Sample Files:

• Grading scale for Level 3 Final Year Project [PDF]
• Template and Guidelines of BEng Project Brief [MS Word]
• Sample file for the orange front cover page (with a window) [MS Word]
• Sample file for the FYP poster [MS Word]
• Sample of Table of Contents [PDF]
• Sample of a thesis title page [PDF]
• FYP report cover page [MS Word]
  

• 1. Research Proposal and Formulation:
• Generating ideas & forming a question (University of Reading) [PDF]
• 2. Reading Skills:
• Effective academic reading (University of Reading) [PDF]
• Reading Effectively (UNSW) [PDF]
• 3. Literature Review:
• Getting Started on Your Literature Review (UNSW) [PDF]
• How to undertake a literature search and review: for dissertations and final year projects (DMU) [PDF]
• Literature Review: Academic Tip Sheet (Edith Cowan University) [PDF]
• Writing a Literature Review (UNSW) [PDF]
• Writing the Literature Review / Using the Literature (RMIT) [PDF]
• 4. Referencing:
• Chicago Author-Date Referencing (Curtin University) [PDF]
  
• The Harvard system of referencing (DMU) [PDF]
  
• Referencing: Why, when and how (Lincoln University) [PDF]
• 5. Report/Thesis Organisation & Planning:
• A Report Checklist (Lincoln University) [PDF]
• Features of good reports (University of Reading) [PDF]
• Minor thesis & research report structure (RMIT) [PDF]
• Structuring your report (University of Reading) [PDF]
• Undergraduate research report [PDF]
• 6. Report/Thesis Writing:
• Abstract Preparation Guidance (HKU Graduate School) [website]
• Paraphrasing, Summarising & Quoting (UNSW) [PDF]
• Writing a research report (RMIT) [PDF]
• Writing “critically” (Lincoln University) [PDF]
• 7. Oral presentations:
• Oral presentations (RMIT) [PDF]
• Oral Presentations Guidelines (PSU) [PDF]
• Speaking to an Audience (UNSW) [PDF]
• Using PowerPoint in Oral Presentations (UNSW) [PDF]

• Guidelines for Effective Oral and Written Communications [PDF]
• Making a Presentation [PDF]
• Engineering an Effective PowerPoint Presentation [PDF]
• Mastering Technical Writing [PDF]
• Scholarship and Intellectual Property [PDF]

• Guidelines
• Assessment Tasks [RMIT]
• Literature review
• Writing the Literature Review / Using the Literature [PDF]
• Conducting a Literature Review - University of Melbourne
• How to undertake a literature search and review: for dissertations and final year projects [PDF] (DMU)
• How to write a literature review - UCE Birmingham
• Literature Reviews - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Style Manuals by Subject Discipline [University of Maryland]
  
• Writing a Literature Review - University of Canberra
• The Literature Review [Lincoln University Library]
• Google Scholar – Citation Index
• Web of Science -- Citation Indexes
• Making the Grade: Searching the World Wide Web [Lincoln University Library]
• Writing a literature review [RMIT]
• Writing a Literature Review [Saint Mary's University]
• Writing up Research: Using the Literature
• HKU Library
• Dragon (HKUL catalogue)
• Hong Kong University Theses Collection
• Information Literacy Tutorial (quick guide)
• Learn More (how to search in a specific article database, or a collection of e-books or e-journals)
• Science and Engineering Faculties Librarian (Ms. Alice Wong)
• Subject Blogs -- Engineering
• Subject Guides for Architecture
• Subject Guides for Mechanical Engineering
• Useful databases and search tools for academic and professional publications
• Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost)
• EBSCOhost research databases
• Engineering village 2 (Compendex)
• IEEE Xplore
• IngentaConnect.com
• ISI web of science
• ProQuest
• scholar.google.com
• ScienceDirect.com
• Science citation index (SCI) (ISI web of knowledge)
• Springer LINK
• e-Handbooks and Textbooks
• CRCnetBASE
• ENGnetBASE: engineering handbooks online
• Knovel : scientific and engineering databases
• Standards
• British standards online (via HKU Library)
• IHS database services (via HKU Library)
• Dissertations
• Digital Dissertation Consortium (DDC)
• OAI Federated Search for Etd [National Sun Yat-sen University]
• Journals
• How to find journals and journal articles [DMU]
• How to use Journals [LSBU]
• Chinese publications
• China Journal Net
• CNKI
• Index to Chinese periodical literature on WWW
• Key Chinese Resources (HKU Library)
• Referencing
• Reference styles:
• Footnote style, numbered style and author-date style
• Chicago style, Harvard style
  
• A Referencing Style Guide [University of Birmingham]
• Citation -- Wikipedia
• Parenthetical referencing (Harvard referencing) -- Wikipedia
  
• Chicago Author-Date Referencing [Curtin University Library]
  
• The Chicago Manual of Style Online
• List of Works Consulted: Chicago 15th B STYLE [University of Queensland]
• The Harvard system of referencing [DMU]
• References/Bibliography: Harvard Style [University of Queensland]
• Reference/Bibliography: Harvard Gatton Style [University of Queensland]
• How to avoid Plagiarism and be citation wise [DMU]
• Style Manuals by Subject Discipline [University of Maryland]
• Survey Techniques
• How To Write A Good Survey
• Questionnaire Design [Georgia Tech]
• Questionnaire Survey
• Survey Design [Creative Research Systems]
• Survey Questionnaire Design
• Example of a questionnaire

• Effective Presentation Skills [CD-ROM + 1 workbook], Ver. 1.0, Crisp Learning, Menlo Park, California, 2001. [AV 658.45 E27 C]
• Oral presentations [PDF]
• Oral Presentation Guidelines and Suggestions [PDF]
• Hill, M. and Storey, A., 2000. Speak Easy!: Oral Presentation Skills in English for Academic and Professional Use, Version 1.0, Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong. [AV 428.24 H64]
• McCarthy, P. and Hatcher, C., 2002. Presentation Skills: the Essential Guide for Students, SAGE, London. [808.51 M123 p]
• Rotondo, J. and Rotondo, M., 2002. Presentation Skills for Managers [ebook], netLibrary, Inc., Boulder, Colorado. [ebrary 658.452 R84]
• Learning-to-Learn Website: Presentation Skills [PolyU]
• Oral Communication
• Oral presentation:
• Guidelines for Oral Presentation [HKU IDDP]
• Guidelines for Oral Presentations [Auburn University]
• Guidelines for Oral Presentations [Ohio Wesleyan University]
• PowerPoint presentation:
• Creating an Effective PowerPoint Presentation
• Giving a Talk: Guidelines for the Preparation and Presentation of Technical Seminars
• PowerPoint Presentation Advice
• Preparing Presentation Slides: A Tutorial by John Battalio
• Tips for Making Effective PowerPoint Presentations

• Gantt chart [wikipedia]

• Research -- Facilities and Equipment (BSE Lab)
  

• Research Methods
• Basic Business Research Methods
• Research -- Wikipedia
• Research Methods (in Library and Information Science)
• Research Methodology [PDF]
• Research Study
• How to Read an Engineering Research Paper [UC San Diego]
• Study Skills [RMIT]
• Getting Started
• Referencing
• Plagiarism
• Note taking skills
• Reading skills
• Time management
• Mindmaps
• Learning styles

• A Visual Guide to Essay Writing [ANU]
• Abstract Preparation Guidance (HKU Graduate School) [website]
• Avoiding Plagiarism
• What is Plagiarism?
• Plagiarism (and how to avoid it)
• Copyright and Plagiarism (From the Graduate School Handbook)
• Advice on Academic Writing [University of Toronto]
• Engineering Writing Handbook [University of Toronto]
• Hints on Technical Report Writing
• How to Write a Good Report
• How to Writing a Research Paper
• How to write a thesis (Bachelor, Master, or PhD) and which software tools to use [SciPlore]
• Preparing and Submitting Your Thesis: A Guide for MPhil and PhD Students
• Writer's Handbook [UW-Madison Writing Center]
• Citing References in Your Paper
• Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students
• Writing Research Theses or Dissertations (guidelines and tips)
• Presenting Data [PDF]
• Writing Skills [RMIT]
• Summarising
• Synthesising
• Academic style & vocabulary
• Paraphrasing
• Referencing
• Sentences
• Paragraphs
• Spelling
• Linking words
• Minor thesis & research report structure [PDF]
• Writing up research: The Guidebook [AIT]
• abstract
• introduction
• literature review
• methodology (plus verb tenses and active and passive voice )
• results
• discussion
• conclusion
• The Basics of Good Writing
• How to Reference
• References (for works cited in Writing up Research online)
• The Report Writer for Project Reports [AV 808.066 R42 p]
• HKU Library's Subject Guides on Writing Theses and Dissertations
• Preparing and Submitting Your Thesis: A Guide for MPhil and PhD Students (5th Edition) [HKU]
• Some Advice on Writing a Technical Report
• Final Year Projects
• A checklist for effective reports [PDF]
• Final Year Projects (guidelines by Mike Hart)
• Final Year Projects Guide (doc)
• Final Year Project Handbook (PDF)
• Final year project toolkit [IET]