Guide for handling the HW/Project

------------------------------------------------I wish to remind you some rules that you have to follow when
solving a HW/Project. I am certain that they are not new for
you, but I wish to be sure that you satisfy them and do not lose
points for not doing that.
I will enumerate these rules. It is not intended for them to be in
some priority order. Each of them it is important. And you must
be convinced that by solving the HWs/Projects you learn a lot and
gain a lot for your professional background. And I hope that
what I am telling you here will be stored in your central
memory, and followed accordingly.

Important: You must study the present document

and be sure that you follow all rules and
requirements shown here!!!!!!
Such lets start.
General Rules
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1. Start solving the HW/Project as soon as you receive the

assignment. Do not wait too long. By waiting, there is a high
risk that you cannot finish it in time, or you will supply a poor
quality or an incomplete work.
2. Before you start the HW/Projects solution convince your mind
that you have to do a good job. It means that maybe it will
take some time for you to understand what has to be done, and
then to do it with care. And you have to do it only once, and
to be ok.
3. For solving, organize your time with care, in such a way to be
sure that you will have enough time for solving each component
step of the given task, and that it will not be unexpected blind
times.
4. By solving the HW or the Project it does not mean that you
only have to apply some equations. Not at all!! In many cases

you have to analyze the problem, and take a justified decision.

And these steps cannot be solved in only one night before the
due date.
If you are trying to do that, then it is very sure that you will
have many mistakes, that is, you have to start everything from
beginning, spend more time, and probable lose a lot of points.
5. If you are not 100 % sure about the solution procedure, please
look to the available notes and/or project guide. If you still have
questions, do not hesitate to ask. Questions and answers are
normal, justified components of the educational process.
6. Everything that you are doing must be clear, clean, well
organized and defined, with titles and subtitles, and with the
needed explanation about what and why are you doing so.
Show the work and explanations needed to justify the obtained
solution.
The graphs and tables to be clear, named by the content, with
quantities that apply and the corresponding units shown, and so
on.
Always, when the solution is referred to a circuit, show that
circuit, and on the circuit define all quantities that you are
using for solution, including the positive reference for the
variable quantities.
If the quantities that appear on your equations are not labeled
on your circuit, the presence of those equations will be
disregarded, and points will be subtracted.
Also, take care the same quantities subscripts or superscripts
to be used on your figures and equations.
7. When you are selecting data, information and so on from
different tables, figures, graphs, books, etc., specify from where
those data have been taken, as According to Table ABC-13-D,
the distance from the Astrodome to UofH results to be 100 miles,
and such it was considered when the weekend break was
scheduled and the attached money collected.
8. Do not forget to write your rated data (your name and ID)
on the HW/Project. Staple the HW/Project or, if it is the case,
enclose it in a folder.

9. Use the correct notation for the quantities involved.

10. For each intermediate or final numerical result show the
corresponding unit. You do not need to carry units through
formulas prior to the numerical results.
11. In some way underline the most important and the final
numerical
results.
12. Do not show only the numerical result, without showing the
equation(s) based on which that result was obtained. And do not
show only the analytical equation used and then only the
numerical result. Always, after you present the analytical
equation that defines a quantity, repeat that equation, but this
time clearly showing the numerical value of each component
quantity on that equation. After that show the numerical value
resulted by solving that equation.
13. On the intermediate calculation steps carry as many decimals
as you can handle. Only the final numerical results to be
rounded. It must be known that in some cases if a rounding is
applied along the intermediate steps, the final result will not
come out right, or it is coming out with a lot of error.
14. When for solution you are building and use a computer
program, you have to attach the computer program and the
corresponding numerical results. Along the computer program
you have to show the equations used for solution, and include all
comments/explanations, as like you will do it when present the
same solution only in a text format.
15. Do not copy from other colleagues. It will be seen immediately
and you may arrive in a high penalty area. Of course, you can
discuss the solution with your colleagues, but do not copy, and
do not offer your work to be copied by somebody else.
16. The solution must be edited to only one side of the page. Do
not write on both sides.
Use 8.5 by 11 paper.
If in presenting your work as handwritten you have problems

in satisfying the requirements specified here, that is your paper

cannot be read because it is messy, then you have to present
your work as typed. Other way you will receive no credit for
that work.
17. Projects are to be presented on a standard format, that is in
the front to have: a cover page with the projects number and
title, your name and ID #; a list with the projects content and
the corresponding page location; a list of figures name and the
corresponding page location; similar for tables and/or appendices.
Depending on the project volume, the project to be stapled
and/or included in a folder.
HWs to be stapled on the upper left side, and on the cover
page to be written your name and the HWs assignment number.
18.The HW/Project must be turned-in on the due date at the
beginning of that class !!
19. Do not be late with turning in the HW/Project.
Later HWs are not accepted, and for each day late on the
Project you will lose (1/7) of the points assigned for that Project!!
20. The points allocated to different HWs/Projects (and which are
counted for defining the final grade) are not identical. Points
allocated to a HW/Project depend on the complexity of the
solution, the estimated time and the needed volume of knowledge
required for solution, and so on.
21. On the HWs solution the solved problems must be shown on
the
same succession as they are on the HW assignment.
22. Take care that, by not satisfying the above requirements,
penalties will be applied to your HW/Project grade, and your
final grade will be affected.
23. If you have questions or complains about the HW/Project
grading, then first address them to the TA or the instructor that
graded them. If you are not satisfied with the answer, then
please come and talk with me.
Questions and complains are accepted only on the first three

working days after that item was returned to class!!

Supplementary Rules for One Project/Semester
------------------------------------1. Before you start solving the Projects Task # X, carefully read
and be sure that you understand the Project Objective, the
Project Task, the Guide for the Project Task # X, and the
Project Solution for the Task # X. Read carefully the
corresponding Tasks Guide and in parallel and simultaneously
look to the corresponding section of the Solved Project. Be sure
that you understand everything. If you have some questions, ask
before you start to solve that task.
2. Read and follow with care the Supplementary Requirements,
that are: detailed and justified description of the design steps;
clear drawing; the content organized per sections, subsections;
write clear and readable; number pages, figures, tables; show the
corresponding units; use the right notations; underline the main
answers, and so on.
3. Do not have the wrong idea that if you are doing exactly how
it is done on the Solved Project you are doing right. What it
is in the Solved Project is a solved case for particular, given
data. The input data used there are not identical with your
input data. The purpose of the Solved Project is for you to
have a quite detailed guide for how to solve the project. And
you have to decide what it is best for your version. And it is
not excluded that you may come with some better solutions.
4. Each Projects Task follows and is based on the previous tasks.
Such a wrong tasks solution cannot be accepted. Take all
measures to solve a task only once, that is, to be ok at that first
try.
5. If it is not otherwise specified, along to the Task that is due,
you have to turn-in all previous (graded) Tasks. Such, to be sure
that you can continue the Project solution, before you turn in a
task, always keep a copy of it for yourself!
And take care, the solution of one Projects Task is based on
the results obtained on the previous Tasks. Such mistakes

recorded on one Task must be repaired before going for solving

the next Task.
If in one Task are found mistakes, then when grading it will
stated that they have to be corrected. In these cases, you must
turn in the graded Task, to which it must be attached pages that
shown the corrections made!!!
Supplementary Rules for Distinct Projects/Semester
---------------------------------------1. You must know that, along with solving your particular Project
case, you also have to present the results analysis based on the
particular results of each project-team member.
2. To be possible for each team member to finalize his/her
factors effect analysis, each team member must provide his/her
results to the other teams members no later than the day and
time specified on the Project assignment!!!
For that purpose, within the team it must be taken all
measures such that the way in which the information between the
team members is transferred to be clear defined.
3. Before the Projects results analysis section starts, each team
member must specify the name and the project code number of
those team members which had supplied in time the data that
have been used for his/her analysis.
4. For those team members who did not supplied in time their
data,
it is forbidden to use data supplied in time by the other team
members!
5. The results supplied to the Teams members are considered the
final results of the provider. If data that appear on the project
folder are not the same with those supplied to the Team, they
are
not considered valid!
6. For the violation of the above requirements grading penalties
will be applied.

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About Academic Honesty Policy and Plagiarism

If identical figures, derivations, plots, or calculations are found,
without proper referencing as to their origin, it will be considered
a violation of the academic honesty policy. If calculation, figures,
plots or derivations are found identical to the those posted on the
previous semesters, it will be considered a violation of the
academic honesty policy. If figures, text, tables, or other material
are taken from any textbook without proper references, it will be
considered a violation of the academic honesty policy. If figures,
text, tables, or other material are taken from lecture notes without
proper references, it will be considered a violation of the academic
honesty policy. If you and your lab partner, or you and any
other student, have the same figures, tables or plots, it will be
considered a violation of the academic honesty policy for both of
you. The data can be the same; but the figures, tables or plots
made with this data must be developed individually. Do your own
work, and dont share it.
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