Projects in Computing and Information Systems A Student’s Guide Christian W. Dawson Copyright © 2005 Christian W Dawson
The Meliorist Model Copyright © 2005 Christian W Dawson
The landscape of computing (adapted from Dawson, 2004) Copyright © 2005 Christian W Dawson
Contributions to Knowledge Copyright © 2005 Christian W Dawson
The real research process Source: Adapted and reproduced with kind permission from Orna and Stevens (1995) Copyright © 2005 Christian W Dawson
A high-level RTM for the field of software engineering Copyright © 2005 Christian W Dawson
An example relevance tree for the field of artificial intelligence Copyright © 2005 Christian W Dawson
An example spider diagram for the field of software engineering Copyright © 2005 Christian W Dawson
A generic overview of the project process Copyright © 2005 Christian W Dawson
Project Stages Definition Planning Initiation Control Closure Copyright © 2005 Christian W Dawson
Specific Measurable Appropriate Realistic Time-Related SMART Objectives Specific Measurable Appropriate Realistic Time-Related Copyright © 2005 Christian W Dawson
Milestone identification; Activity sequencing; Scheduling; Project Planning Work breakdown; Time estimates; Milestone identification; Activity sequencing; Scheduling; Re-planning. Copyright © 2005 Christian W Dawson
An example of a work breakdown structure Copyright © 2005 Christian W Dawson
Milestones leading to the project’s ultimate aim Copyright © 2005 Christian W Dawson
An example of a simple activity-on-the-node diagram Copyright © 2005 Christian W Dawson
An example of an activity network Copyright © 2005 Christian W Dawson
An example Gantt chart Copyright © 2005 Christian W Dawson
Alleviate critical risks Control risks Risk Management Identify risks Assess impact of risks Alleviate critical risks Control risks Copyright © 2005 Christian W Dawson
The importance of the literature survey Copyright © 2005 Christian W Dawson
Projects within their wider context Copyright © 2005 Christian W Dawson
A taught degree project in context within two subject areas Copyright © 2005 Christian W Dawson
A research degree that draws together three previously unrelated subject areas Copyright © 2005 Christian W Dawson
The literature survey process Copyright © 2005 Christian W Dawson
The software development life cycle Copyright © 2005 Christian W Dawson
The conventional stages of requirements capture Copyright © 2005 Christian W Dawson
The build-and-fix 'model' Copyright © 2005 Christian W Dawson
The classical waterfall model Copyright © 2005 Christian W Dawson
The incremental model Source: Adapted and reproduced from Ould (1999). © John Wiley and Sons Limited. Reproduced with permission Copyright © 2005 Christian W Dawson
The evolutionary prototyping model Adapted and reproduced from Ould (1999). © John Wiley and Sons Limited. Reproduced with permission Copyright © 2005 Christian W Dawson
Example comparison table evaluating overall suitability of programming languages for a project Copyright © 2005 Christian W Dawson
An example program breakdown structure Copyright © 2005 Christian W Dawson
Order of development for different approaches for example program Copyright © 2005 Christian W Dawson
Balancing five project elements against one another Copyright © 2005 Christian W Dawson
The time management process Copyright © 2005 Christian W Dawson
A daily work performance chart Copyright © 2005 Christian W Dawson
The relationship between chapters Copyright © 2005 Christian W Dawson
An audience’s attention level during a presentation Copyright © 2005 Christian W Dawson