1. VERSITET ROBERT STEPHEN BREWER POSTDOC AARHUS UNIVERSITY 29. AUGUST 2014 UNI An Introduction to the 15/5 Report

2. AARHUS UNIVERSITY All About the 15/5 Report ROBERT STEPHEN BREWER 29. AUGUST 2014 WHAT IS A 15/5? ›Brief summary of a group’s: ›work over past week ›plans for next week ›challenges/issues for class discussion ›Should take less than 15 min to write ›Should take less than 5 min to read ›Thus the name: 15/5 2

3. AARHUS UNIVERSITY All About the 15/5 Report ROBERT STEPHEN BREWER 29. AUGUST 2014 WHEN DO I WRITE A 15/5? ›Each group must post their 15/5 to the webboard thread by Wednesday 23:59 each week ›Due date is the same as all other things handed in 3

4. AARHUS UNIVERSITY All About the 15/5 Report ROBERT STEPHEN BREWER 29. AUGUST 2014 WHY WRITE A 15/5? ›Writing tasks down leads to self-reflection ›Forces some short-term planning each week ›Comparing plans to what you actually did ›See how your group’s progress stacks up ›Automatically document some of your group process ›Lets instructors quickly see how groups are doing 4

5. AARHUS UNIVERSITY All About the 15/5 Report ROBERT STEPHEN BREWER 29. AUGUST 2014 15/5 TEMPLATE ›Team name & members: ›Our planned work for this week: ›Other work our group accomplished this week: ›Our plans for the next week: ›Any challenges or issues you encountered that you would like to discuss in class: 5

6. AARHUS UNIVERSITY All About the 15/5 Report ROBERT STEPHEN BREWER 29. AUGUST 2014 EXAMPLE 15/5 ›Team name & members: ›Team Educator: Marianne Graves Petersen, Robert Brewer, Tobias Sonne ›Our planned work for this week: ›Prepare web page explaining the 15/5 report: DONE ›Prepare presentation on how to pick a research paper: not done ›Divide up lectures between instructors: in progress ›Other work our group accomplished this week: ›Create separate web page for each handin ›Our plans for the next week: ›Further refine weekly class schedule ›Any challenges/issues for class: ›Need to make sure students form groups quickly in first week 6

7. AARHUS UNIVERSITY All About the 15/5 Report ROBERT STEPHEN BREWER 29. AUGUST 2014 TIPS FOR WRITING A 15/5 ›Be honest. Some weeks you might not have progress, (due to illness, other classes, etc.) so just say that ›Create a draft 15/5 at the start of each week, and add items as you accomplish them ›Figure out who is posting your 15/5 each week, and don’t figure out the contents at the last minute! ›Use specific, action words ›“Report”<“Worked on report”<“Write report”<“Revised report introduction” 7

8. AARHUS UNIVERSITY All About the 15/5 Report ROBERT STEPHEN BREWER 29. AUGUST 2014 FOR MORE INFORMATION ›See “What is a 15/5?” on course website menu: ›https://services.brics.dk/java/courseadmin/It+bach/pa ges/What+is+a+15-5%3F 8