College of Computer Sciences and Information Technology

Successful Graduation Projects

By
Graduation Project Committee
 Presentation Outline
 Introduction
 Pre-registration
 Project coordination
 Project milestones
 Evaluation forms and grading policy
 Questions and discussion

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 Introduction
 The graduation project is a capstone of the
undergraduate curriculum
 Graduation project offers an opportunity to undergraduate
students to apply knowledge comprehensively in
solving a reasonably complex and realistic problem
 Graduation project should reflect majority program
outcomes as achieved by the students
 Through the graduation projects, the college wishes to
train its students towards successful professional
careers

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 Importance of Graduation Projects
 The successful completion of graduation project is
an indication of the students’ readiness to
pursue a professional career.
 The variety and quality of graduation projects in the
college reflect the academic profile and
achievement of CCSIT.
 CCSIT offers three distinct programs in CS, IS and CN –
variety of projects/topics can be pursued
 Multi-disciplinary and externally sponsored projects are
encouraged

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 Benefits of a Graduation Project
 Nomination by the department for recognitions (awards or prizes)
 Participation in regional/national competitions representing the
college/university
 Presentation in conferences, workshops or any other form of
publications
 Other types of creative contribution in the form of commercial
products or services
 Contribution to university/college operations and missions in terms
of community engagement and community service
 Sponsorship from industry partners and collaborators
 Increased job prospects
 Satisfaction of innovation and creation!

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 Graduation Project Committee (GPC)

 The college has appointed GPC

 GPC consists of representatives from each
department
 GPC Coordinator in each department
facilitates and coordinates successful
graduation projects in the department

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 Graduation Project - General Overview
 Graduation Project is generally conducted over two consecutive
semesters (Semester 7 and 8).
 In most cases, students will conduct their graduation projects in
group and under the close guidance of a supervisor.
 The supervisor nominates co-supervisors (if needed).
 The department approves two committee members for each
project
 A Pre-registration process is initiated at the end of 6th semester
 Project Proposal is completed in 7th semester.
 Project Implementation is completed in 8th semester.

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 Pre-registration
 Pre-registration involves project selection, project
allocation and committee appointment
 Project proposals (topics) are proposed and allocated at
the end of the 6th semester
 For each project a suitable supervisor must be found.
 The department approves/finalizes project topics and
committee appointment

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Who proposes the project (topic and idea)?
 Students (strongly encouraged)
 Faculty members
 External partners

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 What is an acceptable project?
An acceptable graduation project should:
 Comprise significant realistic challenges and constraints
 Provide opportunity to integrate knowledge from various courses in
the curriculum and beyond
 Offer opportunity for creativity
 Emphasize design, experimentation and hands-on skills
 Provide major challenges in terms of planning, analysis, design,
implementation, comparisons and validation
 Reflect scientific and technical methodology and approach
throughout
 Require significant efforts corresponding to the credit requirement
 Allow teamwork among students in one or more majors
 Include acceptable and measurable deliverables as agreed by both
the supervisors and committee members
 Be realizable within two semesters

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 Key Stakeholders and their Roles
 Students
 Supervisor
 Co-supervisor
 Committee members
 Graduation Project Committee
 Departments
 College

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 Students
 Students actively progress through each
milestone of their graduation projects under the
guidance of their supervisor and committee
 It is students’ graduation project and students must
do the real work
 Students must be willing to acquire new skills as
necessary and take up new challenges
 Supervisors and committee members are the
facilitators - offering useful advice and guidance to
the students

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 Supervisor and Co-supervisor
 The supervisor plays the key role in guiding the
students and the project.
 Supervisor may nominate a co-supervisor, if
necessary.
 Multidisciplinary – e.g., CCSIT with College of Education or
Medicine
 Industry sponsored project – e.g., CCSIT with Aramco or SABIC
 Coordination with female students/faculty

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 Committee Members
 The department appoints a committee of two
faculty members for each project.
 The committee members evaluate the project at
various milestone
 More importantly, they provide appropriate advice
and feedback to enhance students’ skills and
improve the quality of students’ project.

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 GPC, Department and College
 GPC traces and tracks progresses and
problems; acts as a mediator and facilitator;
organizes workshops and seminars to guide and
train students
 Departments and college provided necessary
resources and support for each project
 GPC together with the College and departments
archive and promote students’ project and
encourage students to showcase their projects
in various events

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 Project Coordination (Bi-weekly Meetings)
 Biweekly meeting forms are signed by the students and
submitted to department coordinator by the supervisor
regularly
 They are used for progress tracking and dispute
resolution
 Project supervisor should report all progresses and
problems to the department coordinator

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 (16th Week)

(9th Week)

(16th Week)

(9th Week)

(5th Week)

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 Grade Distribution
Project Proposal Project Implementation

Total: Total:
100 100

Supervisor: Committee: Supervisor: Committee:

40 60 40 60

Milestone1: Milestone2: Milestone3: Milestone4: Milestone5:

10 20 30 20 40

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 GPC Publications
 Graduation Project Handbook detailing regulations and
guidelines
 Templates for Report and Presentation
 Various Forms
 Pre-registration form
 Biweekly meeting form
 General request form
 Supervisor evaluation forms for project proposal project implementation
 Committee evaluation forms for 5 milestones

 For more information, project ideas, handbook,

forms and templates, please visit:
http://www.kfu.edu.sa/en/Colleges/Computer_Science/Pages/graduation_projects.aspx

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 Contact Us!
 Graduation Project Coordinators:

 Computer Sciences (CS)

 Male – Mr. Zahid Qaiser
 Female – Ms. Fatima Rajeena

 Computer Information Systems (CIS)

 Male – Dr. Qazi Mudassar Ilyas
 Female – Ms. Janice Dela Vega

 Computer Networks (CN)

 Male – Dr. Muhammad Mehboob Yasin

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 Questions and Discussion

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