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./20161006-1210-gmt+2-brp-manual-1-1-manual.pdf

• This above is the graduation project manual, I need to make sure I understand everything from this.

• The bachelor thesis project assignment is an assignment project that will be learnt individually.
• The opening point is the state of the are literature study. So need to have a lot of things to read. Perhaps like a previous researches, forum discussions, articles, books, or like a "getting started" books to get start fast.
• Learning the ethical aspect. I think this is more like what will I do and the impact of it into the commonality.

• The other goal is to create impact with the project.

• I am not so sure on how this module things are working, I need to contact Mr. Richard Bults.
• Reflect everything on the social issue.
• Make a question and then search my answers within the literature studies.
• Be proficient in writting the essay.
• Apply Creative Technology skills in non Creative Technology domain.

• "We Create Impact.". This is the focal point or the main thing in my graduation project.
• Here I need to use the research questions and the literature studies to execute the project.
• I think I need as well to determine the ethical impact.

• Graduation semester study unit. I think these are mainly for the Post - TOM student. But I am not so sure, I need to ask Mr. Richard Bults.

• RWC electives. I am not sure on what is that RWC electives. But I have done all of my electives so I think this would not be a problem. I need to make sure of this with Mr. Richard Bults.
• There are these courses that I am not sure.
  • Reflection 1.
  • Academic Writing, course that I am pretty sure I have two of these.
  • Real World Challenge, oh this is the RWC mentioned before.
  • Reflection 2.
  • And the the graduation project itself.

• Learning goals, I will try to make a little summary on those which are not obvious.
  • Define research questions after design context exploration.
    • What is design context exploration?
    • So based on this point I need to define question based on my context exploration.
  • Reflect the product with the design plan.
    • Because sometimes the works done is not fit with the plan that previously made.
  • Offer added value to the client.
  • Acknowledge the success factor. And the failed ones.
  • Create a research tools (theory and not a prototype of technology). Perhaps like the philosopher's razor (Hitchen's, Occam's, ...).

• The main points for the examination committee, I think.
  • Design project.
    • Context by external party.
    • Goals by external party.
  • Report.
  • Abstract.
  • Public presentation.

• In the graduation report, make sure to have these.
  • Appendices.
  • Design Approaches.
  • Literature Researches.
  • Surveys.
  • Experiment.
  • Prototypes.

• Make sure to have the third party to do define these.
  • Context.
  • Goals.

• The abstract results hoped from the Creative Technology faculty itself.
  • Design context exploration.
  • Research questions.
  • Apply Creative Technology knowledge.
  • Develop and refine new skills.
  • Work independently and systematically.
  • Communicate and communicate and communicate.
  • Added value. Please be like you are an inventor asking for money to investor. Why makes one a good employee?

• Always reflect the executed design process with the plan.
• Design the concept products and prototypes.
• Write the documentation.
• Summarize everything happened in the most concise ways (I think this is like making an abstract).
• Pitch, presentation, asking questions.

• These are things that I need to study.
• The process on making bachelor thesis.
  • Preparation.
  • State of the art review.
  • Design project execution.
  • Reporting.
  • Presentation.
• I need to make sure I understand every bit of these.

• I think I have done all of these except for the GP - Intake Meeting.

• I need to ask what happen with Student Mobility System, because I was not aware of this.

• I have done all of these.

• I am not sure about these things.
  • Orientation.
  • Assignment.
• I guess at this moment I am at the assignment part.

• I have done this and meet 3 projects candidates.
  • R3D3.
  • Sociometry Badge.
  • Tracking Robot.

• Oh, so it will be mandatory to sign NDA if only the party is outside Universiteit Twente.

• State of art review.
  • Planning, this is what should I do now.
  • Literature study.
  • Research topics.
  • Research questions.
  • Project description.
  • Make the report for chapter 1 and chapter 2.
    • So what are these chapter 1 and chapter 2.
  • Small presentation I guess.
  • Assessment (see point 3.6.1).
    • I am not sure what assessment meant. Probably like a small talk or presentation?

• At the beginning construct a feasible work plan with the supervisor.
• So this is for sure what I should have do.

• We should agree on activity and schedule. Moreover meeting rules.

• State of the art review is a literature studies that describe the level of development during particular amount of time.
• Supervisors are hoped to point to certain theory, papers, book, or even person to have a dialog with regarding the bachelor thesis project.
• Demonstrate ability.

• Literature studies can bring clarity and focus to the project, broaden the knowledge base, and improve methodology.
• I and the supervisor need to determine the topic during the literature research.
• Define the topic and the questions. Example of good questions.
  • Make sense.
    • What is an example of questions those are not make sense?
      • Obviously easy to answer? For example, what is 1 + 1?
      • Rational, which mean the question can be answered (not with meta physics and things like that). For example, whether or not god is exist.
      • I do not know anymore.
  • Address important issues and relevant.
    • So the topic should be current problem or upcoming one.
    • Not necessary to discuss topic that already been done or not even important.
  • Not have been done before. This is rather difficult to search.
  • Operationalable, practically can be proven with current limitation. I think this is what the point means. Let say something that is not operationalable would be if I want to do bachelor assignment about interactivity of people living in outer space.
  • Between a reasonable scope. "Is ghost exist?".

• The first deliverable would be a supervisor approved and signed project description.
• The first chapter is introduction and the second chapter is the state of the art review of the project name.
• The deadline is at the end of the last week of module 11 so like in the end of November, perhaps.
• In the end of module 11 I need to have these done.
  • Chapter 1.
  • Chapter 2.
  • Chapter 3.
• I think this would be good if I also done these as well.
  • Hardware/software/tools requirement. Like an ingredients to make a food.
  • Simple how - to (Instructables style).
  • Simple prototype.
  • Small interview.
  • Small surveys.

• Phase 3 I think would be in the second block of this semester.
• There is a document called "A Design Process For Creative Technology" that should be used as a guidelines.

• The starting point would be the research questions and the state of the art review.
• Need to find out what is state of the art review on Internet.
• Also in the starting point I need to define requirements.
• And then later there would be an ideation phase.
• This is the delivery of one or more ideas. The concept itself (not industry ready things) of the product.

• Specification is the result of the ideation phase.
• Here like story board or user scenario.
• Rapid prototypes to explore the design.
• Feedback session with the stakeholder.
• The best possible functional specification.
• The deliverables of the specification phase are these.
  • A user scenario of using the project's envisioned product
  • And a functional prototype.

• Next is a realization phase.
• Here I need to define sub - systems.

• Beware when I need to purchase things.

• Time line.

./20161006-1210-cet-manual-1-51.pdf

• Above is the NDA in case I am working with someone outside of the Universiteit Twente.
• So to sum up these are what I need to do.
  • Make simple schedule with revision and everyone need to discuss then agree on it.
  • Make a simple communication workflow.
    • For the first time
    • Make a blog using Raneto.
    • Just for this project!
    • ToDoIst.
    • Notes.
  • Context.
  • Literature contact with Mr. Efke Ufkes and Ms. Khiet Truong.
  • Contact Mr. Richard Bults.
  • Contact Mr. Efke Ufkes and Ms. Khiet Truong.
  • Ask questions in the next meeting.