Building A Modern CESU Reporting System

Roland DuhaimeUniversity of Rhode Island

June 12, 2013

• People don’t like to write long reports– Create a system that allows for the entry of

milestone descriptions throughout the project.– Final report synthesis.– Make it fun and efficient for the researchers!

• Connecting people, activity, tools. Keep CESU offices updated on what is happening.

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CESU Network Project Database Fields

Preferred Fields (if available)

* CESU (e.g., Colorado Plateau [COPL], Great Rivers [GRRI], Gulf Coast[GUCO])* Sponsoring Agency (e.g., USBR, NASA, USACE, USFS)* Federal Agency Lead/Key Official/Agreements Technical Representative(ATR)  + Name  + Fed Contact Information (email, phone number)* Partner Institution (e.g., U. Missouri, California Division of Fish andGame, Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory, National Aquarium)* Partner Institution Principal Investigator (PI)  + Name  + PI Contact Information (email, phone number)

* Place of Performance (i.e., coarse location; we are not planning to postprecise lat/long coordinates)  + Political Division (e.g., State, County, Municipality)  + Protected Area (e.g., Everglades National Park, GrandStaircase-Escalante National Monument, Tongass National Forest)  + Identifiable Geographic Location (e.g., Lake Powell, San Juan RiverWatershed, Chesapeake Bay)

* Project Title* Project Description/Abstract/Scope of Work* Keywords (for database search)* Project type (i.e., Research, Technical Assistance, Education,Combination)* Disciplinary Focus (e.g., biological, physical, social, cultural,interdisciplinary)* Student Involvement  + Yes/No  + Number of Students* Project Outputs/Products (e.g., publications, conferencepresentations/posters, degrees conferred, websites, reports, otherinformation resources)

* Period of Performance (e.g., Start Date, End Date)* Cooperative Agreement Number/Task Agreement Number/Account Number* Federal Funding Fiscal Year (i.e., year funds obligated)* Amount of Funding* Secondary Funding Actions (e.g., cost/no-cost extension)

#SubmittedUserIP AddressProject TitleProject DescriptionProject TypeDisciplinary FocusProject KeywordsPartner InstitutionPartner Institution UniversityPartner Institution Contact NamePartner Institution Contact EmailPartner Institution Contact PhoneCESU NameSponsoring AgencySponsoring Agency OtherAgreements Technical Representative NameFederal Contact EmailFederal Contact PhonePlace of Performance - StatePlace of Performance - CountyPlace of Performance - MunicipalityPlace of Performance - Protected AreaPlace of Performance - Geographic LocationStart DateEnd DateAccount Number TypeCooperative Agreement, Task, or Account NumberFederal Funding Fiscal yearAmount of FundingSecondary Funding ActionsStudent InvolvementNumber of StudentsNumber of Undergraduate StudentsNames of Undergraduate Students and DepartmentsNumber of Graduate StudentsNames of Graduate Students and DepartmentsFull Ph.D. and Masters Theses CitationsIn Progress Citations for Master's and Ph.D. ThesesPosters and Oral PresentationsProfessional CitationsOther ProductsSupporting Project FilesComments

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