Capstone Project Manuscript Outline

CAPSTONE PROJECT MANUSCRIPT OUTLINE PRELIMINARIES i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. vii. viii. ix.

Title Page Approval Sheet Certificate of Originality Dedication (optional) Acknowledgment Abstract Table of Contents List of Tables / Matrices List of Figures

CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Project Context 1.3 Project Description 1.4 Objectives of the Project 1.5 Scope and Limitations of the Project 1.6 Significance of the Project CHAPTER 2 - REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES 2.1 Related Literature 2.2 Related Studies 2.3 Synthesis 2.4 Conceptual Framework of the Project CHAPTER 3 -TECHNICAL BACKGROUND 3.1 Technical Definition of Terms 3.2 Technologies to be Use 3.3 Functionality of the Software Project CHAPTER 4 -METHODOLOGY 4.1 Environment (applicable only for Organization Specific Application Context Project) o Locale o Population of the Study o Organizational Chart/Profile 4.2 Requirements Specifications o Operational Feasibility  Fishbone Diagram  Functional Decomposition Diagram o Technical Feasibility  Compatibility checking (hardware / software and other technologies)  Relevance of the technologies o Schedule Feasibility  Gantt Chart

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Economic Feasibility  Cost and Benefit Analysis  Cost Recovery Scheme Requirements Modelling  Input  Process  Output  Performance  Control  Data and Process Modelling  Context Diagram  Data Flow Diagram  System Flowchart  Program Flowchart (highlights only)  Object Modelling  Use Case Diagram  Class Diagram  Sequence Diagram  Activity Diagram Risk Assessment/Analysis

o 4.3 Design o Output and User-Interface Design  Forms  Reports o Data Design  Entity Relationship Diagram  Data Dictionary o System Architecture  Network Model  Network Topology  Security 4.4 Development o Software Specification o Hardware Specification o Program Specification o Programming Environment  Front End  Back End o Deployment Diagram o Test Plan  Test data 4.5 Verification, Validation, Testing o Unit Testing o Integration Testing  Compatibility Testing  Performance Testing  Stress Testing

Any of the following or a combination of different modelling tools

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 Load Testing System Testing Acceptance Testing

CHAPTER 5 – SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 5.1 Summary of Findings 5.2 Conclusions 5.3 Recommendations CHAPTER 6 - IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 6.1 Project Implementation Checklist 6.2 Implementation Contingency 6.3 Infrastructure/Deployment REFERENCES APPENDICES 1. Test Instrument 2. Evaluation Instrument 3. Summary of Test and Evaluation Results 4. Relevant Source Code 5. Sample I/O Reports, 6. Communication or Correspondence (Letters) 7. Tabulated Data 8. Important Forms a. Assignment of Technical Critic b. Assignment of English Critic 9. Certificates (English Editing, Technical Editing and Statistical Analysis) 10. User Guide 11. Curriculum Vitae