This document provides guidance on selecting a topic and preparing for a final year university project. It recommends choosing a topic that interests you and is feasible given available resources and timelines. Key steps include deciding your area of interest, identifying issues, formulating a topic question, getting approval from your project guide, and making a plan with deadlines. The document stresses starting early, meeting regularly with your guide, and having a backup plan to help complete a successful final year project.
2. Presentation Content
Project’s Topic Selection
• Selection Parameters
• Answer What? Why? How?
• How to do it?
Selection of Guide
• Relevance of the guide to your project
• Interest of the guide in your project
How to Do Your Project?
• Steps to be Taken
4. “Have you selected a topic
for your final year project?
If Yes, Did you chooe the
right topic?
5. Selection Parameters
1- Area of interest
2- Resources availability
3- Cost of the project
4- The value added
5- Time required to complete the project
Have you considered any of the above parameters in your choice?
6. 1- Area of Interest
▸ The first parameter
to consider when
selecting a topic for
your FYP is your
area of interest.
▸Why?
7. Why interest is important?
▸Interest will make you passionate
to work more on your FYP.
▸Interest will make you eager to
know more beyond what your FYP
requires.
8. 2- Resources Availability
▸ Equipment ( before selecting a
topic, make sure the equipment
required are available )
▸Reading materials ( Make sure
there are enough references for
your project )
9. What if there is lack of resources?
▸ If there is a lack
of resource,
change to
another topic or
you will face
many troubles
ahead.
10. 3- Cost of The Project
Your project’s cost is the
main factor that affect
your project completion
If you and your college
are financially incapable,
choose another topic.
11. 4- The Value Added
▸ Your project should add value to the
area of your interest. It should help in:
▸Solve a problem
▸Innovate &create something new
▸Find a better way of doing something
12. 5- Time Required to Complete
The Project
▸ The time required to finish
your project is important in
selecting your project.
▸Don’t choose a project that
requires a longer time than
what you are given.
13. Answer What? Why? How?
▸In any project you will choose, you
should be able to answer 3 questions
before you consider it your FYP.
14. What your project is all about?
What is the field of your project?
What is the issue you are trying to
solve?
Your field of interest will help to
answer this question.
15. Why this project?
Why you want to solve that
issue or challenge?
A great project will solve an
issue in your field of interest.
16. ▸How you will do it?
▸How you will achieve your goal?
▸The method, the strategy.
▸This depends on your planning and
creativity.
17. How to Choose Your Project?
1- Decide your area of interest.
2- Start reading about it.
3- Find the issues and challenges
faced in your area of interest.
4- Read about those issues and
challenges, ( Previous Studies ).
18. How to Choose Your Project?
5- Decide the areas where you can
contribute and improve.
6- Formulate your project’s topic.
7- Perform your evaluation by going
through the 5 selection parameters.
19. How to Choose Your Project?
8- Find the answers for the 3 questions.
9- If all goes well, you have your project
topic.
The next thing to do is selecting your guide.
21. How to Select Your Guide?
▸It is best to select your guide after
choosing your topic. Because you
choose a guide based on your topic.
▸Approach the guide who has the
knowledge and capabilities in the
subject you have chosen.
22. ▸Make sure the guide is interested
in your project.
▸Ask your seniors about whoever you
want to choose as your guide.
How to Select Your Guide?
24. ▸Your guide may or may not approve
your topic.
▸If there is any changes, decide with your
guide what needs to be changed.
▸If approved, then follow the following steps
Get Your Guide Approval on
the Topic
25. Steps to be Taken
1- Prepare a plan of execution with
your guide.
2- Prepare a timeframe and set
deadlines for each part of the project.
3- Start reading in-depth about your topic.
26. Steps to be Taken
4- Get the facts and figures that
support your reasoning for taking the
project.
5- Meet with your guide frequently to
update him/her with your progress.
27. Steps to be Taken
6- Order the equipment you need to
conduct your experiments if any.
7- Start writing your project earlier.
8- Have a backup plan.
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