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Final Year Project Risk

Final Year Project Risk. Ronan Fitzpatrick School of Computing, Dublin Institute of Technology Kevin Street, Dublin 8, I reland. Email: ronan.fitzpatrick@ comp. dit.ie November 2008. Overview. Project risk Employer risk Personal and college risk Technology risk

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Final Year Project Risk

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  1. Final Year Project Risk Ronan Fitzpatrick School of Computing, Dublin Institute of Technology Kevin Street, Dublin 8, Ireland. Email: ronan.fitzpatrick@comp.dit.ie November 2008

  2. Overview • Project risk • Employer risk • Personal and college risk • Technology risk • Software (applications and data), • Hardware, communications • Dissertation risk Final Year Project Risk Ronan Fitzpatrick

  3. Project risk • Scope • Trying to do too much • Resources • Timescale • Be conscious of the time allowed to complete the project • Surveys risk • Will the project success depend on a successful survey? Final Year Project Risk Ronan Fitzpatrick

  4. Employer risk • Being driven by company agenda (value for investment) instead of DIT agenda (successful MSc dissertation) • Permission to divulge • Work commitments Final Year Project Risk Ronan Fitzpatrick

  5. Personal and college risk • Marriage, family, job circumstances • College workload • “Thanks for the advice. I’ll be in touch with you when we get back from the wedding”. • “Unfortunately work commitments over the weekend hindered my availability to write the document”. Final Year Project Risk Ronan Fitzpatrick

  6. Technology risk • Availability of software applications and tools • Availability of data sets • Risk in gathering your own data sets • Confidentiality of data and permitted use Final Year Project Risk Ronan Fitzpatrick

  7. Dissertation risk • Lower grades result from: • Failure to manage your project and avail of the support of your supervisor • A poorly crafted dissertation • A poor presentation. Final Year Project Risk Ronan Fitzpatrick

  8. Conclusion • Project risk • Employer risk • Personal and college risk • Technology risk • Software (applications and data), • Hardware, communications • Dissertation risk Final Year Project Risk Ronan Fitzpatrick

  9. Questions Final Year Project Risk Ronan Fitzpatrick

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