Here's the full template for the **Master's Thesis: Urban Heat Island Effects on Public Health**. ## 1. Template Structure (Markdown page layout) ```markdown # Master's Thesis: Urban Heat Island Effects on Public Health ## 📋 Project Overview Goal, scope, status, and key links at a glance — the first thing anyone opens. - **Goal:** Research, write, and defend a master's thesis on urban heat island effects on public health - **Scope:** Literature review, IRB approval, data collection, analysis, writing, defense - **Status:** [Not started / In progress / Blocked / Done] (dropdown) - **Defense Date:** May 24, 2027 - **Research Start:** September 24, 2026 (now) - **Key Links:** IRB application portal · University thesis formatting guide · Advisor meeting notes · Reference library (Zotero/Mendeley) ## 🗓️ Timeline Major phases of the project with start/end dates, viewed as a timeline or Gantt. (→ Database: **Timeline**) ## 🏁 Milestones Single-date checkpoints that mark critical go/no-go moments. (→ Database: **Milestones**) ## 👥 Team & Responsibilities You (solo researcher) and advisor check-in cadence. (→ Database: **Team Members**) ## ✅ Tasks The working task list — owner, status, priority, due date, linked to phase. (→ Database: **Tasks**) ## 📊 Progress Tracking Rollup of completion % by phase, plus a running check-in log. (→ Databases: **Phase Progress** + **Advisor Check-in Log**) ``` ## 2. Databases (CSV) **Timeline** ```csv Phase Name,Start Date,End Date,Status,Owner Literature Review,2026-09-24,2026-11-15,Not started,Researcher IRB Application & Approval,2026-10-15,2026-12-15,Not started,Researcher Methodology Design,2026-11-01,2026-12-01,Not started,Researcher Data Collection,2026-12-16,2027-02-15,Not started,Researcher Data Analysis,2027-02-16,2027-03-31,Not started,Researcher Writing & Drafting,2027-01-15,2027-04-30,Not started,Researcher Revisions & Formatting Check,2027-05-01,2027-05-15,Not started,Researcher Defense,2027-05-24,2027-05-24,Not started,Researcher ``` **Milestones** ```csv Milestone,Target Date,Phase,Status,Notes Lit review draft complete,2026-11-15,Literature Review,Not started,Informs methodology IRB application submitted,2026-11-01,IRB Application & Approval,Not started, IRB approval received,2026-12-15,IRB Application & Approval,Not started,Hard blocker before data collection Methodology finalized with advisor,2026-12-01,Methodology Design,Not started, Data collection complete,2027-02-15,Data Collection,Not started, Analysis complete,2027-03-31,Data Analysis,Not started, Full draft to advisor,2027-04-15,Writing & Drafting,Not started, Formatting check passed,2027-05-15,Revisions & Formatting Check,Not started,Must meet university guidelines Thesis defense,2027-05-24,Defense,Not started, ``` **Team Members** ```csv Name,Role,Responsibilities,Email,Phone [Your Name],Researcher (Solo),All research writing data collection and defense prep,, [Advisor Name],Thesis Advisor,Biweekly check-ins feedback on drafts approval sign-off,, ``` **Tasks** ```csv Task Name,Owner,Status,Priority,Due Date,Phase Compile initial source list (30+ papers),Researcher,Not started,High,2026-10-10,Literature Review Draft literature review chapter,Researcher,Not started,High,2026-11-15,Literature Review Prepare and submit IRB application,Researcher,Not started,High,2026-11-01,IRB Application & Approval Design data collection instruments,Researcher,Not started,High,2026-11-20,Methodology Design Recruit study participants/sites,Researcher,Not started,Medium,2026-12-10,Data Collection Run statistical analysis,Researcher,Not started,High,2027-03-20,Data Analysis Write results & discussion chapters,Researcher,Not started,High,2027-04-15,Writing & Drafting Check thesis against formatting guide,Researcher,Not started,Medium,2027-05-15,Revisions & Formatting Check ``` **Phase Progress** ```csv Phase,Total Tasks,Completed Tasks,% Complete,Status Literature Review,0,0,0%,Not started IRB Application & Approval,0,0,0%,Not started Methodology Design,0,0,0%,Not started Data Collection,0,0,0%,Not started Data Analysis,0,0,0%,Not started Writing & Drafting,0,0,0%,Not started Revisions & Formatting Check,0,0,0%,Not started Defense,0,0,0%,Not started ``` **Advisor Check-in Log** ```csv Check-in Date,Topics Discussed,Blockers,Advisor Feedback,Next Steps 2026-09-24,Kickoff — scope and timeline,None yet,,Confirm research question by next meeting 2026-10-08,,,, 2026-10-22,,,, 2026-11-05,,,, ``` ## 3. What CSV Import Can't Do — Setup Steps 1. **Set property types manually:** CSV imports everything as text. Convert `Status` → Select/Status, `Priority` → Select, `Due Date`/`Start Date`/`End Date` → Date, `% Complete` → Number (percent format). 2. **Build relations:** Link `Tasks.Phase` → `Timeline` (relation) so tasks roll up correctly; optionally link `Advisor Check-in Log` entries to the relevant `Phase` for context. 3. **Add rollups:** On `Phase Progress`, create a rollup pulling `Total Tasks` and `Completed Tasks` (count where Status = Done) from the related `Tasks` entries. 4. **Add formulas:** `% Complete` = `Completed Tasks / Total Tasks` formatted as percent; optionally a "Days Until Defense" formula using `dateBetween(May 24 2027, now(), "days")`. 5. **Create views:** - Tasks → **Board** view grouped by Status, **Table** view grouped by Phase, **Calendar** view by Due Date. - Timeline → **Timeline/Gantt** view by Start–End Date. - Milestones → **Calendar** view by Target Date. 6. **Set the default Status options** (Not started, In progress, Blocked, Done) as a global Status property so it's reusable across Tasks and Phase Progress. 7. **Embed sub-databases** into the main page under each heading (linked view of each database, filtered/sorted as needed). ## 4. Customization Tips - Add a **Source/Citation** database (linked to Literature Review tasks) with columns for author, year, key finding, and relevance — this becomes your running annotated bibliography instead of a separate tool. - Since IRB approval is a hard blocker before data collection, flag that milestone "Critical" and build in a buffer — IRB timelines often slip past initial estimates. - Add a **Chapter** property to a Writing sub-database (Intro, Lit Review, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion) each with its own Status, so you can see draft progress per chapter rather than just one big "Writing" blob. ## 5. Setup Options I found a Notion connector, but it's not currently connected in this chat. - **Option A — Connect Notion:** Connecting it would let me build this whole workspace (databases, relations, rollups, views) directly for you. - **Option B — Manual setup:** Import the CSVs above into Notion, then follow the setup steps in section 3 to add property types, relations, rollups, and views yourself — fully doable in ~15–20 minutes.