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Weekly Report

Who should write the report?

Every prospective and current PhD student should write the weekly report.

Who will read my report?

Every member of LEMONADE can read your report.

When should I send the weekly report?

You are recommended to send it around 6 pm on Friday. You should send it before 6 pm on Saturday.

The deadline is set on Saturday to discourage deadline rushing on the weekend, which in my opinion is not a good habit. However, you are free to work on Sunday and report your Sunday’s progress in the report next week.

When will I receive a response?

I will not send my feedbacks before next Monday morning. This is to make sure that you are free for at least a day and half. However, you are welcome to reach me during the time.

What should I include in the weekly report?

  • summarize all your learning activities, including coding, reading and writing paper, preparing presentations, and school-related paperwork. These activities should add up to about 20 hours.
  • briefly discuss your todos and plans next week.

How should I summarize the activity?

Here are some Dos and Don’ts:

  • Write in English. 学校相关杂事用中文。
  • Write only two or three sentences for each activity.
  • Each summarized activity looks very much the same like git commit messages.
  • Don’t use AI to generate or refine the report. Writing the report is a part of self-reflection and I need your own words and thoughts.
  • Don’t include code or pictures. Use links to your artifacts.
  • Don’t include confidential information.

Here is a checklist every time you write the report:

  • [ ] Explain why you had to do it.
  • [ ] Evaluate if it is necessary or there is a better way to do it next time.
  • [ ] Highlight your learning progress not project/code progress. Put coding activities to the end of the list.
  • [ ] Attach links to your artifacts (github commits, onedrive document titles, overleaf repos).