ECE 002 Final Report and Presentation Format Brief Content Description: Each group must submit an oral

oral and written report. One oral presentation must be presented per group (it is a group effort) One written report covering all sections must be submitted per group. While this report is a group effort and all team members should work together to produce it, we want to ensure an equal contribution from each member. Therefore, each team member must take chief responsibility for at least one project section in this report. This means that within your team you have one member responsible for the content in each section, both the written and presentation portions. This person is the lead writer and presenter for that project section. Please state the member that is responsible for each section at the beginning of your written report. You are strongly encouraged to use photos, graphs and curves to make the report more presentable and understandable in any relevant section. The report must include a section on each of these topics as well as an introduction and conclusion: 1. Sensor Characterization Results 2. Elevator Project 3. Instrumentation Lab 4. Circuits Lab 5. PSPICE Lab 6. AM Radio Lab

Oral Presentation Format: Each team will present one presentation. You should write your written report before creating your oral presentation, so that it may be used as a reference for your oral presentation. Your oral presentation is to be done using MS PowerPoint. Should have at least one slide per report section, but no more than 2 slides per section (sections described below). Presentation is a reflection of your written report. Only main points of each section should be discussed on each slide. (Meaning that you should not just copy/paste your report onto the slide, concise bullet points that you will discuss during your presentation should be carefully thought out). Pictures (Robot pictures & group pictures) are highly recommended. Presentation should be between 10-15 minutes. Each group member is expected to participate in the presentation. Specifically, each group member should present on the topic(s) he/she wrote about in the written report. Each group member should discuss what difficulties/successes he/she faced. (Basically, what you have learned from the course) Note: The lab/lecuture computers contain office 2003 (not 2007). Make sure to save your presentation in the correct (ppt, not pptx) format and please test them ahead of time.

Written Report Format: One complete report should be submitted per group. All the reports must be typed in MS Word. Using other programs usually leads to unneeded frustrations when combining work with other people. Your report should flow and the style should be consistent. This means that all sections should use the same font, style, etc. The report should look like one complete document, not 4 or 5 smaller documents pasted together. An appropriate writing style is required. Thorough explanations and proper grammar must be used throughout the report. A poor writing style will be reflected negatively in your grade. As an engineer, it is important that you are able to communicate your ideas in a clear manner. Neatness and consistency are important virtues. You must also organize your report according to the sections below. 1. Cover Page including: Title of report, Class, Date, GTA name and section 2. Group Information (Important, ensure that your report includes all components listed below) (a) Team member names and what sections they wrote. (b) Percentage of contribution of each team member. (c) Success/ability of each member to accomplish his/her assigned task. (d) Attendance of each team member (e) Overall team effectiveness (f) Team member picture with a caption containing each group members name in the order that he/she appears in the photo. (g) Group Number (h) Optional: Name of Team (i) Optional: Name of Robot 3. Introduction (a) Explain what will be covered in the report. (b) Provide a brief description of each section. 4. All project sections should at least include this information (where relevant) (a) Objective of the project(s) (b) Resources needed to create the project i. Parts List (listing of parts used, e.g. handyboard, # of motors, sensor types, resistor(s) and sizes used, breadboard) ii. Testing Equipment (list any lab equipment used, e.g. oscilloscope, multi-meter, function generator, etc.) iii. Program Listing (complete source code listing with explanatory comments, e.g. why counter variables and their limits were chosen, etc.) (c) Description of Methods/Procedures to Implement the Project i. How sensors were incorporated

ii. What sensors did you use? iii. Explain basic operation of program, not just a listing of code, but a description of how the program works (reading sensors, interpreting data, controlling the motors appropriately) iv. How you broke up the team (software designers vs. robot builders) v. Order of development (small hardware prototype, small software prototype, how you extended into full fledge program) vi. Include relevant photos to help describe the project vii. Include block diagrams and flow charts when useful (d) Results Obtained i. Include previously obtained sensor characterization tables and plots ii. Between the light sensor and IR sensor, how did this collected data help you to decide which sensor to use for your robot project. iii. Describe any performance or time benefits with varying approaches attempted. (e) Discussion of Results i. Discussion is the most important part of your report, because here, you
show that you understand the experiment beyond the simple level of completing it. Explain. Analyze. Interpret. Some people like to think of this as the "subjective" part of the report. By that, they mean this is what is not readily observable from your data. This part of the lab focuses on a question of understanding "What is the significance or meaning of the results?" To answer this question, use both aspects of discussion (f) Conclusion

i. Difficulties Encountered 1. Problems that arose during the lab. 2. Solutions that your group came up with to alleviate those issues. ii. Explain what you have demonstrated with you results and discussion. iii. IMPORTANT-Include a paragraph on how this knowledge will help in the future with both your professional and academic success. (g) For MATLAB Homework i. Description of the circuit or problem that was solved with the aid of MATLAB. ii. Thoughts of how MATLAB could be included in the other ECE 002 projects that you worked on. 5. Conclusions (objectives vs. results) (a) Challenges faced while implementing the projects. (b) Lessons learned while implementing each project. (for example: The relationship between software and hardware, how could your robot be improved via hardware or software, what role do sensors play in a working robot/elevator, what would you have liked to add, did your initial projections about how your robot would work, match the final implementation, etc.) 6. References

(a) Include your lab manual and any outside reading you have done. Use a journal
style reference listing your references in order of use in your report, as example: [1] GWU SEAS ECE Department, "Experiment #1," The ECE 20 Course Website, Fall 2008. <http://www.seas.gwu.edu/~ece20/fall08/lab_ex1.html> [2] A.S. Sedra and K.C. Smith, Microelectronic Circuits, 5th Edition, Oxford University Press, 2007. You may also use an MLA approved format. Cite the reference within your report as follows: The diode equation states that the current is related to the voltage applied across it [1].

7. Additional Requirements: (a) Every page of your report must be numbered. (b) Proper grammar is important and points may be deducted if the grader sees fit. (c) Never write in the first person in a laboratory report, some examples for avoiding the first person are as follows: Incorrect: I set the Ohm meter to the appropriate range, measured and recorded Correct: This researcher set the Ohm Meter to appropriate range Or This student set the Ohm Meter to appropriate range Or The Ohm Meter was set to the appropriate range Incorrect: We decided to omit step 4 Correct: Our group decided to omit step 4

For more information on general guidelines for writing your report and what to include in each section, please refer to http://www.seas.gwu.edu/~ece20/spring09/labs/Lab_Report_Format.doc. Note that in several places, we have requested additional information that is not asked for from that link, so this document should be used as your primary guide.