Getting Started with Your FYP or FYT

As you start your FYP, here are some suggestions:

Start early!

If you wait until September to start your FYP, you may not get off to a good start. The summer is the best time to do your foundational work:

• Research similar projects and potential development tools (see Literature Survey)
• Plan and distribute the workload (see Project Planning)

Utilize the CT website

• Browse this website to understand the FYP reports and what help is available.
• Read about the FYP Proposal.
• Check out the FYP Report Structure and information about the Introduction.
• See previous FYP winners' comments and FYP Success Tips.
• Check out some examples of previous FYP reports.

Begin having FYP meetings

• Meet with your group mates and your advisor to define your goals, to make a plan for researching and learning about your topic and to decide on roles and responsibilities.
• When you meet as a group (with or without your advisor), record minutes during the meeting or immediately afterwards. These will be accumulated and included in each report.

Write your draft Proposal

• Study the FYP Report Quick Overview, which is annotated with useful comments and instructions.
• You can also check out the FYP Advisor Preferences Page to see what preferences your advisor has.
• Study some previous FYP reports related to your FYP topic.
• Download an FYP Proposal template (in MS Word format), modify it as appropriate for your project and then save it.