Student Instructions

Project Creation Instructions

Follow these steps to create your project page, add your team, upload required media, and complete the information needed for the Senior Project Showcase.

  1. Go to https://seniorproject.cci.drexel.edu and log in to create your account and upload your headshot.
  2. Every member of your team must log in and create an account before they can be added to a project.
  3. Upload a square headshot when you create your account so your profile photo displays correctly.
  4. After everyone on your team has created an account, go to the Project Creation page to create your project. You can also click the "My Project" link in the navigation menu to create or update your project in the future.
  5. With the exception of the Print Poster, which is created in the third term, all images must be less than 2MB in size. Compress all images before uploading them. This reduces file size and helps your project page load faster. There are a number of different tools available online to compress your images. Try tinypng.com.
  6. In the Project Basics section, enter the project Title, One Liner, and Abstract.
  7. In the same section, make sure you select the required project classification fields: Competition (defaults to the current year for new projects), School or Schools, one or more Categories, and a Primary Category chosen from the categories you selected.
  8. If you include a project video, use a public Drexel Kaltura link. Videos must be 20 minutes or less.
  9. In the Media section, upload files that match the form requirements. The Print Poster should be a landscape 16:9 PDF and may be up to 10MB. The Digital Poster should be a 16:9 image or PDF and must be under 2MB. The Logo must be an image under 2MB. Screenshots may be uploaded as one or more images, with each image under 2MB.
  10. You must identify a Team Leader for each project. The Team Leader is the key point of contact for the project. In order to set a user as the Team Leader, that user must log in to the site and create their account first. Once they do, you will be able to search for them and add them in the Team section.
  11. Team Members work the same way as the Team Leader: all users must log in and create an account before they can be added as team members. You can always come back and add additional team members in the future. The current Team Leader remains locked onto the team list.
  12. Advisors are pre-loaded into the system and can be selected in the Team section. If you cannot find your advisor, please contact ihelp@drexel.edu to request a new advisor.
  13. In the Stakeholders section, use the Add Stakeholder button to add any external stakeholder information required for the project. Be prepared to enter a first name, last name, email, short bio, and optional headshot.
  14. If your project requires AWS resources, select "Yes" in the AWS Resources section and provide the monthly cost estimate, the AWS Cost Estimate URL, and a short description of the resources your project will use. If your project does not require AWS resources, select "No."
  15. When selecting the category for your project, please choose carefully. This is the category your team will use for the Senior Showcase competition. Entrepreneurial projects are projects where the team is acting as its own stakeholder, not simply a project that has an entrepreneur as the stakeholder. Humanitarian projects can include work for a non-profit organization or an open-source solution. If you have questions related to the category, please reach out to Prof. Salvage at jks29@drexel.edu.
  16. When the form is complete, click Save Project. You can return later through the "My Project" link in the navigation menu to update the project, upload more materials, or revise team and stakeholder information.