3. PROJECT 3.1 MINI PROJECT WORK (Skill Enhancement Course BCA6FS116) A mandatory mini-project is scheduled in the VI Semester of the BCA Honours program. It is designed to cultivate students' research and software development skills. It will serve as a capstone experience, allowing students to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge acquired in the classroom and its practical application to real-world problems. Project Selection and Approval: Student groups (at most four members) can propose projects in Information Technology or related disciplines. Projects can be experimental (building a prototype), theoretical (a research paper), or computational (implementing an algorithm).
Project proposals must be submitted for prior approval from the Department Council. Each project team will be assigned a project supervisor for guidance. Project Duration: The mini-project duration is one semester. Minimum engagement: 90 hours per student. Project Deliverables: Two hard copies and one softcopy of a well-structured typed report outlining: Project objectives and requirements analysis System design and architecture Implementation details (including sample code snippets) Test cases and results Conclusion and future work A signed undertaking by the student declaring the originality of the work and the absence of plagiarism.
A certificate from the project supervisor confirming the same. Evaluation Criteria and Rubrics: 1. Internal Evaluation (30%) - Conducted by the project supervisor throughout the semester. This could involve: Project Proposal and Planning (10%): Clarity of project goals and objectives. Feasibility of the chosen approach. Quality of system study/literature review and proposed methodology. Clarity of project schedule and division of tasks within the team. Project Progress and Implementation (10%): Regular code reviews and adoption of feedback provided by the supervisor. Attendance and active participation in project meetings. Completion of project milestones as planned.
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