InstructionsandGuidelinesforFinalReportandFinalPresentation.ppt

Instructions and Guidelines for Final Report and Final Presentation 55:089 EE Senior Design Fall, 2008 Final Report Format Cover page title author partner(s) abstract Introduction need/rationale previous work by others (if applicable) brief summary of project description of customer Final Report Format (Continued) System Requirements What is the system supposed to do What are the quantitative and qualitative performance objectives What constraints does the system need to satisfy—specifically comment on economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability Customer requirements Comment specifically on how this project has contributed to your perspective on the need for lifelong learning in the practice of engineering Identify contemporary issues you had to deal with during this project How has your engineering education helped you understand the impact of your design in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context Final report Format (Continued) Architectural Overview system level (block diagram) view of your design technology choices and rationale relevant standards Detailed System Design Description of design discussion of major design tradeoffs and/or decisions diagrams, schematics, etc test procedures Final Report Format (Continued) Results and Conclusion report on level of success in achieving objectives reasons for shortfalls lessons learned References relevant books, periodicals, web links, etc referenced in the report What is a Requirement? A requirement is a statement about what the system should do. A requirement may be a statement about an important constraint that the system must satisfy A requirement is not a statement about how the system is implemented Requirements Examples Which of these are valid requirements: The system shall have a range of 300 meters. The system shall run on a Window XP platform The system shall be coded in C++ The system shall use a QJD 1000 microcontroller to in