Information on Writing your Contract

Timeline

• You write the contract ... maybe your manager/sponsor or mentor has read it and made suggestions
• Then email it to me (aim for clarity -- pretend you are talking to me -- so we can resolve, any unclear descriptions, any questions I have via email)
• I ask questions, ask for clarification (or maybe it will be perfect!)
• Then you correct anything, and get your manager/sponsor to sign it
• Email it back to me with the signature page scanned
• I give my approval electronically to the CSS internship coordinator, Janet
• Email it to Janet (JMcDaniel@bothell.washington.edu), or bring her a hard copy (with signed signature page) and you will eventually be emailed an entry code after the CSS director reviews it

The Contract

I will only do CR/NC grade option.
        It is too difficult to assign a decimal grade to your work.

Download the contract from me (same as CSS website but with my name on it) and fill it in:   CSS 497 Contract
DO NOT answer the questions in a separate document and attach the answers. Put answers directly with questions.

For the title, make it descriptive, not too short.
        For example, "Software Development" is a bad title, too vague.
        Use something more detailed ... "Software Developer for a Compiler Tool -- CodeTest "
        (Do not put the company name in the title.)

For the brief description, include a summary of the material you put in question #1.
        It should be a stand-alone clear description, but without the kind of detail you will put in your answer to question #1.

For question #1 , you're basically describing the project. You may repeat material you already wrote in the brief description.
        Everything should be self explanatory. Explain everything clearly. Assume I don't know anything.
                -- First explain a bit about the company. What does the company do?
                -- Then explain the project. How does what you're doing fit?
                -- What is your project used for?
                -- Imagine I'm asking questions about what you wrote, and put those answers in the contract.

For question #2 , pick out several (six, seven, ...) of the competencies that apply and write a sentence or two about each.

For question #4, list specific deliverables (for me).
        You will have at least 4 reports in total for the 10 credits:
                Report #1, Report #2, Report #3, Final Report.
                Information on content of the reports.
        Specific due dates are not critical. You can say "Week of x" as the due date
        (where x is spread out over the time of your internship).
        Also, be sure to include the abstract and poster/presentation (due the day of the colloquium).
        For example (use correct dates for your internship):
                Report #1     Due week of July 5
                Report #2     Due week of July19
                Report #3     Due week of Aug 9
                Poster, Presentation       Due at Summer 2010 Colloquium
                Final Report, Abstract     Due week of Aug 16

        Another example -- if it spans more than one quarter:
                Report #1     Due week of July 19
                Report #2     Due week of Aug 16
                Report #3     Due week of Oct 25
                Poster, Presentation       Due at Autumn 2010 Colloquium
                Final Report, Abstract     Due week of Dec 6

For question #6, include things like:

• Successful work, succeeding in the expectations of your manager
• Complete and correct deliverables
• Delivered to advisor on time
• Creating an excellent, clear poster which includes your name
• Giving an excellent, clear presentation in the quarter you take your last internship credit