Winter Quarter 2011 Course Announcement

David L. Jaffe, MS and Professor Drew Nelson
Tuesdays & Thursdays   4:15pm - 5:30pm
Main Quad, Building 370, Classroom 370

Project Presentation Logistics and Suggestions

Tuesday - March 8, 2011

1. Your Final Project Presentation will be a "podium-style" presentation using Powerpoint slides in the classroom.

   You may either use your own laptop for the presentation or provide me with your slides before the class. (I strongly suggest that you email me your slides the day before your presentation so I can check them for proper display.)

2. There are power outlets in the front of the classroom that you can use to power your project, but you might want to bring an extension cord in case the nearest outlet is just out of reach.

3. Your presentation should include:

   1. Introduction of team members
   2. One sentence project description
   3. Statement of problem and user population affected
   4. Discussion of interviews with project suggestors and users
   5. Statement of need
   6. Identification and limitations of existing solutions
   7. Magnitude of problem addressed by this project
   8. Description and analysis of all design concepts considered
   9. Description of and rationale for selected design including its key benefits, comparative advantages over existing solutions, performance, user testing and acceptance, safety considerations, etc
   10. Project visualizations: photographs, videos, sketches, drawings, models, prototypes
   11. Device demonstration
   12. Future work and challenges for continuing the project, including technical feasibility, engineering difficulty, and estimated cost of a commercial product

   Each team member should participate in the presentation.

   Each team will have about 15 minutes for their presentation, including answering questions.

   Discuss your entire quarter's effort.

4. Each person attending the presentation (including other students) will be asked to judge the quality of your presentation and design solution. (Do not rate your own project.)

5. There may be people from industry attending the presentation, so please dress professionally (no jeans, t-shirts, or flip-flops).

6. Most important - practice your presentation to maximize the quality of its content, clarity, conciseness, completeness, understanding of your design decisions, creativity, pacing, and timing.

Updated 10/19/2010

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