© 2002 ibm corporation csc3023 bit final year project 1 dr barry mccollum 01 october 2012
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© 2002 IBM Corporation
CSC3023 BIT Final Year Project
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Dr Barry McCollum01 October 2012
Overview of Lecture
Aims
Learning Outcomes
Outline
Delivery Structure
Assessment
Your Responsibility
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Aims
work collectively to provide an IT solution to a business opportunity.
develop the solution within a business framework
Thus, allowing the central concept to be exploited commercially
focuses on exploiting and developing the unique combination of skills taught to a group of highly motivated, capable and bright students.
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Aims
represents the bringing together of the areas of the BIT degree
Industry feedback – inability of students to work in Groups
encourage students to take the first steps in thinking about and establishing business ventures
provide support and infrastructure for groups of students to bring their ideas to a state where they could become marketable
optimise the use of electronic media to disseminate information, advice and best practice
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Learning Outcomes
allow students to use the combined skills learnt throughout the BIT Degree
encourage students to think about the issues surrounding establishing a business
allow students to reflect on differing approaches to problem solving
enable students to experience/understand the complexities and benefits of working in teams
allow students to assess their own performance as well as those around them in the overall success or failure of a project
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Structure of Delivery
Lectures
Business Meetings (Tutorials)
Begin Week 4
Guest Speakers
Financial, Strategic Planning etc..
Group Presentations
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Group Structure
Managing Director
- Business Growth Model
- Project Management
Financial
- Model
- Funding
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Sales/Marketing
- Models
- E Commerce
- Legal Aspects
Technical
- Design
- Coding
- Implementation
Assessment
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Element Percentage Type
Interim Report 30% Group/Individual
Group Presentation 5% Group
System Demonstration 20% Group
Dissertation 25% Group
Development Diary 20% Individual
Interim Report – Group Contribution
overview of the project
Overview of proposed areas and solutions
Outline business plan and projections
Outline of the work to be completed
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Interim Report – Individual’s contribution
a Gantt chart of how the individual’s work fits into the overall
project’s milestone
Details of area proposed
Report on an individual basis detailing the importance of the
function adopted making comparison with at least three ‘real
world’ case studies
A report detailing ‘lessons learned’ from the outside speakers.
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Group Presentation
Semester 2
10 minute presentation of Group’s ideas and their approach to the project
Peer assessed
purpose of this is to allow students to gain feedback from each other
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System Demonstration Notes on Assessment issues 2 weeks before demonstration
Demonstration artefact required
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Dissertation (May 2013) Project Title / Abstract / Scope Section Headings: Detailed index of chapters, diagrams etc. Concise description of Business Case Business Model and key milestones Marketing Report Financial Projections e-commerce strategy Solution Specification and design Solution Implementation Contribution Matrix Conclusion and Reflection
Development Diary
work carried out and individual contribution
Details of work carried out in various areas
reflect on the roles and responsibilities of the other group members
allows the peer assessment of the System Demonstration to be validated
chance to show their level of research and activity
In addition marks will be awarded for critical analysis e.g. background research and talks given by ‘outside speakers’.
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Your Responsibilities
Form into groups
Self allocation in the first instance
By 8th October;
Download, fill in and return “Formation of Groups” form
Students not in a group will automatically be added to existing groups or placed in separate groupings
Read in detail over material on Web Site
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The Starting Point
Groups of educated and motivated individuals
Interest, knowledge and understanding of modern IT, business processes etc..
Frustrations and Ideas
Capture all of this within a Business Context
The next step is Idea Generation
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Creativity – Turning ideas into a project (business)
Initiate A point on which to nucleate ideas
Imagine How could this be improved?
Invent IT must be in the solution
Implement Give thought to design and ‘rollout’
Sustain
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Idea Generation
Where are the Problems / Opportunities?
What are you aware of?
How do you find out?
Potential Areas to Focus on e.g.
Health, Economy, Environment, Education, Entertainment, Business Processes, Travel, Community, Retail, Family, Fashion and Beauty, Food, Gaming, Holmes and Housing, Security, recreation, Marketing and advertising, Non Profit Social Cause, Telecom and Mobile, Transportation, Style and Design
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Idea Generation - examples
Work experience
areas of problems, high demand, customer complaints,
frustrations and waste identified.
Patterns and Trends e.g. Demographics
Family size, exercise habits, perceptions, aging of population, work patterns
Money available?
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Idea Generation
Talk to people
Family / Friends / Relations / Neighbours
Many ideas come from customers - so find people with a need or a problem.
Magazines/Watch television
Look to the USA for ideas emerging there. They tend to be several years ahead of us.
Sell a complete package. Pull a range or products and services together to fully solve a specific problem.
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Key issues
Team ‘buy in’
Understanding of Team Strengths
Initial background research
Enthusiasm
Attitude and belief
Project Management
Looking for opportunities which separate your team from others
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Questions?
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