thesis (noun): 1. a statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved: his central thesis is that psychological life is not part of the material world. 2. a long essay or dissertation involving personal research, written by a candidate for a college degree: a doctoral thesis (New Oxford…
Thesis Writing Using Agile Principles
Over this weekend I have spent much time attempting to work out how to reach my goal for this month: draft 1 of my thesis completed by May 26. I was recently at ASWEC 2009 with a theme of Agile the New Mainstream. After much thought in the last few days I’ve decided to attempt…
New Papers Uploaded
I’ve just uploaded my final papers for the IEEE International Conference on Digital Ecosystems and Technologies (DEST 2009) and for the 7th IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics (INDIN 2009). Looking forward to visiting the countries that the conferences are in and also to meeting the different people that are there at the conferences.
Thesis writing is underway.
Three years into the PhD and thesis writing is happening. A long time ago I set out my thesis structure with chapters and potential sections to those chapters. However, after more work and several other changes the structure has changed. I now have a new structure and need to make the changes. I must confess…
2009 has begun
First blog post for 2009. The work year got underway for me yesterday with my first day back in the “office.” The plan for the year is to finish my PhD. That translates to spending the next months with bum in a seat, fingers on keyboard or headset/microphone on typing/talking out my thesis. The time…
At IT Revolutions 2008
I’m currently attending and presenting at the IT Revolutions 2008 conference. So far it has been a very interesting conference. Some most fantastic papers, especially the stuff on eHealth. Listening to the team from the National Research Council Canada has been totally fascinating. Their research and the application is so impressive. So often research doesn’t…
Transcribing Data for Analysis
A large amount of my more recent research has required data collection through the “Think-aloud” protocol. Collecting the data is not difficult, participants are setup with a headset, perform the task verbalising what they are thinking and doing. I have recorded this using Audacity. The difficult part of using this data is in transcribing it….
Publication at IEEE Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training 2009 (CSEE&T 2009)
I’ve just uploaded a copy of the paper that I will present at CSEE&T in Hyderabad, India next year. You will find it in the Publications section.
Humour: Sub-Prime Crisis Explained
Young Chuck moved to Texas and bought a Donkey from a farmer for $100. The farmer agreed to deliver the Donkey the next day. The next day he drove up and said, “Sorry son, but I have some bad News, the donkey died.” Chuck replied, “Well, then just give me my money back.” The farmer…