Progress Reports

This chapter provides a schedule and rubric for progress reports.

Submission

• Please refer to the syllabus for detailed information about progress reports.

• Submit your presentation slides in PDF by the selected date to Canvas.

Rubric

• Motivation (0.5 points): It assesses the clarity and effectiveness of the project's motivation. It examines how well you present the reasons and justifications for undertaking the research.

• Objectives (0.5 points): It evaluates the scope and specificity of the project's objectives. It focuses on how well you define the intended outcomes and goals of the research.

• Specific Methods (1 point): It examines your explanation and demonstration of the particular methods used in the project. It assesses your ability to articulate the techniques, tools, or approaches employed to address the research objectives.

• Experimental Design (1 point): It evaluates the quality and soundness of the experimental design used in the project. It assesses how well you plan and structure the experiments to develop models and achieve the research objectives.

• Analysis Plan (0.5 points): It assesses your proposed or implemented analysis plan for the experimental results. It evaluates your ability to outline the techniques and procedures used to analyze and interpret the research findings.

• Challenges (1 point): It examines your identification and discussion of challenges encountered during the project. It assesses your capacity to identify potential obstacles and provide strategies or plans to overcome them.

• Member Contributions (0.5 points): It evaluates the individual contributions of team members to the progress report. It assesses the extent to which each team member actively participated and contributed to the project.

Schedule

Phase 1

10/2

• TBA

10/4

• TBA

Phase 2

10/18

• TBA

10/23

• TBA

Phase 3

11/1

• TBA

11/6

• TBA