1. November 7, 2016
Syllabus
ASME Articles
Theory Feedback
Assessment

2. Syllabus – Rev E 11 M 11/7 W 11/9 Assessment T of Cntnts
Theory section Feedback/Assessment 12
M 11/14 W 11/16
Oral 2 presentations/Data Visualization – Dr. Barber 13
M 11/21 W 11/23
Thanksgiving break – no class Thanksgiving break – no class 14
M 11/28 W 11/30
Interim Rpt
Reports given to me/advisor/- //meseniordesign
Oral Presentations 2 Analysis Results, Experiment 15
M 12/5 W 12/7
F 12/9
Oral Presentations 2 Analysis Results, Experiment Oral Presentations 2 Analysis Results, Experiment
Classes end/ Intersession Plan due
W 12/14
Interim Reports returned to teams
M 1/17
Classes begin – Final Interim Reports edited in folder

3. ASME Article

4. ASME Article

5. Theory Feedback Document with Your Name on It
Formatting
Referencing
Grammar, spelling
Completeness
Integration
Effort
All aspects of your project
Grades - how much work you have to do

6. Feedback -Overall Not a virtual reality story a technical document
“Understanding the…integral to the success”
“Thanks to this data
Don’t use 3rd person..Team XX will…
a technical document
Poor Formatting
Pages – split material

7. Theory Feedback -Equations
Equation format
𝐴=𝜋 𝑟 #) right adjusted
Where:
A =
r =
Don’t Introduce terms without explaining them
“It was assumed” ……………WHY ??????

8. Theory Feedback –Figures/Tables
Not “shown below”…..”shown in figure #”
Cite all figures in the text
Figure numbers in your text and figures must match and be consistent
Figure/Tables
numbers and titles belong at bottom

9. Figures Reference all figures in text Center figures, include a title
Don’t put long text explanations in the title
Figures appear close to text
Figure numbers in sequenced appearance in text
Use [reference number] in title to cite source

10. Theory Feedback -Analysis
You don’t “test” in computer analysis.
You “simulate” in the computer

11. Theory Feedback - Writing
Awkward wording:
“Shown above in figure one is the pipe problem that is being dealt with, it is a force convection fluid flow through a uniform pipe”.
Punctuation
Starting a sentence with a preposition requires a comma
“While automating the stem deburring process, an important aspect….”

12. Theory Feedback - Writing
DO NOT reference colors!
B/W copies
8% and 0.5%
Poor integration of sections
Consistency of writing styles
Different team members

13. Good Example
Number equations
(#)
Reference Number [#]

14. Good Example

15. Define the problem
Dimensions
Inlet conditions

16. Interim Report Format Cover Page i Abstract/Executive Summary
ii Table of Contents
iii List of Figures
iv Nomenclature/Glossary
I. Introduction……………………………page #
II. Problem Statement…………………..page #
III. Theory
Governing equations
Your modeling
Test rig
IV. Design/Analysis
V. Results
Model validation
VI. Schedule
VII. Summary
VIII. References
IX. Appendices

17. Student Team Assessments
Anonymous feedback on your team
Help identify team issues
You don’t have to grade yourself
Send back to me with title.
“Team XX Student Assessment”
No Later than November 30

18. Team Assessments ME Senior Design Team Evaluation - Fall Team Number
Sponsor:
Title:
Faculty Advisor:
Student #1
Student #2
Student #3
Student #4

20. Important Dates April 28, 2017 Monday Nov 28 Interim Reports submitted
172 days
Monday Nov 28 Interim Reports submitted
2 copies (1 color to me, 1 b/w to advisor – ask format)
Copy in \\meseniordesign
Friday Dec 9 Intersession Plan due
Wednesday Dec 14 Interim Reports returned to teams with comments
Monday January 17 corrected Interim reports in your folder

21. Last Comments
Effort is necessary BUT You are judged on results