Students analyse needs to support their project idea, based on the existing projects and research. They develop a problem tree, an objectives tree, and a project charter (first draft of the project).
Understand the role of literature review (use of research paper data basis), scan of previous similar projects and analysis of a real situation to build a problem tree and then project objective tree. All these are the bases for the project charter. Students also take into consideration the evaluation criteria of the EU program when discussing the project charter.
The teacher will present a need analysis for various EU funding programs relevant to IT R&D projects as well as evaluation criteria that include need analysis. How to find similar projects, and research papers to support project ideas? How to build problem tree?
In small groups, students will discuss how to align a project's specific needs with the eligibility criteria of suitable EU programs. They will articulate their understanding and challenge each other's ideas on the best programs for hypothetical project scenarios.
Based on the needs analysis students work in teams and build project charter that incorporate an objective tree.
Students will practice writing a needs analysis document for a mock IT R&D project, ensuring alignment with EU program requirements. They will prepare a problem tree and an objectives tree (supported by references - policy documents, research papers, previous projects) and develop a project charter.
