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.

PDFs regenerated 4 October 2026 · 2026 Edition (v2.0)

New Member Onboarding Checklist Use when: Someone joins
PDF · 1 page Download
Project Pod Charter Use when: A project starts
PDF · 2 pages Download
Individual Development Plan (IDP) Use when: Each semester, per member
PDF · 1 page Download
Student Research Plan Use when: A student scopes a project
PDF · 1 page Download
Manuscript Planning Sheet Use when: Before drafting a paper
PDF · 2 pages Download
Authorship / Contributorship Agreement Use when: Project start; updated as roles change
PDF · 1 page Download
Data-Use & Access Checklist Use when: Before touching project data
PDF · 1 page Download
GitHub Repository Checklist Use when: New repo setup
PDF · 1 page Download
Reproducible Analysis Checklist Use when: Before any submission
PDF · 1 page Download
AI-Use Disclosure Form Use when: Any product with material AI assistance
PDF · 1 page Download
Conference Abstract Planning Sheet Use when: Before an abstract deadline
PDF · 1 page Download
Weekly Meeting Agenda Use when: Every pod meeting
PDF · 1 page Download
One-on-One Mentoring Meeting Use when: Biweekly mentor↔mentee
PDF · 1 page Download
Stop / Start / Continue Feedback Use when: Reviews and retrospectives
PDF · 1 page Download
Offboarding Checklist Use when: Someone leaves
PDF · 1 page Download
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.