Begin to develop approach to Student and student/advisor meetings research focus on approaches, research methods, data sources, and potential pilot analyses. Develop external advisory By Week 6, invite at least two people committee to serve as external advisors for the Weeks 2-6 Group Project (one of the two or more Apr 7 – external advisors may be another Bren May 9 faculty member). Refine research approach Student and student/advisor meetings refine approaches, research methods, data sources, and potential pilot analyses. Week 3 Apr 18: Project Objectives, Submit the following to faculty advisor: Apr 14 – Significance, and Deliverables due Project objectives (Work Plan 18 Section C) Significance (Work Plan Section D) Deliverables (Work Plan Section H) Apr 25: Project Budget and Submit project budget and justification Week 4 Justification due (Work Plan Section K) to faculty Apr 21 – advisor. 25 Student and student/advisor Develop background (Work Plan meetings focus on research on Section E) and technical approach methods, results and challenges (Work Plan Section F). of pilot analyses Link proposed tasks to timeline in milestones (Work Plan Section I). Populate data catalog to support proposed analyses. Weeks 4-6 Apr 21 – Plan and schedule spring review Discuss with faculty advisor the goals, May 9 meeting by Week 6 date, time, and potential participants for the spring review meeting. Schedule room for spring review meeting; plan for a phone or Skype if remote participation is necessary. Invite client and external advisors to participate in spring review meeting. May 12: Draft work plan due Submit draft work plan to faculty Week 7 advisor. May 12 - 16 May 19: Faculty advisor feedback Integrate faculty advisor’s feedback due back to students into draft work plan before or during Week 8 week 8. May 19 – 23 May 23: Revised work plan due Send revised work plan to faculty advisor, client and external advisors.
Begin to develop approach to research Student and student/advisor meetings focus on approaches, research methods, data sources, and potential pilot analyses. Weeks 2-6 Apr 7 – May 9 Develop external advisory committee By Week 6, invite at least two people to serve as external advisors for the Group Project (one of the two or more external advisors may be another Bren faculty member). Week 3 Apr 14 – 18 Refine research approach Student and student/advisor meetings refine approaches, research methods, data sources, and potential pilot analyses. Apr 18: Project Objectives, Significance, and Deliverables due Submit the following to faculty advisor: Project objectives (Work Plan Section C) Significance (Work Plan Section D) Deliverables (Work Plan Section H) Week 4 Apr 21 – 25 Apr 25: Project Budget and Justification due Submit project budget and justification (Work Plan Section K) to faculty advisor. Weeks 4-6 Apr 21 – May 9 Student and student/advisor meetings focus on research on methods, results and challenges of pilot analyses Develop background (Work Plan Section E) and technical approach (Work Plan Section F). Link proposed tasks to timeline in milestones (Work Plan Section I). Populate data catalog to support proposed analyses. Plan and schedule spring review meeting by Week 6 Discuss with faculty advisor the goals, date, time, and potential participants for the spring review meeting. Schedule room for spring review meeting; plan for a phone or Skype if remote participation is necessary. Invite client and external advisors to participate in spring review meeting. Week 7 May 12 - 16 May 12: Draft work plan due Submit draft work plan to faculty advisor. Week 8 May 19 – 23 May 19: Faculty advisor feedback due back to students Integrate faculty advisor’s feedback into draft work plan before or during week 8. May 23: Revised work plan due Send revised work plan to faculty advisor, client and external advisors.
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