Student syndrome refers to planned procrastination, when, for example, a student will only start to apply themselves to an assignment at the last possible moment before its deadline.[1] This eliminates any potential safety margins and puts the person under stress and pressure. According to one academic source, it is done in order to induce a level of urgency high enough to ensure the proper amount of effort is put into the task.[2]

The term is used to describe this form of procrastination in general, and not only by students. For example, in the field of software engineering: "This initial research investigates three behavioral issues which may affect team member productivity in both a traditional waterfall project and in a Scrum project: the management of stress, the use of slack and the student syndrome."[2]

The term is said to have been introduced by Eliyahu M. Goldratt in his novel Critical Chain.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ Post, Anita Lee (2007). "Success factors in developing and delivering online courses in operations management". International Journal of Information and Operations Management Education. 2 (2): 131. doi:10.1504/ijiome.2007.015279. ISSN 1744-2303.
  2. 1 2 Smith, D. C. (2010). "The Effects of Student Syndrome, Stress, and Slack on Information Systems Development Projects" (PDF). Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology. 7: 489–494. doi:10.28945/1222. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "What Is Student Syndrome in Project Management?". Project Management Learning. 6 February 2010. Archived from the original on 22 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.


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