CEITEC TAC Assessment
Author
Ladislav Bartoš
Last Updated
a year ago
License
Creative Commons CC BY 4.0
Abstract
Unofficial LaTeX template for Thesis Advisory Committee Meeting Assessment Report of the CEITEC PhD School. Version 2023.
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% BELOW IS THE ONLY PART THAT YOU SHOULD MODIFY %
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% fill in the following information to complete the assessment report
% example: \newcommand{\PhDCandidate}{John Smith}
% ^^^^^^^^^^
% which TAC Meeting does this assessment concern (number, e.g. 2)
\newcommand{\TACMeetingNumber}{}
% date of the TAC meeting
\newcommand{\TACDate}{}
% name of the student
\newcommand{\PhDCandidate}{}
% semester number
\newcommand{\SemesterNumber}{}
% PhD programme the student studies in
\newcommand{\PhDProgramme}{}
% the supervisor's name
\newcommand{\Supervisor}{}
% the title of the student's PhD project/topic
\newcommand{\ProjectTitle}{}
% the name of the TAC Meeting chairperson
\newcommand{\TACChair}{}
% the names of the other TAC members (other than the supervisor and chairperson) separated by ,
\newcommand{\OtherMembers}{}
% assessment
\newcommand{\Assessment}{
% REPLACE THE FOLLOWING SECTION WITH YOUR COMMENTS
% vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
\DefaultAssesment
% ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
}
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% DO NOT EDIT THE FILE BELOW THIS LINE %
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\documentclass[oneside, 12pt, a4paper]{article}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[absolute,overlay]{textpos}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage{helvet}
\renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault}
\usepackage[top=1.3in, left=1.2in, bottom=1.3in, right=1.2in]{geometry}
\usepackage{titlesec}
\usepackage{enumitem}
\usepackage{pgffor} % for-loops
\usepackage{pgf} % math
\usepackage{xinttools}
\usepackage{ifthen}
\newcommand{\fillform}[2]{
\ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{}}{#2}{#1}
}
\def \longldots {\ldots\ldots\ldots\ldots\ldots}
\titleformat*{\section}{\normalsize\bfseries}
\titleformat*{\subsection}{\normalsize\bfseries}
\renewcommand\thesection{\Roman{section}.}
\renewcommand\thesubsection{}
\linespread{1.2}
\pagenumbering{gobble}
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% CEITEC header and footer
\definecolor{ceitecblue}{RGB}{33,169,192}
\definecolor{ceitecgreen}{HTML}{70AD47}
\pagestyle{fancy}
\fancyhf{}
\renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}
\rhead{
% CEITEC corner
\begin{textblock}{5}(11,0)
\includegraphics[width=170pt]{ceitec_corner.png}
\end{textblock}
}
\lhead{
% CEITEC logo
\begin{textblock}{5}(1.7,0.5)
\includegraphics[width=175pt]{ceitec_logo.jpeg}
\end{textblock}
}
\lfoot{
\begin{textblock}{50}(2.4,14.6)
{\fontfamily{ptm} \selectfont
{\fontsize{7pt}{8.4pt} \selectfont \textbf{CEITEC -- Central European Institute of Technology} \\}
{\fontsize{7pt}{8.4pt} \selectfont Masaryk University \\}
{\fontsize{7pt}{8.4pt} \selectfont Kamenice 753/5, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic \\}
{\fontsize{7pt}{8.4pt} \selectfont T: +420 549 49 5252, 6639, E: phd@ceitec.muni.cz \\}
{\fontsize{7pt}{8.4pt} \selectfont \textcolor{ceitecblue}{\textbf{www.ceitec.eu}} \\}
}
\end{textblock}
}
\rfoot{
% MUNI logo
\begin{textblock}{5}(9,14.8)
\includegraphics[width=80pt]{muni.jpg}
\end{textblock}
}
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% DEFAULT ASSESSMENT
\newcommand{\DefaultAssesment}{
\ifthenelse{\equal{\TACMeetingNumber}{}}
{
\noindent\textbf{The following criteria should be assessed:}
Different criteria are assessed depending on the TAC Meeting number. Fill in the \texttt{\\TACMeetingNumber} variable.
\noindent\textbf{Other issues, comments:}
}
{
% TAC Meeting n1
\ifnum\TACMeetingNumber=1
\noindent\textbf{The following criteria should be assessed:}
\begin{itemize}[topsep=0.0pt, itemsep=-1ex]
\item Scope and the milestones of the research project
\item Expected impact and opportunities of the project
\item Potential risks and challenges involved in the project
\item The readiness of the PhD candidate on the project (i.e., methodological skills and fundamental knowledge)
\item Overall assessment of the candidate's performance and approach to the project
\end{itemize}
\noindent\textbf{Other issues, comments:}
\fi
% TAC Meeting n2
\ifnum\TACMeetingNumber=2
\noindent\textbf{The following criteria should be assessed:}
\begin{itemize}[topsep=0.0pt, itemsep=-1ex]
\item Status of the project
\item Progress made
\item Goals for the coming year
\item Career plans
\item Internship (plans/assessment if already completed)
\end{itemize}
\noindent\textbf{Other issues, comments:}
\fi
% following TAC Meetings
\ifnum\TACMeetingNumber>2
\noindent\textbf{The following criteria should be assessed:}
\begin{itemize}[topsep=0.0pt, itemsep=-1ex]
\item Status of the project
\item Progress made
\item Goals for the period until completion of study / the coming year (in case more time is needed for completion of study)
\item Internship (if not assessed during a~previous TAC meeting)
\item Tentative date for defence (year, month)
\item Career plans
\end{itemize}
\noindent\textbf{Other issues, comments:}
\fi
}
}
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% GENERAL INFORMATION
\newcommand{\GeneralInformation}{
\vspace{0.5em}
\begin{small}
\noindent \textcolor{ceitecgreen}{\textbf{\textit{To be completed by the PhD candidate}}}
\end{small}
\vspace{0.5em}
\noindent\textbf{Date: }\fillform{\TACDate}{\dotfill}
\vspace{0.5em}
\noindent\textbf{PhD candidate's name: }\fillform{\PhDCandidate}{\dotfill}
\vspace{0.5em}
\noindent\textbf{Semester number: }\fillform{\SemesterNumber}{\dotfill}
\vspace{0.5em}
\noindent\textbf{PhD programme: }\fillform{\PhDProgramme}{\dotfill}
\vspace{0.5em}
\noindent\textbf{Supervisor: }\fillform{\Supervisor}{\dotfill}
\vspace{0.5em}
\noindent\textbf{Project title: }\fillform{\ProjectTitle}{\dotfill}
\noindent \hrulefill
}
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% SIGNATURES
\newcommand{\SignatureSection}{
\begin{table}[h!]
\def\arraystretch{2.2}
\begin{tabular}{p{10em}p{12em}p{12em}}
& \begin{center}\begin{large}\textbf{Name}\end{large}\end{center} & \begin{center} \begin{large}\textbf{Signature}\end{large}\end{center} \\
\centering \textbf{PhD Candidate} & \centering \fillform{\PhDCandidate}{\longldots\ldots\ldots} & \hspace{1em}\rule[0pt]{10em}{0.1pt} \\
\centering \textbf{TAC Chairperson} & \centering \fillform{\TACChair}{\longldots\ldots\ldots} & \hspace{1em}\rule[0pt]{10em}{0.1pt} \\
\centering \textbf{Supervisor} & \centering \fillform{\Supervisor}{\longldots\ldots\ldots} & \hspace{1em}\rule[0pt]{10em}{0.1pt} \\
\xintFor ##1 in {\OtherMembers}\do {\centering \textbf{TAC Member} & \centering \fillform{##1}{\longldots\ldots\ldots} & \\}
\end{tabular}
\end{table}
}
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% MATCH
\pgfmathsetmacro{\SemesterHeld}{2*\TACMeetingNumber + 1}
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% here the document begins
\begin{document}
\begin{Large}
\begin{center}
\noindent \textbf{TAC ASSESSMENT REPORT}
\end{center}
\end{Large}
\begin{center}
\noindent \textbf{Meeting \#\TACMeetingNumber}
\ifthenelse{\equal{\TACMeetingNumber}{}}{}{
\ifnum\TACMeetingNumber=1(to be held in the 2\textsuperscript{nd} semester) \fi
\ifnum\TACMeetingNumber=2(to be held in the 4\textsuperscript{th} or 5\textsuperscript{th} semester) \fi
\ifnum\TACMeetingNumber=3(to be held in the 7\textsuperscript{th} semester) \fi
\ifnum\TACMeetingNumber>3(to be held in the \pgfmathprintnumber[assume math mode=true]{\SemesterHeld}\textsuperscript{th} semester)\fi
}
\end{center}
\GeneralInformation
\vspace{2em}
\ifthenelse{\equal{\TACMeetingNumber}{1}}{\noindent\begin{large} \textbf{Quality Assessment of the Project} \end{large}}{\noindent\begin{large} \textbf{Assessment} \end{large}}
\vspace{0.5em}
\begin{small}
\noindent \textcolor{ceitecgreen}{\textbf{\textit{To be completed by the Chairperson of the TAC meeting}}}
\end{small}
\vspace{0.5em}
\begin{small}\Assessment\end{small}
\SignatureSection
\end{document}