Technological Design STS-118 Lunar Plant Growth Chamber Challenge © 2013 International Technology and Engineering Educators Association STEM  Center for Teaching and Learning™ [Name of Course Guide] Steps to the Preliminary Design Review This PowerPoint was adapted from one that was originally presented by T. Gregory Guzik, January 28, 2003 Teacher Resource 4.2

What is a PDR? Preliminary Design Review (PDR) Organized by the Program Manager/Teacher Results from your design phase Should show that you have “thought the problem through” Include written report and oral presentation PDR reviews will occur on (fill in a date) © 2013 International Technology and Engineering Educators Association STEM  Center for Teaching and Learning™ [Name of Course Guide]

Logistics for the PDR You will be reviewed by (teacher should invite a group of engineers, administrators, teachers) Written PDR Document will be due by (fill in a time and date) Presentations by the Team Spokesperson will be scheduled for (fill in a time and date) Presentation will be 15 minutes long plus 5 minutes of questions (20 minutes total). © 2013 International Technology and Engineering Educators Association STEM  Center for Teaching and Learning™ [Name of Course Guide]

The PDR Decision Results from the review team will be available by (fill in a time and date) Written comments will be made available to the team. If approved, you can immediately begin development. If disapproved, you will need to revise your PDR and resubmit for review. © 2013 International Technology and Engineering Educators Association STEM  Center for Teaching and Learning™ [Name of Course Guide]

Why Would a PDR be Disapproved Your mission objectives are inappropriate “We plan to fly a rock!” You did not “think the problem through” “We will measure the temperature of the jet stream using the rocket platform.” You exceeded a major constraint. “Our multi-wavelength spectrometer weighs 30 kgs, costs $30,000, and won’t be ready until Fall 2005!” © 2013 International Technology and Engineering Educators Association STEM  Center for Teaching and Learning™ [Name of Course Guide]

PDR Development 4Ws and H Why? – mission objectives, goals and justification What? – payload design and cost including systems, electrical, mechanical, software, thermal, and interfaces Who? – project management, work breakdown, task assignments When? – milestones, timeline, staffing How? – mission operations, data analysis © 2013 International Technology and Engineering Educators Association STEM  Center for Teaching and Learning™ [Name of Course Guide]

PDR Development Template Microsoft Word document that you can edit and add to. Includes all of the major sections you will need to address. Includes some discussion about what should be included in each section. See you Program Manager/Teacher for a copy of the Template © 2013 International Technology and Engineering Educators Association STEM  Center for Teaching and Learning™ [Name of Course Guide]

© STEM  Center for Teaching and Learning™ Cover Page Shows Core Information

© STEM  Center for Teaching and Learning™ When you change a document you need to track that information

© STEM  Center for Teaching and Learning™ TBD To Be Determined This page provides a basic list of what still needs to be done

© STEM  Center for Teaching and Learning™ Addressing this list of topics will provide all the basic information needed to define your payload

© STEM  Center for Teaching and Learning™ Provide a list of all the figures in your document This is a suggestion of some of the types of figures you might want to include

© STEM  Center for Teaching and Learning™ Provide a list of all the tables in your document This is a suggestion of some of the types of tables you might want to include

© STEM  Center for Teaching and Learning™ Section 1.n is more or less done Section 2.0 lists your references Section 3.n describes what science you want to do Section 4.n describes all the details of your payload design

© STEM  Center for Teaching and Learning™ Section 5.0 discusses your plans for immediately after PDR In section 6.n you show how you will get your payload flight ready

© STEM  Center for Teaching and Learning™ What you intend to do during flight operations is in section 7.n Project management is detailed in section 8.n Microsoft Project can help you with section 9.n

© STEM  Center for Teaching and Learning™ Your costs and acquisition plan are in section 10.n Section 11.n describes any risks you have identified that could impact your project

Search for Examples Find online examples MS Project files illustrate how to set up a Gantt chart MS Excel file shows an example WBS structure Ask questions © 2013 International Technology and Engineering Educators Association STEM  Center for Teaching and Learning™ [Name of Course Guide]