Becoming

an

How far u have come?

- Extension of Schooling
II Year Introduction to Engineering
Discipline
III Year Introduction to Opted
Discipline
IV Year Becoming an Engineer
I Year

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The Three Orthogonal

Axes -1
CONCEPTS

SKILLS

CAPABILITIES

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Concepts

Basic Ideas ( Provided by Curriculam)

Capabilities

Ability to solve a problem

Ex: Computer Architecture, Compiler, Programming Languages, Networks, Algorithmic

Thinking, Data Structure, Security etc.,

Ex: Engage in sustained reasoning, Managing Complexity,

Anticipate changing Technologuies etc

Skills

How You Manage on your own

Setting up System, use of featurres in OS , Softwares like

DB,DWH, Compiler, Simulator etc, Use of Instructional material
etc

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Hence

Project
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Purpose

To go beyond classroom thinking in

Logical reasoning
Algorithmic reasoning
Design and
Structured problem solving

To gain awareness of Resources Required

To implement and deploy a solution
To learn how to deal with real world
constraints
To be concerned with

Robustness, User friendliness, Maintainability, Correctness

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Know the Difference

Between CS & IT

IT involves proper use of Technologies by

which people manipulate and share
information in its various forms like text,
graphics, sound, video etc
- Business implementation

CS - Creates and Provides Technologies

- Theoretical foundation to various fields
so that knowledge transformation happens
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Computer Science Students are not

to be just educated users of
Technology but innovators capable
of using computers to improve
quality of life for every one

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What can be a Project?

A Project should ideally be a Product

At the minimum it should be a clear

demonstrative tool for a Concept

Should bring out a Technological

advantage for a solution
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Project Areas

Algorithmic Design
Multimedia
Image Processing
Datawarehousing
Data Mining
Network Issues
Social Upliftment
Educational Aid etc.,
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What is not a Acceptable?

Simple Three Tier /Two Tier

Solutions

Web Design

Simulations without use of

simulator
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Ideas for Effective Projects

TGMC xx from IBM

Google Summer of Code
Open Source Club
InfoSys
Wipro
SERC, Chennai etc.,
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Awards & Competitions

INAE - (Indian National

Association of Engineers)
TGMC - IBM
Google Summer of Code
Oracle

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Group Formation

Minimum of 1
to maximum of 3
students
per title
from the same section
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How to go about Project?

-1
1. Problem Definition

State the problem clearly and umabiguously

Who is the target user applicable to this problem (i.e. for
whom this problem is really a problem?)
Why is it a problem?
What kind of an acceptable Solution would be required ?

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How to go about Project?

-2
2. Define the Specification

From User Perspective

From Design Perspective
From Implementation Perspective

3. Collect Test Data

4. Decide User Interface
5. Start with Rational Design
6. Implement
7. Test
8. GenerateTest Report
9. Produce the Documentation
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How to go about Project?

-3

Involve and Discuss with your Faculty

Incharage who is also your guide.
The guide will have valuable suggestions
that make your project and project
presentations better
Make a presentation to your guide often
Maintain a log book of discussion that helps
in having purposeful and progressive
discussion
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Finally start it right

The foundation of a problem is far
more often essential than its
solution which may be merely a
matter of mathematical or
experimental skill
- Einstein
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