Thesis Capstone Project Guidelines 2014 v1.2

T A R L A C S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y – C O L L E G E O F C O M P U T E R S T U D I E S

THESIS

CAPSTONE PROJECT

GUIDELINES

TARLAC STATE UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF COMPUTER STUDIES

2014


Prepared by:

Engr. Edjie M. De Los Reyes

Associate Dean, CCS

Reviewed by Thesis /Capstone Project Committee:

Engr. Marlon V. Gamido

Dean, CCS

Engr. Edjie M. De Los Reys

Associate Dean, CCS

Ms. Theda Flare G. Quilala

BSIT Chair

Mr. Rogel L. Quilala

BSCS Chair

Mr. Alvincent Danganan

BSIS Chair

Ms. Gloria Prellejera

AIT Chair


I. Introduction

The following programs under the field of Information Technology Education of

the Tarlac State University College of Computer Studies are;

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (BSCS) – the study of concepts and

theories, algorithmic foundations, implementation and application of information and

computing solutions.

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT) – the study of

utilization of computers and computer software to plan, install, customize, operate,

manage, administer and maintain information technology infrastructure.

Bachelor of Science in Information Systems (BSIS) – the study of design and

implementation of solutions that integrate information technology with business

processes.

The Thesis / Capstone Project are required for candidates for graduation in all of

the above programs as indicated in section 10 of CMO. 53, s. 2006 or the “Revised

Policies and Standards for IT Education”. The Thesis is required for BSCS students

while Capstone Project is required both for BSIT and BSIS students. Both the Thesis and

Capstone Projects are terminal project requirements that would not only demonstrate a

student’s comprehensive knowledge of the area of study and research methods used but

also allow them to apply the concepts and methods to a specific problem in his/her area

of specialization.

The Thesis / Capstone Project have a number of educational objectives. Whereas

each Thesis / Capstone Project is different and the relative emphasis will vary in terms of

their specialization, the subject will involve students in:

Bringing together and integrating knowledge and skills in the course as a whole;

Reinforcing and developing competencies that have not been sufficiently emphasized in the fundamental subjects;

Defining a substantial engineering study or design task and carrying it to completion within a specified time and to a professional standard;

Completing a comprehensive written and bound report that places the Thesis /

Capstone Project in context, defines its objectives, and describes the work done

with the resulting conclusions or recommendations;

Bridging the gap between the undergraduate studies and the professional future, and demonstrating professional competencies and capabilities;

Demonstrating initiative and creativity, taking pride in the achievement of a difficult task.

Through this course, students are prepared in their respective careers. The bulk of the

work (The Thesis / Capstone Project work itself) is to be done outside of the classroom.


II. Thesis / Capstone Project Agenda

The Thesis / Capstone Project agenda/thrust of the College of Computer Studies

(CCS) in this university includes the following:

SECTOR APPLICATIONS

Agriculture and Livelihoods Telecentres

Information on pricing and weather for farmers

Sustainable livelihoods

Income generation

Education Distance Education

Teacher Training

ICT Human Capacity Building

Health Telemedicine

Digital Publication and Online resources

Continuing medical education

Business and Economy E-Banking

International Trade

Globalization

Media, Culture and Tourism Digital Newsrooms

Culture and culture products

Archival Technology

New Media Formats

Environment GIS mapping

Networking of activists

Environmental Protection

Climate Change

Governance Online Citizen Services

Social Accountability

NGO Development

Urban Development Urban Planning

Service Delivery

Urban Telecentres

Rural Development Rural community networks

Rural Tourism

Health Care

*Source: The Primer Series on ICTD for Youth 2011 by Prof. Usha Rani Vyasulu Reddi


III. Suggested Areas of Theses / Capstone Project

The Thesis or Capstone Project should integrate the different courses, knowledge,

and competencies learned in the curriculum. Students are encouraged to produce

innovative results, generate new knowledge or theories, or explore new frontiers of

knowledge or application areas.

Thesis Categories

A Thesis is a technical report on a systematic investigation of a problem that can

be solved using computing. It may include a solution, an approximate or partial solution,

a scientific investigation, or the development of results leading to the solution of the

problem. A computer science thesis should be anchored on computer science principles.

Theses involving the development of the software systems should involve algorithm-

based research and development founded on computer science principles. This should be

reflected in the final report.

The Research / Theses must not be developed using the off-the-shelf application

programs. The proposed computerized system may fall in any of the following categories,

but not limited to:

Software Development and Theory

o Mobile Computing Systems

o Software Extensions or Plug-ins

o Expert Systems and Decision Support Systems

o Systems Software (Software Tools/Utilities, Interpreters, Simulators,

Compilers, Security aspects)

o Intelligent Systems

o Game Development

o Computer Vision

o Image / Signal Processing

o Natural Language Processing

o Pattern Recognition and Data Mining

o Bioinformatics

o Graphics Applications

o Cloud Computing

o Parallel Computing

o Embedded Systems

o Emerging Technologies

Foundations of Computer Science

o Automata and Formal Languages

o Data Structures and Algorithm Design and Analysis

o Web Semantics

o Coding Theory

o Programming Languages

o Visualization Systems

o Computer and Architecture

o Modeling and Simulation

Human-Computer Interaction


o Usability

o Affective Computing

o Emphatic Computing

IT/IS Capstone Project Categories

A capstone project is an undertaking appropriate to a professional field. It should

significantly address an existing problem or need.

An information technology capstone project focuses on the infrastructure,

application, or processes involved in introducing a computing solution to a problem. It

should be clearly specified in the final report the implications of the introduced

computing solutions.

An information systems capstone project focuses on business processes and the

implications of introducing a computing solution to a problem. Changes in process and

information flow and/or information policies with the introduction of the system should

be clearly specified in the final report.

The Research / Capstone Project must not be developed using the off-the-shelf

application programs. The proposed computerized system may fall in any of the

following categories, but not limited to:

Software Development (Both IT and IS)

Software Customization

IS Development for an actual client (with pilot testing)

Web Applications Development (with at least alpha testing on live servers)

Mobile Computing Systems

Multimedia Systems (IT only)

Game Development

E-learning Systems

Interactive Systems

Information Kiosks

Network Design and Implementation and Server Farm Configuration and

Management (IT only)

IT Management (IT only)

IT Strategic Plan for sufficiently complex enterprises

IT Security Analysis, Planning and Implementation

IS Planning (IS Only)

Enterprise Resource Plan

Information Systems Strategic Plan

Analysis and Design of a sufficiently complex business system


IV. Policy on grouping

It is the responsibility of the student to either form a new group or join an existing

group. The group members are not limited to students enrolled in the same class or

section, however they should have the same specialization. They should all either be

BSCS, BSIT or BSIS students. No cross specialization is allowed i.e. no group shall

comprise of BSCS and BSIT or BSCS and BSIS or BSIT and BSIS etc.

The following group size is to be observed:

Software Development, maximum of five members

Hardware Development, maximum of eight members

A project will be considered as hardware development if the group can prove that

they have a significant input in the actual design/construction of the hardware and this

hardware is a main/necessary part of the project that without it, the project will not work.

The size of the group should also compensate the scope of work. The greater the

number of group members the larger the scope of work.

V. Thesis / Capstone Project Team

The Thesis / Capstone Project team is composed of

a) For Software Development at most five (5) members.

b) For Hardware Development at most eight (8) members.

The following are the roles that the proponents/researchers should play:

For Software Development:

Group Leader / Project Manager - The person with authority to manage a Thesis / Capstone Project. This includes but not limited to leading the planning

and the development of all Thesis / Capstone Project deliverables. The project

manager is responsible for the budget, work plan and all Project Management

Procedures (scope management, issues management, risk management, etc.).

Systems Analyst – the person who checks that all parts of the system are coordinated.

Programmers - The persons who design, write, and test computer programs.

QA Staff / Tester - A person who ensures the quality of the software product and help find and eliminate any bugs. He determines the functionality of every aspect

of a particular application.

Documenter /Technical Writer - A person who writes the Research / Capstone Project study document, both the system and the Research / Capstone Project

manuscript.

For Hardware Development:

In addition to the roles under software development, the following are integrated;

Software-Hardware Integrator – The person who will ensure the compatibility

of the hardware and software that they will work and communicate seamlessly.


Designer – The person who will make the designs of the circuits, chassis, and the overall package of the hardware system.

Hardware Assembler – This person will be responsible for the wiring and

connection related concerns of all the parts/blocks of the system.

Duties and Responsibilities of the Proponents/Researchers

1) Keep informed of the Thesis / Capstone Project Guidelines and Policies.

2) Create your team based on policy on grouping use form CCS-TCP-FORM2.

3) Choose your Technical Adviser, to help you with the conceptualization, content

and drafting of your Thesis / Capstone Project. (CCS-TCP-FORM2)

4) Keep constant communication with your Technical Adviser. Make sure that all

deliverables are properly coordinated with your technical adviser. (CCS-TCP-

FORM4)

5) Keep informed of the schedule of Thesis / Capstone Project activities, required

deliverables and deadlines posted by the subject teacher, and/or Dean.

6) Keep informed of all the announcements posted on the official Thesis / Capstone

Bulletin Board and Social Media Group.

7) Submit on time all deliverables specified in this document as well as those to be

specified by the subject teacher, and/or Dean.

8) Submit on time all requirements identified by the subject teacher prior the

Proposal Hearing or Oral Defense.

9) Submit on time the requirements identified by the subject teacher throughout the

duration of the Thesis / Capstone Project.

10) Submit on time the requirements identified by the Proposal Hearing and Oral

Defense panel, based on the schedule posted in the Thesis / Capstone Bulletin

Board and/or Social Media Group,

11) Schedule regular meetings (at least twice a month) with the Technical Adviser

throughout the duration of the Thesis / Capstone Project. The meetings serve as a

venue for the proponent to report the progress of their work, as well as raise any

issues or concerns. (CCS-TCP-FORM6)

12) Schedule regular meetings (at least once in a semester) with the Dean throughout

the duration of the Thesis / Capstone Project. (CCS-TCP-FORM6)

13) Furnish every member of the Proposal Hearing and Oral Defense panel with all

the necessary Thesis / Capstone Project documents (Invitation and Documents) at

least two (2) days prior the Proposal Hearing or Oral Defense sessions. (CCS-

TCP-FORM9)

14) Payment of individual defense fee at the TSU cashier’s office and submit

photocopy of Official Receipt (OR) to the subject teacher prior to the defense.

(CCS-TCP-FORM8)

15) Submit to the subject teacher the approved and revised documents that are duly

signed by the technical adviser. (CCS-TCP-FORM12)

16) Ensures that the documents are grammatically correct.


Policy on Regrouping

Regrouping is allowed if less than 3 members of the group remain from the

approved title proposal AND it is done on or before the third Friday of the month of,

November for Thesis, December for Capstone Project.

Should this happen, the other remaining members may

i. Continue their approved title BUT with a letter of intent to continue

signed by the technical adviser and approved by the dean and submitted

for filing to the subject teacher. Possible review and revision of the scope

may apply.

ii. Disband and join other groups for as long as the maximum number for

each group is followed. (The existing members of the prospect group

should unanimously accept the incoming member/s, should this happen,

possible revision of the scope may apply)

Note that the Revision of the scope must be done in consultation with the technical adviser and subject teacher to be approved by the Proposal Hearing and

Oral Defense Panel.

VI. Thesis / Capstone Project Committee

The Thesis / Capstone Project committee is the overseer of the whole theses /

capstone projects activities.

Composition of the committee

Chairman – The Dean of the college serves as the chairman of the committee.

The following designations under the college will be the regular members of the

committee:

Associate Dean

MIT Chair

BSIT Chair

BSCS Chair

BSIS Chair

AIT Chair

Special Member/s – Special member/s may be appointed as part of the

committee by the chairman with concurrence of the majority of the regular members.

Duties and Responsibilities of the committee

The following are the duties and responsibilities of the Thesis /Capstone Project

Committee:

1. Make an annual review of these guidelines and make the necessary changes to

further improve the contents for the benefit of the students.


2. Review and approve all regular schedules pertaining to theses / capstone projects.

3. Accepts, reviews, approves, and schedules requests of special defense schedules

for thesis / capstone project.

4. Decides whether a person is to be dismissed form his / her group based on the

merits submitted and discussed by the subject teacher.

5. Makes the Final and Irrevocable Decisions concerning the theses / capstone

project activities EXCEPT on the decision of Proposal Hearing and Oral Defense

Panel.

VII. Thesis / Capstone Project Subject Teacher and Technical Adviser

Duties and Responsibilities as the Subject Teacher 1) Discuss the Thesis / Capstone Project Guidelines to the students.

2) Announce Thesis / Capstone Project areas (at the start of the each semester) to the

students;

3) Conduct general meetings with the students to discuss and set the Policies and

Deliverables, and to allow the students to raise and clarify issues;

4) May require the teams/groups to report their progress in their own respective

studies/projects. Should this happen, the subject teacher should require the use of

CCS-TCP-FORM5 by each team/group.

5) Have the absolute right to add a student as a member to a group provided that the

maximum number of members per group is observed.

6) Select a Proposal Hearing and Oral Defense panel for each team/group;

7) Schedule Thesis / Capstone Project activities, such as the deadlines of

deliverables and Proposal Hearing and Oral Defense sessions.

8) Post schedules, Proposal Hearing and Oral Defense guidelines, requirements

guidelines, and other announcements;

9) Write the transcript and file at least one copy of the Proposal Hearing and Oral

Defense panel's evaluation (including revisions) and the Revised and Approved

Deliverables at every stage of the Thesis / Capstone Project.

10) Discuss with students how to write the parts of the Thesis / Capstone Project.

11) Ensures that the Thesis / Capstone Project proposed by the students conform to

the standard of the College and has immediate or potential impact on the research

thrust of the university.

12) Provide the students with the necessary documents.

13) Submits to the Proposal Hearing and Oral Defense panel the official lists of

groups/teams to be included in the proposal/oral defense sessions.

14) Arbitrate the proceedings of the proposal hearing / oral presentation.

15) Deliberate with the Thesis / Capstone Project Committee the merit of dismissal of

a person from his/her group, if a recommendation is raised for such an action.

16) Collect and file the receipts of defense fee payments prior the scheduled defense

session.

17) Recommends to the Proposal Hearing and Oral Defense panel the nomination of

his/her Thesis / Capstone Project team/s for an award.

18) Submits to the research coordinator the final list of approved Thesis / Capstone

Project bearing the following information; Title, Proponents, Course, Academic

Year, and Technical Adviser of the group.


19) Encode and submit collated grades of students under his/her section for that term.

Duties and Responsibilities as the Technical Adviser 1) Ensures that the study proposed by the students conforms to the standard of the

College and has immediate or potential impact on the research thrust of the

university.

2) Guides the Research / Capstone Project students in the following tasks while in

the proposal stage:

a) Defining the research problems/objectives in clear specific terms

(S.M.A.R.T.)

b) Building a working bibliography for the research

c) Identifying variables and formulating hypothesis, if any

d) Determining research design, population to be studied, research environment,

instruments to be used and the data collection procedures

3) Meets the team regularly (at least twice a month, NOTE: the team must seek

proper appointment) to answer questions and help resolve impasses and conflicts.

Requires the use of form CCS-TCP-FORM4.

4) May recommend a Programming Language that is appropriate to the research /

project.

5) Points out errors in the development work, in the analysis, or in the

documentation. The technical adviser must remind the Proponents/Researchers to

do their work properly.

6) Reviews thoroughly all deliverables at every stage of the Thesis / Capstone

Project, to ensure that they meet the department's standards. The technical adviser

may also require his/her Proponents/Researchers to submit progress reports

regularly.

7) Recommends the Proponents/Researchers for Proposal Hearing and Oral Defense.

The technical adviser should not sign the Proposal Hearing Notice and the Oral

Defense Notice if he/she believes that the Proponents/Researchers are not yet

ready for Proposal Hearing and Oral Defense, respectively.

8) Clarifies points during the Proposal Hearing and Oral Defense.

9) Write/jot down recommendations during the proposal hearing and oral defense.

10) Ensures that all required revisions are incorporated into the appropriate

documents and/or software.

11) Informed of the schedule of Thesis / Capstone Project activities, required

deliverables and deadlines.

12) May recommend a member’s dismissal from the group to the Subject Teacher

under any of the following conditions:

a. The assigned deliverables to his/her designated role is not accomplished

and submitted in time (three chances).

b. Unreasonable tardiness and absenteeism in group’s meetings (five

accumulated).

c. Uncooperative in group’s objectives and goals. d. At least 51% of the remaining group members agree through a formal

written letter with their signatures affixed that the member in question is to

be dismissed.


13) Recommends to the subject teacher the nomination of his/her Thesis / Capstone

Project advisee for an award.

14) As a special adviser, he/she is responsible to be:

a. An encourager

b. A dictator

c. A pushy boss

d. A connector

VIII. Panel Composition The panel is composed of 1 Chairman, 2 members. Their duties and

responsibilities include the following, but not limited to:

Duties and Responsibilities of the Panel

Chairman

1) Brief the Proponents/Researchers about the Proposal Hearing and Oral Defense

program during the actual Proposal Hearing and Oral Defense.

2) Issue the verdict. The verdict is a mutual decision among the three members of

the Thesis / Capstone Project Proposal Hearing and Oral Defense panel. Once

issued, it is final and irrevocable.

Panel Members

1) Validate the endorsement of the technical adviser. The panel serves as "Internal

Auditors", putting some form of check and control on the kinds of Researches /

Theses / Capstone Projects being approved by the College.

2) Evaluate the deliverables.

3) Recommend a verdict.

4) Listen and consider the request of the technical adviser and/or the

Proponents/Researchers.

IX. Research / Capstone Project Duration The BSCS Thesis shall be completed within two semesters (Thesis 1 and Thesis

2) while the BSIT and BSIS Capstone Project is to be completed within one semester

with the following phases:

Pre-proposal Stage • Thesis / Capstone Orientation

• Short Listing of Possible Research / Thesis / Capstone Project

• Title Critiquing

• Pre-Proposal Statement Preparation

• Pre-Proposal Hearing by Thesis / Capstone Committee

Proposal Stage • Writing of Chapters I, II, III and Methodology

• Proposal Manuscript Submission

• Proposal Hearing


• Proposal Manuscript Revisions and Submission

Oral Defense Stage • Analysis, Design, Development and Testing

• Oral Defense Manuscript Submission

• Oral Defense Proper

• Oral Defense Manuscript Revisions and Submission

Public Presentation

• Public Presentation of recommended studies / theses / capstone projects.

• Other Options o Regional Student Congress

Presentations to Philippine Computing Science Congress of CSP,

National Conference on IT Education of PSITE

X. Grading System

Proposal Stage The Final Grade of each proponent for the proposal stage will comprise of the following:

Average grade of the Panel Members including the

Chairman on the Manuscript

40%

Average grade of the Panel Members including the

Chairman on the Oral Examination

20%

Subject Teacher Thesis / Capstone Project 30%

Co-Researcher (Peer Grading) 10%

TOTAL 100%

Oral Examination Rubric (Individual grade) 20%

Comprehensiveness of the Answer/Ideas 10

Contribution/Support to the Team 5

Delivery / Manner of Speaking 5

The rating/evaluation of the subject/adviser for each of the

Proponents/Researchers shall be based on the following:

Subject Teacher Grade Rubric 30%

Deliverables 20

Attendance 5

Journal Entries / Attitude / Behavior 5

The rating of each group/team per panel member shall be based on the following

rubric for objective evaluation purposes:

Thesis / Capstone Project Manuscript Rubric (group/team grade) 40%

Proposal Stage

Chapter 1 – Introduction

• Introduction is intact and provides clear overview of the entire Research / Capstone Project

25


• Statement of the Problem/ Objectives is SMART

• Scope and Limitation of the Research / Capstone Project are clearly defined

Chapter 2 – Review of Related Literature / System

• Related literatures are recent and relevant

• Anchor provides solid background of the Research / Capstone Project

• Auxiliary theories are evident

• Sources are appropriately cited and noted

• Related studies are relevant and includes global and local scope

25

Chapter 3 – Technical Background

• There should be comprehensive discussions on the technologies (hardware/software) involved in the Research / Capstone Project

and its related Research / Capstone Projects in the past

10

Chapter 4 – Methodology

Proposal Hearing / Thesis 1

• Methodology is appropriate to the chosen study.

• Methodology includes project management techniques appropriate for the chosen Research / Capstone Project.

• Implementation Plan should be aligned with the objectives

15

Manuscript Mechanics

• Organization and Fluidity of ideas are apparent

• Formatting and layout are consistent

• All parts of the manuscript should be grammatically correct

25

Legend:

5/10 – Exemplary Performance 3/6 – Needs Attention

4/8 – Meeting Expectations 2/4 – Critical Area for Improvement

Verdicts for the proposal hearing

There will be three possible verdicts after the Proposal Hearing. The verdict is a

mutual decision among the three members of the Thesis / Capstone Project Oral Defense

panel. Once issued, it is final and irrevocable.

APPROVED. Minor revisions are necessary but they do not have to be

presented in front of and checked by all panelists. 86 – 100

APPROVED WITH REVISIONS. Major revisions shall be incorporated in

the final copy of the revised Thesis / Capstone Project Proposal Manuscript.

These must be checked and presented to the panelists. 70 – 85

DISAPPROVED. The Proponents/Researchers failed to propose a researchable

or scholarly Research / Capstone Project. Below 70

Final Stage The Final Grade of each proponent for the final oral defense will comprise of the

following:

Thesis / Capstone Project Output (Group Grade) 40%

Final Manuscript (Group Grade) 20%

Oral Examination (Individual Grade) same rubric with

proposal

20%


Skills Test 20%

TOTAL 100%

Thesis / Capstone Project Output Rubric(Group Grade) 40%

The output should be consistent with the objectives as defined during

the proposal stage

15

All major modules and features of the system’s output as defined after

the proposal stage are delivered. The credit shall be based on the

percentage of delivered items.

15

Group Debugging

• The team shall display competence in resolving planted bugs.

10

Thesis / Capstone Project Manuscript (group/team grade) 20%

Chapter 1 – Introduction

• Introduction is intact and provides clear overview of the entire Research / Capstone Project

• Statement of the Problem/ Objectives is SMART

• Scope and Limitation of the Research / Capstone Project are clearly defined

5

5

5

Chapter 2 – Review of Related Literature / System

• Related literatures are recent and relevant

• Anchor provides solid background of the Research / Capstone

Project

• Auxiliary theories are evident

• Sources are appropriately cited and noted

• Related studies are relevant and includes global and local scope

5

Chapter 3 – Technical Background

• There should be comprehensive discussions on the technologies (hardware/software) involved in the Research / Capstone Project

and its related Research / Capstone Projects in the past

10

Chapter 4 - Methodology

• Methodology is appropriate to the chosen study.

• Methodology includes project management techniques appropriate for the chosen Research / Capstone Project.

• Implementation Plan should be aligned with the objectives

• Requirements Specification is more or less complete and answers the objectives

• Design Tools used are relevant and appropriate which should be based on requirements

• Development Plan is concrete and should be consistent with the

Design

• Testing techniques to be used should assess all aspects of the developed Research / Capstone Project

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

Final Pages

• Findings and Conclusions are attuned with the objectives

10


• Recommendations are feasible and practical

• Bibliography should be in MLA Format

• Appendices are relevant and help support the principal content

• Glossary should be arranged alphabetically and defined operationally

Manuscript Mechanics

• Organization and Fluidity of ideas are apparent

• Formatting and layout are consistent

• All parts of the manuscript should be grammatically correct

10

5

10

Legend:

5/10 – Exemplary Performance 3/6 – Needs Attention

4/8 – Meeting Expectations 2/4 – Critical Area for Improvement

Verdicts

ACCEPTED WITH REVISIONS. Revisions are necessary but they do not

have to be presented in front and checked by all panelists. 70 to 100

REORAL DEFENSE. Another Oral Defense session, in which all panelists

must be present, is necessary to further clarify the objectives and scope of the

thesis / capstone project including but not limited to the system’s functions and

testing / validation. 65 to 69 and upon the panel’s unanimous decision

NOT ACCEPTED. The proponent failed to achieve the objectives of the

research established in the proposal. The panelists’ numeric grades are not

anymore needed. Below 65

XI. Guidelines for the Proponents

1. The students shall form a team with maximum of for software development five

(5) members and for hardware development eight (8) members. They then decide

who will play the following roles – Project Manager, Systems Analyst,

Programmer, QA Staff/Tester, Document/Technical Writer, Software-Hardware

Integrator, Designer, and Hardware Assembler the latter three are for hardware

development only. Fill up the form CCS-TCP-FORM1 and submit it to the

subject teacher.

2. The proponents/researchers of the thesis/capstone project shall prepare five (5)

different possible topics/titles, and present/consult these topics to the subject

teacher for short listing.

3. The team shall select a qualified technical adviser. Use the Technical Adviser

Acceptance Form. (CCS-TCP-FORM2)

4. The proponents / researchers shall make the Pre-Proposal Statements of each of

the short-listed topics/titles. Fill-up and complete the form Pre-Proposal Statement

Template. (CCS-TCP-FORM3)

5. The proponents submit the pre-proposal statements as scheduled to the subject

teacher. See the general schedule posted on the official bulletin board, social

media group. The proponents waits for the results of the pre-proposal hearing by

the Theses / Capstone Project Committee to be posted on the bulletin board and

Social Media Group three (3) working days after the committee have convened.


6. The result of pre-proposal hearing can either be Passed or Failed. If the pre-

proposal statements

a. Passed – the proponents shall write the proposal stage manuscripts/documents,

chapters 1, 2 , 3 and part of the Methodology, in regular consultation with the

Technical Adviser. Use the progress report with technical adviser form to

document the consultation of the proponents with the technical adviser. (CCS-

TCP-FORM4)

b. Failed, the proponents repeats steps 2 to 6. (To be scheduled as needed by the

subject teacher)

7. Submit the following deliverables to the subject teacher;

a. Complete Manuscript (Proposal or Final Stage Manuscript whichever is

appropriate)

b. Endorsement Letter (CCS-TCP-FORM7)

c. Accomplish the Oral Presentation Form (CCS-TCP-FORM8) with photocopy

of Official Receipt (O.R.) of defense fee.

8. Wait for Oral Defense schedule to be posted at the bulletin board and social media

group.

9. Invite and furnish copies of the complete manuscript to the panel members. (CCS-

TCP-FORM9)

10. Provide each panel member including the chairman with the duly accomplished

rating form during the defense session. (CCS-TCP-FORM10)

11. During the defense proper, the proponents should come on their corporate attire

and in proper grooming and have prepared the following:

a. Proposal Hearing ( Title Defense )

a.1. Powerpoint presentation for each title to be proposed.

a.2. To answer the queries / questions from the panel members in English.

b. Oral Presentation ( Final Defense )

b.1. Powerpoint presentation

b.2. To answer the queries / questions from the panel members in English.

b.3. Bring the 100% working Software and Hardware if applicable.

b.4. If in case that the Hardware is impractical to bring during the oral

presentation, you must provide a presentable HD video showing all parts /

components / functionalities / testing of the system. (Video is to be qualified by

the subject teacher prior to the defense. CCS-TCP-FORM11)

b.5. The proponents shall inform and make the necessary arrangements

with the chosen locale of the possibilities of a random verification of the system

by the Thesis / Capstone Project Committee.

12. After the oral presentation, the proponents will have to wait to be called back-in

in the presentation area for the delivery of the verdict, while the panel members

deliberate on the result of the presentation.

13. The subject teacher will call the proponents back in the presentation area to

receive the verdict.

14. If the verdict is

a. For the Proposal Stage

i. APPROVED

1. Accomplish the recommendations of the panel members

within the prescribed time. Use the accomplishment of

recommendations form. (CCS-TCP-FORM12)


2. Submit the revised manuscript to the subject teacher. Use

the receiving notice form (CCS-TCP-FORM15).

3. Start the design and development of the proponent’s thesis /

capstone project together with the necessary

documentations. Repeat the process from step 8 to 14 for

the Oral Presentation ( Final Stage ).

ii. APPROVED WITH REVISIONS

1. Accomplish all the recommendations of the panel members





3. Re-apply for another proposal hearing schedule (CCS-TCP-

FORM16). Submit the form to the subject teacher

iii. DISAPPROVED

1. Repeat and go back to step 2.

2. Upon completing the necessary documents and procedures.

Request a defense schedule (CCS-TCP-FORM16). Submit

the form to the subject teacher.

b. For the Final Stage

i. ACCEPTED WITH REVISIONS




2. Seek approval of the inclusions of recommendations with

grammarian’s certificate (CCS-TCP-FORM13) to the panel

members. Use the approval sheet form. (CCS-TCP-

FORM14)

3. Submit the completely signed approval sheet (CCS-TCP-

FORM14) to the subject teacher for the encoding of the

proponents grades into the system.

ii. REORAL DEFENSE






3. Re-apply for another oral presentation schedule. Submit the

form to the subject teacher. (CCS-TCP-FORM16)

iii. NOT ACCEPTED

1. Re-enroll and change title / study / thesis / capstone project.


XII. Guidelines on Defense Schedule

1. All subject teachers will prepare and request for defense schedule approval to the

Thesis / Capstone Project Committee.

2. A maximum of 10 groups will be scheduled per day.

3. Special defense schedule (defense schedule other than what is posted) can be

requested by proponents to the thesis / capstone project committee upon the

following conditions:

a. A recommendation from the technical adviser and noted by the subject

teacher. (CCS-TCP-FORM17)

b. At least three (3) working days prior the final exam schedule of fourth

year / graduating students.

c. It is on a First Come First Serve basis in scheduling the groups to observe

the maximum number of groups per defense day (Guideline Number 2).

4. No show on scheduled defense means forfeiture of rights in the request of a

defense schedule within the current semester.

5. All defense schedules will be held prior to the final examination schedule

(graduating students) for the current semester.

XIII. Guidelines on Clearance

The clearance of a student is required in claiming his/her Transcript of Records. For the

clearance to be signed, the student should accomplish the following:

1. Submit to the college research coordinator the following;

a. CD that contains,

i. Codes of the system. (Run from Source)

ii. Installer with all necessary dependencies

iii. Document (Journal type) follow ACM format. See CCS-TCP-

Exhibit B.

iv. CD cover with Title of the study / project, Names of proponents,

Technical Adviser, Academic Year the study was made, Course,

and Installation procedures.

b. Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) or Memorandum of Understanding

(MOU) whichever is appropriate.

c. For Hardware development

i. Deed of Donation. (CCS-TCP-FORM20)

ii. Technical Manual of the System

With proper, complete and correct labeling of the system

Use the Thesis/Capstone Clearance form. (CCS-TCP-FORM18)

2. Submit a Hard Bound Copy of your manuscript to

a. Registrar’s Office

b. Library

On or before the due date posted on the official bulletin board and social media

group. Use the acceptance/receiving form. (CCS-TCP-FORM19)

3. The proponent should have a copy of the forms CCS-TCP-FORM18 and CCS-

TCP-FORM19 when seeking for the signature of the dean on her/his final

clearance.


XIV. General Schedule of Activities for Thesis / Capstone Project

MONTH THESIS ACTIVITIES CAPSTONE PROJECT

ACTIVITIES

JUNE The Subject Teacher will do

the following:

Orientation

Discussion of

Guidelines

Lecture on how to

write the parts of the

thesis

Note: Since Capstone will be

enrolled on the second

semester, the activities will

start on July and it is

OPTIONAL to those who

are willing to join and have a

head start.

All activities from July to

October will be handled by

the Chairperson of the

department.

JULY Consultation of

possible topics/titles

Orientation by

department

Discussion of

Guidelines

Consultation of

possible topics/titles

AUGUST Shortlisting of

topics/titles by the

subject teacher.

Pre-proposal Hearing

– Topic/Title

Screening by

Thesis/Capstone

Committee.

Shortlisting of

topics/titles by the

department chair.


– Topic/Title

Screening by

Thesis/Capstone

Committee.

SEPTEMBER Proposal Hearing Proposal Hearing

OCTOBER Re-Proposal Hearing

if needed (Re-

defense)

Submission of final

proposal stage

manuscripts

(Chapters 1, 2, 3 and

Re-Proposal Hearing

if needed (Re-

defense)


part of 4)

NOVEMBER Progress reporting to

the subject teacher.

First Loop - System

development should

be 25% - 45%

completed

For those who passed the

proposal stage:

Submission of final

proposal stage

manuscripts


part of 4)

First Loop - System

development should

be 25% - 45%

completed

Others:

Orientation

Discussion of

Guidelines


– Topic/Title

Screening by

Thesis/Capstone

Committee.

DECEMBER Progress reporting to


Second Loop -

System development

should be 46% - 75%

completed

For those who passed the

proposal stage:

Progress reporting to


Second Loop -

System development

should be 46% - 75%

completed

Others:

Proposal Hearing

Re-proposal hearing

if needed.

Submission of final

proposal stage

manuscripts



part of 4)

First Loop - System

development should

be 25% - 45%

completed

Second Loop -

System development

should be 46% - 75%

completed

JANUARY Progress reporting to


Third Loop - System

development should

be 76% - 99%

completed.

Continuous testing

and debugging to get

the 100% working

system.



Third Loop - System

development should

be 76% - 99%

completed.

Continuous testing

and debugging to get

the 100% working

system.

FEBRUARY Progress reporting to


Completion of the

Final Manuscript for

Oral presentation

100% Working and

Completed system

Oral Presentation



Completion of the

Final Manuscript for

Oral presentation

100% Working and

Completed system

Oral Presentation

MARCH First week - last

schedule of

presentation

Second week -

submission of

requirements

Submission of hard

bound copies of final

manuscript

First week - last

schedule of

presentation

Second week -

submission of

requirements

Submission of hard

bound copies of final

manuscript


XV. List of Official Thesis/Capstone Project Forms and Templates

CCS-TCP-

FORM

NUMBER

TITLE

1 Research / Project Team Member’s Role Form

2 Technical Adviser Acceptance Form

3 Pre-proposal Statement Template

4 Technical Adviser’s Progress Report Form

5 Subject Teacher’s Progress Report Form

6 Report of Attendance Template

7 Endorsement Letter Template

8 Oral Presentation Form

9 Notice of Invitation Template

10 Rating Form

11 Video Presentation Qualification Form

12 Inclusions of Recommendations Form

13 Grammarian’s Certificate Form

14 Approval Sheet Template

15 Document Routing Form

16 Application for an Oral Presentation Form

17 Recommendation for Special Defense Schedule Form

18 Thesis / Capstone Clearance Form

19 Acknowledgement Form

20 Deed of Donation Template


XVI. Thesis / Capstone Project Manuscript Outline

Title Page

Approval Sheet

Dedication (free form)

Acknowledgement

Abstract (Paragraph Style)

Table of Contents (strictly use MS Word Table of Contents feature)

List of Figures

List of Tables

List of Notations (appendices)

Chapter I – Introduction

o Project Context

o Purpose and Description of the Project

o Objectives of the Project

o Scope and Limitations of the Project

Chapter II – Review of Related Literature/System

o Related Literature / Theoretical Background

o Related Studies/System

Chapter III – Technical Background

o Technical Requirements

o Conceptual Framework

o How the project will work

Chapter IV – Methodology

o Environment (only for org-specific capstone project)

Locale

Population of the Study

Organizational Chart/Profile

o Development Methodology

Requirements Specifications

Operational Feasibility

o Fishbone Diagram (Cause and Effect Analysis of

the Problem)

o Functional Decomposition Diagram

Technical Feasibility

o Compatibility checking (hardware / software and

other technologies)

o Relevance of the technologies

Schedule Feasibility

o Gantt Chart of the system development

Economic Feasibility


o Cost and Benefit Analysis

o Cost Recovery Scheme

o System Development Methodology (Choose whichever is applicable)

Requirements Modeling

Input

Process

Output

Performance

Control

Modeling Tools

o Data and Process Modeling

Context Diagram

Data Flow Diagram

System Flowchart

Program Flowchart (highlights only)

o Object Modeling

Use Case Diagram

Class Diagram

Sequence Diagram

Activity Diagram

Risk Assessment/Analysis

o Design

Output and User-Interface Design

Forms

Reports

Data Design

Entity Relationship Diagram

Data Dictionary

System Architecture

Network Model

Network Topology

Security

o Development

Software Specification

Hardware Specification

Program Specification

Programming Environment

Front End

Back End

Deployment Diagram

Test Plan


o Testing

Unit Testing

Integration Testing

Compatibility Testing

Performance Testing

Stress Testing

Load Testing

System Testing

Acceptance Testing

Chapter V – Conclusions and Recommendations

o Conclusions (summary of findings with respect to the objectives)

o Recommendations

Implementation Plan (for IS only)

o Project Implementation Checklist

o Implementation Contingency

o Infrastructure/Deployment

BIBLIOGRAPHY (See CCS-TCP-EXHIBIT A)

APPENDICES

o Relevant Source Code

o Evaluation Tool

o Sample Input / Output / Reports

o Users Guide

o Other Relevant Documents

o Working Title Form

o Grammarian’s Certification

o Curriculum Vitae

GLOSSARY


TITLE PAGE

LEARNING STYLES OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS’ SOPHOMORE

STUDENTS IN THE DIVISION OF TARLAC

_____________

A Capstone Project Presented to

The Faculty of the College of Computer Studies

Tarlac State University

Tarlac City

_____________

In Partial Fulfillment

of the Requirement for the Degree

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

_____________

by

JOHANNA KAREN C. CASTILLO

March 2000

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CCS-TCP-EXHIBIT A : Writing a Bibliography in APA Format

Source: http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-

projects/project_apa_format_examples.shtml

Below are standard formats and examples for basic bibliographic information

recommended by the American Psychological Association (APA). For more information

on the APA format, see http://www.apastyle.org.

Basics

Your list of works cited should begin at the end of the paper on a new page with the

centered title, References. Alphabetize the entries in your list by the author's last name,

using the letter-by-letter system (ignore spaces and other punctuation.) Only the initials

of the first and middle names are given. If the author's name is unknown, alphabetize by

the title, ignoring any A, An, or The.

For dates, spell out the names of months in the text of your paper, but abbreviate them in

the list of works cited, except for May, June, and July. Use either the day-month-year

style (22 July 1999) or the month-day-year style (July 22, 1999) and be consistent. With

the month-day-year style, be sure to add a comma after the year unless another

punctuation mark goes there.

Underlining or Italics?

When reports were written on typewriters, the names of publications were underlined

because most typewriters had no way to print italics. If you write a bibliography by hand,

you should still underline the names of publications. But, if you use a computer, then

publication names should be in italics as they are below. Always check with your

instructor regarding their preference of using italics or underlining. Our examples use

italics.

Hanging Indentation

All APA citations should use hanging indents, that is, the first line of an entry should be

flush left, and the second and subsequent lines should be indented 1/2".

Capitalization, Abbreviation, and Punctuation

The APA guidelines specify using sentence-style capitalization for the titles of books or

articles, so you should capitalize only the first word of a title and subtitle. The exceptions

to this rule would be periodical titles and proper names in a title which should still be

capitalized. The periodical title is run in title case, and is followed by the volume number

which, with the title, is also italicized.

If there is more than one author, use an ampersand (&) before the name of the last author.

If there are more than six authors, list only the first one and use et al. for the rest.

http://www.apastyle.org/


Place the date of publication in parentheses immediately after the name of the author.

Place a period after the closing parenthesis. Do not italicize, underline, or put quotes

around the titles of shorter works within longer works.

Format Examples

Books

Format: Author's last name, first initial. (Publication date). Book title. Additional information.

City of publication: Publishing company.

Examples:

Allen, T. (1974). Vanishing wildlife of North America. Washington, D.C.: National

Geographic Society.

Boorstin, D. (1992). The creators: A history of the heroes of the imagination. New York:

Random House.

Nicol, A. M., & Pexman, P. M. (1999). Presenting your findings: A practical guide for

creating tables. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Searles, B., & Last, M. (1979). A reader's guide to science fiction. New York: Facts on

File, Inc.

Toomer, J. (1988). Cane. Ed. Darwin T. Turner. New York: Norton.

Encyclopedia & Dictionary

Format: Author's last name, first initial. (Date). Title of Article. Title of Encyclopedia (Volume,

pages). City of publication: Publishing company.

Examples:

Bergmann, P. G. (1993). Relativity. In The new encyclopedia britannica (Vol. 26, pp.

501-508). Chicago: Encyclopedia Britannica.

Merriam-Webster's collegiate dictionary (10th ed.). (1993). Springfield, MA: Merriam-

Webster.

Pettingill, O. S., Jr. (1980). Falcon and Falconry. World book encyclopedia. (pp. 150-

155). Chicago: World Book.

Tobias, R. (1991). Thurber, James. Encyclopedia americana. (p. 600). New York:

Scholastic Library Publishing.


Magazine & Newspaper Articles

Format: Author's last name, first initial. (Publication date). Article title. Periodical title, volume

number(issue number if available), inclusive pages.

Note: Do not enclose the title in quotation marks. Put a period after the title. If a

periodical includes a volume number, italicize it and then give the page range (in regular

type) without "pp." If the periodical does not use volume numbers, as in newspapers,

use p. or pp. for page numbers.

Note: Unlike other periodicals, p. or pp. precedes page numbers for a newspaper

reference in APA style.

Examples:

Harlow, H. F. (1983). Fundamentals for preparing psychology journal articles. Journal of

Comparative and Physiological Psychology, 55, 893-896.

Henry, W. A., III. (1990, April 9). Making the grade in today's schools. Time, 135, 28-31.

Kalette, D. (1986, July 21). California town counts town to big quake. USA Today, 9, p.

A1.

Kanfer, S. (1986, July 21). Heard any good books lately? Time, 113, 71-72.

Trillin, C. (1993, February 15). Culture shopping. New Yorker, pp. 48-51.

Website or Webpage

Format:

Online periodical: Author's name. (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number,

Retrieved month day, year, from full URL

Online document:

Author's name. (Date of publication). Title of work. Retrieved month day, year, from full

URL

Note: When citing Internet sources, refer to the specific website document. If a document

is undated, use "n.d." (for no date) immediately after the document title. Break a lengthy

URL that goes to another line after a slash or before a period. Continually check your

references to online documents. There is no period following a URL.

Note: If you cannot find some of this information, cite what is available.


Examples:

Devitt, T. (2001, August 2). Lightning injures four at music festival. The Why? Files.

Retrieved January 23, 2002, from http://whyfiles.org/137lightning/index.html

Dove, R. (1998). Lady freedom among us. The Electronic Text Center. Retrieved June

19, 1998, from Alderman Library, University of Virginia website:

http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/subjects/afam.html

Note: If a document is contained within a large and complex website (such as that for a

university or a government agency), identify the host organization and the relevant

program or department before giving the URL for the document itself. Precede the URL

with a colon.

Fredrickson, B. L. (2000, March 7). Cultivating positive emotions to optimize health and

well-being. Prevention & Treatment, 3, Article 0001a. Retrieved November 20, 2000,

from http://journals.apa.org/prevention/volume3/pre0030001a.html

GVU's 8th WWW user survey. (n.d.). Retrieved August 8, 2000, from

http://www.cc.gatech.edu/gvu/usersurveys/survey1997-10/

Health Canada. (2002, February). The safety of genetically modified food crops.

Retrieved March 22, 2005, from http://www.hc-

sc.gc.ca/english/protection/biologics_genetics/gen_mod_foods/genmodebk.html

Hilts, P. J. (1999, February 16). In forecasting their emotions, most people flunk out. New

York Times. Retrieved November 21, 2000, from http://www.nytimes.com


CCS-TCP-EXHIBIT B : ACM Format

ACM Word Template for SIG Site 1st Author

1st author's affiliation

1st line of address

2nd line of address

Telephone number, incl.

country code

1st author's email address

2nd Author

2nd author's affiliation

1st line of address

2nd line of address


country code

2nd E-mail

3rd Author

3rd author's affiliation

1st line of address

2nd line of address


country code

3rd E-mail

ABSTRACT

In this paper, we describe the formatting

guidelines for ACM SIG Proceedings.

Categories and Subject Descriptors D.3.3 [Programming Languages]:

Language Contructs and Features –

abstract data types, polymorphism,

control structures. This is just an example,

please use the correct category and

subject descriptors for your submission.

The ACM Computing Classification

Scheme: http://www.acm.org/class/1998/

General Terms Your general terms must be any of the

following 16 designated terms:

Algorithms, Management, Measurement,

Documentation, Performance, Design,

Economics, Reliability, Experimentation,

Security, Human Factors, Standardization,

Languages, Theory, Legal Aspects, and

Verification.

Keywords Keywords are your own designated

keywords.

INTRODUCTION

The proceedings are the records of the

conference. ACM hopes to give these

conference by-products a single, high-quality

appearance. To do this, we ask that authors

follow some simple guidelines. In essence, we

ask you to make your paper look exactly like

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