Submit Your Project

This page outlines the general guidelines for students to submit their showcase project or research.

Submission Deadline

Please note that the deadline for submissions is:

~~Sunday, 10th November 2024, at 23:59 (Midnight).~~

Wednesday, 13th November 2024, at 23:59 (Midnight).

Primary and High School Project Submission Guidelines

Eligibility Criteria:

Subject Relevance: The project should be related to computing or robotics.
Connection to SDGs: Optionally, projects may have a link to one or more Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Collaborative Effort: The project may be a group activity developed as part of the curriculum or a co-curricular activity in the school.

Project Report Requirements:

The report should be a visual representation of your project and must be no longer than 250 words. It must include the following sections:

Title: Include the title of the project
Group: Names of all group members, the grade, and the teacher(s) name.
Introduction (max. 50 words): Provide a concise project description, including the problem statement, objectives, and a proposed solution.
Method and Technology Used (max. 100 words): Outline the stages, methods, and approaches used in the project. Include information on resources and technologies used in designing and implementing the project. (For primary school, simpler language can be used to describe what was done and how it was done.)
Results (max. 50 words): Summarise your findings, any limitations in the project, and whether it was completed successfully.
Conclusion (max. 50 words): Clearly express the benefits of the project and what was learned from it.

Note for Primary School Submissions:

If the project is for primary school students, assistance from teachers or supervisors is encouraged.

General Guidelines for Undergraduate and Postgraduate projects

The project report should be no longer than 250 words. Think of this as a visual version of your project. The report should include:

Title – Title of the project, the names of all group members, course enrolled, the name of the supervisor(s) and client(s).
Introduction (max. 50 words) – Provide a high-level description of the project that clearly describes the problem statement, objective(s) and a proposed solution to the problem.
Method and technology used (max. 100 words) – Describe the different stages of your project, methods, approaches, or framework you used in solving the problem. Also, address the resources and technologies used in designing and implementation process.
Results (max. 50 words) – Highlight your findings. Any limitation(s) in the project. Was the project successfully completed? How satisfied the client was with the project?
Conclusion (max. 50 words) – The conclusion should clearly state the benefits of the project and what you learned from doing the project.

General Guidelines for HDR projects

For HDR students, the report should include:

Title – Title of the project, the name(s) of all group members, course enrolled, the name(s) of the supervisor(s) and client(s).
Introduction – Describe the purpose, scope, and significance of the topic.
Research question(s) – Address the research questions and how you intend to answer them.
Methodology – Clearly summarise the methodology or framework used. What methods you applied to answer the research questions?
Results – Summarise your findings and ideas, including were all the research questions properly answered, what is still unresolved, any new findings from your investigation.
Timeframe – How long it took or will take to complete the project?
Conclusion – A conclusion that sums up the importance of your research project.

Video Presentation Guidelines

When preparing your presentation video, please keep the following information in mind:

The project video should be no longer than 5 minutes and stored in one of the following file formats: mp4, mov, mpeg, mpg or avi.
The resolution should be 1080p or better for optimal streaming quality.
Voice(s) should be clear, enthusiastic, well-paced and uninterrupted.
The video should be clear, bright, and always showing something, such as a face, working models, graphical images (i.e., no dark scenes).
A script is not necessary, but practice to make your presentation smooth without long pauses.
A background music is not advisable as it will be distracting unless it has a special purpose in the project.
For quantitative projects, use simple, clean, and clearly labelled graphs with proper axis labels. Do not use light colours such as yellow, light green, pink or light grey in your figures as they do not show up properly.
Start the recording a few seconds before you start talking. When finished, leave a few seconds at the end.

Structure your project presentation like a story as it is very persuasive, grabs attention and uses the audience’s imagination. An ideal structure for a presentation includes:

Introduction (1 min) – Title of the project, introduce group members, course you are enrolled in, supervisor(s) who guided, and client(s) who assigned a project.
A brief overview of the entire project (1 min) – Describes the goal(s) and purpose of the project. The technologies used in designing a project.
Brief demonstration of the project (2-mins) – Must show your project in operation. For quantitative projects (i.e., Mathematics or Data Science), present your results in graphical or image form to support your hypothesis and findings.
Implications and Conclusion (1 min) – Correctly interrupt your findings. Address any sources of errors and methodology difficulties you faced while implementation. Clearly state the benefit(s) of the project.

Useful resources

1. Zoom recording

· Recording through Zoom.

· Western Now knowledge article here for access (sign into Western Now) https://wsu.service-now.com/staff?id=kb_article_view&sys_kb_id=e94beb268741cd1405fdcae20cbb35f0

2. Microsoft PowerPoint

· Record your presentation as a video with narration. Western Now knowledge article https://wsu.service-now.com/staff?id=kb_article_view&sys_kb_id=242a0f93877af490b1f6ab0a0cbb3500

3. Adobe Rush – video editing

· Western Now knowledge article here for access https://wsu.service-now.com/staff?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0016956

· Adobe site https://www.adobe.com/au/products/premiere-rush.html

4. WOS Studio

· Academic and professional staff can currently book the WOS studio – https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/learning_futures/home/teaching_support/western_one_stop_studio

5. The Window’s 10 Xbox Game Bar (free)