 days prior to the final assessment of the batch. If the student fails to submit the revised thesis in the prescribed time he / she shall not be awarded more than B+ grade. The students who shall re-do the NTCC shall be awarded grade not more than B+. 11. PROCEDURE FOR EXAMINATION OF CASES FOR SPECIAL O SI C N DER ATION
a)
To examine the cases for consideration by Vice Chancellor, the Minor project R eview Committee for the Academic Session will be constituted at the University level as per norms prescribed in the regulations of NTCC.
b) The recommendation of HoIs of all such cases after detailed explanation given by students must be submitted to the CoE office atleast 10days prior the Final Assessment Date for examination to be decided by NTCC Review Committee after consideration by the Vice Chancellor . 12.
FINAL ASSESSMENT
a) The final assessment of NTCC need to be done only of those students who have qualified on the basis of Conduct and progress monitoring guidelines & Submission of report as per the guidelinesas stated a bove. b)
The Final assessment will be treated as end semester examination. It is mandatory f or the students to appear for final assessment as per scheduled date and time. If fail to appear in the students final assessment as per schedule, he/she will treated as absent. For such cases same rules will be applicable as those for theory examination. The assessment of I category students will be done within one month of final assessment of the batch. 15
c) The breakup of final assessment / external marks is as follows:
Component Presentation Viva Total
Marks 35 35 70
d) While evaluating the Minor project , institution, faculty guide and board of evaluators will consider the following aspects: I. Institution:
i)
Institutional Project Committee must check the eligibility of all the students before sending the list to CoE. ii) Guidelines for the students and board of evaluators must be prepared and approved by competent authority/academic Cou ncil. iii) Only eligible students will be assessed as per the approved list provided by CoE board-wise & according to approved guidelines. iv) Date of evaluation will be announced by CoE on the recommendations of HoI. v) A board comprising 03 members from the department will be constituted. Two faculty member s from any of the Institutions of AUUP and one service external expert f r om Indu str y/ academia at the faculty guide will not be the member of the evaluation board for his/her own stu dents. vi) The institution will send the budget along with the list of external expert f or assessment board to CoE for necessary approval as per the University regulations and Guidelines. vii) The assessment guidelines must be provided to evaluator s. viii) The Format for evaluation will be provided along with the list of students, for each evaluator . ix) The duly signed evaluation sheets along with attendance sheets and printout of consolidated marks from Amizone will be submitted on same day. x) Faculty guide/ any other member of the institution will not try to influence the board evaluators for favouring /punishing any student appearing for f inal assessment. II. Board of Evaluators:
i) ii) iii)
The board of evaluators will assess the eligible students only as per the prescribed guidelines and assessment sheets. The evaluation will be done separately by each evaluator and duly signed copy of same will be submitted before leaving the evaluation r oom. The evaluators will be paid the honorarium as per the university policy.
III. Observer
CoE will appoint an observer and submit the report as per the regulations of the University. 16
13 COMPONENTS OF FINAL ASSESSMENT
Sl. N
Weightage (Mark s) (50%)
Parameter Introduction and Statement of the Problem
1.
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Does the introduction provide a general overview of the issues surrounding the study? Is the problem under investigation clearly stated? Is evidence used to demonstrate the significance of the pr oblem? Are important terms def ined? Are assumptions clearly stated? Are Minor assertions that lay ground work for the study ar ticulated? Review of Literature: Is the study grounded in a larger body of r esear ch? Is the review current and representative of the wor k in the ar ea? Are related studies critically examined and gaps identif ied?
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Does the review provide a clear rationale of the study? Is the review well organized, using su b-sections where a r o r iate? Methodology/methods/Approach Is the research design described clearly and appropriate for the study? Are the sample and participants fully described? Is the sampling plan appropriate for the study? Are the data gathering procedures fully ex plicated and appropriate for the study? Have the analytical procedures been fully ex plained and are appropriate for the study? 3
Is the technical merit clear ly?
of instruments descri bed
Are issues related to limitations and/or trustworthiness satisfactorily identified and addr essed? Do the sampling, data collection, procedures appropriately match statement and research questions?
and analytical the pr oblem
Are the instruments or interview guides accepta ble
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Data Collection, Analysis, Results findings/Outcomes and conclusions All pertinent results well reported and are in c lear and concise in manner The arguments, discussion A Clear presentation of fully justif ied findings and logical conclusions, based upon the r esear ch evidence, which demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate the research r esults.
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Future scope and Limitations outlined
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Have all potential weaknesses of the study been described?
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Are the limitations appropriate to the methodology? Quality of work and written expression
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Does the proposal demonstrate a high quality of written ex pr ession? Is the potential cohesive and coherent? Is it accur ate? Is there consistency in conceptual f r amework and/or paradigm to unite the problem statem ent, research questions, and methods section? Is the tone of the proposal impartial, unbiased, and scientif ic? Are applicable support documents ( ap pendices) included and satisf actor y? Is appropriate style used correctly and consistently? Does the proposed study adhere to conventional wisdom related to ethics? Does the abstract summarize the contents of the ro osal clear l Presentation and Communications Is Presentation in line with the r epor t? Did relied on notes or presented as fluently in own wor ds? Was the quality of presentation material upto mar k? Were the communication and presentation skills upto mar k? Were the queries handled pr oper ly? Student Learning Outcomes Have the students learning outcomes met?
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t The i nstitu ti ons w i ll devel op detai l ed assessment par ameter s as per cour se objecti ves, st ud en learning outcomes and gui deli nes as above f or necessar y approval of A cademi c Coun ci l .
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REPORT REQUIREMENTS
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The final report is important component of Minor project . Therefore must adhere to f ollowing parameters (word length, No. of Copies, binding type etc) depending upon the credit units associated and course o b jectives. Word length, or word equivalent, should be specified in the module guide. S.No.
CR EDIT UNITS
1
4 cr edit
Word length (excluding)
Up to 3000 words
No. of Copies
02 copies
Report R etention details Up to one month of deceleration of final Plastic folder result of semester by institution
Binding Type
Word length will be exclusive of Preface Copyright Page, Faculty Guide Approval Page, Acknowledgement, Table of Contents, List of Tables, List of Figures, Certificates etc.
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GUIDELINES FOR WRITING THE R EPORT
Language
English (unless other wise specified in the course curr iculum)
Paper size
A4
Margins
The text of the document must be justif ied. The left and right margin of 1.25 inches. The top and bottom margin of 1.00 inch.
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On One side of page only. The text will follow line spacing of 1.5 lines. Table and figures, tabular material as necessary and appendix material a s appropriate may be single space. Centered material is to be centered between the left and right mar gins. The first line of all paragraphs of running text will be indented 0.5inches. Each page must be numbered, except the Title Page.
Typing
Pagination
The pre pages — including the Copyright Page, Faculty Guide A ppr oval Page, Acknowledgement, Table of Contents, List of Tables, List of Figur es and Abstract (if any) — will be numbered with lower-case Roman numer als (ii, iii, iv, etc.) centered from the bottom edge of the page. The first page that will show a page number is page ii. All remaining pages carry consecutive numerals (1, 2, 3, etc.). The page number will be placed in the upper right-hand corner of the page, r ight aligned. Arrangement of Every Project Report should have three parts: the pre pages, the main text, Contents and the reference mater ial. Each part has several sections, which are normally arranged in the order as discussed below.
Tables figures
and
1. Preliminary Pages a. Title page b. Declarat ion c. Faculty Guide Cer tif icate d. Ack nowledgem ent(s) e. Table of Contents f. List of T ables g. List of Figur es h. A bstract 2. Text (usually divided into chapters and sections) 3. Reference Mater ial a. R ef erences b. A pp endix Each table of figure should be placed immediately after the paragraph in which it is mentioned. If it has a separate page, this page should be the one following the page on which the table/figure was first mentioned. Tables and figures that must be positioned horizontally (landscaped) will face the outer edge of the page, with the widest margin at the binding edge. Tables and figures are numbered in separate series. Each table and f igur e, including any in the appendices, has a number in its own series. Each ser ies is numbered consecutively within chapters (e.g., Figure 10.1, Figure 10.2, and Figure 10.3). 20
Each table and figure will be separately number ed. All titles/captions of Table & Figures will appear in the pre pages in the List of Tables and List of Figur es. In the text, give the surname and date in parentheses, e.g. (Edwards, 2010). At the end of the study, provide a section headed R ef er ences in which the references are listed alphabetically by family name. Include references f or electronic sources of information e.g. web pages. For further detail, refer serial no. 17.
s R eference
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Any books, articles, websites or other published sources (retrievable data) that have been used (cited in the text) either in direct quotation or by reference, must be listed in the References. Personal interviews/raw data (not retrievable) do not appear in the reference list. The first line of the citation starts at the left margin and the second and subsequent lines of that citation are indented 0.5 inches. The referencing style to be used as per the forma. The format for the references shall be given separately by each faculty of Study/institution. Appendices contain supplementary or illustrative material or ex planator y data too lengthy to be included in the text or not immediately essential to the r eader s understanding of the text.
Appendices
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Appendices should be lettered in the order in which they are referred to in the text. Each appendix will be listed with its title in the Table of Contents (e.g., APPENDIX A. TITLE OF THE A PP EN D I X ).
Standard Formats
Various formats to be used as per the General Guidelines for NTCC of the University are as u nder : Format Format Format Format
for for for for
Title Page Declaration Faculty Guide Cer tif icate Table of Contents
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IMPROVEMENT OF SCORES & GR ADE
16.
The students shall be allowed to improve his
/
her Score
/
Grade as under :
a) The student who has passed in the NTCC but failed in semester where semester has only NTCC, the student may be allowed to re-do the NTCC again. The student shall not be given grade more than B+. b) The student shall apply to repeat the NTCC to his HOI within fifteen days of r esult declaration. c)
HoI shall send the recommendation to CoE for NTCC Review Committee for appr oval of Vice Chancellor .
d) The student shall repeat NTCC in corresponding semester or immediately after the f inal semester result declaration or during extended period. The students shall register for the NTCC course as per the university guidelines. e) The students shall complete the mandatory time required for the course.The date of registration, submission of Continouns Internal Assessment, final report and f inal assessment of NTCC shall be announced by CoE along with block examination calendar and with supplementary examinations. f)
The student shall do the NTCC on a new topic and shall be assigned the faculty guide as per the guidelines.
g) The progress monitoring, continuous assessment, submission of report and f inal assessment shall be done as per the guidelines. The previous marks of Continouns Internal Assessment shall be treated as NULL and VOID once the new Continouns Internal Assessment is submitted by the Institution for new NTCC. 17.
COURSE-WISE DETAILED GUIDELINES:
Minor Project (Mandatory Course) Course Code:
Credits: 4
“Minor Project ( Course
Code)” is a Mandatory Course in 7 th Sem and students will th
continue the same project as “Major Project” in 8 Semester.
The objective of Minor Project is to enable the student to take up investigative study in the broad field of Engineering, either fully theoretical/practical or involving both theoretical and practical work to be assigned by the Department on an individual basis or upto a maximum of four students in a group, under the guidance of a Supervisor. This is expected to provide a good initiation for the student(s) in R&D work. The assignment to normally include: Survey and study of published literature on the assigned topic; 22
Working out a preliminary Approach to the Problem relating to the assigned topic; Conducting preliminary Analysis/ Modelling/ Simulation/ Experiment/ Design/ Feasibility; Submitting a Synopsis on the Study conducted for presentation to the Department Final Evaluation by a Departmental Committee. To achieve the above objectives following activities have to be completed as a part of Minor Project in 7th semester: 1. Students need to attend the training programme on Project Management Techniques. (Details in Annexure I). 2. The formation of groups, selection of project and choice of supervisor. 3. The project is to be done by students individually (preferable) or in a group of maximum 4 students. 4. The Synopsis of the project is to be submitted to Programme Leader . The Synopsis must be clearly printed in A4 size paper (maximum of 4 pages) duly signed by all members and supervisor. (refer to the attached format) 5. Synopsis of the project will be reviewed by a departmental committee for approval. Synopsis may need modification to improve the quality of project.
Guidelines for students in Choosing a Project. 1. There has to be some novelty / innovation in the objective of the project.
2. The B. Tech project must have design issues / steps involved. Implementation of an existing circuit or model is not acceptable as a B. Tech Project. 3. Simulation projects should have design steps / algorithm / flowchart. 4. Students can select a project on their own and finalize it after consulting the supervisor or Students can choose project from the Project bank. 5. Before Finalizing a Project the economic and technical feasibility is to be carefully analyzed. 6. Projects that will lead to publication in conferences/journals will be highly appreciated / graded. 7. Interdisciplinary projects are highly encouraged. In that case there may be a cosupervisor from the other department. 8. Live projects in Industry / Research Institutes are encouraged. In that case there will be two supervisors, one internal and one external supervisor. 23
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The project chosen should not be similar to that of any other group of current /previous batch
Grading
A student is awarded a letter grade in Minor P roject indicating his/her overall performance S: Satisfactory U: Unsatisfactory
PROJECT MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES 1 Introduction to project management 2 hrs Relevance, Software projects versus other types of project, Activities covered by Software project management, contract management and technical project management, activities, plans, methods and methodologies, categorizing Software projects, Objectives, Stakeholders 2 Step Wise project planning 2 hrs Project scope and objectives, project infrastructure, project characteristics, project products and activities, Estimate effort for each activity, Identify activity risks, Allocate resources, Review/publicize plan, Execute plan and Lower levels of planning 3 Life Cycle Models 2 hrs The Waterfall Model, Iterative Enhancement Model, RAD, Prototyping Model, Spiral Model, Incremental Delivery, VProcess 4 Prototyping 1 hr 5 Requirement Analysis 2 hrs Requirement Elicitation, Requirement Analysis, Requirement Documentation 6 Project Size and effort estimation 2 hrs LOC, Albrecht function point analysis, COCOMO: a parametric model 7 Risk management 2 hrs Categories of risk, Risk identification, Risk assessment, Risk planning, Risk Management 8 Managing people and organizing teams 2 hrs Understanding behavior, Organizational behavior: a background, Motivation, Decision making, Leadership, Stress 9 Monitoring and control 1 hr Introduction, Visualizing Progress, Earned Value Analysis
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AMITY SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY Project Synopsis B. Tech (ECE) Project Title: Academic Session: 2013-14 Project Guide: Project Team:
Programme:-
Year/Semester:-
S. No.
Name
Enrollment No.
Signature
Abstract/Project summary (at least 250 words): Methodology to be adopted:Resource requirement (Hardware & software etc):Justification of the project:PERT Chart/Schedule of project completion:References: Research papers / books / websites etc.:Signature(s) of project team Date:
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Name and Signature of project guide
A Project Report On TITLE OF THE PROJECT
Submitted to Amity University Uttar Pradesh
in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Technology in Name of Discipline by STUDENT(S) NAME
under the guidance of Name of faculty DEPARTMENT OF ……………………………… AMITY SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY AMITY UNIVERSITY UTTAR PRADESH NOIDA (U.P.) April 20XX 26
DECLARATION
I/We, ……………………….., student(s) of B.Tech (….) hereby declare that the project titled “……………………………………………..” which is submitted by me/us to Department of ……………………………., Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Amity University Uttar
Pradesh,
Noida, in partial fulfillment of requirement for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Technology in ….. , has not been previously formed the basis for the award of any degree, diploma or other similar title or recognition.
Noida
Date
Name and signature of Student(s)
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CERTIFICATE
On the basis of declaration submitted by …………….., student(s) of B. Tech certify
that
the
project
titled
“…………………………………………………...”
….., I which
hereby
is submitted to
Department of ………………………………, Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Technology in ….., is an original contribution with existing knowledge and faithful record of work carried out by him/them under my guidance and supervision.
To the best of my knowledge this work has not been submitted in part or full for any Degree or Diploma to this University or elsewhere.
Noida
Date
(Guide) Department of ………………. Amity School of Engineering and Technology Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida
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CONTENTS
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Candidate’s Declaration Certificate
iv
Acknowledgements
v
Abstract
vi
Contents
xv
List of Figures
xxi
List of Tables
xxvi
CHAPTER I
1
INTRODUCTION
1.1
General
1
1.2
Improved Power Quality AC-DC Converters
1
1.3
Literature Survey
2
1.4
Configurations
6
1.4.1
Unidirectional Boost Converters
7
1.4.2
Bi-directional Boost Converters
7
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