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DRAFT GUIDELINES ON THE CAPSTONE PROJECT PREPARATION

Jessie A. Montalbo. Ph.DResearh Instr!tor

Intro"!tionThe purpose of this document is to serve as a guide to students and

capstone project advisers in the preparation, documentation and oralexamination of the Capstone Project of the BS Information Technologystudents.

The recommended content and format structure is based basically on therecommendations of the Tehnial #or$in% Gro!& o' the Co((ission onHi%her E"!ation. Slight modications on the original recommended format!ere done to align to the university format !ithout sacricing the standardsthat !ill meet the criteria of a scholarly !ritten terminal report in Information

Technology "IT#.It is hoped that the guidelines prescribed in this document !ill establish

uniformity and consistency on the format and organi$ational structure of thecapstone projects in the Information Technology department. Studentspreparing a capstone project are encouraged to read and follo! the style andformat recommended on this manual !ith the guidance of their researchinstructor and%or capstone project faculty adviser.

)a$%ro!n"CHED Me(oran"!( Or"er *+ ,CMO *+-specically re&uires a thesis

for Computer Science majors and a&stone &roet 'or ITand IS majors.

' ta(eo) from the said C*+ denes thesis and capstone project

A thesis is a technical report on a systematic investigation of a problem

that can be solved using Computing. It may include a solution, anapproximate or partial solution, a scientic investigation, or thedevelopment of results leading to a solution of the problem. TheComputer Science thesis must be anchored on ComputerScience principles.

The a&stone &roet ,'or )S In'or(ation Tehnolo%/- is aculminating activity that generates an output !se'!l in thedevelopment of Information Technology "IT# solutions.

o It is an underta(ing appropriate to a &ro'essional 0el""Business 'nalytics#.

o This may be, but not limited to a&&liation "e1elo&(entthat

focuses on soft!are engineering processes or application designthat focuses on e)ective testing procedure or a study onapplication development processes.

o The capstone project should integrate the di)erent courses,

(no!ledge and competencies learned in the curriculum.o Students are encouraged to produce inno1ati1e results,

generate ne! (no!ledge or theories, or application areas.

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The Computer Science theses involving the development of softwaresystems should involve algorithmbased research and development foundedon Computer Science principles and this should be re!ected in the nal report.

/or Information Technology capstone projects, the recommendedinfrastructure and its implications on other systems should be clearly specied

in the nal report !ith the introduction of the project.

S!%%este" Areas o' St!"/ b/ Tehnial Panel on IT E"!ationReo((en"ation

0ast /ebruary 121, the Co((ittee on Researh o' Phili&&ineSoiet/ o' In'or(ation Tehnolo%/ E"!ators ,PSITE- presented aguideline on thesis and capstone project frame!or( at the 3ational Conventionof the PSIT4 held in -eneral Santos City.

The committee suggested the follo!ing areas of study for theses andcapstone projects

1. For Computer Science Thesis

Software development and theory under the following areas areconsidered theses

a. "obile Computing Systems#b. Software $xtensions or %lugIns#c. $xpert Systems and &ecision Support Systems#d. Systems Software 'software tools(utilities, interpreters, simulators,

compilers etc)#e. Intelligent Systemsf. *ame &evelopment#

g. Computer +ision#h. Signal %rocessing such as Image %rocessing#i. atural -anguage %rocessing#

. %attern /ecognition and &ata "ining#0. 1ioinformatics#l. *raphics Applications#m. Cloud Computing#n. %arallel Computing#o. $mbedded Systems#

p. $merging Technologies

The development of the software system should involve algorithm-based research and development and anchored on computer science

principles.

Foundations of Computer Sciencea. Automata and 2ormal -anguagesb. &ata Structures, Algorithm &esign and Analysisc. 3eb Semanticsd. Coding Theory

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e. %rogramming -anguagesf. +isuali4ation Systemsg. Computer and Architectureh. "odeling and Simulation

uman Computer !nteraction

a. 5sabilityb. A6ective Computingc. $mphatic Computing

2. For In'or(ation Tehnolo%/ the 'ollo3in% areas are s!%%este"4

So't3are De1elo&(enta# Soft!are Customi$ation "/ree and +pen Source Soft!are "/+SS# is

encouraged#b# Information System 5evelopment for an actual client "!ith pilot

testing#c# 6eb 'pplications 5evelopment "!ith at least alpha testing on live

servers#d# *obile Computing Systems

M!lti(e"ia S/ste(sa# e70earning Systemsb# Interactive Systemsc# Information 8ios(s

Net3or$ Desi%n an" I(&le(entation an" Ser1er Far( Con0%!rationan" Mana%e(ent

IT Mana%e(enta# IT Strategic Plan for su9ciently complex enterprisesb# IT Security 'nalysis, Planning and Implementation

D!ration 'or the Ca&stone ProetThe students !ill be given ample time to nish their capstone project.

The present curriculum prescribes that the project should be completed !ithint3o se(esters ,Seon" Se(ester A5 26789267* 9 First Se(ester A5267*9267:-.

The students !ill have to undergo t3o oral "e'enses.. The rst !ill be on the presentation of their proposal !hich is on the secondsemester of their third year under the subject IT Capstone Project I.1. They !ill have to undergo another oral defense upon completion of thecapstone project to the same panelist on or before the end of the rstsemester on their fourth year in the program.

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assessment and conse&uently !hat is expected of them, the adviser and thepanel of examiners. In particular, the follo!ing project re&uirements !hichstudents, advisers, and panel of examiners are expected to be follo!ed.

Students should preferably !or( in tea(s o' three ,+- (e(bers.*ore than three members can be allo!ed depending on the

complexity of the project. ;o!ever, they are also not discouraged in !or(ing individually or in

pairs.

Collaborative project re&uiring (!lti"isi&linar/ (e(bers

"members from other programs, may also be from other colleges# inthe team is also highly encouraged. The departments involved,through the chairpersons, shall create in formal !riting the extentand details of collaboration.

STUDENT4a. /amiliari$e themselves on the project guidelines and policies.

b. 8eep a lo% boo$recording all project !or( carried out and detailsof their project 7 dates, results, references, calculations etc. Thisshould be available at all times for possible inspection by theresearch instructor and project adviser.

c. *aintain regular ,at least t3ie a (onth- contact !ith theiradviser to report the progress of their !or(, as !ell as raise anyissues or concerns.

d. -et log boo( signed by the adviser at an absolute minimum of onceevery 1 !ee(s.

e. -et their project inspected by the adviser !ithin the allocatedperiod.

f. Inform their adviser !here their project !or( !ill be performed and

!here they can be contacted during the time7tabled project period.g. Submit all documents and information on the dates prescribed.h. In special cases, inform and as( approval of the adviser and the

panel of examiners for the changes that !ill be done on the topicpresented and approved in the proposal.

i. Strictly follo! the schedule of project activities and re&uireddocuments posted by 'dviser, 5epartment Chairman and the5efense Panel.

PROJECT AD=ISER4a. 4nsures that the study proposed by the students conforms to the

standards of the department%college and has immediate or potential

impact on the research thrusts of the university.b. Provide reasonable assistance to aid the completion of the capstone

project.c. Be able to evaluate if the project can be completed in the prescribed

duration or period.d. Clearly dene the aims and objectives of the project and the envisioned

results.e. *aintain regular contact !ith the students to supervise their project

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f. Sign project log boo( along !ith suitable comments, advice etc. at leastonce every t!o !ee(s.

g. 8eep a record of their contact !ith the student and the project !or( done inaccordance !ith guidelines prescribed herein.

h. *eets the team regularly "at least t!ice a month, 3+T4 the team mustsee( proper appointment#.

i. >evie!s thoroughly all deliverables at every stage of the project, to ensurethat they meet the department?s standards. The adviser may also re&uireproponents to submit progress reports regularly.

j. >ecommends the team for proposal and nal oral presentation "It isassumed that the project has been evaluated in terms of readiness andcompleteness#.

(. *ust be physically present during the proposal and nal oral presentationto provide support and clarications for and in behalf of the team.

l. 4nsure that all necessary revisions, suggestions and recommendations areincluded in the deliverables before nal submission and acceptance.

m. Compute and submit the nal grades of the students in the capstoneproject.

DEFENSE PANEL OF E>AMINERS4

'll individuals involved in the development and approval of a capstoneproject is referred to as the Panel of 4xaminers.

a. *embers of the panel shall be recommended from the College Pool of/aculty by the research instructor and approved by the departmentchairperson and%or the College 5ean.

b. The selection of the faculty panelist !ill depend on the topic to beevaluated, !hoever !ill have the best experience and (no!ledgeable onthe area of the project to be presented.

c. The panel shall be composed of three ":# members that !ill be chosenfrom the 5epartment@s Pool of /aculty "Chairman and 1 *embers#.

d. The 5epartment Chairman or an invited external member expert in thearea or eld of the project can be selected, in case no &ualied facultymember !ill be available.

e. Preferably, the composition of the defense panel should have at least onemaster@s degree holder vertically aligned to the student degree or havesuitable eld experience on the (ind of project to be presented.

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CRITERIA FOR THE SELECTION OF A THESIS@CAPSTONE PROJECTAD=ISER

The adviser shall be chosen on the basis of expertise in the area of theproject study. The student"s# in consultation !ith the 5epartment Chairman

shall choose an adviser from the College Pool of /aculty. If possible the advisershould be

. 't least !ith master@s degree in lined !ith the area of research to beadvised.

1. In case there !ill be no available faculty !ith relevant master@s degree thefollo!ing faculty may be allo!ed "in order of importance#

a. 6ith reputable industry or eld experience or expertise relative tothe area of research to be advised

b. 't least completed a similar project successfully beyond thebachelor@s degree

c. 't least t!o years residency in the department and has served as a

panelist.

As much as possible, the adviser should be a fulltime faculty member ofthe College. %art time faculty will only be allowed in the absence of 7ualiedfull time faculty. If need arises, a technical consultant may be allowed subectupon the approval of the &epartment Chairperson.

:. /aculty advisers should handle at most %ro!& a"1iseesat one term.The group may choose another adviser in the event that their originaladviser becomes unavailable upon the approval of the 5epartmentChairperson.

N!(ber o' Co&ies an" Distrib!tion o' the Do!(ent ,This may changeas per "nal re#uirementof the College)

Copies of the approved capstone project shall be submitted on thefollo!ing forms /ive"A# hard bound and three "1# electronic copy stored in C57>6 .

Copies hall be distributed to the follo!ing

;B 'dviser "optional depending

on the re&uest of the adviser#

;B College 5ean@s +9ce

;B College 0ibrary

;B >esearch +9ce

72 pages Dournal "Paper# /ormat

"Soft and hard copies#

+ne page 'bstract "Soft and hard

copies#

;B and C5 copy of full paper

*anual, pamphlet, brochure "if

appropriate#

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'll copies of the hard bound and softcopy in C5 should be submitted notlater than t!o "1# days before the meeting of the 'cademic Council. Theapproval sheet should be signed by those concerned before acceptance of the+9ce of the College 5ean.

ReB!ire(ents in the Pre&aration o' Final Re&ort ,Man!sri&t-. Type of paper The paper re&uired must conform to the

follo!ing re&uirements

Color 6hite

Si$e F by inches

Substance 12 or higher gsm

1. Text, tables and gures must be presented in blac( in(only.

a. Gse line types symbols, shading, and patterns todistinguish bet!een data.

b. If color is essential to the content, all copiesmust contain original color presentations printedin the highest &uality, permanent in(, orpresented as photographic prints.

:. 5uplication Processes and *aterialsa. 'll computer typing must be of letter &uality.b. The letters must be appearing fully formed and

the font type must be legible and unambiguous.c. Photocopying may be done on any good &uality

photocopy machine using paper meeting there&uirements of this manual.

=. Cover Page and Spinea. Text in the cover page should include

a. Title of the capstone project "in inverted pyramid#b. 3ame of the proponent"s#c. 3ame of the Gniversity "Batangas State Gniversity#d. *onth and year the capstone project !as completed.

b. Contents of Spine ";B# should include the follo!inga. 3ame of the proponent"s# "0ast, /irst and *iddle Initial#b. Title of the Projectc. 3ame of the universityd. Hear of publication.

A. Page *arginsa. /or every page, the left margin should be four

,8- enti(eters or 7 inhes.b. *argins on other sides shall be t3o an" a hal'

enti(eters or one inh.c. *argin specications are meant to facilitate

binding and trimming. 'll information includingpage numbers should be !ithin the text area.



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d. The margin regulations must be met on all pagesused in the document including pages !ithgures, tables, or illustrations.

E. 'll si%nat!res on the a&&ro1al &a%e (!st be ori%inal an" si%ne"!sin% si%n ,in$e"- &en. The document must be signed by the Chairman of the

Panel, the panelist, the 'dviser, the College 5ean.

. Text%/ont Styles and Si$esa. Printing must be done in in( jet or laser printers.b. The general text shall be encoded using any !ord

processing soft!are such as *icrosoft 6ord or +pen+9ce6riter, in a standard serif font type.

c. 'cceptable serif type font style is Arial 12or Times New Roman13.

d. 'll symbols shall be from an acceptable font.e. Text in gures and in tables must be readable, and the font

si$e shall not be smaller than J point.

f. /or Corrections The follo!ing should be strictly observed.i. Stri(eovers, interlineations or crossing7out of letters or

!ords are !nae&table.ii. 3o erasures. The use of correction


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e. Inserted pages numbered 2a, 2b, 2c, etc.,are not ae&table.

f. The position of the page number is not alteredby hori$ontal or vertical placement of the Tableor /igure.

2. *ulti7Kolume 5ocumentsa. If the bul( of the document necessitates t!o or

more binders, the separation into volumesshould come at the end of major divisions of thedocument.

b. The title page is repeated in each volume and allare identical, except for the !ords LKolume IMand LKolume IIM, etc., just belo! the title.

c. The title pages of Kolumes I, II, III, etc., areneither counted nor numbered.

d. 'll other preliminaries are in Kolume I.e. In numbering the text and the pages of

>eference *aterial, numbering is continuousfrom Kolume I to the end of the last Kolume.

. Tables, /igures and Platesa. LTableM is a tool generally used to designate tabulated numerical

data or text in the body of the document and in the 'ppendices.b. L/igureM is generally used to designate other non7verbal material

"such as graph or illustrations# included in the body of thedocument and in the 'ppendices.

c. LPlateM refers to any (ind of photographic representation orillustration.

1. Preparation of Tables

a. 4very table should be given a number and should be cited in thetext by that number, either directly or parenthetically.

b. 3umeration of tables should be chronologically continuesthrough the text or the !hole boo(. 'rabic numerals are used.

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j. Tables must not be divided or cut into t!o pages. If the table !illreally not t on one page, table can continue onto subse&uentpage%s, and the caption should not be repeated and the top linemust read

Table E "cont?d#

:. Preparation of /iguresa. 3umeration of gures should be chronologically continued

throughout the text or !hole boo(. 'rabic numerals are used.b. Title or caption is set belo! the gure.c. 5ene abbreviations and symbols used in each gured. 'll gures must be placed immediately after the page !here a

particular gure number is mentioned.e. 'll gures must be !ell explained in the text.f. The !ord L/igureM should be spelled out.g. ' period follo!s after the number of the gure.h. /igures should be oriented vertically !henever possible.i. Photographic illustrations to be used in the document must !ith

original photographs or high &uality reproductions.

=. Placement of Tables and /iguresa. 'll tables and gures are placed either at the top or bottom portion of the

page.b. Tables, gures, and plates must rst be introduced in textual form before

its presentation.c. The location on the page, in regards to the table or gure, in !hich you

place each label must be the same location for every table or gure.d. The page on !hich the table%gure appears is numbered consecutively

!ith the main text. This page number is used in the 0ist of Tables or 0ist of/igures.

e. If a table or gure is on more than one page, the rst page is the one listedon the 0ist of Tables or the 0ist of /igures.

A. +versi$e PagesSheets up to .A by : inches or larger are acceptable for exceptional cases.

E. Binding

a. /ive "A# hard bound copies are re&uired for submission.b. The color of the hard bound cover of the capstone project document

for the bachelor@s program is bro3n.

c. 'll letters in the cover shall be in gold, 'ont 78 !sin%BOOKMAN

OLD STYLE, and all capital letters.

ARRANGEMENT OF PAGES AND ITS CONTENTS

Belo! is the list of parts, optional and necessary, that must be follo!ed.It is already arranged in chronological order for easy reference.

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v. The title of parts, sections, or chapters and theirprincipal subdivisions should be listed and must be!orded exactly as they appear in the body of thedocument.

h. -ist of Tables(2igures(otations.

The list of /igures and list of Tables "including the page number !here the/igures and Tables are printed# are important in helping readers locate the/igures and Tables &uic(ly. ;ence, the listing must be correct.

i. The list of 3otations is important to help capture the precisemeaning of mathematical expressions used in the nal report.

j. The heading 0IST +/ T'B04S and /I-G>4S in capital letters, arecentered !ithout punctuation

(. The listing begins at the left margin on the fourth line belo! theheading.

l. The list of Tables%/igures uses exactly the same numbers and title ofthe Tables%/igures in the text and in the 'ppendices.

2. MAIN )OD5 OR THE CHAPTERS AND ITS CONTENTSThe main body of the BSIT capstone project document !ill be divided into

chapters and sub7topics. The chapter@s title, contents "subtopics# and format!ere based on the recommendation of the technical panel !ith slightadjustments to t the university format.

Chapter 1

INTRODUCTION

In general, the Introduction begins !ith a broader perspective of theproblem and becomes narro!er as the Introduction proceeds.

The Introduction narro!s the focus of the study and provides a brief

rationale for !hy the particular study is !orth pursuing.

This chapter serves as a bac(grounder for readers to have an overvie! of

the study even !ithout prior reference to other publications on the topic.

The introductory pages are important because they create the rst and

perhaps lasting impression on the examiner.

It should articulate the motivation of the author"s# in underta(ing the

project.

The rst chapter should describe the importance of the study, the

expectation and its impact on the specic areas once it is completed.

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6hat are the necessary (no!ledge, programming soft!are, 'PI@s,

hard!are, etc neededN

>efrain from placing citations or &uotes .

'void using or beginning your sentences !ith LThis paper% document

study%projects, entitled O..M

P!r&ose an" Desri&tion"for BSIT Capstone Project 7 this is the e&uivalentof Signicance of the Study# Provide a short description of the project being specied and its purpose,

including relevant benets "or beneciaries# 6hat is your main purpose in doing the projectN

6ho is%are your target clients, end user%s or beneciaries of the

projectN 6hat are the necessary (no!ledge, programming soft!are, 'PI@s,

hard!are, etc neededN

Obeti1es

5etailed statements or elaboration of the project goal and should

be clearly stated and logically presented

Present the sub7objectives in a logical se&uence from factual to

analytical along mutually exclusive dimensions "no overlaps# !iththe exclusion of the overvie!, expected conclusions, implicationsand recommendations of the project.

Specic objectives should be SMART. S&ei0; Meas!rable;Ahie1able; Realisti an" Ti(e9bo!n"e".

So&e an" Li(itations o' the St!"/ 5iscuss here the bo!n"aries o' the st!"/and those li(ely part

of the study that the researcher%s do not intend to accomplish "or!hat the design of the study inherently !ill not allo!#

5escribe any global limitations or constraints that have a

signicant impact on the design of the system%soft!are "anddescribe the associated impact#.

5escribe any items or issues that !ill limit the options available

to the developers.

These might include corporate or regulatory policies hard!are

limitations "timing re&uirements, memory re&uirements#

interfaces to other applications specic technologies, tools, anddatabases to be used parallel operations languagere&uirements communications protocols securityconsiderations design conventions or programming standards

0imitations that are not readily apparent at the start of the

research project may develop or become apparent as the studyprogresses.

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In any case, limitations should not be considered alibis or

excuses they are simply factors or conditions that help thereader get a truer sense of !hat the study results mean and ho!!idely they can be generali$ed.

6hile all project have some inherent limitations, you should

address only those that may have a signicant e)ect on yourparticular study.

De0nition o' Ter(s

This section provides denitions for terms used in

the proposal that are unusual or not !idelyunderstood. In addition, common terms that havespecial meaning in the study should be dened inthis section.

Important terms from the title, statement of the

problem or objectives and paradigm should also be

dened. 5ene terms operationally or ho! you usesuch term in the project.

'cronyms "except those in common usage#

fre&uently re&uire denition at this point.

' brief introductory statement usually precedes theactual list of denitions that are italici$ed, rst7lineindented, and listed in alphabetical order.

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RE=IE# OF RELATED S5STEMS

Relate" S/ste(s

' revie! of related systems contains description of existing systems

that are relevant to the proposed capstone project.

5iscussion of specic features of other systems that you intend to

replicate and improve !ill help dene !hat is to be expected in yourproject.

+rgani$e thematically to conform to the variables of the specic

problems.

/ollo! proper documentation using parenthetical citation !ithauthor and date

;ighlight major ndings and ho! one@s project !ould t in the

body of (no!ledge on the subject matter and ma(e a criti&ue pertopic as to !hether the results cohere or di)er from each other.

The last part should be a clinching paragraph to sho! ho! the

literature or systems has assisted the project proponent in thepresent study.

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Tehnial )a$%ro!n"

Technical panel recommended this to be a separate chapter, but for ourcase we will include it in Chapter 8, to limit the total number of chapters to 9.

This section may include su9cient discussion of the integrated

existing soft!are products. If there are special hard!are "e.g.biometrics, server, etc. and soft!are systems "e.g. +S# that areessential in the actual project implementation, those should alsobe described.

The technical bac(ground should serve as a reference for

technical details of the soft!are programming tools, interfaces,special hard!are, used in the study.

/or both the theoretical bac(ground and technical bac(ground

the follo!ing should be follo!edo

5iscussions should be elaborated as much as possible inlayman@s term. ;o!ever, it should not be too detailed thatyou end up repeating or lifting practically the discussionfrom di)erent sources.

o It should not be too shallo! or vague that the discussion

becomes uselesso It should contain enough detail to help the readers

appreciate its application in the thesis or capstone project. It must be !ritten in narrative form. It is important

that the section starts !ith a paragraph thatdescribes !hat the readers should expect on it.

o Subheadings are recommended for discussions that aresubstantially long.

o Topic items should be arranged logically by order of

importance or by theme.Cha&ter +

DESIGN AND METHODOLOG5

This chapter includes discussion on conceptual design %

system architecture% bloc( diagrams

It is important that the methodology used is correct

and appropriate from the start.

This is the part !here students need the experts@

technical and theoretical inputs. This is !hy studentsneed good advisers !ho !ill teach them on

Correct systems analysis tools and techni&ues

Correct and appropriate algorithms to use

'ppropriate usability tests

Correct and appropriate hard!are

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'ppropriate soft!are tools

The follo!ing can be the contents of this chapter "Sta. >omana et al.,121#

The Project Concepts The narrative description of the design toachieve your project objectives. *ost of the concept is illustratedin a graphical diagram to visually present the structure of theconcept of the research or project.

System 'nalysis and 5esign Should either be Structured or

+bject7+riented approach. Present and discuss only the systemanalysis and design tools that !ere actually used in thedevelopment of the project.

o System analysis focuses on system re&uirement

description denes the system functional re&uirements,and re&uirement specication of the proposed system.

o System design provides the technical specication and

construction of the solution for the re&uirements identiedduring the system analysis phase of the project.o This should include but not limited to details of data

structures, architecture, interfaces, and procedural detailof soft!are component of the project.

o System implementation is the installation and delivery of

the proposed system to be conducted by theresearchers%developers. It includes conversion andintegration plan, database installation, system testing,user training and other production activities.

The documentation of system analysis to actual deployment should

include presentations in the form of tables, gures, and other similar

diagrams used in either structured or object7oriented approach. These are the approaches and procedures learned by the students in

LSystem 'nalysis and 5esignM and in LSoft!are 4ngineeringM.

5evelopment *odel This may include the follo!ing models

Conventional !aterfall type, Incremental, Thro!7a!ay,prototyping,

4volutionary prototyping and any other model !hich is most

appropriate to the (ind of research project being underta(en.

5evelopment 'pproach This may include either Top do!n or

Bottom7up approach of development.

Soft!are 5evelopment Tools7 It should contain the discussion

about the programming language tools to be used specicallyon front and Bac(7end >euse or not +pen vs. 0icensedsoft!are7 Criteria for selection ,i.e. maintainability, support, ;CIcapability, database connectivity, simplicity, eases of use, etc.

Schedule and Timeline "for Proposal only# It may contain -antt

Chart, 'ctivity Chart, Critical Path 'nalysis and other schedulingtechni&ues that !ill list the activities to be done in order to

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achieve the objective. Gsually it includes the phases and its sub7phase of the systems development life cycle.

Project Teams and their >esponsibilities 7 It should contain the

assignments of modules and activities to be done by each teammember.

Budget Cost *anagement Plan It should contain a detailedbudget proposal and ho! each cost is to be managed e)ectivelyin the conduct of the research study.

Kerication, Kalidation and Testing Plans It should contain the

plan of activities to verify and validate if you are developing thesystem right and test the system if it !or(s correctly !ithout anybugs or errors. *ost importantly, use of any &uantitative and&ualitative measures should be planned in order to achieve theresearch projects specic objectives.

Testing and 4valuation Plan

6hat testing and evaluation process !ill be doneN

6ho !ill test and evaluate your gameN Statistical process to be employed "if applicable#

QQQThe adviser should be able to decide on the most appropriate tools to beused in developing the system. :ou must remember that not all tools areapplicable and usable to a specic research or proect.

Cha&ter 8

RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS

+rder of discussion is based on the chronology of the statement of

the problem%objectives. In presenting this chapter the follo!ing should be considered

The actual and honest observations of the researchers

The scientic generali$ations

'rticulation of novel contributions

The presentation and precise analysis of results

o Kalidation and Testing

o Interpretation%5iscussion of results

Cha&ter *

SUMMAR5; CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

This is the last chapter of the capstone project manuscript and the most

important part because it is here !here the ndings, and the !hole projectfor that matter, are summari$ed

generali$ations in the form of conclusions are made



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recommendations for the solution of problems discovered in the study are

addressed.

a. S!((ar/ o' Fin"in%s7 Introductory paragraph on this partmay include the statement of the problem%objectives andsynthesi$ed methodology. The salient ndings for each of the

specic problems%objectives should be enumerated.

b. Conl!sions. These are generali$ed statements from a microto a macro level based on the ans!ers to each of the specicproblems ur each of the specic objectives.

c. Reo((en"ations.These should be based on the ndingsand conclusions. >ecommendations should be feasible,!or(able,


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Gse capital letters of the 4nglish alphabet to trac( appendices.

' single appendix is labeled L'PP435IRM on the contents page, !ith or

!ithout a title. "if using a title, it should be !ritten as L'PP435IR TIT04M# The rst page of the appendix itself is labeled by the !ord L'PP435IRM

"centered# and a title capitali$ed and centered after a s(ip line. Several appendices are labeled L'PP435IC4SM on the contents page, !ith

subse&uent lines each containing indented alphabetic identier and titlesuch as L' SG>K4H G4STI+33'I>4M other lines "labeled B, C etc.# follo!as needed.

The appendices proper are then each labeled as L'PP435IR 'M "centered#

follo!ed after a s(ip line by the title centered and capitali$ed. 'ppendix pages should be numbered as continuation of the text.

ReB!ire(ents on the Con"!t o' Oral De'ense

o The oral examination%defense is a major and nal re&uirement in BSIT

program.

o It is expected that through this activity the students !ould be able to sho!their comprehensive (no!ledge in their respective eld and at the sametime be able to apply the concepts learned to their chosen eld ofspeciali$ation.

o The main purpose of the oral defense is to scrutini$e and examine the !or(

of the students for its further improvement.

The follo!ing are the procedures to follo! on the conduct of oral defense

. 's already mentioned, the oral defense of thecapstone project is done in a t!o7stageexamination. The rst stage is the &ro&osal

"e'enseand the second being the 0nal oral"e'ense.

1. It is re&uired that to be ready for oral defense"proposal and nal#, the capstone projectmust be in nal form, complete and fullyformatted.

o 'n incomplete and improperly formatted !ill not be allo!ed for the

oral defense.o It is the duty of the adviser to chec( !hether or not the capstone

project is ready for oral examination.

:. 6hen the proponents and the adviser agree

that their !or( is ready for oral examination,they can secure an application for defenseand submit for approval by the departmentchairman%dean.

=. ' tentative date for the oral defense may beset on the mutual consent of all involved.

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A. The department chairman !ill notify allparties on the exact date, time and venue ofthe defense.

E. The exact date, time and venue of defense!ill be posted on a designated bulletin boardin the department.

. ' copy of the capstone project manuscriptshould be provided to each of the panelistmember at least 01e ,*- 3or$in% "a/s&rior to she"!le" "ate o' oral "e'ense.

. /or the nal oral examination, the capstoneproject manuscript copy should be completeas certied by the adviser.

J. The proponents !ill present their projectusing Po!er Point or any other multimediapresentation soft!are.

o 5o not copy and paste exactly !hat !as !ritten in the manuscript

o ' brief executive summary discussing the follo!ing should bepresented in (ey phrases "bulleted style#

a. Bac(ground of the Study% Project Contextb. Statement of the Problem% +bjectivesc. Signicance of the Study% Purpose and 5escriptiond. System 'nalysis and 5esigne. >esults of Test%4valuation "if applicable#f. /indings, Conclusions and >ecommendations

/or the proposal and title defense the presentation !ill only be up to item".

2. The proponents are discouraged from narrating or directly reading !hat is!ritten in the po!er point presentation.. The (ey phrases should only guide them in explaining on their o!n thecontext of their study.1. Gse of diagrams, gures, etc. is encouraged for a more stimulatingpresentation.:. The panelist may as( &uestions based on the content of the project orbased on the on7going discussion.=. The &uestions !ill include matters of detail, matters involving fundamentalprinciples and major conclusions and logical structure.A. Before presenting the ndings, conclusion and recommendation, actualdemonstration of the project or prototype maybe re&uired by the panelist.E. It shall be the duty of the adviser "or he%she can delegate somebody# tota(e note of the proceedings of the oral examination.

o This includes the listing of suggestions and%or recommendations of

the panelist for the improvement of the study.



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o This should be encapsulated in a compliance matrix in tabular

format containing the suggestion and%or recommendations, actionsta(en by the proponent"s# and remar(s.

o It shall be the duty of the adviser to see to it that the compliance

matrix is prepared and contents therein are complied !ith.

. 'fter the oral examination, the student maybe re&uested to leave theroom so that the panelist may discuss and ma(e its decision.. 'fter this, the student is invited bac( into the session to hear the decision.

The students may be as(ed to one of the follo!ing

>evise the capstone project, !ithout a second defense.

Substantially re!rite the capstone project, and ma(e a

second defense.

3+T4Q' student as(ed to revise the capstone project but not to defend it a second

time, !ill be considered to have passed the oral examination.

Q' student as(ed to ma(e a second oral examination !ill be considered tohave failed the rst oral examination.

J. 'fter the oral examination, the students !ill be given the date !hen tosubmit the revised and edited manuscript of their capstone project.

o It shall be the responsibility of the proponents and their adviser to

incorporate all suggestions for revision by the panelist.o The adviser shall ensure the &uality of the capstone project

manuscript produced by the project proponent"s# by seeing to it thatherein guidelines are adhered to.

12. ' draft copy can be rst submitted to the panelist for chec(ing !hether allsuggestions !ere follo!ed and incorporated in the manuscript.1. The compliance matrix !ill be presented to each defense panelist memberproving compliance to their suggestions and%or recommendations before theapproval of the project.11. 'fter the nal chec(ing on the correctness of the manuscript by thedefense panelist, the student proponents shall then submit re&uired number ofhardbound copies and softbound copies as described previously to respectiveuniversity o9ces.o This should be done before the academic council meeting regarding the

conrmation of the candidates for graduation.

S!b(ission o' Pa&er ,Jo!rnal- For(at

o The CICS >esearch +9ce, currently headed by the CICS >esearch

Coordinator, *rs. 'urelia Kivas, re&uires the submission of a one pageresearch abstract and 72 pages of the paper "journal format of theresearch%capstone project.

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