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Michelle Rogat Memo - Revised Timeline

Fall 2013 - Sustainability Research Design, taught by Kim Fortun, RPI September - December, 2013
 * Define thesis research
 * Conduct literature review
 * Design structure of thesis project
 * Network for research participants
 * Obtain primary field site approval
 * Attend informational seminars
 * Set up pilot interviews
 * Conduct and analyze pilot interviews
 * Start chapter summaries for book
 * Draft a grant proposal
 * Write up Thesis Proposal

Winter Break, December 2013 - January 2014
 * Start case study at country club
 * Network for more research participants
 * Continue literature review
 * Finish transcribing pilot interviews

Spring 2014 - Senior Projects, taught by Nate Fisk, RPI January - April, 2014
 * Network for more participants
 * Set up and conduct interviews for secondary field sites
 * Submit proposal for funding for Summer 2014 Undergraduate Research Project
 * Obtain survey results from Audubon International
 * Conduct interviews with club management and members
 * Conduct interviews with secondary field sites
 * Finish green certification project at country club
 * Transcribe and analyze interviews for reoccurring themes in advice, challenges, and factors for success in sustainability projects
 * Analyze all the data from the different perspectives and scales
 * Design formats to display and relate the compiled information
 * Finish up course work pertaining to thesis
 * Continue drafting chapters for book
 * Propose restaurant project to and obtain approval for summer research from country club house committee

Summer 2014 - Undergraduate Research Project April - June, 2014
 * Continue case study at country club
 * Finish conducting and transcribing interviews
 * Finishing analyzing and compiling data into other formats
 * Finish and publish book
 * Present findings to Country Club House Committee, suggest their future progress with EMS and mission statement
 * Share findings with industry newsletters and research participants
 * Submit undergraduate thesis early for graduation from RPI after the Fall 2014 semester