Final Year Project

Requirements- For Students going for Internship in June 2021, starting Project in Jan 2022(Students going for internship in Oct 2021, pls attend during May 2021)

Department of Surveying

LKC FES, UTAR

1. http://fes.utar.edu.my/current-students/fyp/specific-

department-information/fyp-information-for-

department-of-surveying/

2, WBLE

http://fes.utar.edu.my/

http://fes.utar.edu.my

/current-students/fyp/

http://fes.utar.edu.my/current-students/fyp/

Find SV

• W13 before internship (Jan trimester)

• Get SV to update online

FYP 1

•Final Year Trimester

•Jan trimester/May trimester

•Submit Title Registration Form (WEEK 1 During FYP1 – Via WBLE)

•Update title in WBLE (During FYP1)

FYP2

•Final Year Trimester 2

•May trimester/Jan trimester

Pre-req: 83 credit hours + UEBQ2863 Research Methods for Construction (including internship: add subject in week 1)

Must take FYP1 and FYP2 in two consecutive long trimester (Jan + May, or May + Jan), internship is not allowed in between FYP1 and FYP2.

Also, internship is not allowed during the last trimester of your study.

FYP Poster

Competition

Compulsory

FYP Title registration deadline:

(Friday, Week-1)

FYP Course registration deadline:

(Friday, Week-2)*

FYP course withdrawal deadline: without leave

of absence (Friday, Week-12) *

FYP course withdrawal deadline: with leave of

absence (Friday, Week-10) *

*If there are any issues with the FYP course registration or withdrawal, meet with

your FYP coordinator or Dr. Stella Morris or FGO

Tasks and Deadlines1. Find a topic and get a supervisor This semester - Week 13

• Get a supervisor, get confirmation and

ask sv to update the details in ‘Workload

Record’

2. Project I (FYP1)• Log Book in week 2, 4, 6 8, 10 and week 12

(student fill in + submit to sv for signature) –hardcopy submit to sv in week 12 (E Logbook)

• Submit FYP1 report in week 11

• Overall similarity index is < 20% for Turnitin

• Supervisor’s Comments on Originality Report Generated by Turnitin

Final Year S1• Submit “NEW FYP Title Registration Form”

(online via link inside WBLE) 12 noon, Friday,

Week 1

• Pls get signature on both sides of form (OTL)

3. Project II • Log Book in week 2, 4, 6 8, 10 and week 12

(student fill in + submit to sv for signature) –

hardcopy submit to sv in week 12) (E Logbook)

• Submit FYP2 report in week 13

• Overall similarity index is < 20% for Turnitin

• Supervisor’s Comments on Originality Report Generated by Turnitin

• Viva in week 14

Final Year S2

Moderator + Presentation

Moderator + Presentation

Project I and Project II

Contents Length Mark

Project I (a) Introduction 4000 words

(±5%)

25%(Report +

General

Effort)

(b) Preliminary literature review

(c) Research methodology

Project II (a) Abstract, Introduction &

Literature review

10000 words

(±10%)

75%(Report +

General

Effort +

Oral)(b) Research methodology

(c) Surveys/ interviews/fieldwork

results

(d) Analysis and discussion

(e) Conclusion and recommendation

Only

Guideline

Find a topic and get a

supervisor

Subject Areas

Research Topic

Subject Areas

A subject area consists of a broad range of

possible issues (e.g. a module)

– E.g. Procurement Systems in Malaysia

A subject area is usually much too large to

be taken as a topic in itself.

Research Topic

The research topic is a specific area

within a particular subject.

Title of research usually directly

announces its topic.

Subject and topic

Topic

Subject Area

Identifying Research Topic Student needs to explore and discuss with the teaching staff on

his/her intended research area of study on the semester before

the commencement of Project I.

As a general guide, students may refer to the journal and

conference articles in order to identify potential topics for their

research. Book titles are generally NOT suitable to be used as a

research topic!

The student may identify an area of his/her own or select a

potential topic from :

Identifying Research Topic

Journals relevant to the built environment research include:Construction Management and Economics

(CME)

Construction Innovation

Automation in Construction

Information Technology in Construction

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Engineering

Building research and Information

… And many more at http://library.utar.edu.my/, and the click on the “online journals” link.

Supervisor’s expectation

Students should treat the supervisor with respect.

The students will take responsibility for their own Project Reports. It

must be remembered that it is the students who are being

examined, not the supervisors.

Students are to arrange and attend all meetings. This can be on

a fixed schedule, to be sorted out between the student and

supervisor, to suit both parties. In the case where the student

cannot attend a meeting, he/she should provide at least 24

hours notice to the supervisor concerned.

There should be at least four such meetings between the

students and their supervisor for Projects I and II respectively.

However, individual supervisor may specify different minimum

number of meetings for students as appropriate.

Students should undertake all readings requested prior to

meetings.

Supervisor’s expectation

Students should attend meetings with writing and note-taking

equipment, together with a file containing all previous work

done and comments made.

Students will report on their progress and brief the supervisor on

the work done at each meeting and receive advice from

supervisor.

Students must keep a “Record of Supervision/Meeting” on the

meetings with their supervisors. See Appendix F in the FYP

Guidelines

The supervisor may look at outlines of work but will not read

drafts.

Students will not expect supervisors to correct grammar.

Once a Project Supervisor is confirmed, it is the student’s

responsibility to make and continue regular contact with the

supervisor.

Supervisor’s expectation

Students will set their own directions. The supervisor’s

role is to help the student achieve their objectives and

ensure that the Project Report belongs to the student.

However, the supervisor may require an alteration in

the direction or objectives of the Project Report as

necessary.

Other than the arranged schedule, students will only

contact the supervisor on substantive issues, after

having exhausted other avenues to rectify their queries.

Students may present outlines (headings/sub-headings

etc.) and drafts of chapters may be discussed during

supervision time.

Supervisor’s expectation

Students must recognize that the supervisor’s

support will primarily be concerned with the process,

i.e. how the Project Report is to be undertaken,

rather than the correctness and detailed content of

the Project Report which may fall outside the

supervisor’s area of subject expertise.

Students should forward questions of a significant

nature to the supervisor 24 hours prior to a meeting.

The questions can be forwarded via e-mails or

written notes deposited in the supervisor’s pigeon-

holes.

Contact With Supervisor

Once a Project Supervisor is confirmed, it is the student’s

responsibility to make and continue regular contact with the

supervisor.

It is essential for the students to maintain regular contact with

their supervisors. Regular contact helps to ensure that the supervisor is better aware of the student’s progress and the

sources of materials as the Project Report develops. Students

should be aware that any Project Report which is produced

with minimal or zero contact with supervisor will inevitably be

scrutinized with extra care with respect to the origin of the

work, and they may be referred to the Project Report Coordination Committee for recommendation for viva sessions

(as per Item 3.3)

FYP Log Book:

In Week 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and Week 12, student to print and

fill ‘FYP Log Book’ for supervisor’s comment +

signature. Students to keep the signed form.

The form to be submitted to supervisor after week 12.

Format of Report

Cover

Title page

Certificate of Originality

Abstract

Acknowledgements

Contents

Introduction

Literature review

Research methodology

Findings and Discussions

Conclusions and Recommendations

Appendices

To improve the grade of achievement, make sure that:• The report is free from spelling and grammatical errors (No obvious lapses in punctuation/grammar/spelling)•The report is free from formatting and referencing errors (Report format is always consistent including heading styles, fonts, margins, blank space, captions, etc.)•The report is well structured and written

Introduction (1)

This chapter introduces the reader to the area being investigated. In general, the introduction chapter may be composed of five sections, these are:

The first section starts with a general introduction or description of past research which is relevant to the problems or issues. This section contain also a section normally entitled “Rationale for the research” that informs the reader about the problems or issues which are to be investigated in the study, why they are of interest and what the study aims to establish.

Note: Refer to the Chapter 9 of Naoum’s book.

Introduction (2)

The second section outlines the aim and objectives of the research

The third section should briefly describe the research method/strategy used to achieve the aim and objectives of the research.

This chapter should also highlight the scope and limitation of the research.

The final part of the introduction tells the reader about the chapters of the report. It tells the reader how the topics will be unfolded and the order of forthcoming material. This part may be entitled “Report Layout and Contents”.

Literature Review

The literature review should not be just a compilation/reproduction of the works of others. It requires the student to examine and comment critically on the literature relevant to the student’s area of research.

Usually a review of half a dozen of the most important works of others with brief comments on a few other less important ones will be sufficient.

Turnitin

Research Methodology

The student must clearly and

coherently describe the method

he/she has adopted in the

carrying out of the research.

The approach that a student

take depends on what he/she

wants to investigate and what

he/she tries to achieve.

Findings and analysis

Data collection Data can be collected using various

methods: survey questionnaires, field observations, experiments, interviews or even secondary data from works of other researchers.

The choice of a data collection method, or a combination of methods, to be used depends very much on the research methodology adopted by the student.

Before Start Data Collection:

Application for Ethical Clearance:

Kindly get your supervisor to submit and get the ethical

clearance from IPSR, UTAR before your data collection:

GD-IPSR-R&D-011_Guidelines to application for UTAR SERC

review

Letter of undertaking and indemnity (by students): For

students whose FYP tasks require external visits for sample

collection, external meetings, etc have to submit the

completed form (sample form - to be supported by

supervisor and HoD) to Deputy Dean (Student Development

& Industrial Training), LKC FES.

Findings and analysis

Data Analysis

Data analysis can take either the quantitative or qualitative approach, again depending on the research methodology and the resulting data typology.

Textual data lends itself easily to qualitative analysis, whereas interval data and ratio data are best analysed using quantitative methods.

Conclusions and

Recommendations

This chapter brings together the findings of

the research and draws conclusions with

specific reference to the research

objectives. It should also mention the

recommendations for further research.

Appendices

Where such material would be inconvenient to

include in the text itself, it can be included in as an

appendix.

Appendices are labeled alphabetically. The “Record

of Supervision/Meeting” should be attached as an

appendix.

Writing Style

The level of writing must be appropriate to the level of the

Bachelor’s degree.

It is the student’s responsibility to edit the text for typing errors

and uncover all spelling errors..

Normally, there should be no first person references (e.g., I,

we, us) in the report. If self-reference is required, reference

may be made to “the author” or “this study”. The exception

to this is in the conclusion section, where personal comments

may be appropriate.

Method of Referencing

For the sake of uniformity, the Harvard

Referencing System shall be used.

Please refer to the sample from UTAR’s

library (Refer to the guideline uploaded)

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is academically unacceptable, and the University views this offense very seriously. Plagiarism can be in one or a combination of the following forms:

(i) Presenting someone else’s work as your own;

(ii) Copying, in parts or whole, of another person’s work;

(iii) Failure to acknowledge quotations, phrases, ideas or information from published sources.

Viva (for FYP1 + FYP2) –

Week 14

Viva sessions will be conducted on

students to provide a way through

which the University will be able to

ascertain if a piece of work had been

plagiarized from other sources.

All the students will be participated for

the viva sessions

Assessment Method

Recommended reading list

Naoum, S.G. (1997), Dissertation Research and Writing for Construction Students, Architectural Press.

Fellows, R. and Liu, A. (2003) Research Methods for Construction, Blackwell Science.

Sharp, J.A, Peters, J. and Howard, K. (2002), The Management of a Student Research Project (3rd Ed), Gower Publishing Ltd.

Creswell, J. (2002) Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches: Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Method Approaches, Sage Publications.

Richardson S., et al. (2005) How to Research: A Guide for Undergraduate & Graduate Students, Thomson.

Jackson S.L. (2003) Research Methods and Statistics: A Critical Thinking Approach, Thomson Wadsworth.

Guidelines on the writing and supervision of Final year project report, UTAR. http://www.utar.edu.my/fes/index.jsp?fcatid=74&fcontentid=190&f2ndcontentid=807

Submit all items to the

Laboratory (Submission Venues)

Corrected Soft-bound Final Report Submission

Appendix D

Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman

Form Title : Supervisor’s Comments on Originality Report Generated by Turnitin

for Submission of Final Year Project Report (for Undergraduate Programmes)

Form Number: FM-IAD-005 Rev No.: 0 Effective Date: 01/10/2013 Page No.: 1 of 1

FACULTY OF

________________________________________________

Full Name(s) of

Candidate(s)

ID Number(s)

Programme / Course

Title of Final Year Project

Similarity Supervisor’s Comments (Compulsory if parameters of originality exceeds the limits

approved by UTAR)

Overall similarity index: ______ %

Similarity by source

Internet Sources: ______ %

Publications: ______ %

Student Papers: ______ %

LEE KONG CHIAN FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE

UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN

Date: ________________

PERMISSION SHEET

It is hereby certified that _________________________ (ID No: _______________) has

completed this final year project / dissertation / thesis* entitled

“________________________________________________” under the supervision of

___________________________________ (Supervisor) from the Department of

___________________________________, Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and

Science, and ___________________________________ (Co-Supervisor)* from the

Department of ___________________________________, Lee Kong Chian Faculty of

Engineering and Science.

1. Lab Declaration Form & Lab Briefing - Any student doing lab, need to attend safety briefing together with Students of Civil Engineering (in week 1 of FYP1)

2. Return of marked/commented report (FYP1) and (FYP2) to supervisor

3. Submission Venue: Lab

4. Requirement of A grade (technical aspect, English, format)

Information Skills Programme:

FYP students MUST attend at

least one programme during

either FYP1 or FYP2

FYP Title Registration Form

(To be submitted to coordinator

during week 1 of your FYP1

trimester)

Subject to change, pls refer

to website for latest updates

Penalty for Late Submission:

Submission of Project Part I /Project Part II /Submission of

Commented Project Part I /Commented Project Part II

and Corrected Soft-bound Final Report :

Within 4 days after the deadline (including public

holidays) – five (5) marks will be deducted from the

final marks.

After 4 days from the deadline (including public

holidays) – student will be considered to have failed

and will be given “F” grade. The student will have to repeat the unit.

Failure to submit the FYP report

and/or attend the oral presentation/submit poster: A student who does not submit the Report for Project

Part I will be considered to have failed and will be

given “F” grade. The student will have to repeat the

unit (starting from Part I).

A student who does not submit the Final Report

(comb-bound) or does not attend the oral

presentation during Project Part II will be considered to

have failed and will be given “F” grade. The student

will have to repeat the unit (starting from Part I).

FYP Poster Competition:

(FYP2 Students)

attendance of all FYP part-2 students is compulsory

for the FYP poster competition except for MC cases

all FYP part-2 students are required to prepare the

summary of 3 FYP posters during the event and get it

acknowledged by the FYPC

the attendance list will include sign-in time / sign-out

time/ stamp the official seal (Yes), etc.

After the event, the students are required to get the

'summary of FYP posters' verified by the respective

supervisors

Submit to the lab together with final softbound copy.

Reminder:

Credit Hours – to add subject in portal in week 1

Check WBLE for upload of Title Reg Form

Name of Files (Softcopy) – only can submit once (email add will be captured)

Get all the FORMS and DOC from website (DS page)

All updates: check WBLE / Utar mail

http://fes.utar.edu.my/current-students/fyp/specific-department-

information/fyp-information-for-department-of-surveying/