READ THIS VERY CAREFULLY (more than once if necessary!):

Please make sure you Register your project.

 
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A- Presentation Format for Senior Design Project
  1. Timing:
    1. TOTAL presentation should not exceed 30-45 minutes.
    2. Presentation time should be ABSOLUTELY no longer than 20 minutes (that means about 20-25 slides). If you don't finish your main point in 20 minutes, your project will NOT be signed off.
    3. During Q&A you can talk about your BACKUP slides
  2. Presentation Format:
    1. The first part should be very general: what are you doing, what is the point, what is the purpose (no technical materials). In this section your audience is only the marketing individuals. The purpose of this section is to show that what you are doing is in fact interesting and useful. Think as if you are selling a product to the customer. Use lots of picture. Avoid too much writing.
    2. You must always include proper names: Team members, customer, advisor, etc. Thank all the people helped you in different ways.
    3. The second part of the project must be very technical: explain how you are planning to accomplish what you are proposing - AVOID too much background information! You are NOT being tested on theory. I am interested to know HOW you are planning/or planned  doing your project. In this section you must prove you know what you are doing! You may propose an interesting project idea but you must also DEMONSTRATE that you clearly understand the problem/solution! Use lots of picture. Avoid too much writing.  
    4. If the project is a team effort, you MUST clearly indicate the responsibility of each individual.
    5. All presentations must have the following sections. You will not receive a complete grade if you are missing any of these sections:
      1. Team members / web sites / Thank to individuals / advisor name / customer name
      2. Motivations / problem statement
      3. You must have a high-level diagram of your system/design describing its general functionality
      4. Design and design challenges (Must include: Hardware design details; software design details)
      5. Test results that has been performed so far
      6. Schedule or timelines / include your major milestones
      7. Budget; do NOT provide itemized budget list; only rough estimates. Indicate how much funding is required to complete the project.
      8. Social and environmental impact
      9. Reference section with correct formatting / references must be properly cited in your slides. references must include some major journals.
      10. Outstanding problems /  possible RISKS in your project
      11. Future work
      12. Which Courses will/were used in this project; what did you learn; your personal opinion about this project
  3. General
    1. You MUST send me a copy of your latest slides ONE WEEK before the presentation! You can only present one week after posting the presentation slides; absolutely no exceptions. .
    2. You must have either sent your presentation slides to everyone or provide hardcopy during the presentation
    3. All related documents must be available on your web site - the link to your web site must be provided when you Register your project
    4. You will FAIL the course if you don't show up or if you are LATE longer than 10 minutes! Absolutely no exceptions!
  4. Project Folder
    1. Refer to Contents of the folder
    2. You must have completed the project folder and present it during the presentation
    3. You are responsible to include all the necessary documents in your folder (read below about the folder)
  5. Forms:
    1. You are responsible to get all the necessary forms signed.
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B- Some general notes on your presentation:
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C- Contents of the folder

On the day of presentation please provide a FOLDER (hardcopy binder) that has the latest versions of following documents. This folder must be available to demonstrate what you have done so far. Presentations without (or incomplete) FOLDERs cannot be signed off! The following items must be in your project folder:

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D- Just some thoughts about peer-reviewing
In order to ensure high quality presentation please make sure each person "reviews" at least one presentation and documentation. All comments must be posted on the discussion group. Reviews must be completed a week before the presentation. The authors (presenters) must ensure that all comments are addressed properly. During your presentation and and reviewing your documents I will check and make sure you have indeed addressed your reviewers' valid comments. Everyone is highly encouraged to review all projects and provide feedback.
 
When reviewing, please carefully check for presentation flow, correctness of materials, and accuracy. Ask the author if you feel there is any ambiguity. Don't be shy to disagree. Check the flow of the "documentation". Check all the plots and pictures. Review the references. All reviews must be submitted to the discussion group.

 

Use the following guideline for reviewing documentation: http://www.sonoma.edu/users/f/farahman/sonoma/courses/howto/paper_review_form.doc