Friday, December 16, 2011

FYI: Template for Final Report to QF


QNRF
UREP FINAL REPORT
Instructions
A Final Report for each UREP awarded Project is required to be submitted to QNRF by the deadline shown in the cycle’s timeline. 

PFM please note:
·       The Final Report must be prepared by the Primary Faculty member and submitted to his/her Research Office for vetting and subsequent submission to QNRF.
·       This Final Report should highlight progress made, accomplishment of the goals and objectives specified in the approved proposal, results obtained problems or difficulties encountered and deviations from the original objectives. Payments will be delayed if the Awardee fails to submit satisfactory and timely report. The report will be reviewed by QNRF to ensure compliance with QNRF guidelines and the Awardee will be notified of acceptance or of rejection of the report no later than one calendar month from the date of receipt by QNRF.

Research Office please note:
·       Vetted Final Reports should be converted to .PDF format and uploaded to QNRF’s submission website at https://qnrfsubmission.info.
·       Vetting process involves checking:
o      Compliance with report submission deadline
o      Validity of names and statuses of all participants
o      Accuracy and Authenticity of information provided, e.g., accomplishments, efforts, procurement, travel, etc.
o      General compliance with institution’s rules and regulations, as well as those of QNRF.
o      Compliance with IRB requirements, if any.

1.  Project Description
This is the main section that will be used to technically evaluate the project for UREP Competition and other purposes. Please follow the scheme given in the box below, and use Arabic or English (depending on the language used in the project).

Abstract:
Significance:
Objectives:
Methodology:
Results and Discussion:
Conclusion:
Reference:
Acknowledgement: “This [publication, report, etc.] was made possible by a UREP award [UREPNN-NNN-N-NNN] from the Qatar National Research Fund (a member of The Qatar Foundation). The statements made herein are solely the responsibility of the author[s].”

2. Project Status
2.1 Have there been any changes to the project objectives? 
Yes £    No £    If yes, please give details



2.2 Did the research project proceed as planned?  What have you achieved?  Please outline the research findings

2.3 Have you experienced any difficulties that have affected the progress of the research project?  Yes £      No£
If yes, please give details



3. Role of Supervisory Team Members
Please list the roles of each member of the supervisory team.



4. Role of Students
Please list the roles of each student in the project.



5. Research Outcomes
Type (journal or conference, patent, etc.)
Status (published, in press, etc.)
Title
Internet URL link (if any)
Journal or conference name
Volume - Issue
Year
ISBN/ISSN
Pages
Authors






























Please enter the outcomes of the research covered by this Final Report. Where appropriate, enter the full details. For papers, include ‘published’ and ‘in press’ publications, but exclude ‘forthcoming’ and ‘submitted’ work. 


6. Benefits to Students
Please give details of students’ activities that showed they benefitted from the project, e.g., publications, conference attendance, presentations, site visits, training.



7. Travel
Has there been any travel related to the research project?  Yes £  No£
If yes, please give details
Destination
Dates
Name of Traveler
Purpose of Travel














8. Additional Supporting Documents
If there is additional material that needs to be appended to this report, e.g., scanned documents, pictorial material, please copy to the space below. In particular, published papers must be included in this space.




9. PFM Certification
I certify that all details in this report are true and complete and accurate.

PFM (Print name) ____________
Signature ____________                                                               Date            /   /



Saturday, December 3, 2011

Question

I am saving all my digital drawings as JPEGs and in 300 dpi, is there something else I need to put in mind such as saving it as TIFF or a certain higher resolution or something?
Thank you.

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Winter Break Availability

Ameera: Ill be in Doha in the winterbreak. and will be working on the project.

Zoe: I'll be in the US for the break but available to work if anyone needs anything.

Patty: I may take a quick trip, 4 days at the most, but otherwise, I'll be in Doha, and available.

Michael: I plan to be in Doha over winter break… although I have other projects going on, I should be reachable and can help as needed.

Don: I’ll be Leavening for the Holiday , but I’m working on my Illustrations at this time.

Jesse: I will be in England for one week, then back to Doha for the remainder. My parents will be visiting during this time, however, so my availability will not be without some constraints.

Khadija: I will be in Canada and will be available over the winter break.

Haneen: i will be available over winter break the whole time.

Miriam Al Sarraj: 'll be here and I think I'll have be able to spend time on the project.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

New Teams & Schedule

UREP Book Project

Outline: Project Organization & Tasks

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Deliverables:

1. Report (Patty & Jesse)
2. Presentation (Patty, Jesse, Don, Sara, may need design help)
3. Book Project (physical book 'mock-up' 3 copies? & pdf/digital files)
4. Student Presentation (TBD)

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Completion of Layouts:
December 15th, 2011
(the layouts can be completed and I can go through each one)

Layout Deadline:
January 5th, 2012
(all design changes and corrections need to be completed)

Deliverable (mock-up & digital files ready):
January 20th, 2012
http://www.lulu.com/
http://www.blurb.com/
Blink (in Doha)

Project Deadline:
January 31, 2012



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NEW Teams:


Felicity Ulmer (layout designer)
Abdulla Al-Kuwari (illustrator)
Story: Jouha Counting Donkeys (english version complete, arabic in progress)


Felicity Ulmer (layout designer)
Note: Felicity and I (michael) will be responsible for the slip case box and managing all the book projects.


Khadija Safri (layout designer)
Mariam Sarraj (illustrator)
Story: Hadeed Hadeeco


Ameera Makki (layout designer)
Jo Bermejo (illustrator)
Story: Thieves & the Tree Trunk


Ameera Makki (layout designer)
Noora Al-Sulaiti (illustrator)
Story: The Gumiho


Sahar (layout designer)
Reem Alhajri (illustrator)
Story: Om al Manakhel (currently being translated into Arabic by Sara)


Noora K (layout designer)
Wafaa Al-Saffar (illustrator)
Story: The Golden Cow


Maryam K (layout designer)
Fatma Al-Remaihi (illustrator)
Legend of Mai & Ghaillan


Haneen S (layout designer)
Zoe Donald (illustrator)
Story: Hassan and the Jewels


Ahood D (layout designer)
Al Hussein (illustrator)
Story: Om Hamar, The Donkey Lady (currently being translated into Arabic by Sara)


Leila N (layout designer & designer)
Note: Leila is illustrating a story in the screen printing class. She has agreed to be responsible for designing a book containing all the illustrations from the screen printing class. We may need to discuss how this will work and if we will include all the illustrations from the screen printing students or only select a few.


Don Early (illustrator)
Hamda & the Fairy Fish
Note: Don needs to be paired with a layout design person. If we have layout people that want to work with Don, we can figure that out in the next few weeks. Also, I (michael) could work with Don as needed.


Did I miss anyone or anything? Please let me know and I can make updates.

The Legend of Mai and Ghaillan: What I Have So Far















I'm glad the cupcake trick worked!

Reem's Story

Here is Reem's story. The panels didn't post in order, but I'll bring the story and finished text to the meeting today.











Noora Al Sulaiti's Story

Below is Noora's story. It lost some detail when I converted it from PSD to JPEG.

Noora took a really creative approach, and placed a Qatari character in a traditional Korean story.

Ameera is working on the text, but I can give you a sense of the story when we meet.

Check out the woodgrain background in some of the panels--I love it!














Sunday, November 13, 2011

Gah!

May I just say how ridiculously excited I am to see the final product now ...
:D

Friday, November 11, 2011

The Legend of Mai and Ghaillan: Almost There!

WIP.
  1. Spectacular pearls
  2. Mai's arrival
  3. Ghaillan challenging Mai
  4. Thinking by the sea
  5. The locust!
I'll finish them all tonight. I promise! :D




Thursday, November 10, 2011

November 15th: Meeting/Deadline

When: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 4:30 PM-5:30 PM.
Location: Third Floor Workspace


4:30 PM - 5:30 PM November 15, 2011
Location: Third Floor Workspace

Hi all,

Pizza and refreshments will be provided at this meeting. Just thought I'd
throw that out there first ;-).

November 15th is a critical deadline for the project, particularly for the
illustrators. We must meet to discuss where we've been, where we are, and
where we're going. Thus, please make every effort to attend this meeting.
We are approaching at an important waypoint in the overall course of the
project.

Let us know if you have questions.

Best,

Jesse & Patty

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Hassan and the Jewels so far, 5 more illustrations to follow shortly...



jewel pattern/dreamcatcher
the white in the pattern is supposed to be replaced with a
background texture which goes behind or along with the text throughout
(background texture examples....)

...
...


traveling scene/setting placement


Hassan finds the palace door within the forest