55: 089 senior design final report & poster fall, 2005

1. 55: 089 senior designfinal report & poster fall, 2005 Professor Karl Lonngren 4312 Seamans Center Lonngren@engineering.uIowa.edu

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 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

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 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

8. Pert/gantt chart 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 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

15. 36 inches 42 inches The poster 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.