The point value of the research project depends on the the degree the student is enrolled in: 24 points for end-on honours courses (BCM, BCompSci, and BSc), and 12 points for the 4th year Bachelor of Engineering (Software Engineering) course. More information on which actual research project unit must be selected can be found on the Units page.

Information on how the research project is assessed can be found on the Project Assessment page.

Information about important dates governing the research project can be found on the Important Dates page.

General information about research projects:

• General information on research projects
• Getting involved in research within the School
• The CS&SE project publications grants scheme

Students must select a project to work on during the year. Students may either propose their own project or select a project from a list of pre-designed projects offered within the School. Students should speak to potential supervisors to discuss the scope of a project to see if the project can be adapted to the requirements of their specific degree.

Student ideas for projects will only be accepted if the project contains enough academic content and a suitable project supervisor can be found to supervise the project. Project ideas can be submitted either directly to any academic in the School, or directly to the 4th Year Coordinator.

The culmination of the research project takes the form of a research dissertation.

Students are encouraged to use the Latex document preparation system for building their final dissertation. Students should use the following files to construct their dissertation:

• cshonours.tex
• cshonours.cls
• cshonours.bib

• Dissertation Template
  [in pdf]

Word users should endeavour to match these formatting instructions/guidelines to ensure a consistent look across all final project dissertations.

Each dissertation must be submitted with the standard CSSE assignment coversheet (available from the reception area on the first floor of the CSSE building) that asserts the dissertation is under the word limit detailed on the Project Assessment page.