FYP1 : Week 7

Workshop for Report Writing for Chapter 1 & 2

Objective : To learn guideline on how to write Chapter 1 and 2

Activity : Today a report writing workshop for chapter 1 and 2 had been given by Dr.Imran. The event held on 29 August 2018 at TTL 2, UniKL BMI. Dr.Imran had brief all requirement for the FYP report is it should have 5 chapters which are:

• Chapter 1 : Introduction
• Chapter 2 : Literature review
• Chapter 3 : Methodology
• Chapter 4 : Results and discussion
• Chapter 5 : Future works and conclusion

However, only chapter 1 until chapter 3 needed for students FYP1 to do. The balance of chapter 4 and 5 will be proceed during FYP 2. This is because for this semester students only make proposal for their FYP. For FYP 2 will proceed with development of project.

Conclusion : Today I had been guide about report requirement for chapter 1 and 2. I can proceed with chapter 2 after I finished up write chapter 1.

FYP1 : Week 6

Start writing for Chapter 1

Objective : To finish up Chapter 1 for proposal report

Activity : My supervisor, Dr. wangi had provided Chapter 1 outline for proposal report which contain of 5 subtopics such as below:

Few articles and journals that I had read about how, what and why falls incident happened among elderly. Here is the best journal about falls incident statistic officially by World Health Organization (WHO) , Ministry of Health Malaysia and few more journal on effect of hypertension (high blood pressure) and hypotension (low blood pressure). 

• WHO : Falls
• Ministry of Health Malaysia : Falls among older adults
• 10 dangers of seniors living alone
• Why aging adults fall
• Abnormal blood pressure(symptoms&causes)

Conclusion : Research based on problem regarding to my FYP project had been done. I need to settle up this chapter 1 so I can proceed with chapter 2.

FYP1 : Week 5

Discussion with supervisor

Objective : To discuss with supervisor about the project based on project synopsis

Activity : I had made a project synopsis for fall detection and show it to my supervisor. In the synopsis, I told my supervisor  that i would like to focus on blood pressure abnormality. This is because one of the reasons falls incident happen is because if the blood pressure too high or too low, it cause the victim will feel dizzy and it may cause fall. 

Conclusion : I had done showing my project synopsis. The title of my project had been added up to Development 0F Elderly Fall Detection Due to Abnormality in Blood Pressure Reading. I already can start with writing report proposal for chapter 1.

FYP1 : Week 4

Selection project title

Objective : To decide project title for Final Year Project

Activity : Based from problem discussed last week, a solution is needed as the project will helps to handle the problem. The problem is about falls incident among elderly that can cause death. So, a way to help this problem is by making a project that can detect fall incident then send alert to someone nearby or any contact list. So, the title had been chose is "Development of Falls Detection among Elderly".

Conclusion : Project development had been chose as type of my FYP project. The title of the project also had been chosen. So, I need to produce project synopsis to show tomy supervisor to ask for her opinion.

FYP1 : Week 3

Brainstorming of problems

 Objective : To find out problems that happen nowadays

Activity : 

This discussion is to brainstorming problems that recently happen nowadays. There are 5 persons there for the discussion which is myself, Hadi, Azwanie, Sabrina and my supervisor, Dr.Wangi. All of us are under the same supervisor. More person involve means more ideas can be shared and exchange together. After had been discussed, there are few problems that regarding with medical.

• What if incident happen to a car/ motor and during that time no other car/motor there, so no one know it. How the driver/rider want to get help?
• How to avoid heat stroke among children that had been left inside the car when the parents forgot them?
• How to record exact time of epilepsy incidents?
• How to reduce death among elderly from fall incident during they staying alone.

Conclusion : I had chosen problem regarding falls incident among elderly. I need to find a way to solve the problem.

FYP1 : Week 2

Introductory FYP1 briefing

Objective : To understand FYP1 requirements and its procedure

Activity : 

This briefing had been held at 25 July 2018 (Wednesday) at TTL2,Unikl BMI from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. The briefing had been given by Dr. Imran.  Dr.Imran explained about FYP1 which contain of 3 assessment which is FYP1 proposal presentation, logbook and project proposal report. Percentage division for those assessments are:

 Proposal Presentation = 35%

Project proposal report = 35% 

Logbook = 30%

Besides, Dr.Imran also informed that due date to register  project title is on week 6 which the deadline is 24 August 2018. Students require to register through their supervisor. FYP project have 2 categories which are project development and project research. Student can choose either one of that. Few handouts were given.

Conclusion : The procedure and assessment of Final Year Project is clearer. Few things need to settle are decide either to do research project or development project and discuss on the possible project tittle.

FYP1 : Week 1

Find supervisor

Objective : To find a supervisor that can give guidance to do final year project.


Activity : I had approached few lecturers that I think they are good guider to student. Firstly,I had started with lecturers from Medical electronics section. Unfortunately, most of them already been full quota of students to be supervise. So, I proceed to find supervisor from the electronic section. One of electronic section's lecturer that I like most is Dr. Siti Marwangi as she used to teach me last semester for subject Microprocessor. I thinks I scored that subject with flying colour because the way she teach student and guide student is excellent. So, I and few of my friends decided to approach Dr. Marwangi to be our supervisor. After we had some table talk, Dr. Wangi agreed to be my supervisor.

Conclusion : The supervisor for my final year project is Dr Siti Marwangi from electronic section. By having supervisor, I should start find possible tittle of project.