TAGORE ENGINEERING COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

PROJECT RUBRICS AND GUIDELINES

The project is by far the most important single piece of work in the degree course. It provides the
opportunity for the student:

 To demonstrate independence and originality

 To plan and organize a project over their academic period.
 To put into practice some of the techniques taught throughout the course.
 To improve team spirit and communication.

Initiatives

 Project work is part of eighth semester curriculum

 During the seventh semester of the course, Students in consultation with faculty members present
their project ideas. Projects are identified to relevant context. The need for the project and end user of
the project are verified.
 A project coordinator is appointed by the Head of the Department who is responsible for planning,
scheduling the reviews and execution of all the activities related to student project work.
 The student’s projects are selected in line with department mission, vision and program outcomes.
 Students are provided with a brief idea of various fields for selecting the project ideas.
 The project reports of previous year projects is made available in the department library which
ensures no repetition of project work and also encourages students to enhance the previous works.
 A project coordinator is responsible for planning, scheduling and execution of all the activities related
to the student project work. Students are allowed to do project either in house or in industry with the
approval from the department level project coordinator and the head of the department.
 Faculties encourage students to participate in project exhibitions and ‘Hackathons’.
 The project exhibition is aimed to provide a common platform to exhibit their innovations and their
work towards excellence in the latest technology. The faculties encourage students to publish their
project work in reputed journals/conferences and innovative projects will be applied for patent.
 Performance of student is evaluated by project monitoring team and is communicated to the student
for further improvement.
 The project monitoring committee consisting of Head of the Department, supervisor and project
coordinator are responsible to identify the merits and demerits to decide the quality of the project.
 PROJECT MARK ALLOCATION

End Semester Examination

Thesis Submission
Viva-Voce (50)
Review (30)
Review Review Total
III Internal External Internal External Supervisor
I Marks II Marks Marks
Marks Marks Marks Marks Marks Marks

5 7.5 7.5 15 15 15 20 15 100

Identification of projects and allocation methodology to faculty members

 Students are briefed about various fields for selecting the project ideas by the Project coordinator and
the HoD. Students are motivated to choose projects of social relevance and in line with department
vision and mission.
 Faculty members encourage the students to do in-house projects and support is provided with
required hardware and software in the project laboratory. Students are encouraged to participate in
project exhibitions and publish their work in reputed journals / conference.
 Students are encouraged to avail external funding schemes for their project work.
 Students are advised and encouraged not only to do the project in the core domain but also in
interdisciplinary domains
 Core domains of the projects are Machine Learning, Data Mining, Cloud Computing, Big data, IoT,
Networking, Cyber Security and Interdisciplinary Projects related to the core domains as shown in
Figure.
 The project work flow is as shown in Figure.

The steps are

List of faculty with their broad area of research is circulated to the students.

Students of common interest form groups (maximum of 3) and approach the respective faculty to
finalize their projects.

The student project team after conceptualizing the project ideas is asked to present their broad area of
work in the zeroth review.

After getting inputs from review panels, students proceed for their research work.
Types and relevance of projects and their contribution towards attainment of POs and PSOs

Procedure for final year project work

Code and Semest Nature of Work Assessment

Course er Literature Survey,
Problem Initial Presentation
Finalize project theme
Definition
/ title, Define
Objectives, Completion Progress Presentation
Timelines
Progress
CS8811 Project Implementation Presentation,
VIII Demonstration
Project
Project Completion,
Project Work through Reviews
Demonstration,
Testing, Report
Writing Project Report
Individual response,
Individual work Presentation, technical
Assessment
University Viva Projectskill
Report and
Examination(External Oral
Evaluation) Presentation
 CONTINUOUS MONITORING AND PROJECT EVALUATION PROCESS

Collection of literature Papers

Analyze survey papers
Step
Identify problems 0th review
1
Confirm Title of the Project, PPT
Outline of Project work
Step
PPT presentation, Suggestion from supervisor and 1st review
2
coordinator
Step Description of Project work
3 PPT presentation, Suggestion from supervisor and 2nd review
coordinator
Step Submission of full report with oral presentation 3rdreview
4

Assessment Component

Assessment
CO1 CO2 CO 3 CO 4 CO 5 TOTAL
Components

Review I 2 25 - 25 25 100%
Review II 5- %- 40 30
% 30
% 100%
Review III %- - 50
% 25
% 25
% 100%
Viva Voce 2 20 20
% 20
% 20
% 100%
0 % % % %
%
 RUBRICS FOR STUDENTS PROJECT

Review 1 – Rubrics

Level of
Excellent Achievement
Good (8) Average Acceptable Re-review
(10)
Identification extensive Good (6)
Average (4)
Moderate (0-2)
Minimal
A of Problem explanation of explanation of explanation of explanation of explanation of
Domain and the purpose the purpose the purpose the purpose the purpose and
Detailed and need of the and need of the and need of and need of the need of the
Analysis Project project the project project project

Explanation of Minimal
Study of the Detailed and Collects a Moderate the explanation of
Existing extensive great deal of study of specifications the
B Systems and explanation of information existing and the specifications
Feasibility of the and good systems ; limitations of and the
Project specifications study of the collects some the existing limitations of
Proposal and the existing basic systems not the existing
limitations of systems information very systems;
the existing satisfactory; incomplete
systems limited information
information
Incomplete Only some
All objectives Good justification to objectives of Objectives of
Objectives of the justification the objectives the proposed the proposed
C and proposed work to the proposed; works are well work are either
Methodology are well objectives; Steps are defined; not identified
of the defined; Steps Methodology mentioned but Steps to be or not well
proposed to be followed to be unclear; followed to defined;
work to solve the followed is without solve the Incomplete and
defined specified but justification to defined improper
problem are detailing is objectives problem are specification
clearly not done not specified
specified properly
 Team work:
Team work: Exchanges Team work: Team work- Team work-
Collaborate some views Makes little or Little attempt No attempt to
s and but require no attempt to to collaborate collaborate in
D Evaluation by communicat guidance to collaborate in in a group a group
Guide es collaborate a group situation situation
effectively with others situation

Technical Technical
Technical Technical Knowledge: Technical Knowledge:
Knowledge: Knowledge: Lacks Knowledge: No sufficient
Extensive Fair sufficient Poor knowledge
knowledge

Review 2 – Rubrics

Level of Achievement
Excellent Good (8) Average (6) Acceptable Re-review
(10) of
Division Division of Partial Division (0-2)
(4)
problem into Division of problem into of problem into
modules and problem into modules but modules and Modular
A Design good modules and inappropriate inappropriate approach not
Methodology selection of good selection of selection of adopted;
and Work computing selection of computing computing Design
Progress framework; computing framework; framework; methodology
Appropriate framework; Design Design not defined.
design Design methodology methodology
methodology methodology not defined not defined
and properly not properly properly. properly.
justified justified.
Time frame Timeframe Timeframe Timeframe
Properly properly properly properly Timeframe
Planning of specified and specified and specified but specified but not properly
B project work Being Being not being not being specified
and team followed; followed; followed; followed;
structure
Appropriate Un-even Inappropriate
distribution of Distribution of Distribution of distribution of distribution of
project work project work project work project work project work
inappropriate uneven and no
synchronization
 Objectives not
Objectives Objectives Objectives achieved as No
achieved as achieved as achieved as per time objectives
per time per time per time frame; achieved;
frame; frame; frame;
Contents of Contents of Contents of Contents of
C Demonstration Presentation presentation presentations Contents of presentations
and are are are presentations are not
Presentation appropriate appropriate appropriate are not appropriate
and well but not well but not well appropriate; and not well
arranged; arranged; arranged; delivered;

Satisfactory
Proper eye Demonstration Presentatio Eye contact
contact with clear voice n not with few Poor
audience and with good satisfactory people and delivery of
clear voice spoken and average unclear voice presentatio
with good language but demonstrati n
spoken eye contact not on
language proper

Team work:
Team work: Exchanges Team work: Team work- Team work-
Collaborate some views Makes effort to Little attempt No attempt to
s and but require collaborate in a to collaborate collaborate in a
D Evaluation by communicat guidance to group situation in a group group situation
Guide es collaborate with situation
effectively others

Technical
Technical Technical Technical Technical Knowledge:
Knowledge: Knowledge: Knowledge: Knowledge: No sufficient
Extensive Good Fair Poor knowledge
 Review 3 – Rubrics

Level of Achievement

Excellent Acceptable Re-review

Good (8) Average (6)
(10) (4) (0-2)
Few
Changes are Changes are All major changes Are Suggestions
made as per made as per changes are made as per
A Incorporati modifications modifications made as per modification
on of s
suggestions suggested
during suggested modification suggested During
previous during s suggested during previous
reviews and previous during previous reviews are
new reviews and previous reviews not
innovations are good reviews incorporate
added justification d

Some of the
All defined All defined All defined defined Defined
objectives are objectives are objectives are objectives are objectives are
achieved; achieved; achieved; achieved; not achieved;

B Project Each module Each module

demonstrat working well working well Modules are Modules are
ions and properly and properly working well not in proper Modules are
demonstrated; demonstrated; in isolation working form not in proper
and properly that further working form
All modules of Integration of demonstrated; leads to failure which leads to
project are well all modules not of integrated failure of
integrated done and Modules of systems. integrated
and system system working project are not system
working is is properly
accurate very integrated
satisfactory
 Contents of Contents of Contents of Contents of
presentation presentations presentation Contents of presentation
are are are presentation are not
appropriate appropriate appropriate are not appropriate
C Presentation and well and well but not well appropriate; and not well
delivered; delivered; delivered; delivered.

Proper Eye Clear voice

contact With with good Eye contact Eye contact Poor
audience and spoken with few With few delivery of
clear voice language but people and People and presentatio
with good less Eye unclear voice unclear voice n
spoken contact with
language Audience

Project report
Project Project is according to Project report Project report
report is report is the specified is not fully not prepared
according to according to format with according to according to the
the the some the specified specified
D Project Report specified specified mistakes; format; format.
format. format;

Results are
presented in Results are Results Results Results are
very presented in presented are presented are not presented
appropriate good manner; not much not much properly;
manner. satisfactory; satisfactory;

Project work Project work Project work Project work Project work
is well summary and summary and summary and is not
summarized conclusion not conclusion not conclusion not summarized
and very very very and
concluded appropriate appropriate appropriate concluded.
 Team work:
Team work: Exchanges Team work: Team work- Team work- No
Collaborates some views Makes little or Little attempt attempt to
and but require no attempt to to collaborate collaborate in a
communicat guidance to collaborate in a in a group group situation
es collaborate with group situation situation
E Evaluation by effectively others
Guide
Technical Technical
Technical Technical Knowledge: Technical Knowledge: No
Knowledge: Knowledge: Lacks sufficient Knowledge: sufficient
Extensive Fair knowledge Poor knowledge

Regularity: Regularity: Not Regularity: Regularity: Regularity:

Reports to the very regular Irregular in Irregular in Irregular in
guide regularly but consistent attendance and attendance and attendance and
and consistent in work inconsistent in but keeps track inconsistent in
in work work of work work