CS220AU

project management

Consider managing your assignment with APM.

Here is an outline of its five stages:

identify a problem and potential solutions
use initial literature review and discussions to define the problem and the potential solutions
in academic terms, this stage is linked to writing the research question (the problem) and the objectives (the objectives are ways/methods that you think can answer the research question, provide solutions)
this stage is based on your own idea/problem and your research on how others have thought about the idea/problem before you e.g. by using or developing a specific tool/method(ology)

What are your goals in the CS220 assignment i.e. what problems are you trying to solve with (1) your di-reflection and (2) your website?

further development of objectives (the potential solutions) with a (somewhat) detailed breakdown on how you will use or develop tools to answer your research question
- useful tools:
  - a thorough TODO list
  - a timeline with deadlines using a Guntt chart e.g. https://bcmi.khofstadter.com/start-of-the-research/

What tools can you use to design the narrative of your di-identity essay?

What tools can you use to design the layout of your website?

depending on the project, this stage can have more literature review e.g. gathering data to compare/analyse/critic/repurpose/re-contextualise, etc.
the stage, where the actual ‘work’, the ‘art’ is growing e.g. by
- writing text e.g. books, journal articles, blog posts
- producing audio e.g. a podcast series, sound design and music, interviews, etc.
- producing video e.g. a vlog with screencasts, short film documentaries, art films, music videos

Can we readdress previous stages, the goals and the design stages?

How important is it to have clear goals and a detailed design?

seeking feedback from other people e.g. clients, potential clients, your minimum viable audience, your colleagues, professionals e.g. with
- quantitative and qualitative surveys

How is this test stage implemented in your assignment?

here we publish i.e. distribute, disseminate, share and advertise our work
important to contextualise for different channels (synchronise your work with your target audience’s thinking e.g. by using context specific vocabulary)
your portfolio website can have the full project or a brief outline with an external hyperlink e.g. as seen on https://khofstadter.com/

My preferred tool is the following combo:

The github-and-markdown.md file outlines this tool.

If you want to use the Zettlekasten method to organise your notes, you can use a VSC extension called Foam for free with GitHub, Markdown and VSC.

when listening to a podcast, you can walk or lay down and keep you eyes shut, perhaps do the washing up or something very manual/repetetive
to take notes, you could pause your podcast player and instead of taking notes in writing (on an app or in a physical notebook) - you could use an audio recorded app
this could help you summerise what you’ve learnt in your own words, which note can later. This can help you in your essay when you need to paraphrase something.
why notetaking? https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00136532

set some time aside for your work and only concentrate on your work e.g. switch of notifications on your devices, don’t check Facebook Messages or emails, don’t listen to distracting music, etc.
track your time e.g. work for 1 hour and make sure you understand that your brain needs to warm up (to create some kind of momentum) and also leave time for putting things in your log and your TODO list

there different email clients
and different email formats (e.g. HTML vs text)
attach file or link file (same for forums) to email (e.g. link with WeTransfer/Dropbox/Google Drive or images with https://imgur.com/)
spam filters and how to not get caught in them (https://www.mail-tester.com/) and common practice (e.g. ask people to whitelist your email address, etc.)

#multi-tasking

Bavelier, D (2012) Your brain on video games. TED talk. A neuroscientist talks about the benefits of video gaming on your eyesight and multitasking. She also distinguishes between multitasking and multimedia-tasking. Video available on YouTube. Find her papers on Scholar.

#book-summary

Waitzman (2022) Best Blinkist alternatives in 2022. Although the Blinkist app is easy to use and provides you with access to plenty of features, there are also a few downsides to Blinkist. Here’s what you should consider when seeking book summaries. Article available on Speechify.