CISSE Advanced Level
ICT Project cheat sheet
Every chapter's key points, formulas and definitions on one page, for the last week before the exam. Each heading links to the chapter that explains it.
The ICT capstone project
- The Research Project is CISSE's closing paper: the candidate identifies, proposes, executes and defends a real ICT project under supervision, applying what the rest of the diploma taught.
- KASNEB's process has four stages, in order: identify a project, submit a proposal, undertake the project under supervision once approved, and present it before a panel.
- A strong topic addresses a real practical challenge or opportunity, is feasible with the time and resources actually available, has enough technical depth and has a defensible scope.
- The candidate owns the project and does the work; the supervisor oversees and advises without doing the work for the candidate.
- KASNEB's own website carries the current procedural detail, such as submission windows and required forms, so check it directly.
Key terms
- Candidate
- Owns the project: selects the topic, does the work, writes the report, and ultimately presents and defends it before the panel. The project must genuinely be the candidate's own work (developed further under academic integrity in the chapter on ethics).
- Supervisor
- Provides oversight and guidance (developed fully in the chapter on supervision): reviewing progress, advising on technical and methodological decisions, and helping the candidate stay on a realistic, well-scoped path, without doing the work for the candidate.
The rest of the sheet covers
- Project proposal development
- Literature and technology review
- Requirements analysis and system design
- Project implementation
- Testing and quality assurance
- The technical report
- Presentation and panel defence
- Project supervision and management
- Ethics and professional conduct
- Exam technique and revision
- Glossary