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Method, feasibility and timeline
This part convinces the committee you can actually do what you propose. Show the approach, the evidence that it is feasible and a timeline tied to your evaluations.
Start: Describe the method at the level of components and decisions4 practices in this chapter
- 1Describe the method at the level of components and decisionsThe method section explains how you will build or investigate the solution. It does not need code, but it should be specific enough that a reviewer can spot problems.
- 2Show evidence that the project is feasibleFeasibility is where many proposals are weakest. Saying "the project is feasible" proves nothing; show it. A one-day spike on the riskiest part, such as the speech model or the hardware link, is the…
- 3Build the timeline around your department's evaluation datesYour department's calendar already has fixed checkpoints, usually a proposal defence, one or two mid evaluations and a final evaluation. The University of Lahore's Islamabad campus guidelines, for…
- 4Say in the proposal how you will know the project workedDecide the evaluation now, not at the end. For each objective, write how you will check it: Functional: test cases for each must feature, run before every evaluation; Performance: a measured number…
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