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PROJ 102: PROJECT COURSE(Introductory Lecture)
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Outline
• Description• Aims• Requirements• People Involved• Two Step Registration• Reports
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PROJ 102
• To introduce the students the practice of a project work
• To let the students experience– Team-work– Planning and conducting a project
• To challenge students’ creative abilities
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How do we achieve the goals?
• A project based course • No regular lectures
– An introductory lecture about the course and three workshops given by the Writing Center
• A group of students (typically 4-6 students) will conduct a project during one term
• Students (individually or in groups) will choose from a variety of projects offered every term
• Projects are proposed by the faculty members (sometimes by graduate students as well)
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Requirements for PROJ 102• No prerequisites, 3 credits• Offered every term• Taken at freshman or sophomore year• If you entered the university before
2013:– The course is mandatory for only FENS students.
Prerequisite for Summer Internship. – The course is a free elective for stıudents who
choose FASS or SOM.
• If you entered the university in Fall 2013: – The course is mandatory for ALL students.
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Who are involved?
• Supervisors– Propose projects– Supervise projects– Evaluate students
• PROJ 102 Committee– Organizing the run of the course from A to Z– Attendance Check (introductory lecture, workshops,
poster session, report submission dates) – Application of Letter Grade Down (LGD) Policy– Reach the committee by [email protected]
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How do the students register to PROJ 102?
• Two step registration– Register to the course (by using the Web for
Students (SUIS) as you register to other courses) – Register to a project (by the PROJ 102 on-line
system until the add-drops)
DO NOT LEAVE THE PROJECT REGISTRATION TO THE LAST DAY OF ADD-DROPS !
• Students who fail to complete both steps will not be registered to PROJ 102
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Step 1: PROJ 102 Course Registration
Registration for PROJ 102 Course using the “Web for Students”Deadline: end of add-drop period
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Step 2: Registration to a SpecificPROJ 102 Project
Registration to a PROJ 102 Project by using the “PROJ 102 Online System”
Deadline: end of the add-drop period
https://mysu.sabanciuniv.edu/apps/fens/proj102/
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Details of REGISTRATION
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Use the filter option if needed
Use the filter option if needed
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Get in touch with the Supervisor of your
favorite project(act quickly!)
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Undetermined projects
• If a project description is blank, you need to determine the project title and description together with the project supervisor
• You can gather information about the research areas and interests of supervisor faculty members from their websites
• You are encouraged to contact the supervisors and determine a project together
• Do NOT send mass emails to all supervisors, contact each one separately
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REGISTRATION
• If the contact supervisor agrees to give you the project, provide your:– name/surname– student ID number– phone number (preferably cell phone)
• Confirm that the contact supervisor has added you to the project by logging in
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CONFIRM REGISTRATION
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CONFIRM REGISTRATION
If it does not let you in, it means the contact supervisor did not register you yet
In this case, get in touch with the contact supervisor again and remind him/her to do so
But if you can login (meaning you have been registered to theproject), you will then see:
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REGISTRATION
In this case, you would have finished with the Step 2 and have completed all registration steps
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IMPORTANT !
Q. What happens if you cannot complete the project registration Step 2 ?
A. Drop PROJ 102 before the end of the add-drop period
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Main Steps of the PROJ 102
– PROJECT PROPOSAL– PROGRESS REPORT – FINAL REPORT– POSTER SESSION– PRESENTATION
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STUDENTS HAVE TO ATTEND
• INTRODUCTORY LECTURE • 3 WORKSHOPS (1LGD* each)
– Attend in your own group• POSTER SESSION (1LGD) • PRESENTATION SESSION• REGULAR MEETINGS WITH THE
SUPERVISOR OF THE PROJECT• Details of each stage will be discussed later
*1LGD: One Letter Grade Down (i.e. A to A-).Your overall “letter grade” of the class will be affected
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PROJ 102 Handbook
• The handbook provides all the necessary information about PROJ 102
• Available in PROJ 102 web site in .pdf format
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IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK THE ANNOUNCEMENTS PAGE
https://mysu.sabanciuniv.edu/apps/fens/proj102/
- Course “CALENDAR” includes all important dates of the course
- All necessary documents will be available in the announcements page (Course Calendar, Report Templates, etc…)
- Announcements about the venue and time of Workshops and other common activities
- Check the announcements 2-3 times a week!
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IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK THE ANNOUNCEMENTS PAGE
Check the announcements 2-3 times a week!
You may/not receive e-mail reminders for deadlines, common activities, etc.
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Reports in PROJ 102• Check calendar for the deadlines
of– Proposal– Progress– Final Report
• For each report, there will be a Writing Center workshop (check calendar and announcements and do not miss the workshop!) (If you miss a workshop it is a LGD)
• You have to write your reports using the guidelines and rules provided in the workshops
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Project Proposal• Describes your project and your plan to
realize the project
PROJECT PLANNING
• Definition and scope of the project• Approach and methodology• Work breakdown structure (WBS)• Assignment of team members to the WBSs• Resource requirements based on the WBS• Timetable based on the WBS• Expected results and deliverable(s)
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How to submit the Project Proposal
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Evaluation
• The supervisors and co-supervisors
of your project will read and evaluate
your Project Reports.
• After all the grades are entered, you will be able to see the average of all the grades given to your proposal.
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Evaluation
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Progress Report
• What is a Progress Report?– A report that you explain the current
progress of your project.– What decisions you’ve had to make.– Any deviations from the initial plans,
and what are the reasons for these changes.
– How much you have accomplished, and what remains to be done?
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How to submit the Progress Report
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Final Report
• What is a Final Report?– A report that provides an extensive
information about your project.
– You should provide information about • the project (what you did),• the realization of the project (how you
did it)• the results (what you obtained and what
your conclusion is)– Follow the guidelines given in the
Writing Center Workshops
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Important details:
• Make sure you upload a report before its deadline (1LGD!)
• Reports handed or sent to the project supervisors by e-mail do not count as a valid submission
• One team members uploads the report, all team will be able to see it in the “Documents” page.
• Make sure your file is in .pdf format, can be opened with Adobe Reader and smaller than 50 MB
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Poster Session• In the last week of the term (see
calendar). • All PROJ 102 posters are posted on the
poster boards one day before the poster session.
• During the two hour poster session, at least one group representative must be ready to present their poster
• ALL posters should contain a “Title” with “Names” of contributors written below the title and the sections: “Abstract”, “Results” and “Conclusions”.
• Details will be explained in the last Writing Center Workshop
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BUDGET
• Talk to your supervisor for your project budget!
• Your expenditures may not be reimbursed.
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Project Presentation • In the weeks of the final exams, a half-
day period is reserved for oral presentations of the projects.
• Typically 3-7 project groups will share the same classroom and time slot
• Your supervisor, as well as other project supervisors and students will attend your presentation as audience.
• Total presentation period is 15 minutes for each project group (extra 5 minute will be given for discussions, questions and answers)
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Project Presentation
• Attendance will be checked by the supervisors
• Uploading the presentations is voluntary
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Grading
• The supervisors and co-supervisors read and evaluate project proposals, reports and presentations.
• After the grades are entered, you will be able to see the average of all the grades given to your work at the PROJ 102 website.
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Grading Policy
Calculation of your overall grade:
10 %: Proposal 15 %: Progress Report15 %: Overall Presentation + Poster20 %: Final Report 40 %: Individual Performance: contribution to the project performance in presentation attendance to meetings with the supervisor
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One-Letter-grade-down [1LGD] policy is applied to:
All students of a group: each time they fail to submit their reports in time, or if there is no poster or poster presenter during the poster session
Individually to a student: each time he/she fails to attend any of the three common activities (Three Workshops). Only exemption from 1LGD is by a medical report confirmed by the SU Health Center
Grading Policy
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Where to look for help
• “Online Help” at PROJ 102 Online System
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PROJ 102 Website:
[https://mysu.sabanciuniv.edu/apps/fens/proj102/]
• All the information related to the PROJ 102 course can be found under the “Online-help” link.
• The course calendar with all the important dates/deadlines of the course events and project templates are attached in the “Announcements” page.
• If you do not find answer to your question(s) on the website or in the handbook, please e-mail to: [email protected]
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We wish you good luck and success in your projects!
PROJ 102 Committee