What are IS 295a and IS 295b?

What are IS 295a and IS 295b?

MIS students who have completed 18 units of Information Systems major courses with a general weighted average (GWA) of 2.00 or better and were able to complete a satisfactory proposal presentation of their IS 295a project are qualified to take the comprehensive examination. After taking and passing the comprehensive exam, students can now take IS 295b (Information System Project Implementation).

IS 295 is divided into 2 major undertakings: 295a and 295b. In 295a you are expected to come up with a project proposal that needs to be approved by your adviser and the Faculty of Information of Communication Studies before any subsequent work is started. Approval of your proposal does not necessarily mean that your work already is an original contribution to knowledge as described above. You are just halfway through, and any approval at this point means that your initial work shows innovative ideas and promise that may lead to that desired significant and original contribution. 

IS 295b is where refinements to your original idea are done and where the actual information systems development takes place. This is the other half of the entire course and therefore the amount of time, energy, and other resources you need to get the job done is also roughly half the total amount of time required. The expected output is a bug-free Information System that will be stored in the open-source repository of research and academic work of UP Open University.

In a case where the student has an EXT grade for the IS 295B course during the second semester of the academic year, and will be continuing the project for the mid-year term, the student should apply for residency during the mid-year term. This is to ensure that the student is still enrolled while meeting the requirements of the panelists and adviser, and can finalize the project within the given period of time. And also, the student must apply for the removal of EXT. For more information, please visit Removal or Completion of Extended/4.0 Mark.

NOTE: Students should contact their advisers directly with capstone project concerns.

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