From the student perspective, how would people suggest estimating time for things you've never done before? Obviously, as a student, I learn stuff. Duh. And usually, that stuff is stuff I've never done/known before, or at least not quite the same as previously. This tends to lead, unfortunately, to having to estimate times for projects, assignments etc for things I have no clue about. For example, I'm taking my first programming class this semester, and while I now have a vague idea of how long it will take me to write my assignment codes based on the lab class coding I've done, I still don't really know. And I tend to underestimate, forgetting details and mistakes and stuff, so it can get a bit tight at times (ie, now) when I underestimate for a LOT of stuff all at the same time.
Suggestions, ideas, comments?
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