Your project

Project tasks and how to schedule them


The design and build assessment task for this course is quite a large task, and will need to be divided up into a number of smaller tasks, complete with timelines, in order to produce a working device before the final deadline.

Michael talks here about the type of sub-tasks you or your group will need to complete for the project, and how to effectively allocate time frames to each task. 

What do you think are usually the main obstacles to a student or a student group staying on schedule?

What are some simple techniques you might be able to use to overcome each of these obstacles?

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