For students who undergo Engineering graduation or other technology fields, Academic Projects is the most important aspect of their curriculum. For a fresh college pass-out, it is only his or her academic projects to flaunt of as any kind of an experience gained. Unlike classroom lecturers and theoretical studies, which comprise of 90% academic curriculum, projects aim to get real learning-by-doing practical exposure.
Minor projects are aimed on getting a baseline idea so most of the students tend to do it themselves.
On the other hand, Major Projects (final semester projects usually) must be taken more seriously to be accomplished as real work administration.
How to do Projects?
Even if there is no chance to get a complete live experience, at least getting an exposure to a live industrial environment can help you in a big way to mould the future professional inside you.
Training institutes – A big NO ! ! NO ! !
Training institutes simply deliver you readymade projects at a price, an easy affair to both parties. But, does it help?
A 5-point success plan;
I. Do Needed Groundwork and Think of Your Own Ideas:
It shouldn’t be like you wake up on a fresh day morning and heading blank to the project center to kick-start it. Do you know how a product development project inception happens in real IT development setting? It is not of course deriving from thin air, but the first step itself is a result of long-term research, analysis, and tedious groundwork.
As a future IT professional, you also should take it seriously. You know it well when your Minor / Major projects are starting, so take enough time to think of it, explore, research on your project ideas and get inputs to identify;
Which one is best for you?
Which one is achievable to you?
Which one is to give you some real knowledge and insight?
Which one is going to help you in your job hunt & future career?
II. There is a Bigger World Outside
Though there are options in many colleges now to do projects in-house, it is not very much advisable, especially when you are doing your major project. Get out of your college and explore the industry to find a right opportunity. One of the major objectives of including Industry Projects in the academic curriculum is to offer a real-time exposure to the students apart from what they learn at the classrooms through theoretical learning.
III. Choose the Right Place to be at
As we can see around, there are plenty of project guidance centers coming up at every nook and corner, of late. Know that most of them are simply waste of your time and money. Many college pass-outs think of their own start up business and the first avenue for them to make money is to offer project guidance to juniors. This, in fact, is not a worthy affair for you to choose. Of course, you get the project and code in hand; but merely like you own a car at a price without any knowledge of how to drive or repair!
IV. Do it yourself:
‘Ready-made Projects’ are the major attraction to many students lately. What is it worth? At least you should be able to answer the troublesome questions your potential employer or campus recruiter may ask about your project, which is your only work experience. The golden rule here is to “do it yourself”. To get an idea / logic to develop it or to clarify doubts, you may get the assistance of an expert, but never let any others do it for you. It seems to be a difficult affair of course, but know what makes you real worth as a potential professional is the effort and research you put into it.
V. Get some value out of it:
Let us check out what are the real value additions you get out of your academic project on doing it the right way;
1) By doing it at a real industrial setting, you can showcase it as a real work experience on your resume.
2) A project certification from any of the industry-leading companies will be of real value to be presented to a potential employer.
3) The inputs and insights shared by a highly experienced professional in a real-time project setting is invaluable.
4) The confidence you attain from doing it right / doing it on your own is simply priceless.
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Courtesy - Arun Kumar Anthore