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2.1 GSA Meeting Notes/QSG 2025 Sprnig/2025-02-14 - Goals and Outcomes.md

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 ## Hypothesis Based Approach (MSE)
 - Some MSE professors really love hypothesis
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+- Similar to outcomes but instead of creating capabilites you're creating observable knowledge
+- By doing X thing we can introduce Y change in Z behavior
+	- Must be falsifiable and specific!
+	- Then explain more specifically how you would measure such a thing, and briefly! why that change is posisble given the literature. 
+		- You will talk more about this in SOTA and RA, so give a preview and not an expansive discussion
 
+## Big Takeaways
+1. **Clarity is Key** - State exacty what you want to, with as little fluff as possible.
+	1. You are smart. You know a lot of words. But reading all of them is a lot of effort on the reader.
+2. **Your reader is lazy** 
+	1. Not a dig on professors because everyone here is working hard.
+	2. But reading takes effort, and ultimately good writing and a good GO section should be easy to read. The easier it is to read your writing, the more of your meaning will be absorbed by the reader
+3. **Tablesetting as a Narrative**
+	1. Your GO should set up the rest of your proposal. Give the reader a preview and a sample of what you're going to talk about.
+	2. Set things up, and get your GO almost like a prologue.
 
+[[GO Presentation Outline]]
 
 # Open Questions / Chit Chat (11:20 - 11:30)
 - Goal for next week 

2.1 GSA Meeting Notes/QSG 2025 Sprnig/GO Presentation Outline.md

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+# Goals and Outcomes Presentation Outline
+
+---
+
+## Slide 1: Title Slide
+- **Title:** Goals and Outcomes: Setting the Stage for Your Proposal  
+- **Subtitle:** The first impression matters
+
+---
+
+## Slide 2: The Crucial First Section
+- **Assertion:** The Goals & Outcomes (G&O) section is the first and most critical part of your proposal.
+- **Evidence:**  
+  - It’s the first thing reviewers read.  
+  - It sets the narrative for the entire proposal—what you promise must be delivered later.
+
+---
+
+## Slide 3: Crafting the Opening Paragraph
+- **Assertion:** The first sentence must clearly state your research goal with no fluff.
+- **Evidence:**  
+  - Use a sentence like “The goal of this research is to…”  
+  - Keep it jargon-free, concrete, and confined to 1–3 sentences.
+
+---
+
+## Slide 4: Building Your Narrative
+- **Assertion:** The remainder of the paragraph should outline how you’ll achieve your goal and its significance.
+- **Evidence:**  
+  - Briefly explain your methods.  
+  - Describe the product or outcome of your research.  
+  - Emphasize “what’s in it for the reader/reviewer.”
+
+---
+
+## Slide 5: Outcomes-Based Approach (ME)
+- **Assertion:** Clearly defined capabilities are essential to demonstrate what your research will enable.
+- **Evidence:**  
+  - List 3–5 specific, verifiable capabilities.  
+  - Each capability should be presented as a one-liner with a brief explanation.
+
+---
+
+## Slide 6: Hypothesis-Based Approach (MSE)
+- **Assertion:** A hypothesis-driven approach provides observable and measurable predictions.
+- **Evidence:**  
+  - State a falsifiable hypothesis (e.g., “By doing X, we can achieve Y change in Z behavior”).  
+  - Briefly mention the measurement approach and literature support.
+
+---
+
+## Slide 7: Big Takeaways
+- **Assertion:** Clarity and narrative consistency are key to a compelling proposal.
+- **Evidence:**  
+  - Be concise—your reader is lazy; avoid unnecessary fluff.  
+  - Your G&O should preview and set up the rest of your proposal like a prologue.