Design Assignment

Members of the class will forms teams of two to three students.Each team will define a problem, objectives for solving it, design criteria, and steps for solving it.They will then present and submit a project proposal, followed by formal written and oral presentations at the end of term.
Deliverables

·Draft Request for ProposalDue Tuesday, Nov. 7.1-2 page team document containing the following elements:

oBackground

oProblem Statement

oObjective to Solve the Problem

oConstraints

oPrimary Criteria

oPossible methods of discovering more information

·Oral Proposal Presentation.Due Tuesday, Nov. 14.10-minute team presentation outlining proposal for design study.The proposal should contain the elements of the Request for Proposal along with some but not all of the elements listed in Sec. 2.6 of the Mayfield Handbook

ohttp://tute.mit.edu:8001/afs/athena/course/21/21.guide/www/proposal.htm

·Written Proposal.Due Thursday, Nov. 16.3-4 page team document elaborating on the Oral Proposal Presentation.

·Draft Design Report.Due Tuesday, Nov. 28.7-12 page team report containing the elements described in Sec. 2.4.4 of the Mayfield Handbook

ohttp://tute.mit.edu:8001/afs/athena/course/21/21.guide/www/feasibil.htm

·Formal Oral Design Presentation.Tuesday, Dec. 5 & Thursday Dec. 7.20-minute formal oral design report.

·Final Draft of Design Report.Due Tuesday, Dec. 12.

 
 
 

Please note that I will be scheduling individual conferences on Monday & Tuesday, November 20 & 21 in place of class on November 21.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21 CLASS IS CANCELLED BUT INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS ARE AVAILABLE AT THAT TIME.