The graduation thesis project of theBEng Industrial Design Engineering is the final and most comprehensive projectstudents accomplish during their studies. The graduation project is aself-directed project conducted over the course of one year that integrates students’previous learning in a coherent form. Students will demonstrate their abilityto manage and direct their project work and think critically and independently.The graduation thesis project is conducted in the following steps: 1) Topicselection, 2) Final Year Project Review and Declaration, 3) Opening Reportpresentation and submission, 4) Project Development Report, 5) Mid- termReview, 6) Final Review, and 7) Graduation Exhibition. Steps 1 to 3 areconducted in the fall semester, Steps 4 to 7 are conducted in the springsemester. Students can work individually or inteams. For teamwork projects, individual contributions have to be clearlystated for the purpose of assessment. Where appropriate, students may engagewith industry to define the project and/or deliver it. Skills: Communication, innovation,project management, leadership Process (fordetails see the School of Design Graduation Project Regulations):1. TopicselectionAnnouncement of the list of thesissupervisors and faculty member's topics available for mutual selection based onfirst, second and third choice.2. Final YearProject Review and DeclarationConfirmation of final results anddeclaration of students’ topic selection.3. OpeningReport (assessed as part of DS402 Research Project)Writing of the project report isintegrated with the DS402 Research Project course. As final outcome of DS402and as Opening Report for the graduation thesis project, students produce adesign-oriented research report that focuses on background research and thedevelopment of a preliminary design concept for the graduation thesis topic.4. ProjectDevelopment Report(20%)The Design Development Report ispresented and assessed in the beginning of the spring semester.5. Mid- termReviewThe mid-term review is organized in themiddle of the spring semester. Students' progress in the graduation thesisproject is checked and formative feedback is offered.6. Final Review(20%)The final review is scheduled in week14 of the spring semester. Students present their final outcomes to a panel ofsupervisors and external guests. Internal reviewers assess the quality ofstudents’ design process and the quality of the outcomes.7. GraduationExhibition (60%)The Graduation Exhibition is held at the end of the spring term.Students who have been qualified to participate in the Graduation Exhibitionwill present and demonstrate their works through high quality visual materials,physical models and other media works in addition to various forms of processmodels at the Graduation Exhibition. Student works are assessed by a panel consistingof all graduation thesis supervisors.