Statement of Work: Project title
Team: names
Section1: Purpose
Background:
Scientific:
2-3 sentences
2-3 references
Personal:
why are you interested in this project?
how does it relate to the academic/career goals/interests of the students involved?
Scope:
what will be tested?
Strategy:
what general type of experiments will be necessary?
Section2: Objectives
Statement:
Obtain sufficient data for a poster that receives a good grade.
learn about .............
Measures:
1. effort....
Specification: how to measure this?
2. data....
Specification: preliminary analysis.
3. understanding.....
Specification: ability to explain to others.
Section3: Constraints
Limitations: (set by others)
Presentation date is the firsts week of December
Budget is limited to <$100
Needs: (set partners)
Note time constraint of other coursework or holidays
Skills and information that are currently lacking.
Section4: Assumptions
protocols exist for X,Y,Z
animals X,Y,Z are available at this time of year.
Project Audience: Project title
Drivers:
Each student involved (name their strength related to the project)
Supporters:
Stockroom personnel to provide......
Animal Behavior Teaching assistant needed for ......
other students with related projects .....
any outside researcher ....
zoo .....
Observer:
Professor Renn
Other biology faculty
summer mentors....