School of Advanced Technology
MODULE HANDBOOK
SAT 301
Final Year Project
Semester 1&2
2024-2025
SECTION A: Basic Information
o Brief Introduction to the Module
The final year project (FYP) is a two-semester long project delivered through the module SAT301 Final Year Project. It accounts for ten credits, which is the largest single module currently and worth 25% of the total credits available for Year 4. Therefore, it is a major contributing component to the BEng final degree classification.
The FYP acts as a summative assessment of a student’s attainment in the Program Learning Objectives, i.e. how good you are as a XJTLU SAT graduate. It is an opportunity for a student to integrate all the knowledge accumulated through the four years of study. At the same time, the student must demonstrate his or her competencies in joining the engineering professionals around the world; or demonstrate satisfactory research potentials to further their careers in research.
There are three assessment items for FYP including: 1) Interim Progress Report (25%)
2) Project Demonstration (15%) and 3) Final Thesis (60%). To achieve the most rewarding FYP experience, the students are advised to follow strictly the assessment/submission schedule detailed in the Module Handbook, and check important organisational messages posted on LEARNING MALL with email notices. Regular meeting and effective communication with the supervisor are particularly essential to a successful FYP project.
o Key Module Information
Module name: Final Year Project
Module code: SAT301
Credit value: 10
Semester in which the module is taught: S1 and S2
Pre-requisites needed for the module: n/a
Programmes on which the module is shared:
BEng Computer Science and Technology
BEng Digital Media Technology
BEng Electrical Engineering
BEng Electronic Science and Technology
BSc Information and Computing Science
BSc Information Management and Information Systems
BEng Mechatronics and Robotic Systems
BEng Telecommunications Engineering
o Delivery Schedule
No specific schedule.
o Module Leader and Contact Details
Name: Pengfei Song
Brief Biography:
Email address: [email protected]
Office telephone number: +86 (0)512 8818 9039
Room number and office hours: EE 318
Preferred means of contact: [email protected]
o Additional Teaching Staff and Contact Details
All SAT Academic Staff.
SECTION B: What you can expect from the module
o Educational Aims of the Module
To give students the opportunity to work in a guided but independent fashion to explore a substantial problem in depth, making practical use of principles, techniques and methodologies acquired elsewhere in the course. Page 4 of 7 To give experience of carrying out a large piece of individual work and in producing a dissertation. To enhance communication skills, both oral and written.
o Learning Outcomes
A. Identify and formulate a substantial research problem, and produce a plan to address the problem;
B. Produce and follow an appropriate project plan;
C. Locate and perform. a review of project related literature;
D. Design, implement and test solution(s) to the identified research problem;
E. Evaluate in a critical fashion the work done and place it in the context of related work;
F. Prepare and deliver a formal presentation with a demonstration of the project using a suitable means;
G. Structure and write a dissertation.
o Assessment Details
Semester 1 - marking guideline attached as appendix
Please be noted that the three sub-items of the assessment ‘interim progress report,:
a. project specification, b. progress presentation and c. interim progress report will be marked together. The three sub-items combined accounts for total 25% weight.
Interim Progress Assessment is a summative assessment for the first semester. The assessment is based on the three student submissions in the first semester: Project Specification, Progress Demonstration and Interim Progress Report.
FYP students are expected to submit a project specification report by S1 - Week 5. It is a document specifying the problem statement, expected outcomes, project Gantt chart or project schedule and the budget. Supervisors and Assessor will provide written feedback to the students so that they could adjust their plan and understanding after initiate literature review.
The Interim Progress Report should normally not be more than 20 pages. It is a formal report that concludes the achievement during the first semester. This excludes Appendices and usually organized with following sections: Background, Main body and conclusion. Based on the nature of projects, the detailed contents in the background and main body can be decided by FYP students and their supervisors. The background section should include the project aims/objectives, a short literature review and the industrial relevance and project motivation. A main body should include the methodology and preliminary results, with the critical thinking for the remained problems. The FYP progress analysis and grant chart for S2,s work should be included in the conclusion part.
Semester 2 - marking guideline attached as appendix
The project demonstration is usually organized at S2-Week 8. It is an oral presentation as well as hardware/software demonstration if hardware or software outcomes are involved. It will be assessed by a panel of at least two academic staffs. It consists of 10-minute presentation plus 5-minute Q&A session (or total of 15 minutes) for each student.
FYP Dissertation is the final summative assessment. It should be normally not more than 40 pages excluding appendices.
Students are referred to the separate document named “SAT Final Year Project Report Writing” for detailed guidance on the presentation of FYP reports.
o Methods of Learning and Teaching
In the project we wish to foster independent learning, under the guidance of a supervisor. There is a review, which provides an opportunity for monitoring progress and giving formative feedback. Supervisors maintain regular contact with students throughout the project to provide direction and advice as needed. Lectures/seminars addressing particular skills are also offered to students.
o Syllabus & Teaching Plan
Please consult with FYP supervisor.
o Reading Materials
Mandatory textbook is a required book in either print or electronic format for a module that students are obligated to purchase.
Optional textbook is a book in print that students can choose to purchase or not.
Reference textbook is a book in print that is considered additional or recommended reading by academic staff and is only purchased for Library’s collection where it can be offered for loan.