Marking the ENGG1100 Final Report Project C

This document is intended to assist both students and tutors in identifying the required information of each section in the final report. The headings presentedas well as the orderdo not need to be matched by students, but merely serve as a guide. The text is a compilation of information from the MEA writing guide, the ENGG1100 final report criteria sheet and the Project C design brief.

Considerations
Academics and tutors will be marking your report and are not interested in reading about things such as basic engineering techniques. The total page length of the body of the report must not exceed 20 pages. Inclusive of this page count is the introduction, body and conclusions of the report. Don't include anything that is not directly related to your project; any research that proves to be fruitless or not relevant should not be included in the report. Appendices are for supporting information and not a place to put any report overrun. However, the penalty for placing important information in the appendices will be a whole grade reduction in the Engineering Communication section of the marking template. Quantify your statements. Dont use relative terms: very large, small, expensive etc. 5% bonus for an innovative extra that enriches the submission.

Format
Equations are centred on the page, with a number on the right margin to identify them. Figures/tables should be included in the report only if they assist the communication process. Each figure, table and equation should be explicitly referred to in the report and the reader should be told what they are looking for. Captions for tables are placed above the table; captions for figures are placed below. Tables must be centred on the page. If the image is of poor quality then it should not be included. Essential information should be legible. The aim of technical writing is to inform rather than entertain. Writing must be simple and concise. Make sure to use third person and passive language. Use: Times New Roman or Arial 12 pt font, all four margins 20mm, A4 page size, single or 1.5 line spacing. All sections numbered accordingly. Use three levels of Arabic numerals heading and then move to Roman numerals is this is exceeded (e.g 2.4.1.i). Include a footer with page number and unique report ID. Present data in tabular format rather than prose. Tables and graphs should be numbered and have a title (e.g. Figure 1: Map of Brisbane). Graph axes should be labelled and have appropriate units. There should be no spelling or grammatical errors. SI units should be used for all numerical values. In general, calculations should be in the appendices; methodology/equations and final results should be in the report. All abbreviations and acronyms should be spelt out in full the first time they are used. All sources of information in the report should be referenced using the APA style.

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Title page
Name of School/Department/University Person to whom the report will be submitted (i.e. project coordinator and/or teams tutor) Course name and code Title of the report Author (i.e. student name and number) Date of submission

Note: statements of originality or acknowledgements not compulsory for ENGG1100

Executive summary
Cover all major findings. Ideally contain no more than 250 words. Should succinctly state the objective; a description of the process/method undertaken in the investigation; and, the major conclusions and recommendations. Good to include figures such as cost, etc. Busy exec should be fully informed with no need to read the full report.

Contents
Title page and contents page not to be included. Executive summary should be numbered i, not 1, as the latter applies to the introduction page.

List of figures and tables

Should follow the same system of formatting as the table of contents. Include the figure/table number as well as a caption and page number.

Introduction
Note to tutors: introduction is not included in the marking rubric, but contributes to the overall presentation. The aims of the report and the contents of the report. ~1 page

Project scope
An outline of the requirements. What the original task was, the aims it had and the assumptions that were made. Indication of what you will address in your design as well as what you wont be covering. Any assumptions you will be making. ~ 1-2 pages

Technical considerations
Technical understanding/concepts required to undertake the design. This includes the principles and formulas used in your calculations. Make sure to provide sophisticated descriptions of these. Highlight how it relates to your design. ~1-2 pages

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Critical summary of previous literature (from PIRs)

Collection, analysis and critique of relevant literature that underpins the design. Include both technical information as well as solutions that exist. Use in text referencing. ~ 2-3 pages

Sustainability
How the triple bottom line was used to underpin the design. Use the principles of sustainable design to drive proposal. Include a community consultation planwould need to mention when to discontinue service and when to close the terminal from public access. ~1 page

Initial design concepts (from PIRs)

Include a summary of the best designs from PIRs as well as an appropriate critique. May want to include sketches for these in the Appendix. Make the justification for final design clear. Potentially tabulate the large majority of this section. ~1-2 pages

Final design ~3 pages

General Overview of design discussing the functionality of the whole system. Description and justification of the overall structural system, as well as connection details. Justification of how the design meets the users needs. Explanation and justification of the exact location at which the terminal is to be located. Drawings Include appropriate drawingsthese must be to an engineering standard. Sketches can be placed in the appendix, but the professional drawings must go in the report. Include plan and elevation drawings as well as connection details. Drawn to conventional scale and fully dimensioned. Students will most likely need a smaller scale for drawings of their connections. Plan and elevation scale should be kept the same. Materials and calculations Justify the materials used; include specifications. Make sure to include a list of materialsincluding the pricingin the appendix. Any engineering design assumptions and necessary equations. Be sure to place the full calculations in the Appendix.

Scaling
Details of the full-scale design, including a description of how it will scale-up. Scale-up considerations, including the technical aspects of materials used in the model vs those used in the full-scale design. Might be good to include the relevance of Froude scaling. ~2 pages

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Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA)

LCA studies analyse the environmental aspects and potential impacts throughout a product's life cycle (e.g., cradle-to-grave) from raw material acquisition through production, use and disposal (ISO). Complete the LCA based on the full-scale design. Estimate the mass of materials and the energy required to produce them. Templates D and E will be good to refer to. E.g. could collate the best templates/diagrams and produce a table that combines the embodied energy requirements. Conclude with outcomes around environmental sustainability and methods for reducing energy requirements. Do not outline the methodologyacademics/tutors are already familiar with this. Simplified as detailed below: o Step 0: begin with a statement regarding the purpose and goal of the LCA. o Step 1: address the manufacturing, use and recycle/disposal parts of the product life cycle and indicate material/energy inputs and solid/liquid/gas emissions. o Step 2: identify the energy impact of your processinclude the embodied energy of the materials, any energy requirements, and references to the data source. o Step 3: aggregate energy amounts across the life cycle of the product. o Step 4: interpret the resultstheir meaning, things to address, recommendations to reduce numbers. Refer to Lydias lecture #7: Measuring sustainability ~1-2 pages

Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)

Complete the FMEA based on demo day. Template F provides a good idea of what were looking forthese can be placed in the appendix and referred to in the report. Do not outline the methodologyacademics/tutors are already familiar with this. E.g. include a table that identifies the things that are most likely to occur and/or have the most detrimental effects, as well as proposed mitigations. May also include a summary of relevant outcomes or team discussions. Refer to Lydias lecture #9: FMEA ~1-2 pages

Conclusions and recommendations

Summarise what you have done. Must include some concluding statements linking the original objectives with the outcomes of the study. Recommend what work is still to be done, i.e. what still needs to be designed, detailed and/or confirmed. ~1 page

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Referencing APA Style

Take care of punctuation near in-text references. In text examples: o Sophisticated searching techniques are important in finding information (Berkman, 1994) OR o Berkman (1994, p. 25) claimed that Reference list example: o Atherton, J. (2005). Behaviour Modification. Retrieved February 5, 2009, from http://www.learningandteaching.info/learning/ behaviour_mod.htm o Berkman, R. I. (1994). Find it fast: How to uncover expert information. New York: Harper Perrenial.

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