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# Week 2 progress: | # Week 2 progress: | ||
#* Met with Prof. Abbott | #* Met with Prof. Abbott. | ||
#* Conducted Background research by reading about previous final year projects | #* Conducted Background research by reading about previous final year projects. | ||
# Goals for Week 3: | # Goals for Week 3: | ||
#* Start preparing for the Proposal Seminar. | |||
#* Research about Somertons Mans letters. | |||
=== Semester 1 Week 3=== | === Semester 1 Week 3=== | ||
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# Week 3 progress: | # Week 3 progress: | ||
#* Start Work Break Down Structure | |||
#* Commenced work on project Gantt Chart | |||
#* Organised meeting with Professor Abbott | |||
#* Worked on Proposal | |||
#* Met with project partner | |||
# Goals for Week 4: | # Goals for Week 4: | ||
#* Attend meeting with Professor Abbott | |||
#* Finish project Gantt Chart | |||
=== Semester 1 Week 4=== | === Semester 1 Week 4=== | ||
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# Week 4 progress: | # Week 4 progress: | ||
#* Finished project Gantt Chart | |||
#* Met with Professor Abbott | |||
#* Worked on Proposal | |||
#* Met with project partner | |||
#* MATLAB coding started for Task 1 | |||
# Goals for Week 5: | # Goals for Week 5: | ||
#* Finish Power point for proposal | |||
#* Make more progress in with Task 1 | |||
=== Semester 1 Week 5=== | === Semester 1 Week 5=== | ||
# Week 5 progress: | # Week 5 progress: | ||
#* Power Point nearly completed | |||
#* Names of horses, city names etc. have been finalized | |||
#* Task 1 about 50% complete | |||
# Goals for Mid-Semester Break: | # Goals for Mid-Semester Break: | ||
#* Power Point has to be completed | |||
#* Prepare speech for proposal | |||
#* Meet with project partner in break to complete Task 1 | |||
=== Semester 1 Mid-Semester Break=== | === Semester 1 Mid-Semester Break=== | ||
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# Mid-Semester Break progress: | # Mid-Semester Break progress: | ||
#* Met with project partner | |||
#* More coding done for Task 1 | |||
#* Graphs have been produced for Task 1 | |||
#* Task 1 75% complete | |||
#* Power Point got drafted by Prof. Abbott | |||
#* Proposal seminar completed | |||
#* DNA testing kit has been delivered | |||
# Goals for Week 6: | # Goals for Week 6: | ||
#* Organise meeting with Prof. Abbott | |||
#* Complete Task 1 | |||
#* Collect the DNA kit | |||
#* Send DNA kit ASAP | |||
=== Semester 1 Week 6=== | === Semester 1 Week 6=== | ||
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# Week 6 progress: | # Week 6 progress: | ||
#* Sent DNA to 23andMe | |||
#* Had meeting with Derek | |||
#* An extension of Task 1 was given, to further look into the book | |||
#* Still working on Task 1 | |||
# Goals for Week 7: | # Goals for Week 7: | ||
#* Work on the extension task | |||
#* Start working on thesis | |||
=== Semester 1 Week 7=== | === Semester 1 Week 7=== | ||
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# Week 7 progress: | # Week 7 progress: | ||
#* Original of Task 1 is completed | |||
#* Extension of Task 1 near completion | |||
#* The code is complete to count the letter in each line of the book | |||
#* Thesis layout completed | |||
#* Thesis introduction started | |||
# Goals for Week 8: | # Goals for Week 8: | ||
#* Complete extension of Task 1 | |||
#* Complete Thesis introduction | |||
#* Oragnize meeting with Derek | |||
=== Semester 1 Week 8=== | === Semester 1 Week 8=== | ||
# Week 8 progress: | # Week 8 progress: | ||
#* Meeting with Derek | |||
#* Derek said that we have good progress | |||
#* Meeting with partner, to talk about thesis | |||
#* Task 1 is fully completed | |||
#* Results show that horse names are not the mysterious code | |||
# Goals for Week 9: | # Goals for Week 9: | ||
#* Work on thesis | |||
=== Semester 1 Week 9=== | === Semester 1 Week 9=== | ||
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# Week 9 progress: | # Week 9 progress: | ||
#* DNA results have come back, need to have meeting with Derek ASAP | |||
#* Thesis introduction completed | |||
#* Sent drafts to each other | |||
# Goals for Week 10: | # Goals for Week 10: | ||
#* Have meeting with Derek | |||
#* Continue working on the thesis | |||
=== Semester 1 Week 10=== | === Semester 1 Week 10=== | ||
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# Week 10 progress: | # Week 10 progress: | ||
#* Meeting with Derek | |||
#* Informed that we can't do any of the DNA task until the ethics is signed | |||
#* Showed Derek results for task 1 and told us it was good | |||
#* Drafted each others thesis and sent it back to each other | |||
# Goals for Week 11: | # Goals for Week 11: | ||
#* Only task to do now is the thesis | |||
=== Semester 1 Week 11=== | === Semester 1 Week 11=== | ||
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# Week 11 progress: | # Week 11 progress: | ||
#* Thesis introduction completed again | |||
#* Thesis technical background started | |||
#* Thesis project management started | |||
# Goals for Week 12: | # Goals for Week 12: | ||
#* Have the thesis completed by Tuesday, so we can send our drafts to each other | |||
=== Semester 1 Week 12=== | === Semester 1 Week 12=== | ||
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# Week 12 progress: | # Week 12 progress: | ||
#* Thesis completed and sent to partner | |||
#* Draft each others thesis | |||
#* Final copy of draft thesis completed and sent to my uni | |||
# Goals for Week 13: | # Goals for Week 13: | ||
#* Have meeting with Derek to talk about the next task that need to be completed | |||
=== Semester 1 Week 13=== | === Semester 1 Week 13=== | ||
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# Week 13 progress: | # Week 13 progress: | ||
#* Exam study, therefore no project work | |||
# Goals for Exam Period: | # Goals for Exam Period: | ||
#* Do Exam | |||
===Mid Year Break Week 1=== | ===Mid Year Break Week 1=== | ||
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# Week 1 progress: | # Week 1 progress: | ||
#* Meet up with partner to talk about next task | |||
#* Ethics been approved | |||
# Goals for Week 2: | # Goals for Week 2: | ||
#* Start doing DNA task | |||
===Mid Year Break Week 2=== | ===Mid Year Break Week 2=== | ||
# Week 2 progress: | # Week 2 progress: | ||
#* Degrading the DNA is nearly completed | |||
#* Matlab code is nearly done | |||
# Goals for Week 3: | # Goals for Week 3: | ||
#* Have the code completed | |||
===Mid Year Break Week 3=== | ===Mid Year Break Week 3=== | ||
# Week 3 progress: | # Week 3 progress: | ||
#* Code is completed | |||
#* Started degrading the DNA, by removing SNPs | |||
# Goals for Semester 2 week 1: | # Goals for Semester 2 week 1: | ||
#* Meet with Derek and show him our progress | |||
===Semester 2 Week 1=== | ===Semester 2 Week 1=== | ||
# Week 1 progress: | # Week 1 progress: | ||
#* Met with Derek, says our work is going well | |||
#* Degraded the DNA by 10% intervals and now waiting for results | |||
# Goals for Week 2: | # Goals for Week 2: | ||
#* After results have come, start to analyse the result and figure what the next steps are | |||
===Semester 2 Week 2=== | ===Semester 2 Week 2=== | ||
# Week 2 progress: | # Week 2 progress: | ||
#* Another set of degrading data was put into Gedmatch to compare results | |||
#* Met with Derek to inform us on what the next step is, which is to find false positives and false negatives and graph results | |||
#* Also got told to look into the heritage stuff on Gedmatch | |||
# Goals for Week 3: | # Goals for Week 3: | ||
#* Plot false positives and false negatives | |||
#* Start looking into booking the mass spectrometer lab | |||
===Semester 2 Week 3=== | ===Semester 2 Week 3=== | ||
# Week 3 progress: | # Week 3 progress: | ||
#* Mass Spect booked | |||
#* Obtained Hair for Mass spect | |||
# Goals for Week 4: | # Goals for Week 4: | ||
#* Complete Mass Spect | |||
#* Write Thesis | |||
===Semester 2 Week 4=== | ===Semester 2 Week 4=== | ||
# Week 4 progress: | # Week 4 progress: | ||
#* Mass Spect Completed | |||
#* Finished Task 3 | |||
# Goals for Week 5: | # Goals for Week 5: | ||
#* Analysis results from mass spect | |||
===Semester 2 Week 5=== | ===Semester 2 Week 5=== | ||
# Week 5 progress: | # Week 5 progress: | ||
#* Made some progress with the results | |||
#* Met with Derek | |||
# Goals for Week 6: | # Goals for Week 6: | ||
#* Continue on analyzing results | |||
#* Continue writing thesis | |||
===Semester 2 Week 6=== | ===Semester 2 Week 6=== | ||
# Week 6 progress: | # Week 6 progress: | ||
#* Made some progress with the results | |||
# Goals for Week 7: | # Goals for Week 7: | ||
#* Continue on analyzing results | |||
#* Continue writing thesis | |||
===Semester 2 Week 7=== | ===Semester 2 Week 7=== | ||
# Week 7 progress: | # Week 7 progress: | ||
#* Found Strontium levels are lower in Adelaide compared to Bali | |||
#* Continue analysing other elements to find any significants | |||
# Goals for Week 8: | # Goals for Week 8: | ||
#* Continue writing thesis | |||
===Semester 2 Week 8=== | ===Semester 2 Week 8=== | ||
# Week 8 progress: | # Week 8 progress: | ||
#* Graphs made with the different elements | |||
# Goals for Mid-Semester Break: | # Goals for Mid-Semester Break: | ||
#* Continue writing thesis | |||
#* Start making the poster | |||
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===Mid Semester Break=== | ===Mid Semester Break=== | ||
# Week Mid-Semester Break progress: | # Week Mid-Semester Break progress: | ||
#* Poster nearly completed | |||
# Goals for week 9: | # Goals for week 9: | ||
#* Continue writing thesis | |||
#* Complete poster so Derek can draft | |||
===Semester 2 Week 9=== | ===Semester 2 Week 9=== | ||
# Week 9 progress: | # Week 9 progress: | ||
#* Poster completed, sent to get drafted | |||
#* Thesis needs to be completed, so it can be drafted | |||
# Goals for week 10: | # Goals for week 10: | ||
#* Complete thesis | |||
#* Edit poster after it is drafted | |||
#* Start the final seminar slides | |||
===Semester 2 Week 10=== | ===Semester 2 Week 10=== | ||
# Week 10 progress: | # Week 10 progress: | ||
#* Poster completed and submitted | |||
#* Final seminar slides done and sent to Derek to get drafted | |||
#* Sent Derek our thesis to get drafted | |||
# Goals for week 11: | # Goals for week 11: | ||
#* Edit final seminar slides when drafted | |||
#* Edit thesis | |||
#* Prepare for expo | |||
===Semester 2 Week 11=== | ===Semester 2 Week 11=== | ||
# Week 11 progress: | # Week 11 progress: | ||
#* Get Thesis Drafted | |||
#* Final seminar slides submitted | |||
#* Expo completed | |||
# Goals for week 12: | # Goals for week 12: | ||
#* Finish Thesis | |||
#* Prepare for final seminar | |||
#* Give all relevant files to Derek | |||
===Semester 2 Week 12=== | ===Semester 2 Week 12=== | ||
# Week 12 progress: | # Week 12 progress: | ||
#* Thesis done and submitted | |||
#* Work on Final Seminar | |||
# Goals for week 13: | |||
#* Prepare for final seminar | |||
===Semester 2 Week 13=== | |||
# Week 13 progress: | |||
#* Final seminar completed | |||
#* Closed project | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
==Back== | ==Back== |
Latest revision as of 10:35, 3 November 2018
Weekly progress[edit]
Semester 1 Week 1[edit]
- Week 1 progress:
- Organise meeting with Prof. Abbott.
- Contacted project partner and had a meeting.
- Attended the literature training session with project partner at Bar Smith library.
- Goals for Week 2:
- Meet Prof. Abbott.
- Understand the aims of the project
Semester 1 Week 2[edit]
- Week 2 progress:
- Met with Prof. Abbott.
- Conducted Background research by reading about previous final year projects.
- Goals for Week 3:
- Start preparing for the Proposal Seminar.
- Research about Somertons Mans letters.
Semester 1 Week 3[edit]
- Week 3 progress:
- Start Work Break Down Structure
- Commenced work on project Gantt Chart
- Organised meeting with Professor Abbott
- Worked on Proposal
- Met with project partner
- Goals for Week 4:
- Attend meeting with Professor Abbott
- Finish project Gantt Chart
Semester 1 Week 4[edit]
- Week 4 progress:
- Finished project Gantt Chart
- Met with Professor Abbott
- Worked on Proposal
- Met with project partner
- MATLAB coding started for Task 1
- Goals for Week 5:
- Finish Power point for proposal
- Make more progress in with Task 1
Semester 1 Week 5[edit]
- Week 5 progress:
- Power Point nearly completed
- Names of horses, city names etc. have been finalized
- Task 1 about 50% complete
- Goals for Mid-Semester Break:
- Power Point has to be completed
- Prepare speech for proposal
- Meet with project partner in break to complete Task 1
Semester 1 Mid-Semester Break[edit]
- Mid-Semester Break progress:
- Met with project partner
- More coding done for Task 1
- Graphs have been produced for Task 1
- Task 1 75% complete
- Power Point got drafted by Prof. Abbott
- Proposal seminar completed
- DNA testing kit has been delivered
- Goals for Week 6:
- Organise meeting with Prof. Abbott
- Complete Task 1
- Collect the DNA kit
- Send DNA kit ASAP
Semester 1 Week 6[edit]
- Week 6 progress:
- Sent DNA to 23andMe
- Had meeting with Derek
- An extension of Task 1 was given, to further look into the book
- Still working on Task 1
- Goals for Week 7:
- Work on the extension task
- Start working on thesis
Semester 1 Week 7[edit]
- Week 7 progress:
- Original of Task 1 is completed
- Extension of Task 1 near completion
- The code is complete to count the letter in each line of the book
- Thesis layout completed
- Thesis introduction started
- Goals for Week 8:
- Complete extension of Task 1
- Complete Thesis introduction
- Oragnize meeting with Derek
Semester 1 Week 8[edit]
- Week 8 progress:
- Meeting with Derek
- Derek said that we have good progress
- Meeting with partner, to talk about thesis
- Task 1 is fully completed
- Results show that horse names are not the mysterious code
- Goals for Week 9:
- Work on thesis
Semester 1 Week 9[edit]
- Week 9 progress:
- DNA results have come back, need to have meeting with Derek ASAP
- Thesis introduction completed
- Sent drafts to each other
- Goals for Week 10:
- Have meeting with Derek
- Continue working on the thesis
Semester 1 Week 10[edit]
- Week 10 progress:
- Meeting with Derek
- Informed that we can't do any of the DNA task until the ethics is signed
- Showed Derek results for task 1 and told us it was good
- Drafted each others thesis and sent it back to each other
- Goals for Week 11:
- Only task to do now is the thesis
Semester 1 Week 11[edit]
- Week 11 progress:
- Thesis introduction completed again
- Thesis technical background started
- Thesis project management started
- Goals for Week 12:
- Have the thesis completed by Tuesday, so we can send our drafts to each other
Semester 1 Week 12[edit]
- Week 12 progress:
- Thesis completed and sent to partner
- Draft each others thesis
- Final copy of draft thesis completed and sent to my uni
- Goals for Week 13:
- Have meeting with Derek to talk about the next task that need to be completed
Semester 1 Week 13[edit]
- Week 13 progress:
- Exam study, therefore no project work
- Goals for Exam Period:
- Do Exam
Mid Year Break Week 1[edit]
- Week 1 progress:
- Meet up with partner to talk about next task
- Ethics been approved
- Goals for Week 2:
- Start doing DNA task
Mid Year Break Week 2[edit]
- Week 2 progress:
- Degrading the DNA is nearly completed
- Matlab code is nearly done
- Goals for Week 3:
- Have the code completed
Mid Year Break Week 3[edit]
- Week 3 progress:
- Code is completed
- Started degrading the DNA, by removing SNPs
- Goals for Semester 2 week 1:
- Meet with Derek and show him our progress
Semester 2 Week 1[edit]
- Week 1 progress:
- Met with Derek, says our work is going well
- Degraded the DNA by 10% intervals and now waiting for results
- Goals for Week 2:
- After results have come, start to analyse the result and figure what the next steps are
Semester 2 Week 2[edit]
- Week 2 progress:
- Another set of degrading data was put into Gedmatch to compare results
- Met with Derek to inform us on what the next step is, which is to find false positives and false negatives and graph results
- Also got told to look into the heritage stuff on Gedmatch
- Goals for Week 3:
- Plot false positives and false negatives
- Start looking into booking the mass spectrometer lab
Semester 2 Week 3[edit]
- Week 3 progress:
- Mass Spect booked
- Obtained Hair for Mass spect
- Goals for Week 4:
- Complete Mass Spect
- Write Thesis
Semester 2 Week 4[edit]
- Week 4 progress:
- Mass Spect Completed
- Finished Task 3
- Goals for Week 5:
- Analysis results from mass spect
Semester 2 Week 5[edit]
- Week 5 progress:
- Made some progress with the results
- Met with Derek
- Goals for Week 6:
- Continue on analyzing results
- Continue writing thesis
Semester 2 Week 6[edit]
- Week 6 progress:
- Made some progress with the results
- Goals for Week 7:
- Continue on analyzing results
- Continue writing thesis
Semester 2 Week 7[edit]
- Week 7 progress:
- Found Strontium levels are lower in Adelaide compared to Bali
- Continue analysing other elements to find any significants
- Goals for Week 8:
- Continue writing thesis
Semester 2 Week 8[edit]
- Week 8 progress:
- Graphs made with the different elements
- Goals for Mid-Semester Break:
- Continue writing thesis
- Start making the poster
Mid Semester Break[edit]
- Week Mid-Semester Break progress:
- Poster nearly completed
- Goals for week 9:
- Continue writing thesis
- Complete poster so Derek can draft
Semester 2 Week 9[edit]
- Week 9 progress:
- Poster completed, sent to get drafted
- Thesis needs to be completed, so it can be drafted
- Goals for week 10:
- Complete thesis
- Edit poster after it is drafted
- Start the final seminar slides
Semester 2 Week 10[edit]
- Week 10 progress:
- Poster completed and submitted
- Final seminar slides done and sent to Derek to get drafted
- Sent Derek our thesis to get drafted
- Goals for week 11:
- Edit final seminar slides when drafted
- Edit thesis
- Prepare for expo
Semester 2 Week 11[edit]
- Week 11 progress:
- Get Thesis Drafted
- Final seminar slides submitted
- Expo completed
- Goals for week 12:
- Finish Thesis
- Prepare for final seminar
- Give all relevant files to Derek
Semester 2 Week 12[edit]
- Week 12 progress:
- Thesis done and submitted
- Work on Final Seminar
- Goals for week 13:
- Prepare for final seminar
Semester 2 Week 13[edit]
- Week 13 progress:
- Final seminar completed
- Closed project