Proposal

Attachment 3 - Timelines

WBS Tasks Start End Working
days
1 Stage 1 - Project Initiation 6/08/2007 6/09/2007 24
1.1 Meet with all team members to establish work procedures: meeting times etc; contract project officer 6/08/2007 20/08/2007 11
1.2 Make contact with TALC representative from all major Universities 21/08/2007 26/08/2007 4
1.3 Create project website: for dissemination of project information, conducting surveys, tool access, etc 23/08/2007 2/09/2007 7
M1 Milestone 1 sign-off 5/09/2007 6/09/2007 2
2 Stage 2 - Research 6/09/2007 5/11/2007 43
2.1 Conduct research into appropriate criteria to populate tool with modularised banks of questions 6/09/2007 1/10/2007 18
2.2 Research glossary items, pedagogical evidence and exemplars to be linked from each criterion 6/09/2007 6/10/2007 22
2.3 Compile list of required features of system identified through collaboration with stakeholders 7/10/2007 17/10/2007 8
2.3 Investigate IT solutions 18/10/2007 28/10/2007 7
M2 Milestone 2 sign-off - compile a report of research activities from stages 1-2 31/10/2007 5/11/2007 4
3 Stage 3 - Product Definition 5/11/2007 18/12/2007 32
3.1 Prioritise all stakeholders' requirements (i.e. features and functions of the system) 5/11/2007 10/11/2007 5
3.2 Classify banks of modules and develop criteria relating to those modules 11/11/2007 1/12/2007 15
3.3 Prepare product specification documentation for use by software developers 2/12/2007 17/12/2007 11
3.4 Update product specifications documentation in response to testing and evaluation of prototype 2/12/2007 12/12/2007 8
M3 Milestone 3 sign-off - product specifications finalised 13/12/2007 18/12/2007 4
4 Design and Development 21/12/2007 27/06/2008 136
4.1 Brief software developers: discussion of revised product specification document 21/12/2007 24/12/2007 2
4.2 Programming of online peer review system 27/12/2007 5/04/2008 72
4.3 Develop support resources (e.g. online tutorials, guidelines and user documentation.); apply for ethics clearance 6/04/2008 6/05/2008 22
4.4 Internal alpha testing 7/05/2008 27/05/2008 15
4.5 Usability beta testing 28/05/2008 27/06/2008 23
M4 Final changes and M4 sign-off 28/06/2008 8/07/2008 7
5 Evaluation 11/07/2008 4/11/2008 83
5.1 Trial of Peer Review System by  staff at UniSA and partner institutions 11/07/2008 10/08/2008 21
5.2 Surveys conducted - stakeholders and academics participating in trials 11/08/2008 10/09/2008 23
5.3 Focus groups - stakeholders and academics participating in trials 13/09/2008 28/09/2008 10
5.4 Evaluate findings from trials and user surveys 29/09/2008 19/10/2008 15
5.5 Finalise report summarising findings of testing and evaluation stage 20/10/2008 4/11/2008 12
M5 Milestone 5 sign-off 5/11/2008 6/11/2008 2
4 Implementation 9/11/2008 9/01/2009 45
4.1 Disseminate findings from trials; update software; packaging for distribution 9/11/2008 19/11/2008 8
4.2 Finalise production of guidelines, training materials 22/11/2008 2/12/2008 7
4.3 Final changes to resource website providing access to support materials and to download source software 3/12/2008 18/12/2008 12
4..4 Training workshops conducted 19/12/2008 29/12/2008 7
4.5 Prepare interim report for the Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) 30/12/2008 9/01/2009 9
M4 Final changes and M4 sign-off 10/01/2009 13/01/2009 2
5 Dissemination continues in 2009 16/01/2009 18/08/2009 153
5.1 Present research findings at learning and teaching conference(s) 16/01/2009 26/04/2009 71
5.2 Journal publications 27/04/2009 16/07/2009 59
5.3 Software and website updates; Final Report for ALTC submitted 27/04/2009 26/06/09 60
M5 Milestone 5 sign-off 1/07/2009 6/07/2009 5

*Reference Group will review progress at completion of each major milestone (five stages)

 

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