PROJECT

Course Objective
After completion of this course, students will be able to plan and complete and individual mechanical engineering design project under the supervision of an instructor and prepare written report and give oral examination.

General Procedures
The project course will involve working on a design project under the supervision of   a staff member in the Department of Industrial Engineering. The subject of the project should be as relevant as possible to the local industrial environment and may be as relevant as possible to the local industrial environment and may be selected in consultation with and industrial firm or government departments. The students are advised to select the project topic at the beginning of the term (A of the fourth year). The consultation hour of supervisor will be 6 hours in the part A of the fourth year. Course requirements will include:

1. A detailed project proposal is to be submitted to the Department within 2 weeks of the start of the term. The HOD and supervisor will appraise the submitted report for its feasibility.
2. Duely typed mid -term progress report is to be submitted within 6 weeks of the start of the  term (part A of the fourth year). Students will then be required to give a presentation to a committee which comprises of faculty member and the supervisor.
3. A final written report (in the provided format by department) will be submitted before the end of 12th week of the term (4th year, part A). This report will be evaluated by the supervisor, members of examination committee and external examiner. This will account for 80 marks.

An oral examination of the final report will be conducted during the 15 week of term (4th year, Part A) at a time convenient to the examination committee, supervisor and the student. The final oral examination will account for 75 marks.

Evaluation Scheme:
The Questions will cover all the chapters in the syllabus. The evaluation scheme will be as indicated in the table below:

Unit	Chapters	Mark Distribution*
Internal marks
1	Concept of project	20
2	Students efforts in literature / Field visit / Data collection / Design	20
3	Discipline / Punctuality / motivation	20
4	Report	40
Total		100
Final Exam (Presentation)
1	Presentation	25
2	Viva-voce	25
3	Report	25
Total		75

*Note: There may be minor deviation in marks dustrubution.