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Aim:
Project Work aims at developing innovative skills in the students whereby they apply the knowledge and skills gained through the course by undertaking a project. The individual students have different aptitudes and strengths. Project work, therefore, should match the strengths of students The primary emphasis of the project work is to understand and gain the knowledge of the principles of software engineering practices, so as to participate and manage a large software engineering projects in future.
a) Internal Assessment mark for Project Work & Viva Voce:
Project Review I 6th Week … 10 marks
Project Review II 14th Week … 10 marks
Attendance 05 marks
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Total …. …. … 25 marks
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b) Project Work & Viva Voce Board Examination
The allocation of Mark:
Viva Voce … 15 marks
Project Report … 10 marks
Demonstration … 15 marks
Applicability of the Project … 05 marks
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Total … 45 marks
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Written Test in 3 topics for 1 hour:
a) Entrepreneurship 5 questions X 2 marks = 10 marks
b) Environment Management 5 questions X 2 marks = 10 marks
c) Disaster Management 5 questions X 2 marks = 10 marks
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30 marks
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Selection of Questions from Question Bank by the External Examiner, no choice need be given to the candidates.
OBJECTIVES:
- Implement the theoretical and practical knowledge gained through the curriculum into an application suitable for a real practical working environment preferably in an industrial environment
- Develop software packages or applications to implement the actual needs of the community.
- Get exposure on industrial environment and its work ethics.
- Understand what is entrepreneurship and how to become an entrepreneur.
- Learn and understand the gap between the technological knowledge acquired through curriculum and the actual industrial need and to compensate it by acquiring additional knowledge as required.
- Carry out cooperative learning through synchronous guided discussions within the class in key dates, asynchronous document sharing and discussions, as well as to prepare collaborative edition of the final project report.
- Expose students to the field of computing and to gain experience in software design.
- Understand the facts and importance of environmental management.
- Understand and gain knowledge about disaster management.
SUGGESTIVE AREAS OF PROJECT WORK:
- Database Management Systems
- Computer Networks
- Software Engineering and Software Development
- Web page Designing
- Digital Image Processing
- Computer Graphics and Animation
- Multimedia Systems
- Artificial Intelligence
- Internet and e-commerce
- Computer Security and Cryptography
- Computer hardware and embedded systems
- Computer aided engineering and design
- Improving existing systems / equipments.
- Any other related area found worth.
Detailed Syllabus:
ENTREPRENEURSHIP, ENVIRONMENTAL & DISASTER MANAGEMENT
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
1.1 Introduction – Entrepreneur – types -Characteristics & attributes of Entrepreneur – Expectations of entrepreneurship – Contributions of an entrepreneur - Identifying problems and opportunities. - Why do Entrepreneurs fail
1.2 Types of Industries - Importance of SSI – Assistance offered – Governmental and Non Governmental organizations – Identifying prospects of various Small scale industries in your area with resources and other infrastructural facilities available.
1.3 Starting a SSI – various stages – product – ownership – locality – points related to building, water and electricity – financial assistance – raw materials – machineries –human resource – efficient manufacturing techniques – marketing - Technical, Financial Marketing, Personnel and Management Feasibility study and report - concessions and incentives offered by agencies.
1.4 Industrial Zones – industrial Estates - Pollution Control – industries with pollution problem - Marketing assistance
1.5 Acquiring common services – repairing – testing facilities – training institutions – suppliers of applied technology.
2. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
2.1 Introduction – Environmental Ethics – Assessment of Socio Economic Impact – Environmental Audit – Mitigation of adverse impact on Environment – Importance of Pollution Control – Types of Industries and Industrial Pollution.
2.2 Solid waste management – Characteristics of Industrial wastes – Methods of Collection, transfer and disposal of solid wastes – Converting waste to energy – Hazardous wastemanagement Treatment technologies.
2.3 Waste water management – Characteristics of Industrial effluents – Treatment and disposal methods – Pollution of water sources and effects on human health.
2.4 Air pollution management – Sources and effects – Dispersion of air pollutants – Air pollution control methods – Air quality management.
2.5 Noise pollution management – Effects of noise on people – Noise control methods.
3. DISASTER MANAGEMENT
3.1 Introduction – Disasters due to natural calamities such as Earthquake, Rain, Flood, Hurricane, Cyclones etc – Man made Disasters – Crisis due to fires, accidents, strikes etc
– Loss of property and life..
3.2 Disaster Mitigation measures – Causes for major disasters – Risk Identification – Hazard Zones – Selection of sites for Industries and residential buildings – Minimum distances
from Sea – Orientation of Buildings – Stability of Structures – Fire escapes in buildings - Cyclone shelters – Warning systems.
3.3 Disaster Management – Preparedness, Response, Recovery – Arrangements to be made in the industries / factories and buildings – Mobilization of Emergency Services -Search and Rescue operations – First Aids – Transportation of affected people – Hospital facilities – Fire fighting arrangements – Communication systems – Restoration of Power supply – Getting assistance of neighbors / Other organizations in Recovery and Rebuilding works – Financial commitments – Compensations to be paid – Insurances – Rehabilitation.
