Final year projects in electrical and information engineering: Tips for students and supervisors

Final year projects are often the final required step towards an engineering degree. Officially, they are only considered as one more subject that has to be passed. However, they play a key role in the training of students both before joining an engineering position in a company or continuing with their academic career. This remarkable importance is due to the fact that students must show the skills acquired during their education in a concrete task, representing a great challenge to be overcome before leaving university. The success of students in this task highly depends on its supervision, which has to be helpful and encouraging for them. This paper is intended to be a collection of tips and suggestions to help, both students and supervisors of electrical and information engineering, with the development of the final year project.