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An Introduction to the 15/5 Report
ROBERT STEPHEN BREWER
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WHAT IS A 15/5?
› Brief summary of a group’s:
› work over past week
› plans for next week
› challenges/issues for class discussion
› Should take less than 15 min to write
› Should take less than 5 min to read
› Thus the name: 15/5
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WHEN DO I WRITE A 15/5?
› Each group must post their 15/5 to the webboard
thread by Wednesday 23:59 each week
› Due date is the same as all other things handed in
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WHY WRITE A 15/5?
› Writing tasks down leads to self-reflection
› Forces some short-term planning each week
› Comparing plans to what you actually did
› See how your group’s progress stacks up
› Automatically document some of your group process
› Lets instructors quickly see how groups are doing
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15/5 TEMPLATE
› Team name & members:
› Our planned work for this week:
› Other work our group accomplished this week:
› Our plans for the next week:
› Any challenges or issues you encountered that you
would like to discuss in class:
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EXAMPLE 15/5
› Team name & members:
› Team Educator: Marianne Graves Petersen, Robert Brewer, Tobias Sonne
› Our planned work for this week:
› Prepare web page explaining the 15/5 report: DONE
› Prepare presentation on how to pick a research paper: not done
› Divide up lectures between instructors: in progress
› Other work our group accomplished this week:
› Create separate web page for each handin
› Our plans for the next week:
› Further refine weekly class schedule
› Any challenges/issues for class:
› Need to make sure students form groups quickly in first week
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TIPS FOR WRITING A 15/5
› Be honest. Some weeks you might not have
progress, (due to illness, other classes, etc.) so just
say that
› Create a draft 15/5 at the start of each week, and
add items as you accomplish them
› Figure out who is posting your 15/5 each week, and
don’t figure out the contents at the last minute!
› Use specific, action words
› “Report”<“Worked on report”<“Write report”<“Revised report
introduction”
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FOR MORE INFORMATION
› See “What is a 15/5?” on course website menu:
› https://services.brics.dk/java/courseadmin/It+bach/pa
ges/What+is+a+15-5%3F
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