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ECE496 Design Project Preparing Your Project Proposal

Dr. Ken Tallman & Khoman Phang

Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016

All things are created twice. There’s a mental or first creation, and a physical or second creation.�

�Stephen Covey�

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Outline

Tonight n  Introduction to the proposal (Phang) n  Proposal details (Phang) n  Writing a Great Proposal (Tallman) n  Schedule overview (Phang) n  8pm Breakout meetings with adminstrators, student team

introductions

Your Project Proposal – an evolving plan

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Project Proposal Guidelines (2 files)

Document Guidelines – general guidelines that apply to all written deliverables Project Proposal -- Guidelines specific to the project proposal (all versions)

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Contains many examples & suggestions – read through carefully

Begin with a good plan …

n  Maps n  Equipment n  Study

terrain n  Plan path

… to guide the rest of your journey

n  Design n  Implementation n  Testing n  Presentations n  Teamwork

The Kitchen

1. What am I doing?

Make kitchen great

Make kitchen prettier and more efficient

Make kitchen resale value higher; make kitchen more efficient

GOAL

2. What are the parameters? (1)

Ø Replace cupboard doors

Ø Repaint Ø …

Replace wall covering

Requirements: FUNCTIONS

2. What are the parameters? (2)

Ø Can’t break the bank Ø Get permits for

plumbing/electrical Ø Water/moisture resistant Ø …

Max $10,000

Requirements: CONSTRAINTS

Spec…

Testable…

u How to prove that design specs are met… Especially if I don’t do work myself, or if parts are not known (ex drawer loading…)

2. What are the parameters? (3)

Ø Speed up baking Ø Speed up wash/dry/stack

dishes Ø Low cost Ø Done quickly Ø …

Requirements: OBJECTIVES

3. What are the possibilities? Ø  For wall coverings:

Ø  Paint Ø  Wallpaper

Ø  For cupboards: Ø  Ikea-type full gut/replace

Ø  New doors only

Ø  For insides: Ø  Sliding drawers

Ø  No changes

Ø  …

Design Alternatives

4. Evaluate. Choose.

u  Look at ballpark costs, time, hassle, results

u  Vs Functions/Constraints to knock out of running (unless can modify to make work)

u  Vs Objectives to find out “goodness” of result

u  Pick “best”

FINAL DESIGN

5. Final Design Details

u  Budget u  What $$ is needed u  Where does $$ come from

u  Scheduling u  What steps / what order

u  Who does what

u  When do they do it

u  Testing (Verification, Module) u  How, what, when u  Signoff

Next:

u Launch the work! u Must have plans to work from…

u It’s about the project, not the document

u (Imagine someone else picking up the project to continue)

Project Proposal (1 – Prep then Setup)

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n Executive Summary n Table of Contents n Project Description

– Background and Motivation – Project Goal – Project Requirements – Validation and Acceptance Tests

Project Proposal (2 – Alternatives & Select)

Technical Design n Possible Solutions and Design Alternatives n System-level Overview n Module-level Descriptions n Assessment of Proposed Solution

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Project Proposal (3 – Details: Plan/Budget)

Work Plan n Work Breakdown Structure / Gantt Chart n Financial Plan n Feasibility Assessment (resources, risks)

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Notes: Budget

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Notes: Budget

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Notes: Budget

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Notes: Budget

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Notes: Budget

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Notes: WBS / Gantt

n Use MS Project or something equivalent BECAUSE –  The information is almost certain to change –  It looks better

n MAKE THE THING LOOK GOOD. This will take time, so don’t expect to dash it off last minute.

n Detail: 2-3 weeks per entry max.

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Outline

Tonight C  Introduction to the proposal (Phang) C  Proposal details (Phang) n  Writing a Great Proposal (Tallman) n  Schedule overview (Phang) n  8pm Breakout meetings with adminstrators, student team

introductions

Writing a Great Proposal

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Draft A Meetings

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What Does a Proposal Do?

n Establish the goals of a project n Create agreement about a project n Define the scope of a project n Outline a proposed plan of development n Create Interest in the project

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Who is your Audience?

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You may not always know.

Many projects in your field are interdisciplinary. Ensure that readers from other fields understand what you propose to do.

n  1. Describe the Situation from which the problem emerges

n  2. Isolate the Problem(s) – Consider the key stakeholders

n  3. Explain the Solution(s) n  4. Evaluate the Solution

– Benefits & importance

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The Situation/Problem/Solution Structure Applying the Situation/Problem/Solution Framework

Recent hardware and software advancements have made it possible for consumers to create, share, and manipulate multimedia data. The major obstacle associated with these new technologies, however, is how to ensure that this digital content is used appropriately...Content owners are seeking technologies that promise to protect their rights.

The first line of defense most content owners seek is cryptography...The downfall to this method is that while cryptography can protect content in transit, the content is not protected after decryption and the pirate is free to distribute illegal copies.

There is a need to find an alternative, or a complement to cryptography—one that protects the content after decryption. Watermarking fulfills this need because it embeds information within the content itself

The application that we will focus on will be the use of watermarks....

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Situation: sharing and Manipulating data

Problem: protecting owners’ rights

Problem (technical): Cryptography is inadequate Solution: watermarking

Evaluation: Why it works

Be Concise!

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The market for the sale of flash memory chips is dominated by two chip manufacturers: Intel and Advanced Micro Systems. These two chip manufacturers were responsible for 76 percent of the $1.3 billion market in flash memory chips last year.

Can you spot the redundancies?

Be Concise!

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The market for the sale of flash memory chips is dominated by two chip manufacturers: Intel and Advanced Micro Systems. These two chip manufacturers were responsible for 76 percent of the $1.3 billion market in flash memory chips last year.

Be Concise!

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The market for the sale of flash memory chips is dominated by two chip manufacturers: Intel and Advanced Micro Systems. These two chip manufacturers were responsible for 76 percent of the $1.3 billion market in flash memory chips last year.

Be Concise!

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The market for the sale of flash memory chips is dominated by two chip manufacturers: Intel and Advanced Micro Systems. They claimed 76 percent of the $1.3 billion market in flash memory chips last year.

Be Concise!

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The market for the sale of flash memory chips is dominated by two chip manufacturers: Intel and Advanced Micro Systems. They claimed 76 percent of the $1.3 billion market in flash memory chips last year.

Making Structure Explicit

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1.  Introduction Xxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxx

xxx Xxxxxx xxx x 1.2 Xxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxx

xx Xxxxxxx xxxx xxxxxxx

Use Headings and Enumeration

Generic Headings

1.  Politics in American Film Xxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxxx

xxxxxx Xxx xxxxx xxxx

xxxxxxxxxxx 1.2 The Silent Era Xxxxxxxxxxxx xxxx xxxx

xxxxx X xxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxx xx

Informative Headings

How could these headings be improved?

Using Visuals in Engineering Writing

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What is the Purpose of Using Visuals?

• To Instruct

• To Improve Understanding

• To Simplify Reading

• To Attract the reader

Using Visuals in Engineering Writing

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(In Nanowatts)

Memristor Flash Phase-Change

Spin-torque Transfer

Baseline Power

12 160 131 120

Read Power 34 60 54 56 Write Power 56 97 88 67

What’s Missing?

Power consumption for memory devices Table 1:

Using Visuals in Engineering Writing

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(In Nanowatts)

Memristor Flash Phase-Change

Spin-torque Transfer

Baseline Power

12 160 131 120

Read Power 34 60 54 56 Write Power 56 97 88 67

What is another way to represent this data?

Power consumption for memory devices Table 1:

Tables – essential elements

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Figure 1: Power consumption of memory devices measured in nanowatts

Unlike table titles, figure captions appear below the figure

Diagrams – essential elements

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Title

Caption: “Component diagram showing dependencies between components and their subcomponents”

Figure number

Legend

Labels

Draft A Sign-Up and Submission

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• Wednesday, September 21, 9am-3pm: • Sign up for a Writing Instructor meeting on the signup sheet posted in SF B670. (Be sure whole group can attend.) • Staple a Draft A Feedback Form to the front of your Proposal

• Write down Session Code, e.g., A28100, and Meeting Date, Time, and Place on the Draft A Feedback Form. • Note meeting details in your calendar. • Submit proposal in the drop box.

Submitting Draft A

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Sign-up Sheet

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Time

Session

Location

Project Name

Contact Person Name (PRINT)

Contact Person Email

12:00

A191200

GB204A

12:00

K191200

SFB670B

12:30

A191230

GB204A

12:30

K191230

SFB670B

1:00

A19100

GB204A

3:00

M19300

SFB670E

3:30

M19330

SFB670E

4:00

M19400

SFB670E

Time Session Location Project Name

Contact Person Name (PRINT)

Contact Person Email

12:00 A191200 GB204A

12:00 K191200 SFB670B

12:30 A191230 GB204A

12:30 K191230 SFB670B

1:00 A19100 GB204A

3:00 M19300 SFB670E

3:30 M19330 SFB670E

4:00 M19400 SFB670E

Schedule

n  Draft A – Wed. Sept 21 at 3pm –  Paper copy: submit to ECP office (SFB670) Register for an

appointment with ECP –  Electronic copy: submit on Reports and Evaluations site (same

as registration site)

n  Draft B – Thu. Oct 6 at 3pm –  Paper copy: Submit into drop boxes outside SFB560 in the box

for your section # (you will know by then) –  Electronic copy: submit on Reports and Evaluations site

n  Final Proposal – Thu. Oct 27 at 3pm –  Paper copy: Submit into drop boxes outside SFB560 in the box

for your section # (you will know by then) –  Electronic copy: submit on Reports and Evaluations site

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After the Submissions

n Draft A (Sept. 21): Meeting with ECP people

n Draft B (Oct. 6): –  Lecture 3 Design reviews (Oct. 6) – Draft B returned by administrator (Oct. 20)

n Final proposal (Oct. 27): – Design Review Meetings

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