Daily Scrum 24.11.2009
Work done
- Wrote parts of the software engineering literature review chapter:
- Intro
- Teams
- Updated the outline of the research theoretical framework diagram
Issues
- Nothing significant at the moment
Will work next on
- The rest of the SE lit. rev. sub-chapters
- Theoretical Framework
Estimated Sprint work left: 30
Sprint deadline: 28.11.2009
Daily Scrum 20.11.2009
Work done
- Made a new outline on the software engineering literature review chapter
- Revised two sub-chapter of the SE lit. rev. chapter (3 to go)
- Drew an outline of the research theoretical framework diagram
Issues
- Nothing significant at the moment
Will work next on
- The rest of the SE lit. rev. sub-chapters
- Theoretical Framework
Estimated Sprint work left: 30
Sprint deadline: 28.11.2009
Daily Scrum 13.11.2009
Work done
- Ended Sprint
- Started another
- Made a mental note on not slipping on project janitor duties
- Started working on research’s theoretical framework description
Issues
- Nothing significant at the moment
Will work next on
- Make a new outline on the software engineering literature review chapter
- Work with the research theoretical framework some more
Estimated Sprint work left: 33
Sprint deadline: 28.11.2009
Planning the next Sprint
With the newest version of the manuscript out of the way it is time once more to move the focus a little bit.
With the manuscript getting close to being complete, at least relatively speaking, it is time to think about life beyond it.
One thing I definitely plan on concentrating in is disseminating the results of my ph.d. work. I mean not only academically but also making them available to the game-based learning practitioners.
In this (re-)starting Sprint I’ll focus on the ACE 2009 Conference and my presentation there. I’ll also start the blog where I will publish all the results of my study in a practice-oriented way.
I think that is the best option to go; the blog will offer the results of my work in a popularized form whereas the academic version will the Ph.D. thesis and related articles themselves.
New Up-to-Date Version of the Manuscript
I’ve posted a new version of the dissertation into the dissertation text — work in progress page. It is probably the last version I will be able to produce before the ACE 2009 conference and it’s also the first version that was sent to the prospective supervisors.
There are no more chapter by chapter files, just the whole shebang in one pdf file. As before remember that this is still a work in progress and that I reserve all the rights related to the work (at least for now).
Changing Direction Mid-Air
Ouch. It has officially happened. This is the first time, too.
I’m suspending my current Sprint and starting another one. This is a case of caving in to outside pressure. I had anticipated that it would take some more time for me to get feedback on my dissertation, so I decided to focus on other things for the time being.
But fortunately I’ve got feedback on my Ph.D. already. And, with my supervisors eager to get the thing forward, they suggested I try to get a review version as fast as I can. And when I thought about it, it made sense.
So now I’m off to polish this manuscript. I’ll deliver on the 6th of October.