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   *  **Do I always own the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) of my project?**   *  **Do I always own the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) of my project?**
-  * The answer is No as it depends on many aspects. If you don't have any client in your project, you own the IPR. If you have a client, you may wish to check them first. Don't forget you can always approach your supervisor and the Project Tutor for advice.+  * The answer is No as it depends on many aspects. If you don't have any client in your project, you own the IPR. If you have a client, you may wish to check them first. Don't forget you can always approach your supervisor and the Project Coordinator for advice.
  
  
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   * **My client is asking me to provide a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), where can I get it from?**   * **My client is asking me to provide a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), where can I get it from?**
-  * It should be the responsibility of the client to provide the form. Your supervisor or the Project Tutor has no responsibility to provide them.+  * It should be the responsibility of the client to provide the form. Your supervisor or the Project Coordinator has no responsibility to provide them.
  
   * **Who should sign the NDA?**   * **Who should sign the NDA?**
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   * **I cannot think of anything for my project, so help!**   * **I cannot think of anything for my project, so help!**
-  * Please look at our project wiki for more ideas. Kindly note, sometimes you won't find something that interests you but as long as you don't hate it and you are confident that you can do it, it is still fine.+  * Please look at our project wiki for more ideas. Don't forget you can always approach your supervisor and the Project Coordinator for advice.
  
  
   * **I have a project idea so what next? **   * **I have a project idea so what next? **
-  * If you have identified a possible project but need advice, please approach any available supervisor on the list of [[supervisor|available supervisors]]. Please make sure you make an appointment with them for a face-to-face meeting rather than sending a long email. Note once a supervisor has reached their quota they will not be available to take extra projects and will have FULL against their name. In that case, please do not contact them.+  * If you have identified a possible project but need advice, please approach any available supervisor on the list of [[supervisor|available supervisors]]. Please make sure you make an appointment with them for a face-to-face meeting rather than sending a long email. Note once a supervisor has reached their quota they will not be available to take extra projects. In that case, please do not contact them.
  
  
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 ===== Validity ===== ===== Validity =====
   * **How do I know if my project is valid?**   * **How do I know if my project is valid?**
-  * Please have a look at the project handbook or ask your potential supervisor (in person) or the project tutor. Think about the remit of computing (whether the project can be done by a non-computing student) and think about your degree title. +  * Please have a look at the project handbook or ask your potential supervisor (in person) or the Project Coordinator. Think about the remit of computing (whether the project can be done by a non-computing student) and think about your degree title. 
  
  
   * **I am doing BIT, do I always need a client?**   * **I am doing BIT, do I always need a client?**
-  * No but you always need a real-world business problem. As long as you can justify the problem, you will be fine.+  * First of all, you always need a real-world business problem. Even if you don't have a real client, you should have a potential client and as long as you can justify the problem, it will be fine.
  
   * **Can I have a written artefact instead of a development?**   * **Can I have a written artefact instead of a development?**
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 ===== Planning ===== ===== Planning =====
   * **When should I start my project?**   * **When should I start my project?**
-  * The earlier the better. Once your project proposal and the ethics checklist get approved by your supervisor, you are free to start your project at any time. We always recommend students to consider December and January in their planning for doing some light project-related activities such as doing background research or meeting with your client to discuss some detail (if you have a client) etc.+  * The earlier the better. Once your project proposal and the ethics checklist get approved by your supervisor, you are free to start your project at any time. We always recommend students to consider in their planning for doing some light project-related activities such as doing background research, reading more about the problem domain, meeting with your client to discuss some details (if you have a client), refreshing your knowledge, etc.
  
  
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-  * **I now know whom I should contact with but how do I approach them?** +  * **I now know whom to contact, but how do I approach them?** 
-  * We strongly recommend you to email them for making an appointment. Please do not write a long email explaining your idea and interests and ask them whether they will be interested. Most of us would like to see a student in person and have a chat with them before deciding whether we would like to supervise the student. So if you write a long email, chances are you will be ignored directly or asked to make an appointment.+  * We strongly recommend you email them for making an appointment. Please do not write a long email explaining your idea and interests and ask them whether they will be interested. Most of us would like to see a student in person and have a chat with them before deciding whether we would like to supervise the student.
  
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 ===== Dissertation ===== ===== Dissertation =====
   * **What is the policy of word count?**   * **What is the policy of word count?**
-  * The policy is simple, **everything** in the main body except for the figures and tables should be counted towards the word limit. Note using large table to bypass word count limit will be penalised.+  * The policy is simple, **everything** in the main body except for the figures and tables should be counted towards the word limit. Note using large table to bypass word count limit will be penalised. Please check Brightspace and look at the Project Handbook.
  
  
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    * Check the Project Handbook first.    * Check the Project Handbook first.
    * If you cannot find the answer, then contact your supervisor.    * If you cannot find the answer, then contact your supervisor.
-   * If you still cannot find the answer, then contact the project coordinator. Currently it is Deniz ([[compfinalyearprojects@bournemouth.ac.uk]]) with the question and she will answer it for you and add it to FAQ if she sees other students will also benefit from it.+   * If you still cannot find the answer, then contact the project coordinator via email.
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