1. Proposal Template Project Based Learning Exercise Mehr 1386 Edmond Zahedi

2. Project Title Here Team Members (name, email) Photos Brief Technical Background (BSc, special interest)

3. Problem statement Answer to: “What is the real problem we are trying to solve here?” –Location/Contact Person –This could be related to time, cost, health, security or other issues –Try to clearly highlight one main problem –Add other problems that might be solved too, as a result from the main problem

4. Objective(s)/Deliverable(s) Answer to: “What is (are) the main objective(s) in this particular work and what will be the end-product?” –Could be a particular design to address one or more problems that you just have introduced –Specify as precisely as possible the main item delivered at the end of the study

5. Applications Answer to: “Where this system could be utilized?” –List down the main beneficiaries of this system such as; general public, students, aged persons. –The beneficiary is the particular group who will benefit most from your product

6. Satisfying Criteria’s Answer to: “How does it relate to BioInstrument course and is it practical?” –Identify the correspondence with the course –Look at possible problems during design –Propose ideas!

7. Related Work/Literature Review Answer to: “How this problem has been approached by others?” –As you probably are not the first group to think about these issues, list down (2 or 3) other approaches –Give one slide per existing solution, summarizing the design, advantages, limitations, years in service, …

8. Proposed Solution

9. User Scenario Answer to: “How this system is intended to be utilized (in practice) by the end-users?” –Describe the mechanism by which users will use your product (if they have to apply a special electrode, remain still, etc…)

10. Design Answer to: “What are the technical details of your design?” –Describe software as well as hardware –Note: this is your (“your”, “your” again!) solution. Therefore your design should not be a COPY of other designs. It may contain elements of other’s designs (give full ref.) combined in an elegant way! –Packaging

11. Implementation Answer to: “How do you intend to implement the design you propose?” –Phases (Gantt Chart) –Budget (BOM, Lab Tests, Calibration, Regulations, Clinical Tests)

12. Cost-Benefit Analysis Answer to: –”How much will it cost / avoid spending?” –“How much revenue will it generate?” Cost Breakdown: –Implementation –Operation –Maintenance Revenue breakdown –Direct –Indirect

13. Risk analysis Answer to: “What could go wrong?” –User acceptance –Budget –Implementation –Regulations

14. Expansion Plans Answer to: “How the proposed system could be expanded?” –To accommodate more users –To accommodate more services –To accommodate more locations

15. Next Steps Answer to: “What actions need to be taken now for this project to be successfully implemented?” –Where do you want to go from here? –What are your technical questions? –What are your other concerns (e.g. specific design challenge)? –What are your wishes?

16. Main References Answer to: “ What are the web site addresses, textbooks, articles of high relevance in this work?” –Separate them by areas such as “Commercial Systems”, “Research Projects”, …

17. General Guidelines You are NOT judged, it is the WORK you present Convey your information very clearly Use graphs, tables extensively Do not put too much of animation Play extensively with colors & fonts Support your arguments by facts Quote the references you use in the slides Make sure the sequence is logical Each topic may consist of more than one slide Add topics if you feel necessary

18. Questions?

19. After presentation Add here the necessary extra information to your.ppt presentation based on the questions asked from you during your presentation Address the questions in a logical manner Use questions to enhance your design Some of the answers might be given by adding information in the slides