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+# Project/Thesis/Dissertation & Independent Study
+
+A common set of rules for all students earning credit for lab participation (499, 599, 699). 
+Students taking 491 or 591 may be required to meet these requirements or may have slightly different criteria. 
+
+**Overview**: 
+
+1. Goal setting meeting and document within the first two weeks
+2. Attend regular meetings (project and/or individual as determined by Dr. Brown)
+3. Attend lab meetings and present/co-present at least twice (waived in summer)
+4. Submit a 1 page final report due by the last day of exams 
+
+## Goal Setting
+
+```{warning}
+This is in pilot mode for fall 24. 
+```
+
+::::{margin}
+
+1. Set initial goals for the semester in the [accountability repo](https://github.com/ml4sts/accountability)
+2. complete weekly checkins
+
+
+## Final Report
+
+It should be pproximately 1 page, consisting of two parts: 
+- a 1 paragraph abstract written about the project you worked on for a general CS audience (eg anyone who has take CSC212 or higher). This should emphasize your work, but can include others results if on a team project
+- a 1 paragraph reflection written about what you learned for a CS professor audience. This can be about the CS specific skills; general research; collaboaration; anything you learned through the experience. 
+
+Submit to the x99 repo as a [mystmd](https://mystmd.org/) file.