Wilmer Arellano FIU
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If you are using acronyms for your project
title include also a description.
PAM
(Pulse Amplitude Modulation)
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Make sure that every team member reads the
proposal before submitting it
Be smart and save time in the future, write in
the convenient verb tenses
 Use: This project is aimed to the design of an
autonomous car. As opposed to:
 This project will be about an autonomous car.
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An ABSTRACT can be the most difficult part of the research
report to write because in it you must:
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introduce your subject matter,
tell what was done,
and present selected results,
all in one short (about 150 words) paragraph.
The most common type of ABSTRACT is the informative
abstract. A good way to develop an informative abstract is to
devote a sentence or two to each of the major parts of the
report.
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An Executive Summary is an accurate representation of the
contents of a document in an abbreviated form.
Executive Summaries are summaries provided for readers
who do not have time to read the entire document.
The Executive Summary must be a self standing document,
sufficient in content to ensure that the reader can
completely understand the contents of the Project.
One to two pages
 Follow this link for Executive Summary Format
You need to explain how your results will be
evaluated at the end of Senior Design II
 This semester you are promising
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Objectives to be met
Constraints to be satisfied
Standards to comply with
Patents not to infringe
Next semester you will compare your results to each
of the individual promises but you need to tell now
how you are planning to do it.
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This is a very important Section and of high interest for ABET
Write a ¾ page essay about what would be required to get your project
into production and make it an activity to continue into the future.
 What would you require to do to keep yourself current in the topics
 What actions should be taken in order to keep your project in the market
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Indicate what Technical Societies, magazines or activities of lifelong
learning you are engaged
 If you are not members of IEEE it would be a great moment as you are still
students and it would be very inexpensive
 Being an IEEE member is something good to show in your Resume as well
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In this very important ¾ page section you will
mention:
 How the whole idea started
 What the main objectives are and how they evolved
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(interview, Survey, Brainstorming)
What were the activities involved in completing this
proposal
Summarize your Results Evaluation procedure
How the project is a contribution to society
How the project has contributed to your formation and
your lifelong learning
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Download the form at:
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http://web.eng.fiu.edu/~arellano/4010/Senior-design-II-Procedures-summary-form.doc
Fill the form electronically and print it
Make sure all team members and the mentor
signs it (This is imperative to pass the course
no exceptions)
Include it in the corresponding section
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Create 2 CDs with:
 Identifying labels: Year, semester, proposal, project title, team
members, mentor, etc
 An electronic version of your report
 The PowerPoints that you used in your presentations
 Any electronic documents ,such as programs, related to your project,
unless otherwise instructed by your mentor due to copyright reasons
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Permanently attach one CD envelope to the inner side of the
back cover
Place one CD in the envelope and the other in a separate CD
envelope
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Final Version must include all sections
All signatures must be present (Team
Members and Mentor)
Permanent Binding (No Three Ring Binders)
Spiral binding recommended
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Submit The Proposal according to the
previous slide
Include the previous reports with the grading
documents and my notes
Organize the previous reports in a single
document (staples or small three ring binder)
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Submit The Proposal according to the
previous slide
Include the previous reports with the grading
documents and my notes
Organize the previous reports in a single
document (staples or small three ring binder)
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For each note requiring you to change part of
your document create a pair of tabs with the
same unique number
Place one tab where the note requiring the
change is located
Place the second tab in the new page in the
final version containing the changes
See example next slide
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Questions
Answers
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Final version contains all sections and it is
permanently bound by means of a spiral