# Project Allocation & Tracking System (PATS)

> Public documentation and selected public resources for Cardiff University's PATS site. Use this file to find the main module pages, detailed guides, shared submission guidance, the public project archive, and the CM3203 LLM-help skill archive.

Important notes:

- Start with the wiki start page or the relevant module page before following deeper links.
- For CM3203 questions, start with the CM3203 module page; for master's dissertation questions, start with the master's dissertation module page.
- Many interactive application routes require login and are generated by PATS. Prefer public wiki pages for documentation and discovery.

## Start here

- [PATS home](https://pats.cs.cf.ac.uk/): Public landing page with login, service status, coordinator contacts, and general access notes.
- [PATS wiki start page](https://pats.cs.cf.ac.uk/wiki/): Main public documentation entry point for project modules and workflows.

## CM3203 — One Semester Individual Project

- [CM3203 module page](https://pats.cs.cf.ac.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=cm3203): Main entry point for setup, project selection, supervision, ethics, deadlines, deliverables, assessment, and links to detailed guidance.
- [CM3203 project help skill archive](https://pats.cs.cf.ac.uk/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=cm3203-project-help-cardiff.zip): Downloadable CM3203 skill archive for LLM-assisted help related to the module.
- [CM3203 full guide](https://pats.cs.cf.ac.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=cm3203_guide): Detailed undergraduate project guide covering workflow, supervision, ethics, assessment, formatting, submission, and publication.
- [CM3203 initial plan](https://pats.cs.cf.ac.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=cm3203_initial_plan): Requirements, structure, submission, and assessment of the initial plan.
- [CM3203 final report](https://pats.cs.cf.ac.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=cm3203_final_report): Requirements and assessment criteria for the final report.

## Master's Dissertation

- [Master's dissertation module page](https://pats.cs.cf.ac.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=masters_dissertation): Main entry point for the master's dissertation module.
- [Master's dissertation printable guide](https://pats.cs.cf.ac.uk/_masters_dissertation): Single-page dissertation guide for retrieval, printing, or saving as PDF.
- [Master's dissertation guide](https://pats.cs.cf.ac.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=masters_dissertation_guide): Detailed dissertation guide covering project selection, supervision, deliverables, assessment, submission, and publication.

## Shared guidance

- [Submission guide](https://pats.cs.cf.ac.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=submission_guide): How deliverables are submitted in PATS.
- [File checksums](https://pats.cs.cf.ac.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=checksums): Guidance on checksums for submission verification and contingency handling.

## Optional

- [PATS archive](https://pats.cs.cf.ac.uk/archive): Public archive of published projects; useful for examples, prior topics, and past deliverables.
- [Project proposals](https://pats.cs.cf.ac.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=project_proposals): How project proposals work, including writing and submitting your own proposal.
- [MSc Project Handbook](https://pats.cs.cf.ac.uk/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=mscprojecthandbook2025-26v1.pdf): Handbook for structuring and presenting the dissertation.
- [Start at Risk Application](https://pats.cs.cf.ac.uk/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=startatriskapplication.pdf): Public PDF for the dissertation start-at-risk process.