S N R EUniversity of Michigan

Master’s Project Planning Seminar

Winter 2004

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Agenda

• Handbook• Schedule• Deliverables• Course webpage• Stages of activity• Stakeholder relationships• Assignments 2 – Topic briefs• Q&A• BREAKOUT - Share critiques of past projects• BREAKOUT – Plan meetings for writing topic briefs

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NRE 701 Handbook

CHECK THE WEBSITE

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NRE 701 schedule

January / February

• Develop:

– Many topic briefs

– Multiple prospectuses

– One proposal

• Identify:

– Client

– Advisor

– Research team

• Management skills – Project management– Group management

March

• Client meetings

• Advisor meetings• Research skills• Begin research

April• Workplan for summer/fall• Presentation to SNRE

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NRE 701 deliverables

DUE

• Assignment 1 - Critique of a past project Today

• Assignment 2 - Topic brief text and presentation 23 Jan 04

• Assignment 3 - Prospectus text and presentation 06 Feb 04

• Assignment 4 - Commitment to one research topic 11 Feb 04

• Assignment 5 - Planning of meetings and writing 16 Feb 04

• Assignment 6 - Proposal 08 Mar 04

• Assignment 7 - Peer-review of proposals 22 Mar 04

• Assignment 8 - Workplan 12 Apr 04

• Assignment 9 - Presentation Apr 12, 19-23

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NRE 701 website

• Course materials (e.g., handouts, tutorials, overheads)

• Past projects (e.g., topic briefs, proposals, presentations) • Project ideas• Current projects (your topic briefs, proposals, etc.) • Project management resources

– Team management– Proposal production– Final document production

www.snre.umich.edu/nre701

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Stages of your proposal writing activity

Your Skills

Your Interests

SNRE themes Initial

topic 3

December Early 2004 Late January Late February

Advisor

Initial topic 2

Initial topic 1

Prospectus A

Prospectus B

Initial groups

Idea database

Research team

Research Proposal

Client

Initial topic X

Prospectus X

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Winter term research activity

Spring Break March Early April Summer / Fall +

Resources

Workplan

Presentation

Research

Research

C / A / RAdvisorClient

Research Team

Research Proposal

Application for EFA funding EFA committee review EFA funds released

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RELATIONSHIPS AMONG MASTER’S PROJECT

STAKEHOLDERS

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Students

Community

Client

PotentialEmployer

SNRE &University

Fundingsources

Academics &Professionals

FacultyAdvisor

work satisfaction,learning

product

recommendation

direction

product

recommendation

guidance

needs

product

productdegree

Outreachrelationship

solution

problem

Ongoing professionalrelationship

MASTER’S PROJECT: RESEARCH TEAM, STAKEHOLDERS AND RELATIONSHIPS

$ support

proposal

funds

RESEARCHTEAM

RESEARCHTEAM

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Assignment 2

• Use your Assignment 1 “Critique Group.”• Use idea database.• Plan and then email topic, meeting time & place.• Develop two separate topic briefs:

– One with your “Critique Group”– One with any group of three or more students

• Email briefs to entire class by January 23.• Presentation (3 minutes or less) on January 26.

SEE HANDOUT FOR DETAILS

www.snre.umich.edu/nre701

QUESTIONS ?

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BREAKOUT

PAST PROJECT CRITIQUE and

PLANNING ASSIGNMENT 2

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