If you have any ideas for a project that fits within my interests, then please feel free to come and discuss it with me. If you are trying to find a topic then there are some areas to consider on the next tab.

Please note: At the Undergraduate level I only supervise Type 4 projects as I’m a coder, not an information systems guy!

I look to take on students who are intelligent (which you are by definition of being a Birkbeck student) and who have an interest in the project that they are about to undertake. Students should be self-motivated and be keen to explore their topic. You should not be afraid to express your ideas and follow them. However, you need to be balanced in your approach and practice scientific practices in evaluating your own work. If you have the basics, we can work together to put together a good solid project.

I like to see students take control of their project and run with their ideas and thoughts. This means that students exercise a degree of independence - however, I don’t expect this to translate to going off into a dark corner and never consulting me. My role is to provide some guidance and advice. There is clearly a conflict between these two expectations and so what we need to do is work together to strike a suitable balance between self-direction/independence and guidance.

Bottom line - it is your project and the supervisor only makes suggestions...