55: 089 senior designfinal report & poster

fall, 2005

Professor Karl Lonngren4312 Seamans Center

Lonngren@engineering.uIowa.edu

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."

• November 17 Discussion of the final written report & demonstration.

• November 29 Final abstract**• December 1 Final talk• December 8 Final talk• December 5-15 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

• Lonngren@engineering.uIowa.edu

Final abstract

• Abstract is similar in format to the other abstract

• Title of project• Author with -- -- --• Goal and success of the project

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.

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.

• Policy on grading• Three oral talks @ 5 15• Two short written abstracts @ 5 10• Final written report 25• Final poster 10• Original signed pert/gantt chart 5• Notebook/e-mail submissions 10• Idea 25

Pert/gantt chartWeek 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Idea

Design

Order

Build

test

finalize

Make sure that I have this chart.

Final report

• Introduction 10%• Procedure 40%• Results 40%• Conclusion 10%• Acknowledgment• References• Check your English!!!

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.

Final report

• Procedure• Laboratory equipment & procedure• Computer equipment & programming

requirements

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

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

Final poster4th 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

The poster36 inches

42 inches

Title of project

authors

Abstract

procedureResults

Graphs

Pictures

Conclusion

References

I have sent you a template for the poster that you should use – the instructions are on this template.