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Projects in Computingand Information SystemsA Student’s Guide
Christian W. Dawson
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The Meliorist Model
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The landscape of computing
(adapted from Dawson, 2004)
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Contributions to Knowledge
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The real research process
Source: Adapted and reproduced with kind permission from Orna and Stevens (1995)
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A high-level RTM for the field of software engineering
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An example relevance tree for the field of artificial intelligence
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An example spider diagram for the field of software engineering
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A generic overview of the project process
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Project Stages
1. Definition
2. Planning
3. Initiation
4. Control
5. Closure
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SMART Objectives
SpecificMeasurableAppropriateRealisticTime-Related
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Project Planning
1. Work breakdown;
2. Time estimates;
3. Milestone identification;
4. Activity sequencing;
5. Scheduling;
6. Re-planning.
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An example of a work breakdown structure
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Milestones leading to the project’s ultimate aim
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An example of a simple activity-on-the-node diagram
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An example of an activity network
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An example Gantt chart
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Risk Management
1. Identify risks
2.Assess impact of risks
3.Alleviate critical risks
4.Control risks
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The importance of the literature survey
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Projects within their wider context
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A taught degree project in context within two subject areas
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A research degree that draws together three previously unrelated
subject areas
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The literature survey process
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The software development life cycle
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The conventional stages of requirements capture
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The build-and-fix 'model'
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The classical waterfall model
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The incremental model
Source: Adapted and reproduced from Ould (1999). © John Wiley and Sons Limited. Reproduced with permission
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The evolutionary prototyping model
Adapted and reproduced from Ould (1999). © John Wiley and Sons Limited. Reproduced with permission
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Example comparison table evaluating overall suitability of programming
languages for a project
Criteria Weighting Visual C++® C Delphi Pascal
Maintainability 2 3 4 3 4
Support 4 4 5 4 4
HCI capability 5 5 3 5 3
Database
connectivity
4 4 3 3 3
Simplicity 4 3 4 3 5
Learning 1 4 5 2 2
Score - 79 76 73 73
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An example program breakdown structure
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Order of development for different approaches for example program
Order Vertical top-down Horizontal top-down Bottom-up
1 Main Menu Main Menu Long-Term Analysis
2 Data Entry Data Entry Short-Term Analysis
3 Data Analysis Data Analysis Plot Graphs
4 Long-Term Analysis Results Output Save Results to File
5 Short-Term Analysis Long-Term Analysis Data Entry
6 Results Output Short-Term Analysis Data Analysis
7 Plot Graphs Plot Graphs Results Output
8 Save Results to File Save Results to File Main Menu
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Balancing five project elements against one another
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The time management process
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A daily work performance chart
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The relationship between chapters
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An audience’s attention level during a presentation