Timeline for answer to How do I turn down a proposal from my Boss about a school project? by Bluebird
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| Sep 29, 2017 at 14:56 | history | bounty awarded | Old_Lamplighter | ||
| Sep 22, 2017 at 16:38 | comment | added | Bluebird | If you don't convey your desires (on time graduation, earn an engineer title) then no one can guess that. Redefine the your role in the big project to a smaller scope and make sure (through conversation and in print) that is this what you are willing to do. Now if want to continue your work on the project after your graduation, you can let your boss know that as well. | |
| Sep 22, 2017 at 14:31 | comment | added | Ramon Melo | Just to make sure you and I are on the same page, I'm just worried that he and I don't address the "delivery date" issue with the same attitude. He believes postponing graduation to build a better capstone (therefore, a better product) is perfectly acceptable: many students do it, and he did it, too, after all. On the other hand, I believe I've learned enough as a student and I'm ready to start learning as an engineer, a title that would allow me to take on opportunities and responsibilities a student is not legally allowed to. | |
| Sep 22, 2017 at 14:24 | comment | added | Ramon Melo | I think I didn't understand, then. The project I have in mind is far smaller and simpler than the one suggested by my boss, but I was under the impression you don't believe I should refuse his offer. Also, what he suggested is already a small component within the whole system. I'd be building only the machine learning algorithm, everything else would be handled by other people. Could you please clarify it for me? | |
| Sep 21, 2017 at 17:28 | comment | added | Bluebird | Don't bite off more than you can chew. Thinking what you can != what you will. A smaller but nice, well-wrapped, and polished project > large, unfinished, and buggy. | |
| Sep 21, 2017 at 11:00 | comment | added | Ramon Melo | Thank you for the answer. I feel like I should clarify two things, though: what he suggested me to do is within scope (he graduated from the same school), and the architecture plans the specific component I'd be doing as a single-person job. Working on an individual, smaller project is just something I desire, but many students opt for opposite, especially the ones who seek a career in the academia. | |
| Sep 21, 2017 at 5:09 | history | edited | Bluebird | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Sep 21, 2017 at 5:03 | history | answered | Bluebird | CC BY-SA 3.0 |