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