Ssk 1204 Progress report Houda Youssef Jihad Yassine

Ssk 1204 Progress report Houda Youssef Jihad Yassine

Introduction of team members Team identification: The Geniuses Team members: n n Youssef Manager Jihad Liaison Houda Project compiler Yassine Notetaker

Explanation of Assignment Theme: Innovation, Creation and Design Topic: The Genius Pen Assignment: Creating and designing a multifunctional pen in terms of usefulness and cost effectiveness.

Research Approach Data gathering n n Internet documents Interviews and surveys Analysis n Sampling data in charts and tables Discussion n Developing the results Conclusion n n A critical syntesis of the results Come out with the final product

Explanation of Work Plan Yassine Youssef Part 1: History of pens In the library, using card Catalog. In the internet using Search engines. Look for articles in databases. Jihad Part 2: description&design Use powerpoint. Building a prototype. Description of each tool. Part 3: market study Create surveys for students and teachers. Contact B. A coordinator for Advising and supervising. Interviews. Houda Part 4: comparaison with other pens Search for existing multifonctuonal pens. Observations. Gathering data Analysis discussion conclusion Final project (powerpoint, printed text, oral presentation)

Task completed Team assignment and organization Workplan (1 st version) : Part 1: History of the pen -Data gathering -Analysis(50% completed) Part 2: Description and design -Building a schema using Paint -Building chart Part 3: Market study -Brainstorming the content of the survey Part 4: Comparison with other pens -Data gathering

Task in Progress Analysis and compiling the data of the history of the pen Building the final version of the survey Building the prototype and technical stuff Searching for competitive pens in the market Market study with the help of a BA student Review the work plan Project record(meeting minutes)

Task Remaining Distributing the surveys Making interviews Final prototype(still discussing the material in use) Building charts from survey results Final version of the introduction Citing the advantages and eventual disadvantages based on the comparison with other pens Publishing the work in a web site(optional) Building the final presentation

Problems encountered and solved Difficulty in building prototype because financial and logistical problems Not enough knowledge and background to do a real market study Difficulty to find competitive pens Solutions: -building a computer version as an alternative in case of problems encountred -get help from BA student -other members contribution

Predicted schedule and completion 1 st week: team identifcation and project definition -work plan 2 nd week: completing the tasks in progress -starting the tasks remaining 3 rd week: -fix small details -discuss and prepare for the final presentation -presente the final project

Conclusion We are little bit behind schedule We begin the data analysis We have preleminary presentation plan We will be on time We will provide an excellent work

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