Reinforcing Documentation and Presentation Skills with SkillsUSA and the Mobile Robotics Competition

Engineering Notebook and Presentation tips for the engineering classroom teacher

Presented by Jalinda Hogan and Richelle Krumsiek Tulsa Tech pre-engineering instructors

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Engineering NotebooksA legal document detailing the

design and development of a product or an idea.

Used to document intellectual property when requesting a patent.

Should show the iterations of the design process.

Engineering

Notebook Best

Practices

Sample IED notebook page

• Notebook is bound and pages numbered

• Sign inserts• Mark out and

sign extra white space

• Each page is signed, witnessed and dated

• Table of Contents up-to-date

• No loose papers

PresentationsAlways introduce yourselfFirm handshakeEye contactTime managementKeep text on slide to a minimumStrong close

Students get feedback about their presentation EVERY time.

REINFORCING NOTEBOOK AND PRESENTATION SKILLS WITH THE MOBILE ROBOTICS COMPETITION

National SkillsUSA website www.skillsusa.org

Oklahoma State SkillsUSA website http://www.okcareertech.org/students/student-organizations/skillsusa/state-conference

RULES & UPDATES on WEBSITE

Comparison

SkillsUSA VEX Bill of Materials –

only parts allowedEngineering

Notebook is major part of the score

Single robot Presentation is

based on a problemDon’t forget the

resumé

Any VEX part is allowed

Notebook is nice, but not mandatory

Teams of Robots compete in an alliance

Informal interview with judges

Questions? Comments…Contact us:jalinda.hogan@tulsatech.edu

richelle.krumsiek@tulsatech.edu