1 Supplementary material for T471: Telematics-Project Tutor-Marked Assignment 01 Spring 2016 Semester. TMA 01 Cut-Off Date: April 25, 2016 Total Marks: 100 Contents Question 1: Specific title and aim(s) for the project ....................................

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Supplementary material for
T471: Telematics-Project
Tutor-Marked Assignment 01
Spring 2016 Semester. TMA 01
Cut-Off Date: April 25, 2016
Total Marks: 100
Contents
Question 1: Specific title and aim(s) for the project ....................................................................................... 2
Question 2: Literature search, problem and suggested solution ................................................................... 2
Question 3: Schedule for the project .............................................................................................................. 3
Question 4: The Detailed Requirements Specification ................................................................................... 3
Question 5: The Initial Design of the system .................................................................................................. 3
Question 6: Near future tasks ......................................................................................................................... 3
Proper citation of the references.................................................................................................................... 3
Proper listing of at least five references ......................................................................................................... 3
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In this assignment, you are required to describe in some details what your project is about. You have to address the broad project area discussed in your class. Also, you have to present your project work progress since your last initial draft proposal. Through this TMA, you need to answer the following questions:
Question 1: Specific title and aim(s) for the project (10 marks):
(1) Specific title: This should fall within the scope of the broad project topic and clearly identify the student’s chosen specific topic (3 marks)
(2) A clear statement of your project aims: (5 marks)
(a) Your answer has to be consistent with your work in Question 2 with clarity of purpose (3 marks)
(b) The project must deliver something tangible, and the student should express in a clear manner what this project is about. For example, development of a software system, designing and implementing a database or an application of artificial intelligence to data interpretation (2 marks)
(3) Presentation and effective communication in clear English; this includes: (2 marks)
• Logical development of ideas (1 mark)
• Spelling punctuation and grammar (1 mark)
Question 2: Literature search, problem and suggested solution (30 marks):
(1) Problem definition: (8 marks)
 It has to be a non-trivial problem that is related to real need or application (4 marks).
 Explanation of the project’s scope. (2 marks)
 Target customer should be included (2 marks)
(2) Literature search: (6 marks)
 Presentation of similar systems in the domain (2 marks)
 Presentation of the corresponding offered solutions (2 marks)
 Highlight the drawbacks of the existing solutions (justification of the student choice of the idea of the project) (2 marks)
(3) Suggested solution: (12 marks)
 It has to be realistic in both depth and extent (4 marks)
 It should include an initial textual description of the system (4 marks)
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 It includes initial description of the activities needed to implement the suggested solution. (4 marks)
(4) A clear and logical development of ideas (2 marks)
(5) Grammar, punctuation and spelling (2 marks)
Question 3: Schedule for the project (10 marks): The schedule should be well planned, and easy to follow. It should show that you have:
(1) Thought ahead and set realistic timescales (2 marks)
(2) Clearly defined the stages, intermediate targets and milestones of the project (6 marks)
(3) Built the schedule in some flexibility to allow possible slight modifications in the upcoming stages. (2 marks)
Question 4: The Detailed Requirements Specification: (15 marks)
(1) Functional Requirements (what does your proposed system do)– All your system functions (10 marks)
(2) Software, Hardware or any other Requirements (5 marks)
Question 5: The Initial Design of the system: (20 marks)
(1) Include initial DFD (Data Flow) or initial flow chart or any other diagram that shows the operation of the system (7 marks)
(2) Include a system model which illustrates the structure and components of the system and how they are related (component diagram). (8 marks)
(3) The software or modeling tools you used for the initial design along with the justifications for using these specific tools. (5 marks)
Question 6: Near future tasks (7 marks)
(1) Identify what work you intend to complete in the near future (4 marks)
(2) Justify why this is a priority and how this is linked to the schedule (3 marks)
Proper citation of the references (3 marks)
Proper listing of at least five references (5 marks)