Practice quiz: Planning a project

4 questions. Pick an answer to see if it is right. You can try as many times as you like. These are for practice: the final test has different questions.

1. 1.Roughly how long should a good first student project take?

   One weekend8 to 12 weeks of part-time workThree yearsThere is no need to plan time
2. 2.Which first email to a researcher is most likely to get a reply?

   A long CV with "please guide me"The same message sent to 50 professorsA short note that mentions their specific paper, a question about it, and asks for a 20-minute callA request to suggest any topic
3. 3.Why add buffer time to a project plan?

   To have holidaysBecause something almost always goes wrong: messy data, broken code, odd resultsReviewers require itIt makes the plan look longer
4. 4.Which part of a one-page proposal names what could go wrong and the backup plan?

   TitleWhy it mattersRisksWhat is known