Posted on December 18, 2018 by Donald Cleavenger in Education

Nobody can get through their schoolor college life without getting a project. Projects are usually given in teamswhere around five to six people have to work on a specific topic. Often thegroup leader would assign each individual a specific task and then work on ittogether. It is very important for a teacher to assign students with such tasksas it teaches them unity and corporate with other members. Moreover, it showsthe creative side of each individual and shows what they are passionate about.However, most of the time kids procrastinate their work or only one person fromthe team does most of the work. In worst casesthe whole group doesn’t show up on the day of the presentation. In order to avoid all of the above, here are a few tips that will help you to create asuccessful project.

Decide On the Content

Most of the time the teacher would give you a common topic and you are free to present whatever you want as long as it is relatable to it. Although this might seem easy, this is indeed one of the hardest tasks to do. This is because you have to choose something which can easily be presented on the model and this isn’t easy. This is why the first thing you need to do is to get on to finding the right content. If you are a team leader give each member some time to choose the right content, because then you will start on it late. Once you have decided the content divide the tasks among members. For example, one person could be responsible for buying the things for which everyone pools money. The next person could look into drawing, painting etc. If you plan on explaining your project properly then get booklet printing too. Make sure it is clear with no grammatical mistakes and the model you make it easy for everyone to understand.

Keep a Track of Everything

There have been many instances wherestudents have mistaken the topic and gonea little out of track when doing the project or the assignment. In worst cases this could actually mean losing marks asmost of them get added to the final year subjects or your project not gettingaccepted at all. In order to avoid this make sure you read the guide properly.Apart from this, in a group project therewill be some members who wouldn’t be involved or do their part well. If you area group leader it is your duty to ensure that each and every one does an equal amount of work. So make sure you givethem work and if they don’t show any interest you could inform the teacher.This might spoil your bond with them but at least he/she will be replaced witha better student who is studios about it.

Lastly, time management is the keyto success. Students often fail to submit it on time due to this, so make sureyou give yourself a deadline which should be a day before the actual one andstick to it.