guidelines for management of student projects - Strathmore University

Project Progress Log (Log Book)A copy of the duly filled and signed Project Progress Log should be submitted concurrently withthe dissertationExtension of project submissionOnly under exceptional circumstances (e.g. medical reason or major equipment breakdown) willextensions be granted. Extension request must be submitted in writing to the Dean ofFaculty/School/Institute through the Project Coordinator outlining the reasons for the delay. Theextension should be approved by the Faculty Executive Board. Such extension should normallynot exceed one (1) month.Length of dissertationLength of dissertation is normally indicated. The number of words in the final year project shallbe between 8,000 - 12,000 words for an undergraduate degree.The number of words applies only to the main body of the dissertation including all footnotesand references but excluding all tables, schemes, figures which may form part of the main body.Hence, material before the main body that is table of contents, list of figures, list of tables, list ofschemes, declaration form, acknowledgement, abstracts etc. and material after the main body thatis List of References and appendices should not be included in the word count.Late submissionAll projects in the final version should be submitted to the Faculty/School/Institute by duedates. Late submission will entail a weekly penalty of 10 marks, up to a maximum period of two(2) weeks, on the project mark obtained unless decided otherwise by the Faculty/School/Institute.After the period of two (2) weeks, the project will be deemed to be unreceivable. Thestudent will be deemed to have failed and will be allotted a mark of zero in the project. S/hemust start a new project with a new title and submit same by the deadline normally applicableto other students i.e. by the last examination day of March/April of the next academic year forDegree programme or as specified in the programme structure.