Projects in Computing and Information Systems: A Student'S Guide, 3rd edition

Published by Pearson Education (February 19, 2015) © 2015

  • Christian Dawson Loughborough University
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This book is the essential guide for any student undertaking a computing/IS project, and will give you everything you need to achieve outstanding results.

Undertaking a project is a key component of nearly all computing/information systems degree programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Projects in Computing and Information Systems covers the four key aspects of project work (planning, conducting, presenting and taking the project further) in chronological fashion, and provides the reader with the skills to excel.

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  • Preface   
  • Acknowledgements
  • Section 1 – The background
  • 1.   Introduction  
  • 2.   Research
  • Section 2 – Setting your project’s foundation
  • 3.   Choosing a project and writing a proposal
  • 4.   Project planning and risk management  
  • 5.   Literature searching and literature reviews  
  • Section 3 – Conducting your project
  • 6.   Software development   
  • 7.   Controlling your project
  • Section 4 – Presenting your project
  • 8.   Presenting your project in written form  
  • 9.   Presentation skills  
  • Section 5 – The future
  • 10. Final considerations   
  • References
  • Index  

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