All participating students are required to produce
the deliverables listed below after each semester/summer of
participation.
If a student joined the program during the current semester, the
following rules apply to determine whether to submit deliverables
or not:
Fall: All students on payroll before October, 13th need to submit.
Spring: All students on payroll before March, 1st need to submit.
Summer: All students on payroll before July, 1st need to submit.
Due dates: One week after the finals week, or at the end of the
second week of the Fall semester.
The deliverables should mainly cover your activities during the
semester after which they are submitted.
Deliverables:
All three items will be posted on the REU website under your name
with indication of your group and advisor, unless your advisor asks
us not to post them (there might be intellectual property issues
etc...).
Again, please, make sure to ask your advisor for approval of the
submitted documents before submission.
Some advice if your files are getting very big
(>1-2Mb): This usually occurs if you directly copy/paste RGB figures/pictures
into your reports/powerpoint files. It is usually better to save
the images/figures as JPG files at a medium compression rate. This
dramatically reduces the sizes of the images/figures. Then insert
them into your deliverables using the "insert"/"from file" menu command in Word or Powerpoint. That way you will end up with
compact files that can easily be emailed (and posted on the web
site).
Submission Process:All CoE-REU participating students on payroll
are enrolled in a Blackboard "Organization" (similar to a course)
called
"College
Of Engineering
REU". All three deliverables are to be submitted through this Blackboard
Organization.
To access,
point your browser to "my.usf.edu", log on with your user ID and
password, click on the "Organizations" tab, select "College Of
Engineering REU", then select "Deliverables" on the left side.
Once on the deliverables
page,
read the instructions
and submit the files. If you cannot see the REU organization in
your Blackboard set-up, contact your REU Coordinator.
Contact the Blackboard helpdesk if you have technical questions
regarding
the
submission
process.
Contact
your
departmental REU Coordinators if you have questions regarding content
of the
deliverables.
It is mandatory to use the following file name convention:
Report: <LastnameFirstnameSemester>Rep.doc
Slides: <LastnameFirstnameSemester>Sld.ppt
Photo: <LastnameFirstnameSemester>Pht.jpg
Use "SU" for Summer, "FA" for Fall, "SP" for Spring
followed by the year in two digits, i.e. Summer 2004 is "SU04"
Examples:
" DoeJaneSU04Rep.doc"
"DoeJohnFA04Sld.ppt"
Please note that the report also needs to be submitted in paper
(Adress to Catherine High in the Dean's office, ENB118 or
deliver in person) with an original
signature of your advisor on the cover page.
The deliverables serve the following purposes:
- It is a good practice for you to start writing scientific reports
and make slides about your work. These skills are crucial for any
advanced career as scientist or engineer. It is also a good practice
for writing a Thesis.
- Posting the documents on the REU website will enable your fellow
students to see what research is going on in the College, and hopefully
motivate them to participate in the REU program.
- The deliverables will demonstrate the impressive scope of your
work and create a record of our achievements, justifying the funds
we/you have received from the Vice President of Research, Ian Phillips,
and our Dean Louis Martin-Vega.
