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4 UNDERTAKING THE PROJECTThe project coordinator will issue the program of activities, allocation, supervisor, defense,submission and penalties.Students are normally expected to start working on the project after the allocation.The Students copy of the Project Title Approval Form serves as a record of the Supervisor’sapproval of the Project Title. It gives the student a green light to start the project proposal whichshould be submitted at the end of the semester.Students should also fill in the Project Progress (In soft copy) It serves as a record of thestudent’s meeting with the supervisor. Its purpose is to help the student plan their own projectand to record the outcomes as well as gaining valuable skills. The student will find that theinformation accumulated in this form will prove helpful during the write up of the project. Thedocument belongs to the student and it is their responsibility to keep it up to date and to ensuretheir supervisor is aware of the project activities they have undertaken.Both the student and the supervisor should retain a copy of the document. A copy of the dulyfilled and signed Log Book should be submitted concurrently with the Project.4.1 Responsibilities of the supervisorEach project will be supervised by an academic staff, either full-time or part-time. Some projects,due to their inherent nature (e.g. multidisciplinary) may be supervised by a maximum of twosupervisors.A supervisor should normally not be appointed for the project of a student who is directly relatedto him/her to ensure impartiality. The onus to declare any such relation with a final year studentrests with the supervisor. In case there is divergence, the Dean/Director will be called toarbitrate.The supervisor(s) shall monitor, support and direct the student’s work and progress soon after theallocation of project titles.
The responsibilities of the supervisor include:• Supervising/proposing projects in their own subject area;• Briefing the students and appraising them of the regulations pertaining to the final yearprojects;• Setting a framework for regular scheduled progress meeting between supervisor(s) andstudent;• Giving frequent feedback/comments on progress achieved by the student;• Giving guidance about relevant literature on the topic under study and appropriateliterature sources;• Providing advice on issues of plagiarism, in line with the University Regulations;• Assisting in the identification of a research methodology, planning and execution of theresearch project (if applicable);• Giving guidance on the approach for appropriate analysis of data obtained, interpretationand presentation of results (if applicable);• Giving guidance about the formulation of an appropriate hypothesis-driven researchproject and focusing on the objectives of the research (if applicable);• Assisting in the preparation of a viable/feasible research proposal (synopsis), inclusive ofa time schedule and a project costing before embarking on the study (if applicable);• Providing guidance on issues of laboratory safety (if applicable);• Giving guidance on the writing of the different chapters of the dissertation andcommunicating the standard expected;• Advising on the preparation of the oral presentation and/or poster (if applicable).4.2 Responsibilities of the studentThroughout the whole project work, the student shall seek advice, comments and guidance fromhis/her supervisor(s) on the nature of the project work and standard expected. Students areadvised to keep a notebook for the purpose of the meeting with supervisor(s) while thesupervisor(s) may wish to keep a brief record of each meeting held.
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