Task / Timeline

Advantage:

- Task “they will know what they have to do”
If they want to allocate tasks, they have to figure out what tasks they have to do and what have to be done first. It will give them a chance to study their tasks. It is important for them to learn about task before they start the project.

- IT and Study Habit “self-discipline”
Managing the tasks and completing them is about the self-discipline. Students who have good study habit would be able to perform better on their project than the other who doesn’t have because good study habit is from their self control, management, and motivation. They know how to manage and schedule their lives and study as well. They will try to finish their tasks before due date. They won’t feel reluctant to work on the project. Moreover, if there is appropriate IT at home, it will accelerate the efficient. They will get the information and collaborate with peers at the right moment and place.

- Time Consuming
One of the best advantage from timeline is you can assume and measure how long it will take to finish one task. To measure the time they will work on the task, they should briefly know what kinds of process they will go through. This procedure gives students idea what the task looks like.

Disadvantage:

- Frustration of being behind of schedule.
Once students lose their due date, everything will be putting off, and they will be frustrated. However, the most important thing from timeline is they know the brief schedule through the chart. That is not the major factor why they are working on the project. It is helping them work on the project efficiently with well managed schedule. It gives them the timing so they manage and won’t fall behind of their project without knowing what they have to do. So even if they are behind their schedule, don’t be frustrated or overwhelmed but think what they have to do. What is priority to be done and what could be little bit postponed.

- IT and Study Habit
As mentioned good study habit above, on the contrary, students with bad study habit wouldn’t be able to perform well on the project. They may not meet due date and fall behind. Even worse, if they don’t have IT support at home, it makes them harder to focus on the project.