1. NOTE: To change the image on this slide, select the picture and delete it. Then click the Pictures icon in the placeholder to insert your own image. PROJECT 1

2. Course Overview  Introduction  Research  Choosing a project and writing a proposal  Project planning and risk management  Literature searching and literature reviews  Software development  Controlling your project  Presenting your project in written form  Presentation skills  Final considerations

3. Grading

4. Introduction  Industrial solution mostly would be lacking academically.  Academic Projects should provide evidence of deep (thought, arguments, ideas, and concepts) to understand (situations, problems, solutions, and events).  Research skill as degree student (Think), lead to innovation, and conurbation.  reasons to include project course:  Assessment across a number of disciplines.  develop new skills.  Work independently.  Make a contribution. A project is having beginning and end. (Time Frame – Purpose – Plan Activities) (Scope – Time – Cost)

5. Introduction  Academia Vs. Industry Project  What are IT Projects?  Project Scope: projects are broken down into a sequence of planned activities that are controlled as the project progresses

6. Computing project types

7. Computing Project Overview  Programming in computing projects  Degree requirements  Degree structures  Degree requirements for projects

8. Project in degree level  an ability to work independently with minimum supervision;  an ability to draw on existing knowledge and identify additional knowledge needed for your study;  an ability to critically evaluate advanced literature (journal papers);  an ability to conceive original ideas’;  an ability to plan your work effectively;  an ability to select and use appropriate hardware, software, tools, methods and techniques;  an ability to present your work effectively in written and oral forms;  an ability to critically evaluate your own work and justify all aspects of it;  an ability to identify areas of further research in your chosen area;

9. Stakeholders  Overview  Your supervisor  Client(s) and user(s)  Examiners  Evaluators and testers  Taught degree projects versus research degrees