The initiation, organisation and logistics of part-time final-year projects

This paper presents details concerning the co-ordination [1] of the final y ear project programme of the part-time B. Eng. (Mechanical) degree programm e of the School of Mechanical and Production Engineering, Nan,vang Technolo gical University. Singapore. It also provides details on how the power of i nformation technology, is utilised to facilitate an efficient and effective co-ordination task all the way-from project proposal stage through project selection, balloting and allocation, to oral presentation scheduling. The procedure presented in the paper for part-time final year projects is under stood to exist in Continental Europe for full-time final-year projects, but in general they are not so well structured administratively.