Engame Project
Engame Project
Explore the development process of your student project in detail and discover the inspiring categories you can dive into.
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What is a project for?
What is a project for?
Completing a project as part of your Engame studies offers an opportunity to experiment with and expand your knowledge about a theme or question that you're passionate about.
As part of this hands-on, personal learning experience, you'll also improve a wide range of skills from planning to project management and presentation, and build a sense of autonomy, complexity awareness and resilience about accomplishing something on your own accord. Enjoy the journey!
๐ Completing a Project in Freshman, Sophomore and Freshmoreย
Lower year students can create a project individually or choose to work in small groups of 2 or 3.
Focus areas are teamwork, project management and gaining insight into an academic/professional area.
If you completed a project in Freshman / Sophomore, you can consider expanding your project or you can start a new one in Junior year.
๐ Your Project in Junior year
From Junior, we encourage students to complete an individual project (though cross-collaborations between projects are supported).
The focus here is to strengthen your university application profile, and to deepen your insight into an academic/ professional area to support your orientation.
Developing Your Project
Developing Your Project
๐ค Group sessions
Project Kickoffย
During Discovery Week - Term 1 and 3
This session is for students intending to start working on their project, to give them an overall understanding of what a student project is, its benefits, and to help with ideas and inspiration to develop an idea to start with.
Project Check-in
During Discovery Week - Term 2, 3 and 4
Designed to harness the insight and support of the group, this session brings together students working on a project, whatever stage they're at. We'll sound out your idea, offer feedback, and help you move on in a constructive and inspiring fashion!ย
๐ฅ Other sources of support
Mentor's support
Your mentor will confirm your chosen topic, and is available through all stages to answer questions, offer guidance or give you feedback on any aspect of your project.
Written resourcesย
Brainstorming booklets:
๐ Sophomore Brainstorming Booklet
๐ Junior Brainstorming Booklet
Planning booklets:
๐ Planning Booklets
๐๏ธ Project Timeline
๐๏ธ Project Timeline
You have a full academic year to complete your project (you can complete them over a shorter time though). The deadline to submit your project by sending it to your mentor is 31 May.
Kick-off sessions are offered as part of Discovery Week in Term 1 and Term 3 to help you get started with inspiration and guidance.ย
Project check-in sessions - designed to move your project on once your main idea is clarified - are also available during Discovery Week in Term 2, 3 and 4.ย
Mentoring sessions are also an important space where you can get ongoing personalised support with your project. Discuss your decision to do a project with your mentor early on to ensure they can support you well in the process, and about what's a realistic timeframe as you'll need to work around other priorities during the year.ย
Kick-off session
Term 1 or 3
In this workshop, we'll discuss the benefits of completing a project, look at examples and think about possible topics and project frameworks (types) to use.
Check-in session
Term 2, 3 or 4
You'll be guided through a group process to clarify and finetune your project idea, and get help with tangible next steps (i.e. writing an implementation plan).
Mentoring
individual support
Get ongoing hands-on support from your mentor - whether you need help with ideation, resources, or to overcome any obstacles, your mentor will be there to help!
Presentation
Project Fair, Term 4
Engame's yearly Project Fair is a chance to present your project, to practice public speaking, and to connect with others with similar interests.
Project types
Project types
Choose your own topic, question or approach that fits within these six frameworks - this in itself is a creative exercise!ย
Job Shadowing: Spend a week shadowing a professional in your chosen field, interview someone about career prospects, or find an internship opportunity.
Research: Choose a research question, decide on your methods, collect data, and write a report.
Event Management: Come up with an event idea (e.g., camp, workshop, course, campaign, or sports event), plan the details, logistics, and communication, and then execute it.
Enterprise: Develop a product or service to sell, create a business plan, identify your target audience, and build a minimum viable product (MVP).
Creative/Art: Make a movie, write a novel, direct a play, or create any art piece, including an execution timeline and full implementation.
Tech/IT: Research how to build a device or program, experiment with the design, and build it.
Read on to view our tips and examples of previous student projects at Engame ๐
๐ Job Shadowing Projects
Conduct a career interview with the manager of a restaurant and do a week-long job shadowing afterwards
Do an internship at Nestle Hungary, visit 4 departments for a day each and then write a career report about it
Job shadowing project at MOL Hungary working at the marketing division and get a glimpse into the working of the whole company
Find a professional area you are interested in, research some companies or NGOs that work in the area, organize a meeting and an interview with someone working there, write about your findings and career prospects in the field, organize a job shadowing/interning opportunity at the company/NGO you visited.
#practical #career #intern #professions #jobshadowing #companies
Job Shadowing Project Requirements
Key requirements
find a professional area for your project
do a short market research of companies/NGOs
collect contacts and email with your request (include a CV and cover letter if needed)
arrange job shadowing/ company visit/ interview(s)
write a career report (minimum 500 words)
Optional elements
arrange an internship
write an essay about the experience (minimum 1000 words)
Resource
๐ Research Project
Citizensโ views on social and political questions relevant in the country
Environmental awareness in your local community
Link between students' academic achievement and their self-esteem
Health benefits of yoga
How 'green' are electric cars in reality?
Choose an interesting research question, find suitable research methods, collect your data and/or read up on available scientific literature on the topic, and write an essay/report.
#academia #data #literature #research #analysis #academic writing
Research Project Requirements
Basic requirements
find a topic
find a research question
do a literature review of your topic (3-5 books, articles, websites)
write an outline of your research method
collect data if applicable
analyse your results if applicable
use a referencing system of your own preference
add a proper bibliography to your research project
write a research paper/ report
(minimum 1500 words)
Optional, extra elements
use inter-text references and/or footnotes
Resource
๐ Event management
Organising a school event to raise funds
Organising a blood donation campaign
Plan an event, game, workshop to popularize a book/novel
Plan a summer camp for children
Organise workshops to popularize mathematics among girls
Fundraising walk (for dog owners and non-dog owners)
Come up with an event idea (i.e. a camp, workshop, course, campaign, sport event ect.), plan the stages / details, co-ordinate and execute it.
#project management #organising #events #scheduling
Organising Project Requirements
Key requirements
write a mission statement
define an event type and focus
identify your target audience
create an implementation plan (personnel, materials, timeline, budget, partners)
plan your communication / marketing for your event
implement and co-ordinate on the day event with min. 3 people present
write an evaluation report (i.e. photo journal, essay, poster)
Resource
๐ Planning Booklet for Organizing Projects
๐ก Enterprise Projects
Come up with a product and carry out a SWOT analysis
Come up with a startup idea and make a business plan
Deep dive into investments and the blockchainย
Edenโs Garden - Innovative solution for studying and relaxation
Find or develop a product/service you have to sell to customers, make a business plan, identify your target audience and create an MVP.
#entrepreneurs #product #businessplan #customers #adventure
Enterprise Project Requirements
Key requirements
come up with a product or service
create a lean canvas
create a persona
record a pitch for your business idea (i.e. a 1 minute video)
make a rapid prototype, mockup or MVP
Optional elements
carry out a SWOT analysis
do customer validation (ask and record answers of at least 10 people)
create a social media marketing plan
Resource
๐จ Art / Creative Projects
Write a skit/street play to increase awareness about certain social issues
Put together a recipe book for students studying abroad
Create a short film that raises awareness about stereotypes and bullying
Design a picture book for kids
Create a sustainable fashion collection
Shoot, direct or cut a movie, write a novel, direct a play, create an art piece, design a fashion line, shoot a photo series! Find a topic, create a schedule/timeline, and implement a creative project.
#creativity #art #exhibition #production #endlesspossibilities
Art / Creative Project Requirements
Key requirements
define your subject, design a concept and choose your medium
create a list of references (techniques, artists/ creators, similar projects, sources of inspiration, theories)
write a plan of execution (tools, materials, site)
create a plan of exhibiting the project
make your work available to view (eg.: screening, online presence, portfolio, exhibition)
Optional elements
document your engagment with the audience (create interviews with your audience members, make documentation about your exhibition, outreach to a wider audience)
Resource
๐ป Tech / IT Projects
Learn a programming language and develop a game for android
Build a bamboo bike, make calculations and design the structure
Develop a website / small gaming application
Develop a user-friendly interface for submission and assessment of homework
"Making things fly" - build a rocket
Experiment, innovate, design, program, research the know-how, and build it.
#scienece #IT #engineering #lab #programming #innovation
Tech / IT Project Requirements
Key requirements
write a mission statement
create a conceptual framework inc. a literature review on the tech/medium used
write a short overview of similar projects/products
collect your methods and/or calculations (if applicable)
create an MVP/prototype (drawing, model, design, front end)
code/build/execute the final product/innovation
Optional elements
make your work available to test /use / review
Resource
๐๏ธ Interdisciplinary projects
Based on what's interesting, beneficial and feasible for you, it's even possible to combine frameworks to create an interdisciplinary project!ย
Here are a few examples:
Art + Organising: Design and create an item of clothing + create campaign/event
Research + Organising: Conduct a survey and organise workshops to popularize mathematics among girls
Research + Creative / Art: Design a sustainable garden using permaculture
Organising + Tech / IT: Organise a team and compete on the first Hungarian CanSat competition
Enterprise + Creative / Art + Tech / IT: Designing a Budapest map with program ideas marked and make a business plan for it as a mobile app
Creative / Art + Organising: Organising an Africa-themed painting workshop for Engamers
โ Short-term project
A project of smaller scope. It needs to be planned, researched and implemented during the school year. You need to present your finished project at the Project Fair in June.
โณ Long-term project
A bigger, more complex project that is planned and researched during the school year but its execution may extend into the summer. You need to present a detailed project plan and some completed subtasks of the project at the Project Fair in June.
๐ Collaboration of two projects
Eg: Student A is doing an event management project and is organising a summer camp. Student B is working on an art project, an interactive exhibition forchildren. Student A and Bย join their projects by Student A inviting Student Bโs art exhibition to the camp, building it into the programme.
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