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Week 7   (Posted by Anne Ngu, October 9, 2025)
This will be an asynchronous online class (i.e. we do not meet as a class).

You will need to finish the online library module and complete the library quiz HW by Oct 17, 12 midnight.

Your literature collection HW is also due on Oct 17.

Your paper review is due on Oct 24 at 12 midnight. The paper review template is available under module "Paper Review". You should choose a paper that is related to your dissertation/rotation project to review. I have put a list of "Breakthrough papers" that faculty recommended on canvas if you find it difficult to pick a paper.

Don't forget to enter your rotation project details (title and mentor) if you have not done so using the shared spreadsheet. There are more than half of you have not entered details of your rotation project.

Please beware that you only have a total of five weeks to complete your rotation project and present your poster in a public event.

Week 8   (Posted by Anne Ngu, October 16, 2025)
We will be covering communicating your research (oral presentation, poster presentation, paper writing) this Friday.

This is an in-person only class.

Note the due dates for your paper critique and the literature collection HWs.

Week 9   (Posted by Anne Ngu, October 22, 2025)
We won't meet this week in-person. You will use class time to complete the CITI online training on Responsible Conduct of Research. You need to upload the completion certificate to Canvas as evidence for class attendance.

The instruction on how to logon to the CITI website is listed under the class schedule page on the class website.

At the completion of the course, they will send you a certificate and please upload that certificat to Canvas under the CITI assignment link.

Week 10   (Posted by Anne Ngu, October 28, 2025)
We will not meet this Friday. You should use the time to prepare for your Rotation Project presentation on Nov 7 or Nov 14. Please check the spreadsheet posted on Canvas for your presentation date.
Week 11   (Posted by Anne Ngu, November 3, 2025)
Five of you will be giving a 20 +5 mins presentation regarding the progress of your rotation project this coming Friday. The presenttaion will be asessed by two faculty. You present what you have completed so far. The grade is more on how you deliver your presentation and the look and feel of your slides. The significant of your Rotation project will be judged on Poster Day.

Please finish your presentation on time. You should not have more than 15 slides. This is a compulsory in-person class. You are all required to peer assessed your classmate's presentation.

Week 12   (Posted by Anne Ngu, November 10, 2025)
We will be hearing the presentation from the second batch of five students this Friday.

Please email me if you can be a driver on Dec 5. We need three drivers for Dec 5.

If you have not registeted for the IEEE Workshop event on Dec 5, please do so ASAP. Details of the event can be found here: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/486182

Week 13   (Posted by Anne Ngu, November 17, 2025)
We do not meet this Friday. Use the time to prepare for your poster.

Looking ahead, the poster presentation is on Dec 5 at STAR PARK. Remember to register for the workshop which will end on Dec 1. Please submit you abstract by Nov 29 to be eligible for the competition..

Remember to email Karen your poster in PDF format by 9 am on Dec 2 if you want her to print it for you.

You can pick up your Rotation Project Presentation feedback sheets from Karen.