1. The Vertically-Integrated Projects (VIP) Program: Integrating Undergraduate Education and Graduate Research
Bloom, B. S. (Ed.). (1956). Taxonomy of educational objectives: The
classification of educational goals. New York: McKay.
Bloom, B. S., Madaus, G. F., & Hastings, J. T. (1981). Evaluation to
improve learning. New York: McGraw-Hill.
All learning follows these processes.
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis

2. Welcome to the VIP Program!
New Students
Welcome to the VIP Program!
VIP Integrates Research and Education
VIP Enables Innovation
Returning Students
Do not need to attend this lecture!
This is an Introduction to the VIP Program
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3. The VIP Goal: Time Context Mentoring
Foster Innovative Thinking & Entrepreneurial Behavior
by Involving Students in Challenging Projects.
Ensure Success by Providing the Necessary:
Time Context Mentoring
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4. Design/Discovery in an R&D Context
You see the full range of your discipline(s)
Understand research and development process
Dig deep into some topic(s) in your discipline
Learn about & work with other disciplines
Create ideas/systems/processes/etc. that move the project forward
Join the university community!!
Have fun!!
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5. Team Start-Ups/Transitions
New (and Returning) Members Have Met!
Progress Update from Returning Members
Returning Members: Prepare and Give presentation on progress from last semester. End-of-Semester presentations are perfect
for this.
New Teams + New Team Members
Learn about teams’ tasks and goals
Schedule Team Dinner for Week 2, 3, or 4; Adviser’s Treat!
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6. How VIP Teams Work: They function like design/research firms
Projects grow semester to semester, year to year, decade to decade, ….
Work Together to develop technical and professional skills & contribute to your team
Everyone must be self-motivated and active!
Faculty advisers do not give you all the answers – because they don’t have them!
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7. As a Team Member: Responsibilities Roles and Time
Everyone does Disciplinary Work
Everyone does Presentations and Writes
You are to be Active; not Passive
Roles and Time
Learning
Contributing
Coordinating and Leading
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8. 9/10/2018 Semester Overview Week Date Activity/Event Week 1
Week of Jan 9
Introductions.
Overview of teams’ work.
Discussion of semester goals.
Friday, Jan 13
New VIP Student Orientation
3:05 PM, COB 100
Week 2
Week of Jan 16
Sub-team selections finalized.
Sub-team meeting times finalized.
Week 6
Friday, Feb 17
Midterm grades for 2000-level courses due in OSCAR (S for satisfactory, U for unsatisfactory).
Week of Feb 13
Web-based peer-reviews released for students to complete. Online form due at 5PM Friday.
Turn design notebooks in at team meeting for mid-term grading.
Dead Week
Apr 14 – Apr 25
Open Close
Final presentations.
Web-based peer-reviews released for students to complete. Online form due at 5PM on Tuesday 4/25.
Design notebooks collected for final grading at time of final presentations.
Finals Week
Apr 27 – May 4th
No final. No assignments.
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9. VIP Grading – The Purpose
Provide Feedback to You
How are you doing?
How can you do better?
Check on team progress
Is everyone working
Is the team on the right track
What needs to change to make faster progress
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10. Peer Evaluations Online http://webman.vip.gatech.edu
You must be on campus network or GT’s VPN
You evaluate each member of your team
Provide constructive criticism
Positive comments as well as Suggestions on areas that could be improved
The process is confidential
Advisor sees all team members’ evals .
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11. Grading areas: Documentation (33%)
Design Notebook
If it isn't in your design notebook, you didn't do it!
Meeting notes, references, individual & group study
Signed, Numbered, dated pages
Could someone else use your notebook to understand your work, accomplishments, and get up to speed where you left off?
Wiki
Code
Other Areas
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12. Grading Area: Effort and Accomplishments (33%)
Quizzes, assignments, reading assignments
Team specific
Self-motivated
Don't wait for someone to hand you an assignment
Effectiveness
Do you get results? Finish projects?
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13. Grading area: Teamwork (33%)
Attendance and Participation
Know other team members' status!
TEAM if absent
Communication and Interaction Skills
Work within a group
Share ideas, listen to others
Leadership Skills
responsibility, vision, direction
Established students can and should be leading
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14. Grading results posted online
Grading feedback:
Grading results posted online
Advisers meet with you if they see problems.
Meet with your adviser if you’re concerned or have questions
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15. Successful vs. unsuccessful team members:
Get to know team members
Active, Self-motivated
Reliable
Communicates
Documents work
Solitary
Waits for assignment
Doesn’t get work done
Waits for others to ask or direct
Doesn’t document work
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16. Resources VIP Subnet and Server Cloud VIP Meeting Rooms:
Designed/Administered by Dr. Abler
VIP Meeting Rooms:
VL-465, VL-483, Klaus 1440
Senior Design Labs
Invention Studio
Your adviser(s)’ research infrastructure
Recorded Tutorials: SVN, PHP, MySQL, C Programming, Linux
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17. Available on the Wiki http://vip.gatech.edu/wiki
Syllabus
Available on the Wiki
Grading details
Responsible Adults (expectations)
Shared facilities
Team Adviser may have additions/changes
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18. Benefits to You Takes design/discovery experience to a new level
New depth and breadth of knowledge
You can participate in a large research effort
Improves the undergraduate curriculum
You see how course knowledge can be applied
Learn to work in a team; Opportunity to lead
Be an active learner, not just a passive learner
Do something you can talk about in interviews
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19. Information: http://vip.gatech.edu {jsk, ejc, randal.abler}@gatech.edu
Thank You for Joining!
Questions?
Information:
{jsk, ejc,
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