Expectations | Project
Plan | Reporting
Requirements | Progress Reports | Abstract | Final Technical Paper
MURF requires two written progress reports, an abstract, a final technical
paper, and a final oral presentation. These reports help students develop good
communication skills, focus on progress toward their research goals, and synthesize
the work done over the ten-week period.
Progress
Reports
Follow these progress report writing requirements. Deadlines 5:00 PM on the
July and August pay dates.
Abstracts
Abstracts are compiled in the SURF abstract book for each of the scheduled
seminar days. Please follow these abstract writing requirements. Deadline
5 PM on the August pay date.
Final
Technical Paper
Follow these final report writing requirements. Please read and follow them
carefully. Deadline is the fourth Friday in September.
Final
Oral or Poster Presentation
All MURF students are required to give an oral or poster presentation on one
of the regularly scheduled seminar days. However, some students may arrange
to give their presentations at other times.
The SURF Talk Book provides assistance in the preparation of the oral presentation.
The purpose of the book is not a speech textbook providing useful information
for all types of speaking presentations, rather its focus is for undergraduate
students presenting highly technical information to a general audience. For guidelines,
access the SURF
Talk Book (pdf).
