1. 55: 089 senior design final report & poster fall, 2005
Professor Karl Lonngren
4312 Seamans Center

2. 55: 089
"Students must be prepared for engineering practice through the curriculum culminating in a major design experience based upon the knowledge and skills acquired in earlier course work and incorporating engineering standards and realistic constraints that include most of the following considerations: economic; environmental; sustainability; manufacturability; ethical; health and safety; social; and political."

3. November 17 Discussion of the final written report & demonstration.
November 29 Final abstract**
December 1 Final talk
December 8 Final talk
December Poster display on fourth floor
December 8 – you are to be available for questions on your posters from 2:30-4:00
written reports are due on December 9– electronic submission

4. Final abstract Abstract is similar in format to the other abstract
Title of project
Author with
Goal and success of the project

5. Unique features of this final oral presentation
You must clearly summarize your project.
You should be able to “sell” a product or service.
PowerPoint lecture must be clear and professionally created.

6. Unique features of this final oral presentation
The audience will consist of the class members, possibly some visiting faculty, & possibly some underclassmen.
The underclassmen are attending in order to get ideas for their senior design project in the upcoming years. They will be commenting on your presentation for their class.
The faculty may be commenting on your presentation and your overall project for posterity.
Neither comments will be used for grading.

7. Policy on grading
Three oral
Two short written 5 10
Final written report 25
Final poster
Original signed pert/gantt chart 5
Notebook/ submissions 10
Idea

8. Pert/gantt chart Make sure that I have this chart. signature Week 1 23 4 5 6 7
Idea
Design
Order
Build
test
finalize
signature
Make sure that I have this chart.

9. Final report Introduction 10% Procedure 40% Results 40% Conclusion 10%
Acknowledgment
References
Check your English!!!

10. Final report Introduction What did you want to do?
Why did you want to do this?
What have other people done?
Brief summary of what you accomplished.

11. Final report Procedure Laboratory equipment & procedure
Computer equipment & programming requirements

12. Final report
Results
Proof of the experimental and/or numerical confirmation of the goal of the project.
Estimation of the cost of production per unit
Cost is based on ($/hour) (hours) of humans
Cost of parts
Profit

13. Final report Conclusion This widget will solve the -- -- -- crisis
It can be economically developed
The University of Iowa is proud that this was developed in Iowa City.
Acknowledgments

14. Final poster 4th floor Seamans Center
White background!
I have sent you a template for the poster.
Follow the instructions on the template.
Type size should be large so it is readable by the passerby
You are to stand in front of the poster to answer questions on Thursday December 8 from 2:30-4:00

15. The poster Abstract procedure Results Graphs Conclusion Pictures
36 inches
42 inches
Title of project
authors
Abstract
procedure
Results
Graphs
Pictures
Conclusion
References
I have sent you a template for the poster that you should use – the instructions are on this template.