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3 Chapter 3: Methodology
Final Year Project development methodology must be clearly written and described precisely. It is the guide on how the study and the analysis of data will be conducted. It is a plan of action of how the objectives will be achieved. This section should provide relevant information on a description of the overall approach, its relevance, effectiveness, and innovativeness. It gives details on methodology, study place, study period, sample size, the population being addressed, and how anticipated problems will be managed. The methodology to be used should be cited from references.
The description of the developmental (or research) methodology is to explain clearly and accurately "How" you solve the problem. This section may explain the applied development process model. The description of the methodology comprises the following:
• Description of the working procedure used (list of steps);
• The conditions necessary to achieve each step (e. g., equipment,
software, tools, instruments, parameters, etc.);
• Describe the processing of data collected;
• Identify the constraints imposed on the project.
There are many software development models and methods are available in the market: waterfall, v, incremental, RAD, Agile, iterative, spiral, multimedia, etc. Each of them has their own requirements and names. You are not restricted to only using 1 type of these models. It should be flexible and of course depend on the project requirement and deliverables. And do not forget the project management activities as well.
Students must also describe the project design and the appropriate tools to be used for verification of the results.
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