{"id":53,"date":"2026-02-25T10:41:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T15:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/syst\/?page_id=53"},"modified":"2026-04-14T10:26:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T14:26:41","slug":"sysc-4907-final-report","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/syst\/sysc4907\/sysc-4907-final-report\/","title":{"rendered":"SYSC 4907 – Final Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Final Report\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

The final report represents the culmination of your year of work. It is the major component of your final grade. You will want to devote much time and effort throughout the year towards the report. The report\u00a0will be read\u00a0by your supervisor(s) and by a second reader. Together, they will present their recommendations to the department concerning your\u00a0final grade<\/a>. The content of the final report will have the biggest impact on your final grade. The key information we are looking for is not how good or advanced your prototype or proposed solution is. Rather, we are looking for evidence that you\u00a0applied knowledge and skills acquired in earlier work in a team setting<\/strong>, managing your project progress accordingly: how you were able to go about (and explain!) the process of engineering design of your solution. Designing typically requires one to explore alternatives and decide which one(s)\u00a0to really consider\u00a0in light of non-functional requirements. Many solutions that satisfy functional requirements\u00a0can be considered\u00a0and only a subset of those do satisfy non-functional requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since the year of 2017\/2018, only the electronic copy of the final report is required. You need to submit your project report online, as well as by email to your project supervisor. <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Requirements and Writing Guidelines:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  1. General guidelines and suggestions \u2013\u00a0including the required title page<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 for producing a professional report\u00a0are offered\u00a0in this System Department\u2019s\u00a0guidelines.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. As discussed in the above document, Chapter 1 is expected to be the standard introduction to the problem, concluding with an overview of the rest of the report.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. To satisfy SYSC-4907 requirements,\u00a0all reports must contain a standard<\/strong>\u00a0Chapter 2<\/a>. The size of each sub-section will depend on your particular problem. For example, health and safety considerations are a large factor and\u00a0should be discussed\u00a0in depth for healthcare-related projects, but may be of a minor concern for a web-based game.\u00a0From 2017\/2018, it is required to justify how the project relates to the degree program of each group member in the final report.<\/strong>\u00a0Ask your supervisor for help if needed.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Beyond Chapter 2, there will be great variety in the chapter-by-chapter content of reports, due to the diversity of projects run in the department. Consult your supervisor for help<\/strong> and remember that the objective of the project is to demonstrate your engineering professionalism. All engineering \u2013 whether communications or hardware or software \u2013 share the tasks of requirements, design, implementation and testing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. NEW STARTING IN 2020\/21: The final report needs to contain your original project proposal (for example, as an Appendix or a separate chapter in your main document). It is not uncommon that changes in your project goals and objectives, methods used to achieve them, etc., may have occurred over the course of the project. Therefore, in a final chapter in the report, entitled \u201cReflections\u201d, discuss how well the original project objectives were met. Identify and discuss any changes that occurred as the project progressed. Finally, as part of this chapter, reflect, as a group, on the past two terms. Did the project unfold as expected? Did the team work result in unexpected challenges or benefits? With hindsight, if you had to undertake the project again, would you make the same initial decisions about tools\/methods\/timelines?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. For a professional finish to your document, it is recommended<\/strong> that you use the same practices that are used for Master and PhD theses. If you are in doubt about any practice, consult with your supervisor<\/strong>.  Full details are available at Graduate Studies link<\/a>.\n