===== Notes on Research Documentation =====
==== Purpose ====
  * Keep good documentation of the research progress of each project
  * Practice academic writing and organizational thinking
  * Facilitate communication and feedback   


==== Semester Progress Report ====
For group meeting presenters, make sure to submit a research report three days before the 
presentation date to the group WeChat (Submit Report
on Sunday for Wednesday meeting).

  * 2-4 pages in LaTex
  * Roughly follows a paper structure, but can be more informal
  * if you are presenting a paper you just finished writing，you may use the paper manuscript as the progress report
  * Make sure to include:
<WRAP center round tip 60%>
  * What you aim to do and why
  * What is your (proposed) approach   
  * What is your current progress or finding  
  * What to do next
</WRAP>
 
Example progress report  
  * Yang's report ({{ :meeting_2024fall:archive_progress-report-5-18.pdf |2013}},{{ :meeting_2024fall:archive_progress-report-5-18.pdf |2015}} ) 


==== Group Meeting Presentation ====
  * 20 min presentation + 10 min discussion for each presenter
  * Check out [[misc:resources|Links & Resources]] for how to make nice presentation

Example presentation
  *  {{ :meeting_2024fall:2014shapenet.ppt |ShapeNet work-in-progress (2014)}} 

==== Monthly Report ====

  * 1-2 pages in Latex. {{ :meeting_2024fall:report_template.tex.zip |Report Template}}
  * Submit to research subgroup leaders by the end of the month
  * Written feedback will be provided. The result would affect Master RA stipend and other evaluation.