Introduction Block II

MEMS 2017/18 – Deadlines & Deliverables Block II

Gideon Laugs, 26 March 2018
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Goals

› Main Goals
 Methods & Modelling for
Energy and Materials Research (systems level)

› Other Goals
 In depth project knowledge
 Training research skills, group work, etc.

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Course Design

› Methods & Modelling: Theory, Training, Application

 Theory: Lectures + Literature + Questions

 Training: Manuals + Training assignments
 Applying: Group Project
 Discussions in group

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Course Design

Literature search
› Project knowledge


 Experts (staff, external)

 Applying models
 Discussions in group

› Research skills  Planning, project management

 Cooperation
 Decision making
 Assess/develop personal qualities
 Discussions in group
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Finishing Block I
› Assessment of deliverables
 group report
 presentation
 individual report

› Feedback to group
 meeting with Michiel Berger
Make an appointment
› Individual feedback with Michiel Berger
 meeting with Michiel Berger
after group meeting

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Deadlines Block II

› 1 work day  Minutes of group meeting with staff

- Professional standards!
after meetings
 Mail to coaching staff members

› 9 April 2018, 23:59h (midnight)

 Theory: study questions (group)
› 16 April 2018, 23:59h - Format: repeat question, then answer
(midnight) (include references)
 Research plan, update version 2 (group)
 Models: assignments (individual)

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Deadlines Block II

› 7 May 2018. 10:59h  Group Report on Block 2 (group)

 Presentations of Block 2 (group)

› 10 May 2018, 23:59h  Individual report on Block II

(midnight)

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Deliverables Block II
› Research Plan update version 2
 Intro (including mindmap)
 System design, version 2, including a short description, what changed?
 Research questions for the whole project, version 2, what changed?
 Research questions Block 2, including a short description
 Use of models of block 2 + expected (type of) results, incl. description
 Leftovers of block 1
 Planning: time + tasks + individual, including description
 Update of group rules + group challenges

Assessment criteria
complete, structure, scientific, compact, critical, literature

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Deliverables Block II
› Group Report
 Introduction to project + description (update, what changed?)
 Mindmap + System design
 Update models and results Block 1
 Research questions Block 2, refer to Research Plan
 Used models + results, refer to Research Plan + research questions
 Discussion (results, expectations, used models, recommendations,
improvements, etc.)
 Preview block 3 + still to do block 1 & 2
 Max. 10,000 words (excluding references, attachments)

Assessment criteria
complete, structure, scientific, compact, critical, literature

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Deliverables Block II
› Presentations

 Contents see “Group Report on Block 2”

 Make it interesting !!
 10-15 minutes per group + 5 minutes discussion
 Use PowerPoint

Assessment criteria
Introduction & problem analysis; Research goals & methods;
Quality, validity & relevance of results; Discussion & conclusions;
Structure; Clarity; Presentation skills; Response to questions

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Deliverables Block II
› Individual report
 Individual tasks (what, how, problems, solutions)
 Individual contribution to modelling (what, how, problems, solutions)
 Group: functioning, decision making, planning, cooperation
(what, how, problems, solutions, refer also to group challenge)
 What would you have liked/done different than the group decided?
 Personal strong/weak research skills; how to improve
(refer also to core quadrants)
 Personal strong/weak group/project skills; how to improve
(refer also to core quadrants)
 1000-2000 words

Assessment criteria
complete, specific, personal, critical, structure, compactness
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Deliverables Block II
› How to deliver

 Send all deliverables by email to:

Gideon, Michiel & René

 Give your emails a clear SUBJECT!

(i.e.: “MEMS Group Report Block 2 Team Awesome”)

 Give the files you submit a clear SUBJECT!

(i.e.: “MEMS_TeamAwesome_GroupReportBlock2.pdf”)

 Also put all group deliverables on Nestor.

Organise your Nestor Group pages well !!

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