General Instruction Regarding Project:

1. Project work may be done individually or in-groups in case of bigger projects

However, if project is done in groups, each student must be given
responsibility for a distinct module and care should be taken to see the
progress of individual modules is independent of others.
2. A project report on “Project Work” in two copies to be submitted.
3. An Internal / University Will Guide and continuous assignment of project
4. The Project report should be prepared in a format prescribed
5. The Project work should be innovative in nature and relevant to current
trends in IT.
6. If any student is not able to give the Project Review on specified date,
He/She should take the permission from respective guide before the review
date.
7. All students must submit the project document to respective guide according
to given schedule.
8. Students can be called in between if they do not satisfy the requirements of
the project review

General Instruction Regarding Preparation of Project Report:

TYPING
1. The typing shall be standard 12 pts in double spaced using black ink only.
2. Margins must be Left 2 inches, Right 1.5 inches, Top 2 inches, Bottom 1.5
inches.
3. Paper A4 size Bond Paper.
COPIES
1. Two hard-bound copies (Black Rexene with Golden Embossing as per format
given by University).
2. One original and one clean Xerox Copy.
3. Soft copy of Documents &PPT Presentation
Title Page and Embossing Page
Follow Below Format:

PROJECT REPORT
 ON

NAME OF THE PROJECT

FOR

NAME OF THE COMPANY

BY

NAME OF THE STUDENT

YASHWANTRAO CHAVAN MAHARASHTRA OPEN UNIVERSITY

NAME OF THE COURSE

YEAR

1. Certificate of Originality (Find attached Format in this mail)

2. Certificate from Company/Institute/Client if any
3. Examiner Certificate (Find attached Format in this mail)
4. Acknowledgement Page
5. Index to Be Followed in Documentation as per the Project Selected:

Type of Projects
1. Application Development

The students are advised to choose a project that involves window-based

development, web-based development, mobile-based development, projects
based on machine learning. Analysis and interpretation of any company specific
data is not permitted.

2. Embedded Systems/IoT

A project should be developed and implemented for application specific system

after thorough investigation of the latest development in the field of electronics
or communication to facilitate their efficient operation. The Real Time Operating
System (RTOS) or open source platform can be used to develop embedded
applications such as Robotics, Microcontroller / Microprocessor based projects
etc.
An IOT project can be used to design products for reliability and security using
simple electronics concepts and integrating with a cloud platform to get the data
real-time and makes one operational analysis. It must use efficient algorithms for
strong authentication and security protocols and disable non-essential services.
Few examples of IoT applications - Smart home, Health care applications, Smart
waste management, Activity Tracker etc.

3. ETL Projects

Extract, transform, load (ETL) is the process of integrating the data from one or
more sources. It is expected from the student that he should demonstrate the
entire ETL process with reference to any domain like finance, banking, insurance,
retail etc.
Data extraction consists of extracting the data from homogeneous or
heterogeneous sources and transforming it into a proper format using data
cleansing. The data can be finally loaded into a final target database such as
operational data base, a data warehouse. This data can be further used for
querying and analyzing.

4. Research Projects

The research project will be able to demonstrate the skills of working

scientifically, and through the project the students will able to understand how to
do a literature review, and how to appraise the literature to address questions.
To explore an area of interest (develop some expertise and a deeper
understanding of a topic). Understand the tools to critically and thoughtfully
appraise problems which are faced every day; to learn communicate scientific
research in verbal presentations and written form.
As an example, the students can identify any problem, by observation or through
survey to understand the problem in depth and propose the solution by applying
the research methodology.
 Project Report Format – Index Page

1. Application Development

Chap
Details
ter
No
1 Introduction
1.1 Company Profile/Institute Profile/Client Profile
1.2 Abstract
1.3 Existing System and Need for System
1.4 Scope of System
1.5 Operating Environment- Hardware and Software
Brief Description of Technology Used
Operating systems used(Windows or Unix)
1.6
RDBMS/NoSql used to build database (MySQL/oracle,
Teradata, etc.)
2 Proposed System
2.1 Study of Similar Systems(If required research paper
can be included)
2.2 Feasibility Study
2.3 Objectives of Proposed System
2.4 Users of System
3 Analysis and Design
3.1 System Requirements(Functional and Non-Functional
requirements)
3.2 Entity Relationship Diagram(ERD)
3.3 Table Structure
3.4 Use Case Diagrams
3.5 Class Diagram
3.6 Activity Diagram
3.7 Deployment Diagram
3.8 Module Hierarchy Diagram
Sample Input and Output Screens (Screens must have
3.9 valid data. All
Report s must have at-least 5 valid records.)
4 Coding
4.1 Algorithms
4.2 Code snippets
5 Testing
5.1 Test Strategy
5.2 Unit Test Plan
5.3 Acceptance Test Plan
5.4 Test Case/Test Script
 5.5 Defect report/Test Log
6 Limitations of Proposed System
7 Proposed Enhancements
8 Conclusion
9 Bibliography
10 Publication/Competition certificates
11 Appendix–Cost sheet, Datasheet

User Manual (All screens with proper

12 description/purpose Details
About validations related to data to be entered.)

2. Embedded Systems/IoT

ChapterN Details
o
1 Introduction
1.1 Company Profile/Institute Profile/Client Profile
1.2 Abstract
1.3 Existing System and Need for System
1.4 Scope of System
1.5 Operating Environment-Hardware and Software
1.6 Brief Description of Technology Used
Operating systems used(Windows or Unix)
Database(if applicable)
2 Proposed System
2.1 Study of Similar Systems (If required research paper
can be included)
2.2 Feasibility Study
2.3 Objectives of Proposed System
2.4 Users of System
3 Analysis and Design
3.1 Technical requirements–H/W,S/W

3.2 System Architecture/Block Diagram

3.3 System Hardware Details

3.4 Pin Diagrams

3.5 Interface diagrams

3.6 Design Sequence

3.7 System Software Details

3.8 Process/ System Flow chart

 4 Coding
4.1 Algorithms
4.2 Code snippets (if applicable)

5 Testing
5.1 Results& reports

5.2 Test cases

5.3 Acceptance Testing

5.4 Test reports in IEEE format
6 Limitations of Proposed System
7 Proposed Enhancements
8 Conclusion
9 Bibliography
10 Publication/Competition certificates
11 Appendix–Cost sheet, Datasheet

User Manual (All screens with proper

12
description/purpose Details about validations related
to data to be entered.)

3. ETL Projects

ChapterN Details
o
1 Introduction
1.1 Company Profile/Institute Profile/Client Profile
Existing System functionality (Source System for
1.2
which the ANALYTICS is being developed)
Business process understanding and specifications
Business Requirement Specifications:
BR Analysis is are BRS Business Requirement
Specifications (Business specific Rules to be
mentioned here from analysis point of view)
Identify the dimensions, required attributes,
1.3 measures, filter conditions, adjustments for KPIs
going to be used in the Target system and its
availability in the Source System. If any gaps
suggest remediation of gaps
Business Rules Collection
Identify the Key Performance Indicator (specified
by
Establish the User Acceptance
Criteria client)
1.4 Scope of the project
Operating Environment-Hardware & Software,
Description of Tools / Technology to be used in the
Target system
 Operating systems used(Windows or Unix)
1.5 RDBMS/NoSQL used to build database
(MySQL/oracle, Teradata, etc.)
ETL tools used (Talend/Informatica, Data Stage
etc.)
OLAP/Data mining/machine
learning/analytics tools used (Python/ Cognos,
BO, etc.)
Data visualization tools(powerBI/Tableau)
2 Proposed System
 Creating multiple ETL strategies - Specifying
metadata details, identifying heterogeneous
2.1 architectures, processes for I/O only for ETL,
scrapping, identifying the volatilities in the
channels, designing strategies in the context of
the business and existing
ERP
Comparing them in the context of selected
2.2
business system(as per the business
requirements)
2.3 Suggesting optimum solution(process)
3 Analysis and Design
3.1 Use Case Diagram

Activity diagram to demonstrate Process flow

3.2 (execution of ETL process)

Design of Target system(Elaborate the tiers of

3.3 DW architecture in the Target System)

3.4 Database schema/Table specifications of Target

system
3.5 Details of Source & Targets of mapping in the
database
3.6 Details of Load (Full/Incremental etc.)

3.7 Design of ETL schema/strategy

Design of strategy for Visualization

Visualizations in support of comparison of
4 4.1
performance of various ETL strategies
Data visualization using different techniques(if
any)
5 Drawbacks and Limitations Proposed
Enhancements
6 Conclusion

4. Research Projects

Research projects especially are designed to gain knowledge about some

specified area and the deliverable is that knowledge gained, usually
encapsulated in some form of report. Students are expected to contribute
something new to academic or practical knowledge in their research area—
something original that is more than the accepted knowledge.

Completing a Research Project as part of your coursework is an opportunity to:

 Learnt read and interpret another people’s research critically by doing your own.
This gives you
An insight into the effects of practical difficulties and the or ethical debates on
published research
 Develop and apply the knowledge that you have learnt in semesters of your
curriculum.
 Submit a paper for peer-reviewed publication. (If successful, this will give a
boost to your c.v.) If you wish to enroll in a research degree such as
PhD,are search project as part of your coursework will assist the
committee evaluating your application in assessing whether you are ready
 to do independent research.

Research Index

1. Title page

2. Acknowledgements – You should acknowledge the assistance given to you by

your supervisors, and any other person or organization that has helped you in
the planning, conduct, analysis or reporting of your project.

3. Abstract-This is a synopsis of your study question, aims and objectives,

background literature, methods, results, key conclusions and recommendations.
This should be 250–300 words long and should be very clear and easy to follow.

4. Introduction - In this section of your report you introduce the subject, provide
the background to the topic or problem, outline the study question (or problem
or study hypothesis), and outline the aims and objectives of your study.

5. Literature review - This is a review of the literature on the topic or problem you
are studying. It should include a review of any other studies or projects similar or
relevant to yours, and perhaps a review of the literature on the method you have
chosen if your project tests a new method of research or analysis.

6. Methods-This section includes the methodology of your research. It will

cover such issues as: In case of Computer Management Research:

 Study design
 Study population, sampling frame and numbers, sampling method
 Survey design
 Survey or data collection instruments
 Protocol for obtaining data
 Ethical issues and how they are addressed
 Information letters, consent forms
 Data management and analysis methods
 Statistical analysis and tests
 In case of Computer Science Research:
 Study design
 System Architecture
 Implementation
 Experimental Implementation
 Simulation
 Data management and analysis methods
 Analysis and testing

7. Results - In this section you present the results of your research. Tables,
figures and graphs are an excellent means of presenting this sort of information.
All tables, figures and graphs, should be numbered consecutively throughout the
whole report, and labeled with a clear and concise descriptive title.

8. Discussion - In this section you interpret your results and discuss their
implications, with reference to other published research. Any limitations in your
research methodology should also be referred to here. Examiners expect you to
acknowledge these limitations as an integral part of your evaluation of your
project.
9. Conclusion - This section summarizes the key results and the conclusions that
you can draw from these results. It also needs to reflect what your initial project
aims, and objectives were.
10. Recommendations-It is good research practice to make
recommendations or to suggest directions for further research or actions
because of your project findings.

11. References - This is a list of all the references and sources you used in
your literature review, methodology and discussion. This includes books,
journal articles, abstracts, conference and symposium papers, media
articles, and any form of published literature or comment.

12. Appendices - This section may contain copies of any questionnaires if

any or evaluation instruments used to cover letters, participant
information and ethics approvals, or additional explanations.