Each report should consider and clearly identify the following:

• Scope of the Problem
• Objective(s) of the proposed work
• The proposed solution methodology
• The applied technology
• Qualification of the students within the team
• Ethics, safety and cost analysis

Each senior design project report should be written in third person. Reports should be typed using Times Roman font size 12 and one and half space unless specified. The heading for each section must be bold. No italic letter must be used. The body of the report should be five (5) to maximum ten (10) pages including the following sections:

 Design project title, the name of the team members and the faculty, the department(s), and the term in which the project was conducted.
Project summary
Table of contents, illustrations, and tables
Introduction and statement of the design problem
Justification
Comparison to other relevant design problems
Design problem objectives
Developed methodology and technology
Results and Discussions
Conclusions
References

Ethics and Safety

Cost Analysis

Biographical sketch (Not included in the ten pages)

1. Design project title, the names of the team members and the faculty, the department, and the term in which the project was initiated (1 page)

This is the first page of the report and it should provide the title of the project. The title of the project should be brief and technically valid (font size 14). The name of the team members, the supervising faculty, and the name of the department is also provided on this page. The term which the project was initiated is also identified. This pages is not included as a page of the ten pages.

2. Project summary

Each report should contain a summary of the project and the activities involved. This page will be used for publication and distribution during the oral presentation. A booklet of these summaries could be published and distributed to other engineering schools. It should not be more than one page in length. It should contain a brief description of the project and the activities which are involved. It should consists of:

• The scope of the problem
• The conceptualized method of solution
• The proposed methodology and the technology
• The deliverables; knowledge and the technology
• Conclusions

3. Table of contents, illustrations, and tables

This section provides the structure of the report and their respective page number. It should also include the list of the illustrations and tables.

4. Introduction and statement of the design problem

A general description of the problem is presented in this section. A background discussion on the available approaches to the resolution of the problem is also discussed. This section should provide a brief description of the remaining sections of the report.

5. Justification

This section provides discussion on the specific problem which is being considered. It is recommended to use the system approach during the development of this section. A clear statement of the problem and the work must be addressed. This section should outline the general plan of the work and the activities involved. It should include a description of possible short term and long term impacts associated with the resolution of the problem.

6. Comparison to other relevant design problems  

A comprehensive background study on the specific problem should be addressed in this section. A list of other projects which are closely related to the problem should be documented with their method of solution. A comparison should be made between the proposed solution approach and the approaches used by others for the resolution of the problem. How the proposed method differs and improves the problem resolution must be clearly identified.

7. Design project objective(s)

The short- and long term goals of the project are to be specified in this section.

8. Developed methodology and technology  

This is a key element in the report. Seven major issues must be considered during the development of this section. These include:

• What is proposed to be done to achieve the design project objectives
• How the tasks were assigned to the team members and why
• What technique or methodology was considered appropriate for the resolution of the problem
• What level of technology is being considered
• What type of experimentation will be performed for verification, validation, and analysis
• What type of data is required for the analysis
• How the results will address the design issues
• Factors such as costs, safety, reliability, environments and ethics which were considered whenever deemed necessary and important

9. Results and Discussion

            Provide major results of the project and brief discussion.  

10. Conclusion

           Brief conclusions of the project results.

11. References

All the pertinent references used in the development of the report should be included These references must also be identified in the body of the report (font size 10).

12. Ethics and Safety

Students may provide a statement about ethics as related to their project. Safety issues should also be addressed.

13. Cost Analysis

          The objective of this section is to provide a feasibility study for commercialization of the project.

14. Biographical Sketch

          One page resume for each team member should be provided.

Note 1: Senior design projects may be funded, if required, through the office of the Sponsored Research, the office of the Dean, or the home departments. It must be noted that a number of items can be provided free of charge or may already be available within a department. Students should consider this first before considering any purchase. The students must submit a budget and acknowledge the source of funds.

Note 2: Departmental winning teams will also present a poster at the College of Engineering's annual Technology Day held in June.