Some of you asked for guidelines regarding the project writeup.

We expect the wr
itten project report be a self-standing document that largely overlaps your pres
entation. It should be relatively short
i.e., 6-10 pages in length (plus Append
ixes, tables, etc.) and it should:
(a) state the problem and project strategy,
(b) *briefly* identify relevant literature, the needed data sources and software
packages, and how the work relates to your broader research interests and/or UI
S skill development
(c) explain your methodology,
(d) show and discuss findings & results,
(e) comment on desirable next steps and on any unexpected problems, tradeoffs, l
imitations, etc.
(f) where applicable identify, in an appendix, the directory listing, and/or any
macros, data specs, metadata, project files, or other tools/data needed to exam
ine and understand your work. This should *not* be an elaborate documentation ex
ercise but enough to understand the specific data and processing steps involved
in your work.