Sunday, February 3, 2008

Thinking about Dropping

Towards the end of the journey in doing ICT Projects (including thesis), the question of continuing or dropping the course always comes into the picture. In my opinion, the moment this question pops just simply shows that a group is unable to complete requirements and expectations for the project or thesis. It is a question about being ready to defend your project and thesis, and the question itself already gives the answer.

Some students have asked my advice about this, and the answer only lies within the group doing the project or thesis. Knowing the requirements and deadline for the submission of the project/thesis for defense, and the areas which still needs to be addressed, solved, developed and tested, the answer to the question boils to the area of CAPABILITY - is the group capable of completing everything required of two weeks before the deadline.

Why two weeks?

In my experience, two weeks is needed in order to prepare documentary and software requirements (and its required form and package) for defense. Stretching this period too thin only brings requirements haphazardly done to be submitted for defense. This two-week period is also a buffer period should problems arise in finalizing the requirements.

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