Design Project Grading and Format
This document describes theguidelines for grading and the format for your design projectreports.
Design Project Grading
(1)Grades are based on 100 points which are distributed over the 5categories shown below in the checklist and teamwork summary.
(2)Quality of each section of your report will factor into your grade.
Report formatting –did you follow the specified format?
English –spelling, sentence structure, etc.
General quality: report text, figures, schematics, etc. should look professional, thoroughness of each report section.
Project Report Format (you must follow the following format):
Page 1
EE 5900/6900 Fundamentals of Sensor Design
Design Project: Title of your project
Team Members: Your names
Date: Today’s date
Page 2
Project Checklist (You must have all the items below in order to receive the final grade)
Design Step / Completed Date / Comments(1) Proposal (5%)
(2) Calculations (10%)
(3) Simulations (25%)
(4) Experiments (40%)
(5) Report (15%)
(6) Teamwork (5%) / N/A
Page 3: (take the proposal and summarize it as bullets or block diagram)
Application:
What would be the application of your sensor system? Where/how can it be used?
Sensor System:
Which circuit components (think in terms of block diagram) make the sensor systems work? Itemize sensors and circuits and any other parts.
You can also include a block diagram which shows the flow of the signal. Do not put a detailed circuit schematic here- you can include in the Simulations section or attach it in the appendix.
Pages 4-5:
Calculations
Provide the calculations you did on paper using references, formulas in the book, intuition etc.
Can you explain the key parameters in your entire circuit and how they affect the sensors/circuit/etc?
Pages 6-?:
Simulations
Schematic(s) go here.
Include the simulation results from LTSpice or Multisim.
Did you make any modifications from earlier version and improve it based on simulations if necessary? Include those too…
Pages ?-?:
Experiments
Provide all the measurements that you made in forms of plots, tables, and/or written statements.Remember that the experimental results determine the final performance of your circuit.
Second-to-Last Page:
Discussion
Use bullets (do not write extensive text or long sentences)
-Here you are going to convey your thoughts about the results in a concise manner to the audiance
- Mention any design issues, choices, difficulties and critical relationships/tradeoffs of the circuit, especially as they relate to tuning the circuit during simulations and experiments to meet design goals.
-Discuss any failures or successes.
-Can you suggest improvements?
Last Page:
Summary
-This section should be the “bottom line” of your project.
- A table of calculated, simulated and measured values is a great way to convey the summary.
- You should provide a very brief summary of circuit function, comparison of simulation results to design specifications, statement of how well the circuit met the design goals.
-Any of your personal comments on the value, difficulty, etc. of the project.
Team Work
-Summarystatement of how you worked as a team
-Comments about partners’ contributions to the project
E.g. Charlie mainly worked on the following: circuit simulations and design specs.
Johnny mainly worked on the experiments and documentation.
Appendices
-Detailed schematics can go here if needed, Misc. stuff such as pictures of your project etc.
Good luck!