Editing Your first project (section)

==First steps: extensive literature review==
* Make sure you master all the [[VASP_beginners|basics of DFT calculations in VASP]], the VASP documentation, and the content of our internal wiki relevant to your project. 
* Print 20-50 papers related to your project. Give priority to those recent, published in high-impact journals, and cover both theoretical and experimental ones. 
* Read these papers (Seriously!). Highlight all information relevant to you. Start at least with the 20-25 you find more relevant.
* Sketch some ideas: What you can and cannot get from DFT (and related) simulations. What information will be useful to you.
* Update your paper list each week, including at least one new paper. Keep reading throughout all your project. 
* You have the responsibility of knowing the most recent advances in your field. Do take the literature review seriously.