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CHED MEMORANDUM ORDER (CMO) NO. ____; Series of 2010
SUBJECT : UNDERGRADUATE
POLICIES AND STANDARDS FOR THESIS / CAPSTONE PROJECTS FOR COMPUTING PROGRAMS
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In !!or"n!e #it$ %ertinent %ro&isions of 'e%u()i! A!t *'A+ No. 22, ot$er#ise -no#n s t$e /ig$er E"u!tion A!t of 14, n" %ursunt to Coission en Bn! *CEB+ 'eso)ution No. ________ to %ro&i"e /ig$er E"u!tion Institutions */EIs+ #it$ gui"e) gui"e)ine ines s on t$e 3u)it 3u)it, , (re" (re"t$ t$ n" "e%t$ "e%t$ of t$esis t$esis n" !%sto !%stone ne %ro5e %ro5e!t !ts s re3uireents, t$e fo))o#ing 6o)i!ies n" Stn"r"s *6S+ re $ere( "o%te" n" %rou)gte" ( t$e Coission, t$us: ARTICLE I INTRODUCTION Section 1 Rationale an !ac"#$o%n
C/E7 !urrent) $s %rogrs for Co%uter S!ien!e, Infortion Te!$no)og n" Info Infor rt tio ion n Sst Sste es. s. Co Co)) ))e! e!ti ti&e &e) ),, t$es t$ese e s$) s$))) $en! $en!ef efor ort$ t$ (e refe referr rre" e" to s Co%uting 6rogrs. It s$)) )so in!)u"e n %rogrs t$t (e en"orse" ( t$e Te!$ni!) e!$ni!) 6ne) 6ne) for Co%uter Co%uter S!ien!e S!ien!e n" Entertine Entertinent nt Co%uting Co%uting or t$e Te!$ni!) Te!$ni!) 6ne) for Infortion Te!$no)og n" Infortion Sstes, n" su(se3uent) %%ro&e" ( C/E7. T$e T$esis 8 C%stone 6ro5e!t re re3uire" for !n"i"tes for gr"ution in )) Co%uting 6rogrs s in"i!te" in Se!tion 10 of C9O. , s. 200< or t$e 'e&ise" 6o)i!ies n" Stn"r"s for IT E"u!tion. Bot$ t$e t$esis n" !%stone %ro5e!ts re ter terin in) ) %ro5 %ro5e! e!tt re3u re3uir ire eent ents s t$t t$t #ou) #ou)" " not not on) on) "eo "eonst nstr rte te stu" stu"ent ent=s =s !o%re$ensi&e -no#)e"ge of t$e re of stu" n" reser!$ et$o"s use" (ut )so ))o# t$e to %%) t$e !on!e%ts n" et$o"s to s%e!i>! %ro()e in $is8$er re of s%e!i)i?tion. BS Co%uter S!ien!e stu"ents re re3uire" to !o%)ete T$esis t$t is fo!use" on t$e t$eories n" !on!e%ts of !o%uting in t$e for of s!ienti>! #or-. BS Infortion Te!$no)og stu"ents ust !o%)ete !%stone %ro5e!t in t$e for of n IT %%)i!tion, 9u)tie"i Sstes "e&e)o%ent, or n IT 9ngeent %ro5e!t.
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BS Infortion Sstes stu"ents ust !o%)ete %ro5e!t in t$e for of (usiness %%)i!tion "e&e)o%ent, sstes n)sis n" "esign, or n Infortion Sstes %)n. It is e@%ress) un"erstoo" t$t Co%uting T$esis n" C%stone %ro5e!ts nee" not re3uire sur&es, sttisti!s, n" "es!ri%ti&e et$o"s, un)ess %%ro%rite. Before t$e issun!e of C9O. , t$e t$esis n" !%stone %ro5e!t re3uireents #ere not !o%u)sor. It "e%en"e" on s!$oo) if t$e #ou)" re3uire t$eir stu"ents to $&e terin) %ro5e!t. /o#e&er, #$en C9O. #s issue" s!$oo)s #ere re3uire" to in!)u"e t$e t$esis n" !%stone %ro5e!t in t$eir !urri!u)u. T$is !use" (it of !onfusion on t$e %rt of %rogr "inistrtors #it$ regr"s to t$e !ontent, !o&erge n" "ieren!e (et#een t$esis n" !%stone %ro5e!t. T$is "o!uent inten"s to ser&e s gui"e for "inistrtors, f!u)t n" stu"ents )i-e in "eterining #$t re ))o#()e stn"r"s for t$esis or !%stone %ro5e!ts in t$e !onte@t of un"ergr"ute stu"ies in Co%uting. T$e nee" for t$ese %o)i!ies n" stn"r"s (e!e !)er fter !onsu)ttions #it$ t$e 6$i)i%%ine So!iet of Infortion Te!$no)og E"u!tors *6SITE+, #$i!$ )so %re%re" t$e >rst "rft of t$is "o!uent.
ARTICLE II THESIS / CAPSTONE PROJECTS SPECIFICATIONS Section & &1
De'nition
A T*ei is te!$ni!) re%ort on ssteti! in&estigtion of %ro()e t$t !n (e so)&e" using Co%uting. It in!)u"e so)ution, n %%ro@ite or %rti) so)ution, s!ienti>! in&estigtion, or t$e "e&e)o%ent of resu)ts )e"ing to t$e so)ution of t$e %ro()e. 2.1.1 A Co%uter S!ien!e t$esis ust (e n!$ore" on Co%uter S!ien!e %rin!i%)es.
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A Ca+tone P$o,ect is n un"ert-ing %%ro%rite to %rofession) >e)". It s$ou)" signi>!nt) ""ress n e@isting %ro()e or nee". 2.2.1 An Infortion Te!$no)og C%stone 6ro5e!t fo!uses on t$e infrstru!ture, %%)i!tion, or %ro!esses in&o)&e" in intro"u!ing Co%uting so)ution to %ro()e. 2.2.2 An Infortion Sstes C%stone 6ro5e!t fo!uses on (usiness %ro!esses n" t$e i%)i!tions of intro"u!ing Co%uting so)ution to %ro()e.
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Section - Sco+e o. t*e T*ee / Ca+tone P$o,ect T$e T$esis or C%stone 6ro5e!t s$ou)" integrte t$e "ierent !ourses, -no#)e"ge, n" !o%eten!ies )erne" in t$e !urri!u)u. Stu"ents re en!ourge" to %ro"u!e inno&ti&e resu)ts, generte ne# -no#)e"ge or t$eories, or e@%)ore ne# frontiers of -no#)e"ge or %%)i!tion res. or Co%uter S!ien!e, t$eses in&o)&ing t$e "e&e)o%ent of t$e soft#re sstes s$ou)" in&o)&e )gorit$(se" reser!$ n" "e&e)o%ent foun"e" on Co%uter S!ien!e %rin!i%)es. T$is s$ou)" (e reDe!te" in t$e >n) re%ort. or Infortion Te!$no)og C%stone 6ro5e!ts, re!oen"e" infrstru!ture n" its i%)i!tions on ot$er sstes s$ou)" (e !)er) s%e!i>e" in t$e >n) re%ort #it$ t$e intro"u!tion of t$e %ro5e!t. or Infortion Sstes C%stone 6ro5e!ts, !$nges in %ro!ess n" infortion Do# n"8or infortion %o)i!ies #it$ t$e intro"u!tion of t$e sste s$ou)" (e !)er) s%e!i>e" in t$e >n) re%ort. T$e t$esis8!%stone %ro5e!t "&iser s$ou)" "eterine t$e %%ro%rite !o%)e@it )e&e) of t$e s%e!i>! %ro()e (eing ""resse" n" t$e %ro%ose" so)ution, !onsi"ering t$e "urtion of t$e %ro5e!t, t$e !o%osition of t$e te, n" t$e resour!es &i)()e.
Section S%##ete A$ea .o$ T*ee / Ca+tone P$o,ect o))o#ing is )ist of suggeste" res %er %rogr. T$e s%e!i>! res i"enti>e" for e!$ "egree %rogr )so (e !onsi"ere" for t$e ot$er !o%uting "egree %rogrs, "e%en"ing on t$e s!o%e, )iittions, n" %%ro!$ n" fo))o#ing t$e %rin!i%)es stte" in %re!e"ing se!tions. 1
Co0+%te$ Science
4.1.1 Soft#re 7e&e)o%ent n" T$eor
9o(i)e Co%uting Sstes Soft#re E@tensions or 6)ugins E@%ert Sstes n" 7e!ision Su%%ort Sstes Sstes Soft#re *soft#re too)s8uti)ities, inter%reters, siu)tors, !o%i)ers, se!urit s%e!ts+ Inte))igent Sstes e 7e&e)o%ent Co%uter Fision Ige 8 Sign) 6ro!essing Ntur) Gnguge 6ro!essing 6ttern 'e!ognition n" 7t 9ining Bioinforti!s
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r%$i!s A%%)i!tions C)ou" Co%uting 6r))e) Co%uting E(e""e" Sstes Eerging Te!$no)ogies
4.1.2 oun"tions of Co%uter S!ien!e Autot n" or) Gnguges 7t Stru!tures n" A)gorit$ 7esign n" An)sis He( Senti!s Co"ing T$eor 6rogring Gnguges Fisu)i?tion Sstes Co%uter n" Ar!$ite!ture 9o"e)ing n" Siu)tion
4.1. /unCo%uter Inter!tion
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Us(i)it Ae!ti&e Co%uting E%$ti! Co%uting
In.o$0ation Tec*nolo#
4.2.1 Soft#re 7e&e)o%ent
Soft#re Custoi?tion Infortion Sstes 7e&e)o%ent for n !tu) !)ient *#it$ %i)ot testing+ He( A%%)i!tions 7e&e)o%ent *#it$ t )est )%$ testing on )i&e ser&ers+ 9o(i)e Co%uting Sstes
4.2.2 9u)tie"i Sstes
e 7e&e)o%ent eGerning Sstes Inter!ti&e Sstes Infortion ios-s
4.2. Net#or- 7esign n" I%)eenttion n" Ser&er r Con>gurtion n" 9ngeent 4.2.4 IT 9ngeent
IT Strtegi! 6)n for su!ient) !o%)e@ enter%rises
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IT Se!urit An)sis, 6)nning n" I%)eenttion
In.o$0ation Ste0
4..1 Soft#re 7e&e)o%ent
Soft#re Custoi?tion Infortion Sstes "e&e)o%ent for !tu) !)ient He( A%%)i!tions 7e&e)o%ent 9o(i)e Co%uting Sstes
4..2 IS 6)nning
Enter%rise 'esour!e 6)n Infortion Sstes Strtegi! 6)n
4.. An)sis n" 7esign of su!ient) !o%)e@ (usiness sste Section 2
T*ei / P$o,ect D%$ation
T$e stu"ents s$ou)" (e gi&en %)e tie to >nis$ t$eir %ro5e!t. T#o *2+ to t$ree *+ ters or seesters s$ou)" (e %res!ri(e" in t$e !urri!u)u for BS Co%uter S!ien!e stu"ents to !o%)ete t$eir t$eses n" one *1+ to t$ree *+ ters or seesters for BS Infortion Te!$no)og n" BS in Infortion Sstes stu"ents to !o%)ete t$eir C%stone 6ro5e!ts. T$e @iu nu(er of units t$t (e re3uire" for T$esis or C%stone 6ro5e!ts is nine *+ units. Section 3
Co0+oition o. T*ei / P$o,ect G$o%+
Stu"ents s$ou)" %refer() #or- in tes of t#o *2+ to four *4+ e(ers "e%en"ing on t$e !o%)e@it of t$e %ro5e!t. T$e "&iser s$ou)" (e ()e to "eterine #$et$er t$e te !n !o%)ete t$e %ro5e!t on tie. 9u)ti"is!i%)inr tes re )so en!ourge", %ro&i"e" t$t te e(ers %re%re se%rte "o!uenttions %er %rogr. Section 4
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A5ie$ / Panel Co0+oition
6ne) Co%osition T$e %ro5e!t is %re%re" un"er t$e gui"n!e of n "&iser n" %resente" n" !!e%te" ( 6ne) !o%ose" of t )est e(ers t$t in!)u"es t$e "&iser.
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A"&iser 8 6ne) Ku)i>!tions T$e "&iser ust $&e !o%)ete" !o%uting %ro5e!t su!!essfu)) (eon" t$e (!$e)or=s "egree %ro5e!t. As u!$ s %ossi()e, t$e "&iser s$ou)" (e fu))tie f!u)t e(er of t$e /EI. Ot$er#ise fu))tie f!u)t !o"&iser is re3uire". A"&isers n" 6ne) 9e(ers s$ou)" $&e "egree in Co%uting or ))ie" %rogrs, or ust (e "oin e@%erts in t$e re of stu". At )est one of t$e %ne) e(ers ust $&e ster=s "egree in Co%uting *%refer() in t$e se >e)" s t$e t$esis or %ro5e!t+ or ))ie" %rogr. or IT n" IS, t )est one of t$e %ne) e(ers s$ou)" %refer() $&e in"ustr e@%erien!e. !u)t "&isers s$ou)" $n")e t ost ten %ro5e!ts t one tie. 6ne) e(ers %rti!i%te in t ost t#ent %ro5e!ts in one seester, !ounting )) %ro5e!ts in )) /EIs. If t$ere is n e@tern) !)ient t$en s u!$ s %ossi()e, t$e orgni?tion for #$i!$ t$e %ro5e!t is inten"e" s$ou)" (e re%resente".
Section 6
P$eentation o. t*e T*ei o$ ca+tone P$o,ect
Co%uter S!ien!e T$eses ust (e %resente" in %u()i! foru. T$is foru (e n interntion), ntion), region), or s!$oo)(se" !onferen!e, eeting, or seinr t$t is nnoun!e" n" o%en to intereste" %rties. T$is (e se%rte fro t$e %resenttion (efore t$e 6ne) entione" in Se!tion <. A s!$oo)(se" !o))o3uiu orgni?e" for t$is %ur%ose #ou)" su!e to stisf t$is re3uireent. Ot$er o%tions !ou)" (e %resenttion in t$e 6$i)i%%ine So!iet of Infortion Te!$no)og E"u!tion *6SITE+ 'egion) Congresses, t$e Ntion) Conferen!e on IT E"u!tion *NCITE+ of 6SITE, or t$e 6$i)i%%ine Co%uting S!ien!e Congress *6CSC+ of t$e Co%uting So!iet of t$e 6$i)i%%ines *CS6+. or Infortion Te!$no)og n" Infortion Sstes C%stone 6ro5e!ts, %resenttion in %u()i! foru is en!ourge". In t$is !se, n trget !)ients or (ene>!iries s$)) (e in&ite".
ARTICLE III THE THESIS / PROJECT FORMAT
Section 6 S%##ete Doc%0entation Te0+late / Fo$0at
U%on !o%)etion of t$e T$esis or C%stone 6ro5e!t, t$e stu"ents s$)) (e re3uire" to su(it !o%ies of "o!uenttion of t$eir #or- ( te. T$is (e in t$e for of
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reser!$ re%ort in 5ourn) rti!)e fort su!$ s AC9 or IEEE ort, (oun" te!$ni!) re%ort, or !o%re$ensi&e e)e!troni! "o!uenttion. T$e fort is )eft to t$e "is!retion of t$e /EI. 61
Co0+%te$ Science T*ei
L.1.1 S%)e Out)ine for T$esis in&o)&ing oun"tions of Co%uter S!ien!e
Tit)e 6ge A(str!t T()e of Contents Gist of igures, Gist of T()es, Gist of Nottions Intro"u!tion B!-groun" of t$e %ro()e Stteent of t$e %ro()e O(5e!ti&es Signi>!n!e
S!o%e n" )iittions 'e)te" Giterture T$eoreti!) B!-groun" in!)u"e !o%re$ensi&e "is!ussion on t$eores, "e>nitions, fun"ent) )gorit$s , t$eti!) o"e)s8foru)
6ro%ose" So)ution to t$e 6ro()e 'esu)ts n" 7is!ussion, in!)u"es t$eoreti!) %roof, &eri>!tion, or e&i"en!e Con!)usions n" 'e!oen"tions A%%en"i!es in!)u"e t$e fo))o#ing 'e)e&nt Sour!e Co"e, #$ere %%)i!()e Sour!e 7t, #$ere %%)i!()e One%ge Curri!u)u Fite %er te e(er
L.1.2 S%)e Out)ine for T$esis in&o)&ing Soft#re 7e&e)o%ent
Tit)e 6ge A(str!t or E@e!uti&e Sur T()e of Contents Gist of igures, Gist of T()es, Gist of Nottions Intro"u!tion
6ro5e!t Conte@t 6ur%ose n" 7es!ri%tion O(5e!ti&es S!o%e n" )iittions
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'e)te" Giterture Te!$ni!) B!-groun" In!)u"e in"e%t$ "is!ussion on re)e&nt te!$ni!) s%e!ts of t$e %ro5e!t •
7esign n" 9et$o"o)og In!)u"e "is!ussion on !on!e%tu) "esign 8 sste r!$ite!ture8 ()o!- "igrs n" )gorit$s
'esu)ts n" 7is!ussion Con!)usions n" 'e!oen"tions A%%en"i!es in!)u"e t$e fo))o#ing
'e)e&nt Sour!e Co"e E&)ution Too) or Test 7o!uents S%)e in%ut8out%ut8'e%orts Users ui"e One6ge Curri!u)u Fite %er te e(er
L.1. AC9 Journ) Arti!)e ort 6& P$o,ect
In.o$0ation Tec*nolo# an In.o$0ation Ste0 Ca+tone
L.2.1 S%)e Out)ine for IS 6)ns T$e IS 6)n fo))o# n of t$e est()is$e" fre#or-s, su!$ s t$t of t$e Ntion) Co%uter Center. L.2.2 S%)e Out)ine for C%stone 6ro5e!ts
Tit)e 6ge E@e!uti&e Sur T()e of Contents Gist of igures, Gist of T()es, Gist of Nottions Intro"u!tion 6ro5e!t Conte@t 6ur%ose n" 7es!ri%tion O(5e!ti&es S!o%e n" )iittions
'e&ie# of 'e)te" Giterture8Sstes Te!$ni!) B!-groun" 9et$o"o)og, 'esu)ts n" 7is!ussion
'e3uireents An)sis 'e3uireents 7o!uenttion
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7esign of Soft#re, Sstes, 6ro"u!t, n"8or 6ro!esses 7e&e)o%ent n" Testing, #$ere %%)i!()e 7es!ri%tion of t$e 6rotot%e, #$ere %%)i!()e I%)eenttion 6)n *Infrstru!ture87e%)oent+ #$ere nee"e" I%)eenttion 'esu)ts, #$ere %%)i!()e
'e!oen"tions A%%en"i!es in!)u"e t$e fo))o#ing
'e)e&nt Sour!e Co"e E&)ution Too) or Test 7o!uents S%)e in%ut8out%ut8'e%orts Users ui"e 6ro!ess87t8Infortion )o# One6ge Curri!u)u Fite %er te e(er
ARTICLE I7 INTELLECTUAL PROPERT8 RIGHTS Section 9
Intellect%al P$o+e$t (IP) Ri#*t
A)) T$esis n" 6ro5e!ts ust not infringe on e@isting I6. A)) %rior #or-s, in!)u"ing o%en sour!e, o%en !ontent, n" !reti&e !oons !ontent, s$)) (e %ro%er) !ite". Co%rig$t n" ot$er Inte))e!tu) 6ro%ert 'ig$ts rising fro t$e T$esis or C%stone 6ro5e!t s$)) (e (oun" ( t$e I6 6o)i!ies of t$e /EI, %ro&i"e" t$t n su!$ %o)i!ies s$)) not (e gross) "is"&ntgeous to t$e !retors of I6. ARTICLE 7 REPEALING AND EFFECTI7IT8 CLAUSE
Section1:
Re+ealin# Cla%e
A)) %ertinent ru)es n" regu)tions n" %rts t$ereof t$t re in!onsistent #it$ t$e %ro&isions of t$ese %o)i!ies n" stn"r"s re $ere( re%e)e" or o"i>e" !!or"ing).
Section 11 E;ecti5it Cla%e
T$is C9O s$)) t-e ee!t (eginning SM 2011 2012 fter %u()i!tion in t$e O!i) ?ette or in ne#s%%er of gener) !ir!u)tion.
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C/E7 #i)) onitor i%)eenttion of t$is C9O. C/E7 re3uire /EIs to su(it "o!uenttion on $o# t$e !o%) #it$ t$e %ro&isions of t$is C9O. Kue?on Cit, 6$i)i%%ines, _______________________________________
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