This course provides students with analytical and practical skills to plan, develop, manage, and improve the effectiveness of a software or IT-related project through hands-on, project management and development, and research activities. Students will be able to prepare a project proposal and a final report of the project. At the end of this course students have to deliver an oral presentation on the project. The purpose of the course is to guide students in applying the concepts and techniques of research methodology, project management and development activities, software tools, and techniques in analyzing and interpreting data that can greatly enhance their skills IT career.