Detailed Task List and Task Map

The detailed task list should be a LyX an Overleaf document that describes the tasks that your team is planning to do throughout the semester and how you will accomplish these tasks. It is highly recommended that you work off of the list of challenges already created for your subteam. The task list will break down into two parts, a Task Map, and a Task List.

The purpose of the Task Map is to help the team visualize our common goal — to provide clean drinking water and wastewater treatment to communities everywhere — and to sequentially list all of the tasks required to get there.  

The Task List is written below the Task Map and is your chance to explain the steps on the Task Map.  You . You should be as detailed as possible for the first tasks and include the steps you will carry out. You can assume that we understand how to code or how your experimental apparatus works here, but you cannot assume that we understand the logic behind what you are doing. The detailed task list should be included in every research report over the course of the semester, and every time you submit a report you should come back to the detailed task list/map and make revisions.

In addition to listing tasks, you must assign each task to a due date and an individual on your teamresponsible for seeing the task through. This person does not need to complete the entire task on her/his their own, but s/he they will be in charge of ensuring its completion.

The detailed task list, as well as every other report submitted, must have a designated "Report Proofreader." This role can rotate between subteam members over the course of the semester. This individual is responsible for checking and correcting any errors in grammar or formatting in the report.

The Detailed Task List/Map should be put into the AguaClara Research Report Template that your team will use and update for the rest of the semester.  

Here is the example Task Map which was copied from word, and pasted into the Google Doc.

Creating a Task Map

Task Maps should be created in Microsoft Word and then copy and pasted into the Detailed Task List in Overleaf. Save your word document on Google Drive so that you can make adjustments later in the semester.

To Create one, open Microsoft Word. Under Insert, go to Smart Art, click Hierarchy, then Horizontal Hierarchy.  Click the arrows on the left side of the box to open up a bulleted list of how your Map is organized. Make sure your map is as large as possible on the page (it may be necessary to increase the font size), then copy and paste it into the Google Doc.

Assigning Roles

The detailed task list must also designate roles for each team member, along with a few sentences describing the responsibilities of that role. Designated roles should be related to the tasks assigned to each individual.

The one One role for each team must be that of "Team Coordinator." The Team Coordinator is responsible for facilitating Team meetings and keeping track of progress over the course of the semester to ensure that goals are completed in a timely manner. Additionally, the Team Coordinator is the point person for communication between their team and their faculty or student advisor, as well as between their team and the entire AguaClara leadership team.

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Final detailed task lists must be posted to the sub-team's wiki page as both a PDF and Lyx documentdocument (You can save a Google Doc easily on the AguaClara S Drive as a PDF). Navigate to the wiki page where you would like to add the document as a child page. On the drop-down menu "Edit" click "Attachments." (Make sure you are logged in.) Save your file to a secure location and then "Browse" for your file. After you have located your file, click "Attach file." Next, edit your child page and type in the code that will ensure that the file will be viewed. The code may be copied in Wiki Markup mode 

To submit the detailed task lists, save the task list in your team's google drive folder and email the link to your advisor.