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SEFYP teams during a Show & Tell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Software Engineering Final Year Project (SEFYP) is <\/em>a capstone project module <\/em>taken by all students from the BEng in Software Engineering, <\/a> Queen’s University Belfast, UK  in their final year. The  module focuses on a team-based project and teams usually consists of 4-5 students; most students spend a year in industry before taking their final year. The QUB\/EEECS code of the SEFYP module is CSC3032; our documentation includes this code for reference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The projects require either the construction of a new software system  or the contribution to an existing codebase; each team member is responsible for a key component of the  system (e.g., a functionality, an API). The module covers two semesters: SEM1 (mid September \u2013 mid December) and  SEM2 (start of January \u2013 start of April).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expressions of Interest (EoI)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The call for EoIs is now closed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The SEFYP team invites non-academic organisations from all sectors and academics across disciplines to challenge our SE students with authentic problems that can be addressed through the design and development of a new software system or the contribution to an existing codebase as part of their SEFYP. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organisations and projects committed to responsible and sustainable technology development are strongly encouraged.<\/em> This is in line with QUB Strategy 2030<\/a>, which identifies driving social change, transition to a net-zero society, and embracing the UN Sustainable Development Goals<\/a> as its priority goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To facilitate the co-ordination of the EoI call we work with the QUB-Science shop<\/a> (for community-based projects), with QUB\/EEECS careers and YOPE team<\/a> (for industry-based projects), and and Innovation in Teaching-funded <\/a> inititiave (for cross-department projects).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More about the EoI<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Submit your Project Idea<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Respond to the EoI call by sending us your project idea; it only takes 5 minutes! We seek real-world challenges (economic, social, technical, environmental) and opportunities to collaborate with non-academic and academic partners. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please read the <\/a>Call for EOIs <\/a><\/strong>first, and then use this form<\/a> to submit your idea. View the pdf <\/a>version of the form (read only) to check the information needed. Download selected Examples<\/a> of project ideas from past years (pdf).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Submit your Project Idea<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The EOI Process & the module in brief<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n