1. April 20, 2015 – 11 Days to Demo Day Syllabus Tom Status
Oral 4 comments
Final Report Comments
End of Semester
Survey

2. ME 4973 Syllabus

3. Oral 4 Comments Practice your presentation Know what you want to say
Keep to the schedule – not rushed
Don’t stumble
Don’t read the charts

4. Oral 4 Comments Plotting data.
a) Unreadable scales, especially from Ansys results
b) Missing axis labels, missing units
c) Not explaining the axes
d) Using Excel "smooth" plots.

5. Final Report Review Status

6. Final Report Draft Comments
My comments – pages/#
Cover Page - May 2015 (remove “Draft”)
Check Tenses
No “will”, “will be” in final report
No Schedule - the work is completed
what you delivery is important, not how you got there
Don’t reference Demo Day
Need Summary and Conclusions/Recommendations

7. Final Report Draft Comments
All figures/tables need:
A number
A title
Cite in body of text “figure 5 shows…”
Reference figs/tables specifically by number in the text
Do not use “the chart below..”
Number sections in body consistent with TOC

8. Final Report Draft Comments
Formatting
Don’t let tables split between 2 pages
Watch where the titles fall
Know the difference between a figure and a table
Significant figures
!!!

9. Final Report –Presents/documents your final work
Concentrates on your final design/configuration
Include significant analysis results
Summarize your results in charts/graphs
Include Conclusion/recommendations
Appendices:
Theory section
CAD models/blue prints
Multiple analyses
Raw data
Earlier models/configurations
Main Body

10. Final Report Cover Page
Executive Summary – update to reflect final results
Table of Contents
List of Figures/Nomenclature
Project Statement
The Sponsor
Problem definition
Deliverables
Final Results – main body
Summary/Conclusions/recommendations
References
Appendices

11. Main Body Results Results Comparisons Equations, charts and graphs
Models, meshes
Experiment setup
Test matrices
Analyzed data
Comparisons
Analysis to experimental data
Your analysis to reference information

12. End of Semester Communication 20% Written Reports Oral Presentations
ME 4973 (Spring)
Communication
20%
Written Reports
Oral Presentations
Professional Performance*
Effort/Attendance
Commitments
Techncial Performance*
30%
Problem Solving
Results
Project Evaluation*
Demo Day

13. End of Semester Senior Design 2015 Status Week of April 13
Senior Design
2015
Status
Week of April 13
Pick up poster boards/2 per team/Eng. Office
29-Apr
Sponsor disposition on your hardware
Pickup, scrap, save for next team
30-Apr
noon to 8:00 Gampel – setup
1-May
Demo Day 9:00 to 4:00 presentations
5:00 out of Gampel to Castleman
6-May
Final report - 1 color copy and in your folder
8-May
All electronic file completed \\meseniordesign\2014
Return all materials
Break down rig (scrapped) – motors, sensors to Tom
Boxes on Tables for sponsor pick up
No liquids!!

14. Hardware Deposition – April 29
Send to Tom and I
Copy in your folder

15. Start Moving Material to Team Folder1 11 21 31 41 2 12 22 32 42 3 13 23 33 43 4 14 24 34 44 5 15 25 35 45 6 16 26 36 7 17 27 37 8 18 28 38 9 19 29 39 10 20 30 40
Pictures
videos
Demo Day Posters

16. Your Priorities for Senior Design
1. Execute (complete)( your project
Achieve results
Meet the project objectives
2. Design and construct a great display –May 1
Don’t embarrass yourself, sponsor, department
Be proud of your work
3. Complete the final report
Document your work
Provide a legacy for future teams

17. Surveys
SET
ABET

18. Remember
Effort is necessary BUT You are judged on results