Aim

 To familiarize the final year students with the

undergraduate project writing procedures and format
 Project Chapters Layout
 Cover page
 Title of the project
 Name, matric number and academic session
 Submitted to (name of department, in partial fulfilment of the award for the degree in
Computer Science )
 Date

 Certification
 This is to certify that this project is the true work of (your name, Matriculation No,
name of the Department and address).
 Your name
 Name of your supervisor

 Dedication

 Acknowledgment
 Abstract
 Summary of your research work (background, methods, results and conclusion)
 Table of contents
 List of figures
Project Chapters Layout
For students that are not writing codes
 Chapter One: Introduction
 Chapter Two: Literature Review
 Chapter Three: Methodology
 Chapter Four : Results and Discussion
 Chapter Five : Conclusion and Recommendation
 Reference
Project Chapters Layout
For students that need to write codes
 Chapter One: Introduction
 Chapter Two: Literature Review
 Chapter Three: Methodology
 Chapter Four : System Design and Implementation
 System Architecture
 System Design
 Model
 Codes
 Chapter Five : System Evaluation
 Chapter Six : Conclusion and Recommendation
 Reference
 Chapter One: Introduction
1) Background to the study
 State in a clear term the problem you want to solve

2) Motivation for the study

3) Aim and objectives

 State only one aim for the study
 State more than one objectives
 Use verbs like to identify, demonstrate, describe,
explore, analyse and the like
 Chapter One: Introduction
3) Scope of the study
 What you are going to cover in the study
 What you will not cover in the Study

4) Research methodology
 State the process/ procedure to adopt in solving the
problem

5) Chapter organisation
 Chapter Two:
Background to the Study or
Literature Review
What is a Literature Review?

- Is getting familiar with all of the relevant background and

pre-existing knowledge about chosen topic

- Is a comprehensive overview of earlier research regarding a

specific topic
What are the Goals of a Literature
Review?
 It shows the reader :
 what is known about a topic
 what is not yet known ( the research gap)

 It sets up the rationale or need for a new

investigation/study
Where can you get Information for the
Literature Review?
 Academic Journals
 Books
 Governmental Publications
 Newspapers and Articles
 Magazines
 Make use of Search engine like Google Scholar or go the
Library
 Adopt agreed referencing style like
 APA format
 Harvard format
Why Literature Review is Important?

1) Gives the writer information on the topic chosen

2) Allows the writer to know the existing knowledge

3) Gives ideas on research gap

4) Demonstrates to the readers that the writer has a

good understanding of the topic
Objectives of a Literature Review
4) Provides credibility to the writer and integrity to the
work’s overall argument

5) Shows apparent weakness and shortcomings of

earlier research effort

6) Assists in forming better argument for why further

research is needed
 Chapter Three: Methodology
What is a Research Methodology?

Is the process/procedure that you will follow to complete your

research

1) Identify potential promising research strategies.

2) Select the most promising one and write why this particular
strategy/methodology is the most appropriate for your
research project.

3) State clearly the limitations you consider would be applicable

to your own research project (e.g. scope, time, number of
participants, etc).
Chapter Three: Methodology
4) Compile a diagrammatic representation (i.e. a
flowchart) of the process that you will follow to
complete your research.

5) Indicate which data gathering techniques and

analysis tools that will be appropriate.
Chapter Four: Results and
Discussion
 Chapter Five:
Conclusion and Recommendation
 Summary
 Contribution to knowledge
 Recommendation
 Limitation
 Area of further study
 Conclusion
Reference
 Chronological lists of resource materials used
 Alphabetical order
 Name(s) of the author(s) followed by year of
publication, title, name of the Journal in italics, volume
and page number
Project Typing Format
 1.5 line spacing
 New Times Roman
 Justify your work
 Space before and after paragraph should be 6 points
 Right margin 1.95 cm
 Left margin 2.54 cm
 Above and below margins of 2.54 cm
 Font seize 12
“Great task is ahead of you with total dedication and
positive mind set you will achieve your goal”

Thank you for your Attention!