To: Nancy Myers

From: William Conklin

Date: May 17, 2021
Subject: APLED 121-Progress Report

Spring Quarter Fluid Power Notebooks Progress Report

PURPOSE OF REPORT

The purpose of this report is to update APLED 121 instructor Nancy Myers on the progress of my spring
quarter Fluid Power notebooks. The two notebooks are “The Five Basic Systems” and “Fluid Lines and
Connectors”. These projects began Monday, April 5, 2021 and will be turned in Friday, June 18, 2021.
This report was written on Monday, May 17, 2021.

Task list:

1. Take notes on “The Five Basic Systems”.

• Series systems
• Parallel systems
• High low systems
• Regenerative circuits
• Closed loop systems
• Tanks and accessories
2. Take notes on “Fluid Lines and Connectors”.
• Pipe
• Tube
• Hose
• Seals
• Oil
3. Convert handwritten notes into word documents.
4. Enter assigned images into notebook documents.
5. Create a table of contents (TOC) for each notebook.
6. Create table of contents for each section.
7. Print notebooks
8. Assemble notebooks
9. Turn in notebooks

GANTT Representation:
 Task 4/5-4/17 4/18-5/1 5/2-5-15 5/16-5/29 5/30-6/12 6/13-6/18
Series Notes
Parallel Notes
High Low Notes
Regenerative Notes
Close Loop Notes
Tank Notes
Pipe Notes
Tube Notes
Hose Notes
Seals Notes
Oil Notes
Convert to Word
Enter Images
Master TOC
Section TOC
Print Notebooks
Assemble Notebooks
Turn in Notebooks
Work accomplished Work Remaining

WORK ACCOMPLISHED

4/5-4/17

• Started and finished taking notes on Series systems, Parallel systems, and Pipe.
• Converted notes into Word documents.

4/18-5/1

• Completed notes on High Low systems, Regenerative circuits, and Tube.

• Converted notes into Word documents.

5/2-5/15

• Finished notes on Close loop systems, Tanks, Hose, and Seals.

• Converted notes into Word documents.
• Began entering images into Word documents.

PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED

• Best friend died of a heart attack 5/1 and the ensuing grief has made it difficult to focus on
school and stay motivated.
• Time management has suffered due to increased workload this quarter and the aforementioned
incident.
WORK REMAINING

5/16-5/29

• Finish notes on oil and convert to Word.

• Continue entering images into notebook documents.

5/30-6/12

• Create master table of contents.

• Create table of contents for each section.
• Print notebook

6/13-6/18

• Assemble notebooks
• Turn in notebooks

CONCLUSION

• These notebook assignments have been more involved than last quarter’s notebook. The
addition of another notebook and having to organize and understand where each component
belongs has been challenging. Time management has also been more important with new
factors in class responsibilities.

RECOMMENDATIONS

• I recommend spending extra time outside of class working on finalizing these notebooks.
Reaching out to George for some guidance is also recommended.