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Fyp Guidelines Log Book

The document provides guidelines for final year projects and log books for civil engineering students at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. It outlines the objectives of the final year project, which is to apply theoretical knowledge to solve technical problems and demonstrate independence in planning and organizing a project. It also describes the scope of acceptable projects, implementation over two semesters, responsibilities of students and supervisors, and requirements for presenting and submitting project reports.

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Guidelines for Final Year Project &

Log Book

NAME : ________________________________________________
SUPERVISOR : ________________________________________________
SEM/SESSION : ________________________________________________

Faculty of Civil Engineering

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
2010 - 2011
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1.0 INTRODUCTION

In order to be awarded a bachelor degree in Civil Engineering, all final year students
must conduct a Final Year Project (FYP). The project will be carried out during the final
year and students will work under the supervision of an academic staff. The project
must encompass a field in Civil Engineering. At the end of the project, each student is
required to submit a report and present his work to a panel of examiners.

2.0 OBJECTIVES

The aim of FYP is to provide the opportunity for students to apply and integrate
theoretical knowledge and principles, taught in the course, in solving technical
problems. It also provides the opportunity for the students to demonstrate
independence, as well as to plan and organize a project over a certain period of time.
Throughout this course, students should also be able to:

1. Document all findings and problems encountered during the implementation.

2. Apply practical hands-on techniques and related analysis in their chosen field
of study.
3. Demonstrate the procedures and methods of project implementation.
4. Analyze findings and results of the project.
5. Present their findings to a panel of examiner
6. Produce and submit a report to the academic office.

3.0 SCOPE OF PROJECT

Projects should be sufficiently challenging to allow students to demonstrate a variety

of skills. The skills include student’s ability to plan their work, conduct research,
manage time and resources adequately, work independently, and present their work
orally and in written form. The characteristics of a chosen project can be:

i. Research based on a certain phenomenon or characteristic. The findings will

incorporate data and interpretation that contribute to advancement in
knowledge
ii. Design, construction or management project
iii. Computer programming or information technology related to civil engineering

4.0 PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION

FYP is equivalent to 6 credits and is carried out in two semesters under two core
subjects as follows:

i. Semester 1 - SAB 4022 Research Methodology & Pre- Project (2 credits)

Students must attend 8 weeks of lectures on Research Methodology and

conduct activities pertaining to identification of research problem, conduct
literature review, and acquire appropriate methodology to conduct the project.

ii. Semester 2 – SAB 4034 Final Year Project (4 credits)

Includes data collection activities, design or software development, analysis
and validation of findings, results and discussions, conclusion and
recommendations

5.0 RESPONSIBILITIES

5.1 FYP Committee Responsibilities

FYP Committee is a team of academic staff who are elected by the faculty to ensure
FYP is conducted efficiently. The committee is responsible to :
i. Ensure that each student has a supervisor
ii. Ensure that student evaluation is well organized and scheduled based on the
academic calendar
iii. Organize presentation sessions and ensure all marks are recorded from
supervisors and evaluators

5.2 Supervisor’s Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the supervisor is summarised as follows:

• To guide students to work on a title either assigned by the supervisor or
proposed by the student.
• To clearly define the project objectives and how they relate to the assessment
outcomes.
• To clearly explain what resources are available to the student, including
equipment, software, materials, and working area.
• To make himself/herself available to the project student for consultation
purposes at regular intervals.
• To provide guidance of a technical nature, but to leave solutions and
implementation details to the student as far as possible.
• To remove obstacles to progress which are beyond the students authority and
control.
• To monitor regularly and evaluate the progress made by the student in
achieving the project objectives. Please note that it is the student's
responsibility to arrange appointments with his/her supervisor.

5.3 Student’s Responsibilities

The student's responsibilities is summarized as follows:

• To manage the project with respect to progress, time and other resources.
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• To maintain regular contact with the supervisor for advice and to review
progress
• It is the student's responsibility to arrange appointments with his/her
supervisor.
• To report immediately to the supervisor on any difficulties arising from
equipment failures, resource constraints, interruptions of work due to illness or
personal problems, and difficulties arising from laboratory management.
• To arrange appointments with Pre- Project evaluators assigned by the Course
Coordinator to formally assessed the project during the first semester
• To write and submit a report and synopsis to the supervisor and evaluator
respectively.
• To present his/ her project at the end of the second semester (usually
conducted on the first week of final examinations)

Students should understand that it is not the responsibility of the supervisor to

provide students with ready made solutions to their final year project. The FYP
provides student with the opportunity to demonstrate his/her problem solving ability
and effectiveness in managing a project of his/her own.

6.0 PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION AND ASSESMENT

PART 1: SAB 4022 PRE PROJECT & RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

1. Students must attend Research Methodology lectures for a duration of 8 weeks
2. Student should submit their proposal to an evaluator nominated by the Course
Coordinator. The proposal is a 10 page working paper consisting of Cover page
(Title, Student & Supervisor’s Name), Introduction, Objective of Study, Scope of
Study, Literature Review, Methodology, Expected Findings and References.
There is no marks allocated for evaluation but students who did not meet up
with their evaluator will FAIL the subject.
3. Student should submit a Pre Project Report to their supervisor (usually by
Week 14). The report consist of Chapter 1: introduction, Chapter 2: Literature
Review and Chapter 3: Methodology
4. Assessment is based on:

Report/ Supervisor’s Evaluation = 70%

Research Methodology Test = 30%

PART 2: SAB 4034 FINAL YEAR PROJECT

1. Student must conduct his/her FYP according to the guidance given by his/her
supervisor.
2. Student must attend and present their findings at FYP Seminar at the end of
the semester.
3. Student must submit a five page synopsis to the presentation panels
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4. Student must submit a report (hard bound + CD) to the faculty at a dateline set
by the FYP Committee
5. Assessment is based on:

FYP Presentation = 25%

Report/ Supervisor’s Evaluation = 75%

7.0 FYP REPORT

A FYP report should be in accordance with UTM Thesis Manual 2007 and composed of
the followings:

Preliminary Pages
This includes title page, declaration, approval, dedication, acknowledgement, table of
contents, list of tables, list of figures and abstracts (both in Bahasa Malaysia & English)

Text or Content
Consists of chapters with a number of headings and subheadings. Chapters includes:
• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: Literature Review
• Chapter 3: Methodology
• Chapter 4: Results and Discussions
• Chapter 5: Conclusion and Recommendation

*Plagiarism is a serious academic offence.

** All new findings, design or patent belongs to Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

References
References mean a list of works cited from published books, public document,
journals, articles, thesis, magazines, films, videos, slides, maps, unpublished materials
and electronic materials.

List of reference show refer to only references cited in text. Apart from other
references (books, manuals and etc), students should cite at least 5 journals

Example:
The time (frequency)-temperature superposition is applicable for
dynamic testing of asphalt concrete (Papazian, 1962; Pagen, 1962;
Monismith et al., 1966) in the visoelastic region. The time-temperatures
superposition principle, simply stated, say that the result obtained at
higher or lower temperatures can be equated simply and graphically
with lower and higher frequencies can be transposed into lower and
higher temperatures, respectively (Tayebali, 1990).
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REFERENCE

Monismith, C.L. Alexander, R.L., and Secor, K.E. (1966), Rheological Behaviour of
Aphalt Concrete. Proceedings, Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists, Vol.
35, pp. 400-450.

Pagen, C.A. (1962). Rheological Response of Bituminous Concrete, Bituminous

Materials and Mixes, Hihway Research Record No. 67. Highway Research
Board, pp. 1-26.

Papazian, H.S. (19620. The Response of Linear Visoelastic Material in the Frequency
Domain with Emphasisi on Asphaltic Concrete. PrOceedings, International
Conference on Structural Design of Asphalt Pavements, University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, pp. 454-563.

Tayebali, A.(1990). Influence of Rheological Properties of Modified Asphalt Binders on

the Load-Deformation, University of California, Berkeley.

Appendices (not compulsory)

Appendices include nomenclature for specialized notation, must be useful and must
be referred to in the text. It consists of supplementary illustrative materials, original
data and equations as well as quotations too long for inclusion in the text or not
immediately useful to an understanding of the subject. It provides the reader with
detailed information that would be distracting to read if put in the text.

7.1 Format

Paper & Printing

Report must be printed on white simile 80 gram high quality A4 size papers (210 × 297
mm). Printing must appear on only one side of each sheet. It is compulsory to use
word processor for writing the report.
Language
Report can be written either in Bahasa Malaysia or English language. However writing
in English requires approval from the Dean.

Front Page
Title of project, name of student, academic semester and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
on the front page shall be typed in bold capital letters. The minimum font size shall be
12 point. The information must be typed at centerline.

Typing
The entire text of the report, headings, and page numbers must be typed using Times
New Roman. The font size acceptable for the general text is 12 point and should not
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be scripted or italicized except for scientific names and terms in different languages.
Text in Tables should be at least 10 point. Bold print can be used for headings.

Margin
All pages should be set with the same margin. The left margin should be 4 cm (for
binding purposes) and 2.5 cm for the top, right and bottom margins.

Pagination
Each page of a thesis must be counted and numbered. Pages should be numbered
consecutively. The page numbers should be printed at the top right hand corner, 1.25
cm from the top edge and 2.5 cm from the right edge. Numbering should be as
follows:

i. Preliminary pages of a thesis, starting from the title page should be numbered
using small letter Roman numeric (i, ii, iii, etc.); the texts should be numbered
using Arabic numeric (1, 2, 3, etc. ).
ii. The first page should be the title page. This page should be counted“í” but
should not be printed.
iii. The first page of the text should be counted “1” but the number should not be
printed. Similarly, the first page of all chapters should be counted but the
numbers should not be printed.
iv. If a report is made up of a number of parts, separating pages can be inserted
but these pages should not be counted and numbered.

Length of Report
The recommended length of report is 60 pages.

Binding
All reports including CD must be bound in hard cover with bold letters according to the
faculty’s colour code.

*Refer to UTM Thesis Manual 2007 for further information on report writing format.
LOG BOOK
SAB 4022 PRE PROJECT & RESEARCH
METHODOLOGY

SAB 4034 FINAL YEAR PROJECT

FACULTY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA
PROJECT TITLE (SAB 4022)

___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________

NAME: __________________________________

I/C NO: ____________________________________

SUPERVISOR: _______________________________________

CO-SUPERVISOR: __________________________________
(if applicable)

PROJECT TITLE (SAB 4034)-(*if ammended)

1. Objektif kajian/ Objective of Study

2. Skop kajian/ Scope of Study

3. Keputusan jangkaan/ Expected Findings

Tandatangan Penyelia/ Supervisor’s Signature

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SAB 4022 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY & PRE-PROJECT
STUDENT’S SUPERVISOR’S
NO DATE & LOCATION
SIGNATURE SIGNATURE

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SAB 4034 FINAL YEAR PROJECT

STUDENT’S SUPERVISOR’S
NO DATE & LOCATION
SIGNATURE SIGNATURE

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FIRST DRAFT/ PRE-PROJECT REPORT (SAB 4022)

Date of submission to supervisor : .........................

Supervisor’s Verification (Signature) : ............................................

Supervisor’s comment on First Draft Report

SECOND DRAFT/ PRE-PROJECT REPORT (SAB 4022)

Date of submission to supervisor : .........................

Supervisor’s Verification (Signature) : ............................................

Supervisor’s comment on Second Draft Report

PRE-PROJECT REPORT (SAB 4022)

Date of submission to supervisor : .........................

Supervisor’s Verification (Signature) : ............................................

Supervisor’s comment on Final Report

NOTES/ WEEKLY ACTIVITIES FOR PRE-PROJECT (SAB 4022)

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Date of submission to supervisor : .........................

Supervisor’s Verification (Signature) : ............................................

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Date of submission to supervisor : .........................

Supervisor’s Verification (Signature) : ............................................

Supervisor’s comment on Second Draft Report

FINAL YEAR PROJECT REPORT (SAB 4034)

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