Actions relating to projects running during the current academic year (2021-22) are shown here in bold text.
Actions relating to preparation of projects for the next academic year (2022-23) are shown in plain text.
Michaelmas term 2021
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Tuesday, wk 0 |
5 October |
Start of full term. Teaching Office issues ‘Second Notice about Part IIB Projects’ to all IIB students. Teaching Office issues a ‘Summary for Project Supervisors’ to all Part IIB project supervisors, and the Michaelmas ‘progress & industry’ mark forms (there are two per student – one for Michaelmas and one for Lent). |
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Wednesday, wk 0 |
6 October |
Compulsory health and safety lecture - all Part IIB students must attend. |
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Wednesday, wk 1 |
13 October |
Hazard assessment forms to the Safety Office by 4pm. A penalty will be deducted per week, or part week, the assessment is late. |
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Friday, wk 5 |
5 November |
Deadline for first progress & industry meeting with supervisor. Written feedback to student within 48 hours. |
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Thursday, wk 7 |
18 November |
Start of mini-conferences where students give oral presentations. Supervisor and assessor mark independently. Mark forms to Group Administrator. |
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Wednesday, wk 8 |
1 December |
By this date, feedback should be given to students on their performance at mini-conference. |
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Friday, wk 9 |
3 December |
Deadline for second progress & industry meeting with supervisor. Written feedback to student within 48 hours. Michaelmas progress and industry mark forms to be returned to Group Administrators. |
Lent term 2022
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Thursday, wk 1 |
20 January |
Submission of technical milestone report (by 4pm). The supervisor and assessor mark independently and deliver the mark forms to Group Administrators by the division of Lent term. |
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Monday, wk 1 |
24 January |
Teaching Office issues ‘First Notice about Part IIB Projects’ to Part IIA students. |
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Thursday, wk 5 |
17 February |
Deadline for submission of technical milestone report mark forms to administrators. |
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Friday, wk 5 |
18 February |
Deadline for third progress & industry meeting with supervisor. Written feedback to student within 48 hours. |
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Monday, wk 6 |
28 February |
Administrators to have sent technical milestone report feedback forms to students. |
| Monday, wk 8 | 14 March | Prof Gee will give a talk to IIA students about the IIB project selection process. |
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Friday, wk 9 |
18 March |
Deadline for fourth progress & industry meeting with supervisor. Written feedback to student within 48 hours. Lent progress and industry mark forms to be returned to Group Administrators. |
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Friday, wk 9 |
18 March |
Coordinators to request type (a) project proposals from their groups. |
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Friday, wk 9 |
18 March |
Students wishing to initiate a type (b) project should work on proposal. Ideally, proposal forms should be submitted to relevant Group Coordinators before the end of term. |
Easter term 2022
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Monday |
18 April |
By this date type (a) proposals to be entered by staff online. |
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Tuesday |
19 April |
Teaching Office emails students that project descriptions are available for viewing. |
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Tuesday, wk 0 |
26 April |
Last possible date for type (b) projects to be proposed to coordinators. Viability to be determined as soon as possible thereafter. |
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Tuesday, wk 0 |
26 April |
Students may start entering project choices online. |
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Monday, wk 2 |
9 May |
First day for pre-allocation. Members of staff have the option to pre-allocate projects if they have seen enough students to make a reasoned choice. |
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Friday, wk 3 |
13 May |
Deadline for pre-allocation. Members of staff have the option to pre-allocate projects if they have seen enough students to make a reasoned choice. |
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Friday, wk 4 |
20 May |
By midnight, all type (a) preferences and type (b) proposals to be entered online. |
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Monday, wk 4 |
23 May |
Lists of projects in each group with names of students choosing each and the order of preference available online. Where a student's preferences span more than one group, name is included on lists of all coordinators involved. |
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Wednesday, wk 5 |
1 June |
Last day for submitting final reports and technical abstracts (by 4pm). Each student also submits their log book or electronic equivalent (to go to the assessor). Supervisor and assessor mark independently. Each group passes a complete set of technical abstracts to the Teaching Office for archiving. |
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Thursday, wk 6 |
2 June |
Start of mini-conference period. Presentations marked by supervisors and assessors independently. Mark forms to Group Administrator. |
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Monday, wk 6 |
6 June |
First list of Part IIB project/student allocations posted on or by this date. Any student without a project to contact coordinator of group they wish to be in. |
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Wednesday, wk 6 |
8 June |
Last day for return to Group Administrator of final report, presentation and synoptic mark forms. Group Coordinators moderate final grades. |
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Wednesday, wk 6 |
8 June |
Teaching Office and coordinators to have identified students failing to get a project at first selection and discuss alternatives. |
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Friday, wk 7 |
10 June |
Project planning forms (signed by both student and supervisor) to be submitted to Group Administrators by this date. Supervisors and supervisees to hold planning meetings. |
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Wednesday, wk 7 |
15 June |
Coordinators to supply a complete set of milestone reports, final reports, log books and relevant forms to the Teaching Office for submission to external examiners |
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Thursday, wk 8 |
16 June |
Last day for submission of project mark books and reports to Chairman of Examiners by Group Coordinators. |
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