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Project Duration
Students are given one semester for the SAD Course and one summer for the Capstone
Project. To help the students finish their Capstone Project course under limited time, the
students are required to present a functional prototype during the SAD Defense to ensure
completion of the project deliverable in the summer period of the Capstone Project course.
Composition of SAD/Capstone Project Groups
SAD/Capstone Project groups shall be composed of a minimum of five (5) to a maximum
of (6) members. This aims to ensure that each subsystem shall be under the responsibility of 23 students. In cases wherein a group member quits, the project may still be continued for as
long as the students are willing and capable of completing the project. In extreme cases,
however, wherein the majority of the group members are no longer performing their functions
i.e. quit, dropped, etc., the teacher-in-charge may dissolve the group and transfer the remaining
group members to other groups which are still under the allowed maximum number of members
per group. The group shall be formed by the students themselves and shall not be handpicked/raffled by the teacher-in-charge. This provision aims to avoid possible complaints
concerning the groups inefficiency resulting from not having the luxury of freely selecting the
members in each group.
SAD/Capstone Project Committee/Panel Composition
The SAD/Capstone Committee shall be composed of the SAD/Capstone teacher-incharge, central panel members and the IT Department Chairperson, who acts as chairman of
the central panel and the committee. The committee shall be responsible in addressing
concerns regarding policy formulation/revision, implementation monitoring, and conflict
resolution.
In cases wherein the IT Chairperson is not able to serve as chairman of the committee,
he may delegate his functions to an appointed faculty member. All panelists must not have a
SAD/Capstone Project teaching load within the same period he is appointed as panelist to avoid
conflict of interest. The three-man panel must be composed of full-time faculty members who
are willing to serve as panelist to all groups of students. At least one of the panelists must have
a masters degree in any computing program (Computer Science, Information Technology, or
Information Systems).
The centralization of the evaluation process is geared towards fair evaluation of student
deliverables. This aims to reduce, if not eliminate, the possible bias in the grades of the students
arising from the influence of individual differences among panelists who come from different
backgrounds, with different specializations/expertise.
Duties and Responsibilities of SAD/Capstone Project Stakeholders
1. Teacher-in-Charge
- Assists students in the initial determination of the project scope.
- Advises the groups regarding the appropriateness of the chosen company,
i.e. geographical location, access to company information, etc.
- Monitors the progress of the project development through the conduct of
mock presentations.
- Ensures that the groups adhere to document formats/standards set by the
college.
- Resolves conflicts among members of the group.
- Coordinates with the system adviser/co-adviser regarding student
performance, project monitoring, etc.
- Gives the go-signal to the SAD/Capstone Coordinator as to which groups
are ready to proceed to the final defense.
- Teach the students how to properly use the analysis tools (means), such as
the context diagram, data flow diagram, etc., in order to achieve the desired
output of the project (ends).
- Compute the grades of the students based on the approved course syllabus
of the college.
- Weigh the groups level of compliance as against the objective of the course
i.e. SAD documentation and functional prototype, and the feasibility/readiness
of the fully-functional system for implementation for SAD and Capstone
project respectively.
2. System Adviser
- Advises the students how to solve the identified problem through the use of
proper analysis of the business rules/processes, adoption of appropriate
hardware and software technology, efficient and practical software design,
and use of industry-accepted development techniques or practices.
- Monitor the progress of group through scheduled system presentation.
- Coach the students during system defense to ensure quality software
presentation.
- Coordinate with the teacher-in-charge and co-adviser regarding the scope of
the project and other group-related issues which may affect the final
deliverable of the group.
3. System Co-Adviser
- Assist the part-time system adviser and teacher-in-charge in monitoring the
progress of the students.
- Coordinate with teacher-in-charge and system adviser in matters concerning
group issues which need to be resolved.
- Assume the role of the system adviser during system defense in cases
wherein the part-time system adviser is not able to attend the scheduled
presentation.
4. Panelist
-
Evaluate the quality of the analysis employed by the students in their SAD
course, which is the basis for a solid system design.
Determine the level of complexity involved in the SAD proposal presented by
the students during defense and suggest the final scope to be covered in the
project proposal.
Recommend ways to improve the quality of work of the group.
Not role of the panelist
5. SAD/Capstone Coordinator
- Schedule student assemblies for the purpose of orienting students to the
policies of the course, schedules, etc.
- Prepare schedule of defense and disseminate the information to the panelist,
teacher-in-charge, system adviser, co-adviser, company clients, and other
students.
- Coordinate with the teacher-in-charge in order to identify groups with the gosignal to proceed to the final defense.
- Coordinate with the IT Department at the main campus regarding the
schedule of campus defense, as well as the visiting panelist from the main
campus (for Campuses only).
- Collect the rating sheets from the panelist at the end of each presentation
and prepare the consolidated/averaged grades from the three panelists.
- Sets deadlines vital to the success of the course, such as date of document
submission, etc.
- Organize the students regarding venue preparation, food distribution,
submission of documents, liquidation of funds, etc.
Course Requirement
The SAD course has the following requirement:
1. A functional prototype which means that the system maintenance modules are all
functional while the transaction, query, reports, utilities are still non-functional
interface designs/report layouts.
2. Three (3) copies of documentation containing the analysis done on the business
processes of the chosen company/institution and the proposed IT design to solve the
identified problem/s using the standard documentation format of the college.
3. 10-minute multimedia presentation showing the highlights of the analysis and design
employed in the project.
Grading System
Midterm
Final Term
Class Standing
Midterm Departmental Exam
70%
30%
Final Defense
60%
Teacher-in-Charge
Total
100%
Total
40%
100%