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DRAFT OF FINAL WRITTEN REPORT

Draft Outline
A detailed outline will be prepared for the Draft Final Report, per section 8.1, and will be reviewed with your Advisor. Again, the outline should contain the structure and detail that will be incorporated into the Draft Final Report.

The Draft Final Report provides your last opportunity for evaluation and feedback by your Advisor and PGC prior to production of your graded Final Report. The Draft should therefore be as complete as possible and include all necessary drawings, photographs, etc., for review. While the Draft need not be a smooth, finished copy, it should include all sections that will appear in the final report. If a section is still in the "idea stage" write it up to the best of your ability to give an accurate representation of what the section will contain in the final report. The PGC cannot give feedback on what is omitted.

 

Use this last feedback opportunity wisely! Include your solutions, economic analysis, conclusions, and recommendations. You may have to include these in terms of data which is not yet available, but include a discussion of how your conclusions will be made and what metrics you are using to make your decisions. Again, your economic analysis must include ROI, NPV and simple Payback Period. Discuss the feedback with your PGC if you are unclear about any editing comments or requirements.

Project Grading Committee (PGC) members will expedite examination of the document so that students are afforded the full benefit of feedback. You are strongly encouraged to arrange a meeting with your graders for feedback clarification.

The draft of the Final Written Report must incude the following items:

Cover sheet
Title page
Abstract
Key words

Acknowledgements
Table of contents
List of figures
List of tables
Introduction
Problem Statement
Objectives
Body
Economic analysis
Conclusions
Recommendations
References
Appendices
Mechanical drawings

Note: Summary of Communications and Project Schedule should NOT be submitted with the Draft Final Report.

Submittal of Copies
Staple the report securely, (do not bind) and submit 3 color originals to 104 TB. Office personnel will distribute the reports to your Advisor and each member of PGC. The PGC members will provide feedback in the form of comments written on your midterm paper, and on the evaluation form (Form DWR). This is the most detailed and important feedback you will receive during the semester to help you satisfy the PGC requirements. You are strongly encouraged to arrange a meeting with your graders for feedback clarification.

You must submit the Midterm Report with PGC comments with the Draft Final Report.


University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Engineering
Industrial & Enterprise Systems Engineering, Senior Project Design
104 Transportation Bldg., 104 S. Mathews Ave., Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 244-8835