Semester Project Report Initial Submission

Write a final project report that provides information about your semester project, as well as documentation of and results of your work.  Include tables and figures as appropriate to illustrate your work.  Your final report should be no more than 10 pages in length (including references), should synthesize all the work done on the project for the semester, and should allow readers to access and reproduce the methods developed and used.  Appendices can be used sparingly if needed for tables and figures, but please be concise with your writing in the main body of the report.

This initial submission of your final report will not be scored, but will be reviewed by the instructor and at least one of your peers. You will then have the opportunity to respond to peer and instructor comments before turning in your revised final report for grading.  

Your final project report should be formatted to conform to the manuscript template linked below (remember no more than 10 pages). Your submission should include a copy of the grading rubric with your self-score filled out. You should submit a PDF of your formatted report to Canvas before class, and each group member should bring a printed copy of your report to class. Each group member will exchange a printed copy with one of your peers from another group for review.  Each group need only submit one PDF of the report to Canvas (one group member will submit it), but in addition each group member should fill out and submit to canvas an electronic version of the group self rating form linked below (everyone must do this).

Please note that your final project reports will be made publicly available on the course website at the end of the course.

• Final report format template for Microsoft Word is here Download here. Use this template to format your final report.
• See the semester project information page for links to the project results from prior years' students. Use these examples with caution since they may not necessarily all be "A" papers.
• Grading rubric for the final reports is here Download here.
• Group self rating form is here Download here.