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MCSP-060

MASTER OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

(MCA)

MCSP-060PROJECT GUIDELINES

(2014)

SCHOOL OF COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCESBLOCK C, NE ACADEMIC COMPLE!

INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNI"ERSIT#MAIDAN GARHI, NE DELHI 110 06$

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CONTENTS

Sl. No.Topic Page No.

Message from the Project Coordinator 3

I Calendar for the MCA Project 4

II Proforma for the Approval of MCA Project 5Proposal

III Introduction and Objectives 7

I !"pe of the Project and #ligibilit" criteria of the $Project %uide

Points to remember &hile preparing the project '( proposal

I Points to remember &hile preparing the project ')report

II Assessment guidelines for project evaluation '4

III *oft&are and broad areas of application '$

I+ ,emuneration -ill for the MCA Project %uide '.

+ Project !rainee /etter )'

+I Certificate of Originalit" )3

+II *ample Cover Page )4

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MESSAGE FROM THE PROJECT CO-ORDINATOR

!he Master of Computer Applications 0MCA1 programme prepares the students to ta2e up positions as*"stems Anal"sts *"stems esigners *oft&are #ngineers Programmers and Project Managers in an"field related to information technolog" 6e had therefore imparted "ou the comprehensive 2no&ledgecovering the s2ills and core areas of computer science courses &ith e ual emphasis on the theor" and

practicals !he MCA students are e8pected to spend last semester09 th semester1 &or2ing on a project preferabl" in a soft&are industr" or an" research organi:ation

!he theoretical bac2ground of various courses provides "ou the necessar" foundation principlesand practices to develop effective &a"s to solve computing problems !he hands on e8periencegained from the practical courses provides "ou the 2no&ledge to &or2 &ith various operatings"stems programming languages soft&are tools and testing tools

!he objective of the MCA project &or2 is to develop ualit" soft&are solution uring thedevelopment of the project "ou should involve in all the stages of the soft&are development lifec"cle li2e re uirements engineering s"stems anal"sis s"stems design soft&are developmenttesting strategies and documentation &ith an overall emphasis on the development of reliablesoft&are s"stems !he primar" emphasis of the project &or2 is to understand and gain the2no&ledge of the principles of soft&are engineering practices so as to participate and manage alarge soft&are engineering projects in future

Approval of the project proposal is mandator" to continue and submit the project &or2 Prepare"our project proposal strictl" as per guidelines isapproval of project proposal leads to loss of "our valuable time !o avoid this loss ta2e "our proposal preparation ver" seriousl" and consult for ever" point on &hich "ou have doubt &ith "our project guide;supervisor

o&ever "ou can use MC*=(44 guidelines and e8perience for reference !he project should be genuine and original in nature and should not be copied froman"&here else If found copied the project report &ill be for&arded to the #8am isciplineCommittee of the ?niversit" as an ?nfair means case for necessar" action In case of projectresubmission please confirm the fees and other details &ith the ,egional Centre;*tud"Centre;&ebsite *tudents should strictl" follo& and adhere to the MC*P=(9( project guidelines

I &ish "ou all the success

MCA P'+.&/ C++' * 3 +'

I CALENDARFOR

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THEMCAPROJECT

Sl.No. Topic Date

' *ubmission of a guide s bio=data and project T */& 3 &3' 3 5+ proposal at the follo&ing address@ & + 7

T5& R&8*+ 3 D*'&/ +' +9 + ' R&8*+ 3 1 A:'* + ;05 J &

C& '& +'

1 O/ + &' + ;1 D&/&< &'

) Approval of Project ;0 3 after the project proposal is received

3 *ubmission of the Project ,eport 0 + & /+: 1 * T */& 3 &3' 3 5++ 9+'< +7 & + 7

T5& R&8*+ 3 D*'&/ +' +9 + ' R&8*+ 3 1 J + ;05 S&: &< &'

C& '& (F+' P'+.&/ P'+:+ 3 53

53%& && 3::'+%& '* 85& 1 A:'* + ;0 5 J & + )

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1 J3 3' + ;1 M3'/5(F+' P'+.&/ P'+:+ 3 5353%& && 3::'+%& '* 81 O/ + &' + ;1 D&/&< &'

+ )

4 iva= oce to be conducted I M3 +' J 0 or project

reports submitted during ' stBanuar" = 3' st March slot1

I N+%&< &' +' J3 3'0 or project reports submittedduring ' st Bul" 3( th

*eptember slot1

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SCHOOL OF COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCESIGNOU, MAIDAN GARHI, NE DELHI 110 06$

35. PROFORMA FOR THE APPRO"AL OF MCA PROJECT PROPOSAL (MCSP-060)

(Note: All entries of the proforma of approval should be filled up with appropriate and complete information. Incomplete proforma of approval in an respect will be summaril re!ected."

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P'+.&/ P'+:+ 3 N+ 7>>>>>>>== S C& '&7 >>>>>>=>>>=R&8*+ 3 C& '&7>> RC C+ &7>>(for office use onl " E->>>=>>>==>>>>===M+ * &?T& N+=7 >==>>>>>>>=

' Dame and Address of the *tudent@ EEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEE

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE) !itle of the ProjectFFF@ EEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

3 Dame and Address of the %uide@ E EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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Ph @M !ech @ - #F ?- !ech @ MCA M *c @

4. #ducational Gualification of the%uide@ 0Attach bio=data also1

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#nsure that "ou include the follo&ing &hile submitting the Project Proposal@

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III INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTI"ES

!he Project &or2 constitutes a major component in most

professional programmes It needs to be carried out &ith duecare and should bee8ecuted &ithseriousness b" thestudents !he project&or2 is not onl" a

partial fulfilment of theMCA re uirements butalso provide amechanism todemonstrate "our s2illsabilities andspecialisation !he

project &or2 shouldcompulsoril" include thesoft&are developmentPh"sical installations or configuring the

/AD;6AD or theoretical projects or stud" of the s"stems&hich doesn t involve

s;& development arestrictl" not allo&ed

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aluate s"stems r e

uir ements

Com

plete a

pr o

blem def inition

#valuate a

pr o

blem def inition

etermine ho& to collect

information to determinere uirements

Perform and evaluatefeasibilit" studies li2e cost=

benefit anal"sis technicalfeasibilit" time feasibilit" andOperational feasibilit" for the

project

6or 2 on data c

olle

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ction

methods f or f act f indi

ng

Constr uct and evalu

ate

data

f lo& diagr ams

Constr uc

t and evaluate data dic

tion

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ar ies

#valuatemethods of

processdescription toincludestructured#nglishdecision tablesand decisiontrees

#valuate alternativetools for theanal"sis processCreate andevaluate suchalternativegraphical tools ass"stems flo&charts and statetransitiondiagrams

ecidethe*;6re uirementspecificationsand>;6re uirementspecificationsPlanthes"stemsdesign

phas

e ofthe* /C

isti

nguish

bet&een

logicaland

ph"sicaldesignr e

uir ements

esign

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and evaluate s"stem out

puts

esign and evaluates"stems inputs

esign and evaluate valid

it"

chec2 s f or in

put data

esign

and evaluate

user inter f aces

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f or in

put

esign and evaluate f ile str uc

tur estoincludetheuseofinde8es#stimatestoragereuir ements

#8plain the variousfile update

processes based onthe standard fileorgani:ations

ecide various datastructuresConstruct and evaluateentit"=relationship 0#,1diagrams for , -M*related projects Performnormali:ation for the un=normali:ed tables for, -M* related projects

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ecide the various processing s"stems to include distributed client;server online and othersPerform project cost estimates using various techni ues*chedule projects using both %AD!! and P#,! chartsPerform coding for the project

ocumentation re uirements and prepare and evaluate s"stems documentationPerform various s"stems testing techni ues;strategies to include the phases of testing*"stems implementation and its 2e" problems%enerate various reports-e able to prepare and evaluate a final report-rief the maintenance procedures and the role of configuration management inoperations !o decide the future scope and further enhancement of the s"stem

Plan for several appendices to be placed in support &ith the project report documentation6or2 effectivel" as an individual or as a team member to produce correct efficient &ell=organi:ed and documented programs in a reasonable time

,ecogni:e problems that are amenable to computer solutions and 2no&ledge of the toolsnecessar" for solving such problems

evelop of the abilit" to assess the implications of &or2 performed%et good e8posure and command in one or more application areas and on the soft&are

evelop ualit" soft&are using the soft&are engineering principles

evelop of the abilit" to communicate effectivel"I /3 &, + 3'& * 8 O .&/ O'*& & A::'+3/5 9+' + ' :'+.&/ &%& +:

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E *8* * * /'* &'*3 +9 3 P'+.&/ G * &

1. A person having Ph ; M !ech in Computer *cience &ith a minimum of one "ear of e8perience

r

2. A person having - # ;- !ech 0Computer *cience1 MCA M *c 0Computer *cience1 &ithminimum ) "ears e8perience preferabl" in soft&are development

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!he complete project &or2 should be done b" the student onl" !he role of guide should be aboutguidance &herever an" problem encounters during project !he follo&ing are the major stepsinvolved in the project &hich ma" help "ou to determine the milestones and regulate thescheduling of the project@

*elect a topic and a suitable guidePrepare the project proposal in consultation &ith the project guide*ubmit the project proposal along &ith the necessar" documents to the ,egional irector ofthe ,egional Centre concerned

,eceipt of the project approval from the ,egional Centre concernedCarr" out the project=&or2

Prepare the project report*ubmit the project report to the ,egional irector of the ,egional Centreconcerned Appear for the viva=voce as per the intimation b" the ,egional irector

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the failed students ,espective submissions of the project s"nopsis and the project reportsshould be done strictl" as per the JCalendar for the MCA projectK given in the project guidelines

In case of failed students a :'+-'3 3 9&& +9 R = 2 00?- b" &a" of a emand raft in favour of I%DO? and pa"able at the cit" &here "ou ,egional Centre is located should be remitted along &iththe resubmission of the project report

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#n uiries regarding the project proposal approvals and the project reports should be addressed tothe R&8*+ 3 D*'&/ +' +9 5& R&8*+ 3 C& '& /+ /&' & = In all correspondence &ith the?niversit" regarding "our project please uote "our #nrolment Do Project Proposal Do andProject ,eport Do

22 POINTS TO REMEMBER HILE PREPARING THEPROJECT PROPOSAL

1. P'+.&/ P'+:+ 3 F+'< 3 *+

T5& :'+.&/ :'+:+ 3 5+ & :'&:3'& * /+ 3 *+ * 5 + ' 8 * & !he project proposal should clearl" state the project objectives and the environment of the proposed project to be underta2en T5& :'+.&/ +' 5+ /+

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(10) Overall net&or2 architecture 0if re uired for "our project1(11) Implementation of securit" mechanisms at various levels(12) uture scope and further enhancement of the project(13) -ibliograph"

A self=addressed envelope &ith dul" affi8ed postage stamps 0to send it b" ordinar" postonl"1 on it

2. Project proposal completed in all aspects &ith necessar" enclosures should be sent to the,egional irector of the ,egional Centre concerned 6hile posting "our proposal to "our ,egional Centre on the top of the envelope "ou should mention MCA P'+.&/ P'+:+ 3 (MCSP-060) = U &' + /*'/ < 3 /& , 5+ 5& :'+.&/ :'+:+ 3 & & + SOCIS,IGNOU, N& D& 5*=

3. A project proposal once approved * %3 * 9+' + & &3' (two slots) In case a student isunable to submit her;his project report as per the slot s;he ma" be given another chance forsubmission of the project report in the subse uent slot If s;he still does not submit the

project report a 9'& 5 +: * 3::'+%3 * && &

4. All entries of the proforma of approval should be filled up &ith appropriate and completeinformation Incomplete approval=proforma in an" respect &ill be summaril" rejected

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"I POINTS TO REMEMBER HILE PREPARING THEPROJECT REPORT

' = P'+.&/ R&:+' F+'< 3 *+ 7!he project report 5+ contain the follo&ing@

(1) Original cop" of the Approved Proforma and Project Proposal(2) -io=data of the guide &ith her;his signature and date(3) Certificate of Originalit" 0 ormat given on Page )31(4) Project documentation(5) A C consisting of the e8ecutable file0s1 of the complete project should be attached

on the last page of the project report In no case it should be sent separatel" !hestudent needs to retain the identical cop" of the C that should be carried &hileappearing for the viva=voce along &ith the project report

2. !he :'+.&/ +/

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Complete Project CodingComments and escription of Coding segments

*tandardi:ation of the coding')

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Code #fficienc"#rror handlingParameters calling;passing

alidation chec2s

!esting

!esting techni ues and !esting strategies used!esting Plan used!est reports for ?nit !est Cases and *"stem !est Cases

ebugging and Code improvement*"stem *ecurit" measures 0Implementation of securit" for the project developed1

atabase;data securit"

Creation of ?ser profiles and access rights

Cost #stimation of the Project along &ith Cost #stimation Model,eports 0sample la"outs should be placed1

uture scope and further enhancement of theProject -ibliograph"

Appendices 0if an"1%lossar"

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completion then as per re uirements of si8 human=months per student at most t&o students

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ma" &or2 on the same project I 5* '&83' , :'*+' '&/+

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(1) P#,! chart@ Proper decomposition of stages and(2) %antt chart@ !ime line structure and validit" of chart

o&ever for other categories of project "ou should prepare class diagrams behaviourmodel and;or state transition diagram and details of various data structures used

!he #ntit" ,elationship diagram 0#, iagram1 should have@

o Proper s"mbol of attributes entities relationships cardinalit" mentioned ando ,elationship of #, diagram to *,* &ith strong association

ata lo& iagram 0 1 should have@

o All ata flo& should be levelled and should have proper input and outputo ,elationship of data flo& to data dictionar" Conte8t iagram /evel ' and /evel )

D3 3 D*/ *+ 3' 7 It should e8plain each entit" and relationship in #, diagram and dataflo& in

D& *8

Project design should include the desired features and operations in detail including user interface design program structure schema design and normalised tables and data integrit" andconstraints

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Coding phase of soft&are development includes different activities li2e refining the algorithms for individual components transferring the algorithms into a programming language 0coding1

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translating the logical data model into a ph"sical one and compiling and chec2ing the s"ntacticalcorrectness of the algorithm &ith these activities

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!he project report should include the various sample reports for read" reference

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"III SOFT ARE AND BROAD AREAS OF APPLICATION

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