Cyber Security Project

Project - Machine Learning in Malware detection

Assignment Task

There is a strict word limit that is applied to this assignment. It is an exercise in being able to explain and justify your project in a concise manner. Failure to do this may result in a lower than desired grade or outcome.

For this assignment, you are tasked with writing up your report for the project undertaken and described in your project proposal. This report must include the following elements:

Declaration of Originality/Statement of Copyright/Ethics Approval Number
Table of Contents and a List of Figures/Tables (if applicable)

The following chapters:
Introduction
Literature Review
Methodology
Implementation (if applicable)
Result Analysis and Discussion
Conclusion

Project Management

Formatted list of references using the APA referencing style

Evidence of project management (provided in the appendices)

Source code of implementation (if applicable and provided in the appendices)
screenshots of source code will not be accepted
Prior agreement should be sought for any other content, such as executables, artefacts or videos to your supervisors. This content should not be included in the conference paper. If possible, all executables or videos should be stored on their respective services, i.e. videos on OneDrive etc. Any artefacts, such as videos and executables should be time-stamped and unmodified from point of submission. Any artefacts, found to have a date after the deadline may not be considered for marking.
Important: You must ensure that all artefacts generated for the project are kept until your supervisor advises otherwise. Artefacts include, but are not limited to: source-code, executables, videos, meeting logs, project report etc.

Abstract
Is the abstract well written?
Does the abstract contain a small introduction to the problem and project domain?
Is there some discussion on the methodology being followed?
Does the student include a mini-conclusion about the project?

Introduction
Is there a well-defined scope?
Does the student introduce the problem and the project domain? 30
Is there a discussion on what the problem is and what it is not?
Are the aims and objectives of the project present?
Does the student highlight what their research question is?

Literature Review
Is the literature review relevant to the project being undertaken?
Is it comprehensive? Are there any missing gaps in the literature read?
Does the student provide a critical review and analysis of the papers?

Is there a broad range of sources referenced and are they up to date?
Is there a broad range of sources referenced and are they up to date?

Methodology, Implementation*/Artefact and Evaluation

Methodology
Has a methodology been identified?
Can the project be repeated by a third party?
Is the methodology suitable and appropriate for the project?
Does the student clearly state (or are they aware) that they are using qualitative or quantitative data?

Implementation/Artefact
Is the implementation/artefact appropriate for the project? 30
Is it justified by the methodology?
Does the student provide a detailed justification for the approach that was undertaken?

Evaluation
Has the student followed their methodology?
Does the student compare their results to that of the expected outcomes?
Is their a relevant/related discussion to findings drawn?
Conclusion and Further Work
Conclusion
Did the student meet their aims and objectives?
Do they provide a answer to their research question?
Were there any modifications to the aims and objectives?
If so, were they discussed and justified well? 20
Is the student aware of where their work fits in the problem domain/field of study?

Further Work
Does the student critically reflect upon the projects shortcomings and successes?
Are there any proposed future work that could be done to their work?

Project Management
If appropriate, does the student use a relevant software lifecycle model?
Does the student provide an updated Gantt Chart/timelines for the project?
If so, does the student discuss the changes? 10
Does the student provide reflection on the supervision process?
Legal and Ethical Discussion
Throughout the project does the student think about how their work may affect other people?
Does the student discuss where their project sits in terms of legality? 5
Does the student account for any safe-guarding for both the university and themselves?

Report Structure
Does the student follow the expected template?
Is the work referenced using the APA style?
Does the student have an appropriate number of references to support the work that was undertaken? 5
Is the writing style and narrative conventions employed appropriate for the report?
Has the student provide the relevant source-code/artefact in the appendices and/or on GitHub?