Part of the project you are planning involves a large amount of data analysis including machine learning. You have to decide and justify the use of proprietary software or open source software to carry out the work. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using each proprietary and open source software, summarising your answers in a table.
Suggest 400 words.
Topic 2
Problem Solving
Project managers must be multi skilled and this includes the ability to solve problems. One methodology in TRIZ which has many different techniques.
Think a device called a freestyle libre. More information about the device is shown in the following link:
https://www.freestylelibre.co.uk/libre/products/sensors.html
Some of the issues with the device are: Slight lag between readings.
Device easily knocked off.
Imagine you have a problem of improving the diabetes sensor (or even the way that sugar levels can be detected). What sort of TRIZ techniques could you employ to improve or redesign the device?
Suggest 400 words
Topic 3
Project Planning
Ofice Products plc have developed a proposal for introducing a new computerized ofice system that will improve word processing and inter ofice communications for a particular company.
Contained in the proposal is a list of activities that must be accomplished in order to complete the new ofice system project.
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Information about the activities is shown in the following table:
Make use of Microsoft Project to do the following:
Show the network for the project
Calculate the earliest start and latest finish for each activity.
What are the critical activities and what is the expected project completion time? Calculate the overall budgeted cost for the project.
If the company wished to complete the project within 26 weeks, what crashing decisions would you recommend for meeting the completion date at the least possible cost and what is the revised project cost to meet this 26 weeks schedule?
Suggest 200 words plus output from MS Project
Topic 4
Ethical Aspects of Project Management
The IET (The Institution of Engineering and Technology), like most engineering institutions has a strong focus on engineers behaving in a professional and ethical manner. http://www.theiet.org/membership/career/ethics/
Discuss how you would become ethically aware as a project so that you could discuss such concepts at a public enquiry.
You should consider where you are now.
What the engineering council says about ethical conduct
How you will aim to bridge the gap in your knowledge to be able to contribute as an ethical engineer on graduation?
Suggest 500 words.
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Topic 5
Mini Group Project Presentation and Viva – Group Presentation and viva (15 min presentation and 5 min viva)
The brief is reproduced below:
Scenario
You have been approached to provide a consultancy project for Derby City Council which is looking to provide storage facilities for electricity generated by low carbon facilities in the area.
They want you to research the technology, its cost, a plan for its implementation time, its return on investment and its ethical/sustainability aspects.
The presentation should include:
What are energy storage systems?
Low carbon renewable energy – Sustainable energy?
What benefits for Derby City Council on its adoption?
Discussion of areas where it could help the Council benefit,
Development of a project plan for its introduction
Costings
Recommendations
Appendix
You are to treat the assignment as a mini team based project. One copy of the group report is to be submitted to Blackboard by 14th December 2021.
Suggested outline of report:
Cover page Index
Summary
Introduction Main body
Discussion Conclusions References Appendices
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Sensitivity: Internal
Suggested word count for report 400 per group member.
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