Guidelines for project vetting

Vetting of individual project definitions must establish:

That the project is appropriate for the designated degree programmes(s): full project descriptions, by degree course, are linked from Projects introduction. There are also summaries of criteria.
That the project is appropriate for the time-frame.

In addition, each vetter must consider the set of projects from each setter and the whole of their vetting load:

Of the whole set of projects allocated to each vetter,at least half are obviously appropriate to less-able students.
Each setter must set at least one taught Masters project at least one project designated CS (and/or any other load requirements set for the year)

Student-defined projects

Student-defined projects are those prepared by a setter for a particular student, AND submitted for vetting after the normal deadline for vetting.

Setters must notify their vetter that they have an student-defined project to be vetted. Vetters moderate the project as usual, but paying very careful attention to the viability and technical content of the proposed project. Vetters would normally then discuss their findings with the setter: in a student-defined project, there is almost always some waffle, uncertainty, or lack of precision to be sorted out. Revision of a student-defined project is usually an interactive process, in which the vetter is the expert on the required criteria.

James Cussens / Projects Coordinator / jc@cs.york.ac.uk

Last modified: Tue Feb 1 11:06:07 GMT 2011