Appendix A — Templates
The reusable templates RIPLRT members use throughout a project’s life are provided as downloadable PDFs. Download the one you need, print it or fill it on screen, and keep your copy in your project space — there’s no master to edit here.
| Template | Use when | Download |
|---|---|---|
| New Member Onboarding Checklist | Someone joins | |
| Project Pod Charter | A project starts | |
| Individual Development Plan (IDP) | Each semester, per member | |
| Student Research Plan | A student scopes a project | |
| Manuscript Planning Sheet | Before drafting a paper | |
| Authorship / Contributorship Agreement | Project start; updated as roles change | |
| Data-Use & Access Checklist | Before touching project data | |
| GitHub Repository Checklist | New repo setup | |
| Reproducible Analysis Checklist | Before any submission | |
| AI-Use Disclosure Form | Any product with material AI assistance | |
| Conference Abstract Planning Sheet | Before an abstract deadline | |
| Weekly Meeting Agenda | Every pod meeting | |
| One-on-One Mentoring Meeting | Biweekly mentor↔︎mentee | |
| Stop / Start / Continue Feedback | Reviews and retrospectives | |
| Offboarding Checklist | Someone leaves |
TipEditing a template
The PDFs are generated from source files kept in the repository (/templates/*.qmd). To change a template, edit its source and regenerate the PDF, then commit both — see CONTRIBUTING.md. This keeps every member working from the same current version.