UNIVERSITY OF GHANA LEGON

ACCRA GHANA

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER ENGINEERING

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES

FINAL YEAR PROJECT REPORT

ON
[Write the title of the project here]
PROJECT REPORT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULLFILMENT OF
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY
DEGREE IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING

NAME OF STUDENT: ______________________________

INDEX NUMBER: _________________________________

NAME OF SUPERVISOR: ____________________________

DATE OF SUBMISSION: ___________________________

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By
[Full Name of Student as on University Record]
(Index Number)
Submitted to the Department of Computer Engineering
in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of
Master of Philosophy Degree in Computer Engineering
University of Ghana
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Name of Student: _______________________________________________________

Signature of Student: _____________________________________________________

Name of Supervisor: ____________________________________________________

Signature of Supervisor: __________________________________________________

Head of Department: ____________________________________________

Signature of Head of Department: ___________________________________________

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Declaration of Originality Form

Department of Computer Engineering
I certify that this thesis document is my own work except where indicated by
referencing. I confirm that I have read and understood the guidelines on plagiarism in
the Computer Engineering undergraduate thesis handbook including the University of
Ghanas policy on plagiarism. I have acknowledged in the text of this thesis all sources
used. I have also fully referenced including page numbers all the relevant texts, figures,
data, and tables quoted from books, journals, articles, internet websites, and works of
other people. I have not used the services of any professional person or agency to
produce this thesis document. I have also not presented the work of any student present
or past from other academic or research Institutions. I understand that any false claim in
respect of this thesis document will result in disciplinary action in accordance with the
regulations of the University of Ghana.
Please complete the information below by Hand and in BLOCK LETTERS.
Student Name: ...................................................................................................................
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Thesis Title: ......................................................................................................................
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Certified by Supervisor: ..................................................................................................
Supervisor Signature: ......................................................... Date........................................

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Abstract
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The abstract is a summary of the work and must therefore be limited half of a page (at
most one page). The abstract must contain the following elements and it must be
structured in paragraph form (double-spacing for paragraph);
brief background of the project and the problem and why it is of interest
summary of the method deployed to solve the problem
major findings or conclusions drawn from the work following testing
summary of possible benefits of the work done

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Table of contents
Originality declaration ..
Abstract ..
Acknowledgement
Table of contents ..
List of Figures and Tables ..
List of Codes ..

Chapter 1 Introduction .. 1
1.0
Background .1
1.1
Problem definition .....2
1.3
Project objectives
1.4
Relevance of project
1.5
Outline of thesis
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2.0
Introduction
2.1
Review of related work
2.2
The proposed work
2.3
Project scope
Chapter 3 System Design Process and Development
3.0
Introduction
3.1
The design problem and process
3.2
System requirements, analysis and specifications
3.3
Design considerations and selection
3.4
System design
3.5
Development tools
Chapter 4 System Implementation and Testing
4.0
Introduction
4.1
System implementation process
4.2
Testing and results
4.3
Discussion of results
4.4
Performance evaluation
Chapter 5 Conclusion and Recommendation
5.0
Introduction
5.1
Conclusions
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5.3

Recommendations
Challenges and observations

References
Appendices

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Chapter 1 Introduction
1.0

Introduction

1.1

Introduction

1.2

Introduction

1.3

Introduction

1.4

Introduction

1.5

Introduction

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Chapter 2 Literature Review

2.0

Introduction

2.1

Introduction

2.2

Introduction

2.3

Introduction

2.4

Introduction

2.5

Introduction
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Chapter 3 System Design and Development

3.0

Introduction

3.1

Introduction

3.2

Introduction

3.3

Introduction

3.4

Introduction

3.5

Introduction

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Chapter 4 System Implementation and Testing

4.0

Introduction

4.1

Introduction

4.2

Introduction

4.3

Introduction

4.4

Introduction

4.5

Introduction
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Chapter 5 Conclusion and Recommendation

5.0

Introduction

5.1

Introduction

5.2

Introduction

5.3

Introduction

5.4

Introduction

5.5

Introduction
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Appendices

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