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5/18

The semester is over!

5/2

Your final report is due on Tuesday 5/10 at 23:59.

Please share a Google Drive folder with me containing:

  • PDF of your final report
  • PDF of your presentation slides
  • All source code files (e.g., Jupyter notebooks) and data files (e.g., Excel workbooks, Google Sheets) you created and used for your project

4/21

Next week, teams will meet with Prof. Uhan one-on-one. Please come ready to discuss:

  • Your latest draft of your capstone report
  • Your presentation — have a draft of your slides prepared
  • Any other questions you might have

4/6

A draft of your entire capstone report — all sections — is due on Tuesday 4/19 at 23:59.

  • One member of each team should email me their draft as a PDF file.
  • Please use the capstone project report template linked below.

4/6

The grading policy for the 12-week marking period has been updated:

  • Standard C8 will not be considered for your 12-week marking period grade.
  • The letter grade conversions have been adjusted.

See the updated document below for details.

3/21

A draft of your introduction, literature review, input data and model description sections is due on Thursday 3/31 at 23:59.

  • One member of each team should email me their draft as a PDF file.
  • Please double-space your document.
  • This draft will serve as the basis of your 12-week marking period grade. See the Grading policy — 12-week marking period document below for details.

2/23

A draft of your introduction and literature review sections is due on Thursday 3/3 at 23:59.

  • One member of each team should email me their draft as a PDF file.
  • Please double-space your document.

2/9

The first draft of your project's introduction section is due on Friday 2/18 at 23:59.

  • One member of each team should email me their introduction as a PDF file.
  • Please double-space your document.
  • This draft will serve as the basis of your 6-week marking period grade. See the Grading policy — 6-week marking period document below for details.

2/9

General notes on feedback:

  • If you have questions, ask me!
  • Your scores on the grading rubric are meant to represent the current status of your project.
  • Scores can go up and down, especially for the standards on the written report and presentation.
  • You can edit and resubmit any time. I will try my best to give you feedback within one week.

2/9

I have graded your six-sentence abstracts on standards C1, C2, C3, C4 and C5 to give you a sense of how feedback works.

2/3

The first draft of your project's six-sentence abstract is due at the beginning of class on Tuesday 2/8.

  • One member of each team should email me their abstract as a PDF file.
    • In Google Docs: File → Download → PDF Document (.pdf).
  • At this point in the semester, you will need to make up some details. That's OK for now — consider this a "vision statement" of sorts. Imagine what good results might look like, and make up some plausible numbers and conclusions.
  • I will meet with each team in class next week to discuss your six-sentence abstracts and your projects more generally.

1/31

Welcome!

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Schedule

Date Activities

5/3
  • Finishing touches on presentation and report
  • Student opinion forms

4/28
  • Meetings with Prof. Uhan

4/26
  • Meetings with Prof. Uhan

4/21
  • Continue working on presentation
  • Tie up loose ends with modeling and analysis
  • Weekly contribution message due at 23:59

4/19
  • Talking about operations research — 10 tips for OR talks
  • Draft of entire capstone report due at 23:59
  • Start working on presentation

4/14
  • Continue generated model outputs
  • Work on all sections of your capstone report
  • Weekly contribution message due at 23:59

4/12
  • Continue generated model outputs
  • Work on all sections of your capstone report

4/7
  • Template for project report
  • Examples of past project reports
  • Continue generating model outputs
  • Work on all sections of your capstone report
  • Weekly contribution message due at 23:59

4/5
  • Writing about operations research — experiment setup, results, conclusion
  • Continue generating model outputs

3/31
  • Short fuse task. Update project title and description in Capstone Day program information form by the end of class
  • Finish draft of introduction, literature review, input data, and model description sections — due at 23:59
  • Continue generating model outputs
  • Weekly contribution message due at 23:59

3/29
  • Short fuse task. Send project title and updated 6SA for Capstone Day program to Prof. Uhan by the end of class
  • Continue writing input data and model description sections
  • Continue generating model outputs

3/24
  • Continue writing input data and model description sections
  • Continue generating model outputs
  • Weekly contribution message due at 23:59

3/22
  • Writing about operations research — input data and model description
  • Start writing input data and model description sections
  • Start generating model outputs

3/10
  • Continue data collection
  • Continue model formulation
  • Weekly contribution message due at 23:59

3/8
  • Continue data collection
  • Continue model formulation

3/3
  • Finish revising and writing introduction and literature review sections — due at 23:59
  • Continue data collection
  • Continue model formulation
  • Weekly contribution message due at 23:59

3/1
  • Continue writing literature review section
  • Continue data collection
  • Continue model formulation

2/24
  • Writing about operations research — the literature review
  • Start writing literature review section
  • Continue data collection
  • Continue model formulation
  • Weekly contribution message due at 23:59

2/22
  • Continue data collection
  • Start model formulation

2/17
  • Continue writing introduction section — due Friday 2/18 at 23:59
  • Continue search for at least three relevant papers and write six-sentence abstracts for them
  • Continue data collection
  • Weekly contribution message due at 23:59

2/15
  • Continue writing introduction section
  • Continue search for at least three relevant papers and write six-sentence abstracts for them
  • Start data collection

2/10
  • Writing about operations research — the introduction
  • Team meetings with Prof. Uhan to discuss project
  • Start writing introduction section
  • Continue search for at least three relevant papers and write six-sentence abstracts for them
  • Weekly contribution message due at 23:59

2/8
  • Team meetings with Prof. Uhan to discuss project
  • Find at least three relevant papers and write six-sentence abstracts for them

2/3
  • Announce teams
  • Start working with teammates on formulating your project and writing a six-sentence abstract
  • One person on each team: fill out Capstone Day form
  • Weekly contribution message due at 23:59

2/1
  • Course policy
  • Brainstorming project ideas
  • Self-assessment and questionnaire

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