About Special Project

The Special Project is one of the graduation requirements for students in the Bachelor Program in Informatics at Yuan Ze University. It consists of Special Project (I) and Special Project (II), totaling 6 credits. Students participating in the Special Project are required to complete a project topic under the supervision of a faculty member from the College of Informatics and produce software code, hardware designs, or software systems. The project topic is not restricted, but it must be related to the field of information technology.

Students who choose the Special Project option have greater flexibility in arranging their course schedules and project work. They may also apply for the NSTC Undergraduate Student Research Project. For more information, please visit the official website of the NSTC Undergraduate Student Research Project or contact Ms. Yen-Fang Lin at the Office of Research and Development. ylin@saturn.yzu.edu.tw.

Requirements

After obtaining consent from a faculty member in the College of Informatics (including the Departments of Computer Science and Engineering, Information Management, Information Communication, and the Bachelor Program in Informatics) to serve as the project advisor, students must complete the Special Project Advisor Consent Form and submit it to the secretary of the Bachelor Program in Informatics at Room R70201. The program secretary will then enroll students in Special Project (I) collectively. Students may also form a project team of up to five members to work together on a single project.

Aside from completing their project, students must also complete two tasks:

For the second task, students should also accomplish one of the following items:

Important note: Not getting approved by the NSTC, not winning the competition, or not getting accepted for paper publication still qualifies as completing the Special Project requirement.

Assessment and final step

The score for Special Project is given by the advisor based on student's participation and dedication to their project. If a student is joining a Special Project Exhibition, the score will be decided by the exhibition judges after reviewing their oral and poster presentation, which is averaged by the number of judges available. 

After completing all the task, student must submit the YZU IBPI Special Project Checklist to the secretary before leaving the school (graduation verification by IBPI department). However, students are advised to let their advisor sign the checklist first after every task has been fulfilled.

Q&A

1. Q: When can I begin the Special Project?

A: Once a professor has agreed to be your advisor, you can start planning and doing the Special Project. The course will be assigned to you starting from Year 3.

2. Q: I have started doing the Special Project, but can I change my advisor?

A: Please fill up the IBPI Special Project Request Form and discuss with your current advisor regarding the change.

3. Q: Can I take both Special Project and Internship?

A: Currently, student can either complete the Special Project or choose to do Internship. Although students are allowed to do internship, but students cannot do both Special Project and Internship on the same semester.

4. Q: I have started doing the Special Project, but I wish to quit and do Internship instead. What will happen to my Special Project score?

A: If you would like to switch to do Internship after starting the Special Project, you should withdraw from the Special Project by applying in the Portal within the announced period. If you have completed Special Project (I) and wanted to do Internship in the next, the credits earned from Special Project (I) will not be counted towards your graduation requirement credits. Likewise, the advisor must approve of your decision first. Do not abandon the Special Project when you are unsure whether a company will offer you an internship opportunity, because you cannot choose to do the Special Project again. If you have finally decided, please submit the IBPI Special Project Request Form to the IBPI secretary.

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