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 (Sections 4 to 10) should be five (5) to maximum ten (10) 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.

2. Project abstract

A100 to 150 words summary of the project.

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, and motivations for, the project are to be presented in this section. A discussion on the existing and/or alternative approaches to the project should be included in this section.

5. Analysis and design

This is a key element in the report. In this Section, the design is to be described, including, as relevant:

•  Methods used to achieve the design objectives
•  Details of the design process
• Experimentation and design alternatives
• Final specifications of the design

6. Results and Discussion

Provide major results together with verification, validation and testing. Details on any prototype developed may be included in this section.  

7. Ethics and Safety

Students may provide statements about ethics and safety as related to their project.

8. Cost Analysis

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

9. Conclusion

                Brief conclusions of the project results.

10. 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).       

11. Biographical Sketch

 One page resume for each team member should be provided in Appendix and not included on the page count.

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.