Weekly Progress Report

Project teams are required to post weekly Progress Report by every Sunday midnight. The writing should be clear, detailed and concise. The following list is a template for your report.

• Progress: tasks accomplished, problems solved, questions answered, lessons learned, new idea identified, etc. You might want to include data tables, diagrams, images, or videos to demonstrate your progress. Also include websites/links, books/magazines, video tutorials, hardware/software tools, datasheets/application notes, etc.
• Problem: difficulties encountered, missing information, equipments required, materials missed, open issues, new risks or show stopper identified, personal problems, schedule conflict, etc.
• Plan: proposals/steps to attack the problems, action items for the coming week, experiments to conduct, ideas to try, vendors to contact, updated schedule, etc.

STEM Progress Meeting

We are going to have our first STEM Progress Meeting next Tuesday (10/13/2015). Please prepare it thoroughly and be ready for any questions. Each group will have 10~15 minutes to present depends on the size of the group. The outlines of the presentation are listed below.

STEM Group Progress Report Outlines
1. Topic
   a. Research topic
   b. group members
2. Research problem
   a. Definition
   b. Scope
   c. Functional specification
   d. Performance specification
3. Method
   a. Possible methods/strategies to solve the problem
   b. The method (currently experimenting) & rationals of choosing
4. Gantt chart (Time & Human Resource)
   a. Major activities/milestones
   b. Updates & explanation
   c. Task/resource assignment
   d. Current status
5. Material Resource (Highlight Items Need Purchase)
   a. Tools
   b. Materials
   c. Software
   d. Equipment
6. Progress
   a. Learning progress
   b. Failed experiments
   c. Project achievements
   d. Demonstrations
7. Problems
   a. Technical issues
   b. Resource issues (time, human, material)
8. Risks Management
   a. Potential show stopper
   b. Backup plan
9. References
   a. Books/magazines
   b. Video tutorials
   c. Websites
   d. Papers from professional journals
   e. Thesis/dissertations

Project teams in a group should coordinate with each other to create a seamless presentation. Every group member should have the equal opportunity to present/demo. Group and individual performance will be evaluated by peers and teacher.

Good luck!