1. Project Workshops Schedule

2. 2 Important Points to Note Project Workshops will be Monday at 09:00 in ER 153 These workshops are compulsory for all project students

3. 3 Workshop Topics 1.Workshop 1 The library and literature survey; citations; (given by Library staff at end of Easter term of 2nd year) 2.Workshop 2 (Week 1) Schedule; Introduction; Project planning, deliverables and self organisation.

4. 4 Workshop Topics 3.Workshop 2 Continued (Week 2) Continuation of Workshop 2 on project planning 4.Careers Talk (Week 3) Durham's Careers Advisory Service will give a talk on opportunities and what to do next

5. 5 Workshop Topics 5.Workshop 3 (Week 4) How to write up your project; citation; plagiarism/reuse. 6.Research Presentation (Week 8) Going on to do a PhD. An informal discussion on why, what, and how plus an overview of the research in the department.

6. 6 Workshop Topics 7.Workshop 4 and 5 (Week 9) Progress review; Re-planning; How to give a presentation; Preparation for your benchtest. 8.Workshop 6 (Week 12) Evaluation

7. 7 Workshop Topics 9.Workshop 7 (Week 15) More on writing dissertations, and on what the examiners are looking for. 10.Workshop 8 (Week 19) Preparing for the oral examination.

8. 8 Key Dates 1.Project Plan electronic copy + hard copy to the office, 16:00 end of Week 2 2.Bench Test - Design Review Week 10 (arrange with supervisor)

9. 9 Key Dates 3.Presentation beginning of Term 2 4.Bench Test by the end of Week 13 (arrange with supervisor)

10. 10 Key Dates 5.Project Hand in 1 week after Easter break 6.Oral Examination during Weeks 21-22 (Term 3)

11. 11 Summary Schedule is located off the Computer Science pages www.dur.ac.uk/cs.internal/udergrad/materials/projects/ at Project Workshops