Finishing your ENTC_4600 Project

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Finishing your ENTC_4600 Project

• Project Checkoff - Apr 11th and 13th
• 7pm to 10pm , signup on my door.
• Final Report - Due at Checkoff
• Final Oral Presentation
• see syllabus.

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Project Checkoff

• Final report is due at the time the projected is
  checked.
• Make appointment with your course instructor to
  check your project.
• All projects must be setup in Laboratories.

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Test Plan/Checkoff Sheet

• List of items to be demonstrated.
• Demonstrate that each spec. is met.
• Demonstrate product as a whole.

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Example Sample Checkoff Sheet
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Final Report
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Final Report

• Content given 1st day of class
• Formal technical report
• Bound, table of contents, page numbers,
  references, etc.
• All software, schematics, etc. should also be
  submitted as appendices or separate document.
• Specs., descriptions, diagrams must be more
  detailed than the proposal.
• Include test plan/checkoff sheet, even if you
  havent checked off yet.
• Management parts must show original estimate vs.
  actual.
• Project/Mgmt. Analysis

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Project/Mgmt. Analysis

• Summary/conclusion about overall project
• Discuss discrepancies between planned and actual
  (operation, specs, cost, time,...)
• Discuss failures to meet specs. (if any)
• Discuss alternatives that may have or could be
  taken.
• If I were to do this again, I would...
• If I had another six weeks, ...
• The project could be further enhanced by ...

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Final Oral Presentation
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Final Oral Presentation

• Formal
• Sign up for time
• Contents given 1st day of class.
• Must attend all presentations given during the
  session in which you are presenting.

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Course Grade
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Important Comments

• Overload/Protection fuses
• Use wire ties - no messy lose wires
• Use heat shrink tubing where possible
• Use proper wire connections
• Use solder where possible - no substandard wire
  connections
• No exposed copper - prevent shock hazards

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Important Comments

• Safety labels where possible
• FCC compliant labels
• Proper use of heat sinks
• Proper grounding where applicable