PROJ 102: PROJECT COURSE
(Introductory Lecture)
Outline
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Description
Aims
Requirements
People Involved
Two Step Registration
Reports
PROJ 102
• To introduce the students the practice of a
project work
• To let the students experience
– Team-work
– Planning and conducting a project
• To challenge students’ creative abilities
How do we achieve the goals?
• A project based course
• No regular lectures
– An introductory lecture about the course and three
workshops given by the Writing Center
• A group of students (typically 4-6 students) will
conduct a project during one term
• Students (individually or in groups) will choose
from a variety of projects offered every term
• Projects are proposed by the faculty members
(sometimes by graduate students as well)
Requirements for PROJ 102
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No prerequisites, 3 credits
Offered every term
Taken at freshman or sophomore year
If you entered the university before
2013:
– The course is mandatory for only FENS students.
Prerequisite for Summer Internship.
– The course is a free elective for stıudents who
choose FASS or SOM.
• If you entered the university in Fall
2013:
– The course is mandatory for ALL students.
Who are involved?
• Supervisors
– Propose projects
– Supervise projects
– Evaluate students
• PROJ 102 Committee
– Organizing the run of the course from A to Z
– Attendance Check (introductory lecture, workshops,
poster session, report submission dates)
– Application of Letter Grade Down (LGD) Policy
– Reach the committee by proj102@sabanciuniv.edu
How do the students register to PROJ
102?
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Two step registration
– Register to the course (by using the Web for
Students (SUIS) as you register to other courses)
– Register to a project (by the PROJ 102 on-line
system until the add-drops)
DO NOT LEAVE THE PROJECT REGISTRATION TO
THE LAST DAY OF ADD-DROPS !
• Students who fail to complete both steps will
not be registered to PROJ 102
Step 1: PROJ 102 Course Registration
Registration for PROJ 102 Course
using the “Web for Students”
Deadline: end of add-drop period
Step 2: Registration to a Specific
PROJ 102 Project
https://mysu.sabanciuniv.edu/apps/fens/proj102/
Registration to a PROJ 102 Project
by using the “PROJ 102 Online System”
Deadline: end of the add-drop period
Details of REGISTRATION
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Use the filter
option if needed
Use the filter
option if needed
Get in touch with the
Supervisor of your
favorite project
(act quickly!)
Undetermined projects
• If a project description is blank, you need to
determine the project title and description
together with the project supervisor
• You can gather information about the
research areas and interests of supervisor
faculty members from their websites
• You are encouraged to contact the
supervisors and determine a project together
• Do NOT send mass emails to all
supervisors, contact each one separately
REGISTRATION
• If the contact supervisor agrees to give you the
project, provide your:
– name/surname
– student ID number
– phone number (preferably cell phone)
• Confirm that the contact supervisor has added
you to the project by logging in
CONFIRM REGISTRATION
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CONFIRM REGISTRATION
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If it does not let you in, it means the contact supervisor did not
register you yet
In this case, get in touch with the contact supervisor again and
remind him/her to do so
But if you can login (meaning you have been registered to the
project), you will then see:
REGISTRATION
In this case, you would have finished with the Step 2
and have completed all registration steps
IMPORTANT !
Q. What happens if you cannot complete
the project registration Step 2 ?
A. Drop PROJ 102 before the end of the
add-drop period
Main Steps of the PROJ 102
– PROJECT PROPOSAL
– PROGRESS REPORT
– FINAL REPORT
– POSTER SESSION
– PRESENTATION
STUDENTS HAVE TO ATTEND
• INTRODUCTORY LECTURE
• 3 WORKSHOPS (1LGD* each)
– Attend in your own group
• POSTER SESSION (1LGD)
• PRESENTATION SESSION
• REGULAR MEETINGS WITH THE
SUPERVISOR OF THE PROJECT
• Details of each stage will be discussed later
*1LGD: One Letter Grade Down (i.e. A to A-).
Your overall “letter grade” of the class will be affected
PROJ 102 Handbook
• The handbook provides all the necessary
information about PROJ 102
• Available in PROJ 102 web site in .pdf
format
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO
CHECK THE ANNOUNCEMENTS PAGE
https://mysu.sabanciuniv.edu/apps/fens/proj102/
- Course “CALENDAR” includes all important dates
of the course
- All necessary documents will be available in the
announcements page (Course Calendar, Report
Templates, etc…)
- Announcements about the venue and time of
Workshops and other common activities
- Check the announcements 2-3 times a week!
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO
CHECK THE ANNOUNCEMENTS PAGE
Check the announcements 2-3
times a week!
You may/not receive e-mail
reminders for deadlines,
common activities, etc.
Reports in PROJ 102
• Check calendar for the deadlines of
– Proposal
– Progress
– Final Report
• For each report, there will be a Writing
Center workshop (check calendar and
announcements and do not miss the
workshop!) (If you miss a workshop it is
a LGD)
• You have to write your reports using
the guidelines and rules provided in the
workshops
Project Proposal
• Describes your project and your plan to
realize the project
 PROJECT PLANNING
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Definition and scope of the project
Approach and methodology
Work breakdown structure (WBS)
Assignment of team members to the WBSs
Resource requirements based on the WBS
Timetable based on the WBS
Expected results and deliverable(s)
How to submit the Project Proposal
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Evaluation
• The supervisors and co-supervisors
of your project will read and evaluate
your Project Reports.
• After all the grades are entered, you
will be able to see the average of all
the grades given to your proposal.
Evaluation
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Progress Report
• What is a Progress Report?
– A report that you explain the current
progress of your project.
– What decisions you’ve had to make.
– Any deviations from the initial plans, and
what are the reasons for these changes.
– How much you have accomplished, and what
remains to be done?
How to submit the Progress Report
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Final Report
• What is a Final Report?
– A report that provides an extensive
information about your project.
– You should provide information about
• the project (what you did),
• the realization of the project (how you did it)
• the results (what you obtained and what your
conclusion is)
– Follow the guidelines given in the Writing
Center Workshops
Important details:
• Make sure you upload a report before
its deadline (1LGD!)
• Reports handed or sent to the
project supervisors by e-mail do not
count as a valid submission
• One team members uploads the
report, all team will be able to see it
in the “Documents” page.
• Make sure your file is in .pdf format,
can be opened with Adobe Reader and
smaller than 50 MB
Poster Session
• In the last week of the term (see calendar).
• All PROJ 102 posters are posted on the
poster boards one day before the poster
session.
• During the two hour poster session, at least
one group representative must be ready to
present their poster
• ALL posters should contain a “Title” with
“Names” of contributors written below the
title and the sections: “Abstract”, “Results”
and “Conclusions”.
• Details will be explained in the last Writing
Center Workshop
BUDGET
• Talk to your supervisor for your
project budget!
• Your expenditures may not be
reimbursed.
Project Presentation
• In the weeks of the final exams, a half-day
period is reserved for oral presentations of
the projects.
• Typically 3-7 project groups will share the
same classroom and time slot
• Your supervisor, as well as other project
supervisors and students will attend your
presentation as audience.
• Total presentation period is 15 minutes for
each project group (extra 5 minute will be
given for discussions, questions and answers)
Project Presentation
• Attendance will be checked by the
supervisors
• Uploading the presentations is
voluntary
Grading
• The supervisors and co-supervisors read
and evaluate project proposals, reports
and presentations.
• After the grades are entered, you will
be able to see the average of all the
grades given to your work at the PROJ
102 website.
Grading Policy
Calculation of your overall grade:
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Proposal
Progress Report
Overall Presentation + Poster
Final Report
Individual Performance:
contribution to the project
performance in presentation
attendance to meetings with the supervisor
Grading Policy
One-Letter-grade-down [1LGD] policy is applied to:
All students of a group: each time they fail to submit
their reports in time, or if there is no poster or poster
presenter during the poster session
Individually to a student: each time he/she fails to
attend any of the three common activities
(Three Workshops).
Only exemption from 1LGD is by a medical report
confirmed by the SU Health Center
Where to look for help
• “Online Help” at PROJ 102 Online System
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PROJ 102 Website:
[https://mysu.sabanciuniv.edu/apps/fens/proj102/]
• All the information related to the PROJ 102
course can be found under the “Online-help”
link.
• The course calendar with all the important
dates/deadlines of the course events and
project templates are attached in the
“Announcements” page.
• If you do not find answer to your question(s)
on the website or in the handbook, please
e-mail to:
proj102@sabanciuniv.edu
We wish you good luck
and success in your
projects!
PROJ 102 Committee