Certificate IV Project

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Certificate IV Project

• The Programmers
• -Library Statistics Database and Application

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Alex Phipps
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What I thought of Project

• Great experience in planning a project, not just
  computing.
• Learning to interact with other disciplines, eg.
  Multimedia, and conveying technical ideas in a
  non-technical way.

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What I thought of Project

• Working with other people in the team and outside
  of it.
• Being responsible for your work and deadlines.
• Using the many different programs available for
  planning and design.

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What I would do differently

• Choose a smaller project
• I would have liked to have been able to finish
  the project. It would have given me a greater
  sense of accomplishment.

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Robert Kingston
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What I thought of Project

• I learnt HEAPS.
• Gained Experience in working as part of a group.
• Gained Experience using subcontractors and
  briefing them so we could get the desired results.

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What I thought of Project

• We had a real client, which was great for real
  world sort of experience.
• Gained skills interviewing clients to work out
  what they want.
• Project work is BORING, but it can be rather
  useful.

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What I would do differently

• Id defiantly start the GANTT chart earlier.
• Probably chose a slightly bigger team, so I could
  get experience in team meetings and such.
• Id allow more time in the project plan for
  everything to account for delays.

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Hints for the next Mob of programmers doing
Project
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Hints for future classes

• Choose a small project but one that still has
  scope to interact with other disciplines. AP
• Dont expect to come into the class and start
  programming in the first few weeks -RK

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Hints for future classes

• Be prepared to send ¾ of the time on
  documentation and ¼ on the project. -AP
• Most of this documentation relates to Project
  management, not coding. -RK

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Hints for future classes

• Have more than two people in the group but not
  too many. AP
• Get your GANTT chart up and running as soon as
  possible. It helps with the rest of the project.
  RK
• Keep notes of what the group and the individual
  members do in every class and keep them up to
  date. It proves what youve been doing, and
  havent been slacking off. AP RK

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Hints for future classes

• Allow more time for a task than it will actually
  take. RK
• Keep version control very rigid AP
• Swap contact details, so if someone cant turn up
  for class, they can let the others know. RK
• Back up everything AP

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In Conclusion

• Big THANKYOU to
• Andy
• Henry
• Rick
• Chris and multimedia students
• Cindy