diff --git a/content/pages/guide-msc.rst b/content/pages/guide-msc.rst index a5f2633d..d44df254 100644 --- a/content/pages/guide-msc.rst +++ b/content/pages/guide-msc.rst @@ -135,22 +135,34 @@ Basic Steps: consultation with your supervisors (this usually occurs in the later portion of your literature study period and is informed by your literature study findings). -- Develop a written project plan (3 pages): research question/aim/goals, - your basic technical approach, timeline, milestones, resources, etc. +- Develop a written project plan (3 pages) and submit it to your supervisor(s) + before the kickoff meeting so they have time to read it. The plan should + address: + + - your research question/aim/goals + - your basic technical approach to answer the research question or achieve + you design (include your proposed methods, simulations, analyses, models, + sketches, experimental methods, etc.) + - a timeline that includes major milestones with dates, your expected holiday + time, and a buffer for delays + - what resources you will likely need for the project + - Organize a kickoff meeting with all of your supervisors to formally present your research project and project plan. This should be slide presentation or similar. - Adjust your project plan based on the feedback at the kickoff meeting. - Work on the project with your daily supervisor's guidance. -- Present your progress at a midterm meeting with all of your supervisors. The - midterm should occur after you have significant preliminary results that - demonstrate you can succeed in the final project execution. +- Present your progress at a midterm meeting with a formal presentation and + with all of your supervisors present. The midterm should occur after you have + significant preliminary results that demonstrate you can succeed in the final + project execution. - Work on the project with your daily supervisor's guidance. - Once you are getting close to a draft thesis arrange a Go/No-Go meeting. This meeting should include all of your supervisors that will be on your defense - committee. Typically give the supervisors one week to read and comment on the - draft before the meeting. Prepare a (strictly) 10 minute slide presentation - to get everyone up to speed at the beginning of the meeting. + committee except the "external independent member". Typically give the + supervisors one week to read and comment on the draft before the meeting. + Prepare a (strictly) 10 minute slide presentation to get everyone up to speed + at the beginning of the meeting. - If you get a "Go" at the Go/No-Go meeting then you should initiate the arrangement of your defense by submitting the correct forms to your track coordinators and department secretaries.