Requirements
- Active WPI account
- Access eProjects 2.0
- Project Advisor or Editor role
- Faculty receive Advisor role by default
- Project Advisors can only edit or delete their own Project Opportunities
- Editor or Advisor roles may be requested using the Request Help button
- Faculty receive Advisor role by default
- Required fields are marked with a red * within eProjects
Create or Edit Project
- Login to eProjects.
- Click Advisor.
- To create a new project choose Add Project.
- To edit an existing project choose My Projects, then select the project and click the Edit tab.
- To create a new project choose Add Project.
- Complete the project opportunity form, consisting of the three sections detailed below as well as fields for Continuation and Banner Group ID.
- Click Save in lower left.
Description
The Description tab contains these fields:
- Type
- Title
- Description and Abstract: rich text fields; the first paragraph of the Description is the default Abstract.
- Project Image: multiple images can be added; Alternative text is required.
Additional Project Details 1
The Additional Project Details 1 section generally contains the fields below. Some fields may vary due to the type of project.
- Area of Study: multiple selections allowed
- Work Location
- Student Qualifications: multiple selections allowed; can be marked as Required or Preferred
- U.S. Citizen Requirement
- Advisor: multiple entries allowed; can be marked as Advisor or Co-Advisor
- Team Size: can enter minimum and maximum number of students
- Project Continuation: select to indicate the project is part of a larger program
Additional Project Details 2
The Additional Project Details 2 section generally contains the fields below. Some fields may vary due to the type of project.
- Status
- Academic Year
- Terms
- Academic Department
- Sponsor
- URL: Link to the project web site
- Course Number: Course Number assigned by the Registrar.
Advertise Project
The Project status appears in the upper right when viewing a project. The project status field can be used to display a project, or disable a project without deleting it. Status options are:
- Advertising: Visible and searchable by all who login to eProjects
- Draft: Only visible and searchable by Advisors and Co-Advisors
- Active, Registered, Finalized: for internal use only
Project Advisors can advertise projects by:
- In the project, click the Edit tab.
- In Additional Project Details 2 for Status choose Advertising.
- Terms: Recurring projects can be advertised by selecting multiple academic terms.
- Click Save in lower left.
Project Advisors can hide projects by:
- In the project, click the Edit tab.
- In Additional Project Details 2 for Status choose Draft.
- Click Save in lower left.