CSci 195-196 Senior Computer Science Design Project Course
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1. Staple it in the upper left hand corner The report must follow the Outline of Project Proposal Reports attached hereto 3 OUTLINE OF PROJECT PROPOSAL REPORT PPR AS part of the Project Proposal Review PPR the student will need to make a formal report of the proposed project This report will be approved and commented upon by the professor You should submit one copy of the report The professor will comment on the report and will return it to you This is the formal contract for the project you will build during the senior year Prior to writing the proposal obtain an oral approval from the professor The proposal must be typed and should be a formal report It should include a top down discussion of what you propose to design build and test It should state as many specifications of the product as you can at this time It should have a cover sheet of a formal report DO NOT PLACE THE PROPOSAL IN A FOLDER Staple the sheets together in the upper left corner This report will include the following material 1 Standard Title Sheet 2 Abstract 3 Table of Contents 4 List of Figures 5 List of Tables 6 Top Down Presentation of the Design of the Project Including a Block Diagram of the Software Modules 7 Project Specifications 8 Tests to verify the design and implementation 9 Project Time Table First Level of Effort Gantt Chart 10 Estimated Graph of Labor Costs vs Time 11 Comparative Product Survey 12 Ec2. Tables s sssmast snm snissss Oe a n ee 1 Appendix B Sample Gantt Chart sosssssesessosssossorsensrsrsenenernsrnrnrrnensrsrsenensnn nn en ensn sne cma diate 1 Appendix C Sample Presentation s sssesesrsesessssrsrsrenrnensrsrsesernersnnrrnrrensrsrnenensnn nn er en sr sr senere nn nn ann 1 1 INTRODUCTORY MATERIAL 1 1 Purpose This is the first semester of a two semester course in which each of you will research design implement complete document and compare a project in hardware and or software In the first semester you will 1 Select a project and have it approved by the Professor 2 Perform a market analysis of your product 3 Develop a project plan and time line for the design and construction of the project 4 Outline the project at a high level of abstraction 5 Design the project to a low level of abstraction 6 Start the construction of the project 7 Prepare a written report and an oral presentation for a The Project Proposal Review PPR b The preliminary design review PDR c The critical design review CDR d The final design review FDR of the work to date along with a demonstration You will make formal oral presentations for the proposal preliminary critical and final design The Senior Computer Science Design Project gives the student significant design experience The project selected by the student and approved by the instructor should be in an area that is of interest to the student
3. The Title Sheet University name school name department name name of the project name of the report your name number and section of the course date of the report professor s name see Example of Title Sheet 2 Abstract A one page summary of the entire report including a description of the project estimate time for development estimated costs etc see Example of an Abstract 3 Table of Contents 4 List of Figures 5 List of Tables 6 Description of the Project A top down description of the project including block diagrams of the modules and a description of what each module does Start with a general statement about what the product does and drill down from there 7 Process and Data flow diagrams 8 Specifications A formal statement of the specifications of the product What hardware is required How much disk space will be used What are the memory requirements How many transactions per second or frames per second efc are you promising How much space will each record in the database take How fast will response time be Anything else 9 Testing A description of the tests which will be done on each module to see if it meets specifications Testing procedures should be keyed to specifications as stated in 7 above Testing procedures to be performed on the entire product 10 Time Estimates An estimate of the time to develop and test each module of the product This is shown in a Gantt chart with milestones Us
4. FDR Report The format for the Final Design Report is Title Page As per the example Abstract One page Acknowledgments optional Table of Contents List of Figures List of Tables Introduction Specifications Theory 0 Description of the Product A top down description of the product going in details to the lowest levels of the design 11 Process and Data flow diagrams 12 List of Software Modules 13 Testing Procedures 14 Timeline and Milestones Gantt Chart and supporting tables 15 Costs vs Time Graph Original estimate Actual costs costs to date and Projected costs 16 Comparative Product Survey 17 Economic Analysis Original and current 18 Status Matrices 19 Conclusions 20 References 21 Appendices One of the appendices will be an enhanced Users Manual OURO PSP UND EE NOTE Not all of these need to be in their own sections Remember you are telling a story here so all included material figures tables etc should support your effort of effectively conveying your ideas 20 The formal report is to be written in your own words and is typed It is to be submitted in a folder It will not be returned but will be retained to show the accreditation committee Make a second copy for yourself if you would like one 11 2 FDR Presentation The Oral presentation will be about 20 minutes in length It will use slides It is a formal presentation and you should dress appropriately You are t
5. a formal oral presentation of the proposed project This presentation as with all presentations in this course will use slides to present the material This presentation will include the following material 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Title Slide A Block Diagram of the Project In a top down approach Project Specifications Verification Tests to Prove the Specifications will be met Project Time Table First Level of Effort Gantt Chart Labor Costs vs Time Graph Comparative Product Study Economic Analysis Status Matrices 14 9 PRELIMINARY DESIGN REVIEW PDR The Preliminary Design Review PDR consists of a formal report an oral presentation to the class and the review of the project notebook The report is a formal report and one copy should be submitted in a folder The report should be written in a top down style in the third person passive voice The target reader of the report is your boss who you are trying to convince that the proposed project should be built by your company You must also convince your boss that you know what you are doing and can build the product in the allowed time and to a strict budget You should have sufficient detail in the design so that the boss is satisfied that the product will work and will meet specifications The level of the detail is at the block level What the block does and not what is inside the block 9 1 PDR Report The formal report should contain the following 1
6. about 15 minutes It must use presentation software You should be dressed for the occasion in a coat and tie for males and a dress or skirt and blouse for females The presentation must introduce your audience to what the product is and what your design entails Do not jump into details without laying a good foundation beforehand Make your presentation of the design top down Do not crowd your slides Keep them simple Do not read the slides to the audience They can read Talk about the subject to the audience Keep block diagrams simple Use a top down approach Describe each block and then on another slide divide the block into its component blocks You only have 15 minutes and will need only 15 20 slides Practice your presentation before coming to class 16 10 CRITICAL DESIGN REVIEW CDR The Critical Design Review CDR is the heart of the design work done in the Senior Computer Science Design Project It represents the design to document This document describes the details of what you will build It must present your design work with an economic analysis so that your boss can determine whether to continue work on the project You will now enter the expensive part or the project construction and testing Your boss and his boss must decide if it is worthwhile to continue the work Make your report and presentation in a top down fashion until you get to the lowest level i e logic diagrams schematic diagrams and Program Design L
7. design test and code the module 11 Timeline and Milestones Provide a Gantt chart of the tasks and milestones of the project for the entire year Estimations of each step to the lowest level for time and costs 17 oR 12 Cost vs Time Graph A graph of Estimated Labor Costs vs Time in weeks for the life of the project This requires three lines One for the amount of dollars expended to date A second that starts where the first ended with an estimate of the weekly costs until the completion of the project and a third that is a copy of your initial graph from you PDR 13 Comparative Product Survey A comparison between your product and other products that are similar Show the costs and quantities sold 14 Economic Analysis An economic analysis of the projected cost of your product must be included Using the data from the costs of the software modules and the Gantt chart you should be able to obtain an accurate estimate of the costs of the project 15 Status Matrices One matrix for each of the phases of the project Outlined Designed Constructed Integrated Tested Documented and Totals Each matrix should show the initial estimated hours current estimated hours hours spent to date percent of the module completed and the estimated time needed to complete that module or submodule Time spent in class is listed as a separate line in the Totals matrix Documentation of the reports is to be allocated by module and included i
8. ideas as a way of documenting your thoughts and as a journal of work you have done It is a good habit to acquire to always keep your notebook with you as you never know when a good idea will arise All the work you do and all the information you collect will be kept in a formal bound laboratory notebook All entries must be in ink and every page must be dated and initialed Since an economic analysis of your project must be performed you must keep a record of the amount of time you spend in each phase of the project and the class of work you are doing This information will be kept on each page of the notebook The notebook will be inspected and graded periodically Do not work on scratch paper Do all of your work in the notebook You may cross out work that is incorrect The notebook will not be graded on beauty only on completeness 1 6 Attention in Class Every student is to give full time and attention to a student making an oral presentation No one is to be using the computers in the room for any purpose during that time No printing of any material may be done once the class has begun You wish to have your fellow students listen to your presentation and you should do the same for them 1 7 Grading Grading of the work products will be as follows for the first semester of this course Presentation Demonstration Report Notebook Total PPR 3 6 1 10 PDR 7 8 2 17 CDR 10 14 2 26 FDR 15 5 22 5 47 TOTALS 35 5 50 10 100 G
9. THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY School of Engineering and Applied Science Department of Computer Science CSci 195 196 Senior Computer Science Design Project Course Material Professor Arnold C Meltzer Professor Robert W Lindeman August 2004 TABLE OF CONTENTS page I INTRODUCTORY MATERIA Bice dese toll ovat ler EA n ss sr sanden Nan are TAT RS 3 2 REQUEST EOR PROPOSAL RFP unroot a 7 3 OUTLINE OF PROJECT PROPOSAL REPORT PPR cccccssssseseseseseseseseeeseeeeeeeeeeenees 8 4 PAGE FORMATS FOR REPOR TS en o inan sens eyed gece sek a 10 5 EXAMPLE TI E PA GE r n ar aTr ea R E AEO STan ir sp der 11 6 ABSTRACT EXPLANA TION 050 ss5e0s0000vk00 0005 eden rn sera Frans a ens skar b rs ATO ETN EA OI Fn 12 TABSTRACT EXAMPLE facies occ seten ss edra E tan deta da FERM NR GENEN in emesis 13 8 OUTLINE OF PROJECT PROPOSAL PRESENTATION oassssssrssrssrsrosresrssrosrsrnsrrsrnnrnnn 14 9 PRELIMINARY DESIGN REVIEW PDR ssssssssesesesesesesesesesescseeceeececeeeceeeenenenenees 15 10 CRITICAL DESIGN REVIEW CDR assssssssvsssssvens srsvssassnss vnsssovsnsnsroserssssv sensensvenergrssenes 17 11 FINAL DESIGN REVIEW FDR e esesesesesssesessresessresessresessreseesreseesteseesresessreseesteseesreseese 20 12 PROGRESS REVIEW PR r a eriei Ae E E ere Sonera Eae ae EE ARE ESS 22 13 EXAMPLE COST ANALYSIS preia EE NEA E A NAA vana 24 A USERS MANUA r aE ds R bre 25 t5 TEST PLEAN eoe A S Canis T E EE ANES 26 Appendix A Sample Task
10. This is your project There is the possibility of a limited budget to fund equipment for projects Inquire with the instructor if you anticipate the necessity for special equipment In general however you are to obtain and pay for your own parts and components including software The University will not typically supply parts or obtain them for you This course is as much about effective design techniques as it is about effective development Therefore the first part of the course deals mainly with design issues specifications refinement etc As this is generally the first exposure most students have to design principles the course will address the issues necessary for completing a successful design This course will also expose the student to several software tools used extensively in industry These include advanced word processing spreadsheets presentation software and project management software In addition techniques for surveying competitive products will be required Upon completion of this project the student should feel confident about their abilities to utilize these skills in support of future project development A significant part of this course deals with learning to make effective written and oral presentations of technical material Students must attend all of the class sessions in order to learn from each other by example the correct and incorrect methods for presenting material In addition to learning by example the
11. anguage PDL of software modules The report should be of such detail that you could give it to someone else to construct and test The level is to describe what is inside each block using PDL 10 1 CDR Report The Critical Design Report should contain 1 Title Sheet See example Title Sheet 2 Abstract A one page summary of the entire report including cost estimate for parts and labor and estimates of sales volume 3 Table of Contents 4 List of Figures 5 List of Tables 6 Description of your product A top down description going to the lowest level of design i e flowcharts program design language PDL block diagrams schematic diagrams logic diagrams state diagrams Graphic User Interface board layouts box layouts interfaces connectors etc 7 Process and Data flow diagrams Specifications A formal list of the specifications of your product 9 Testing A description of the tests which will be performed to verify each module of the project as it is built and the entire project as it is integrated together 10 Software Module List For the software involved in your project you should have a Software Module List that describes the modules of your software A table should contain a Name of the Module b What the module does c Which modules call it d Which modules it calls e Estimated number of lines of code in the module f Estimated amount of time to code and test the module g Estimated cost to
12. but which is needed for testing You should have enough tests to exhaust every possible input for the module under test When you finish the testing of the module you should know that it works After the module has been thoroughly tested it should be integrated with the previously tested modules These integrated modules should then be completely tested so that you know that the product is working correctly as of this part of the integration Using this technique any problem that occurs can only be due to the new module that you just added It is not due to the previously tested and working modules All of the tests must be recorded in your laboratory notebook and of course the results of the tests must be recorded 26 Appendix A Sample Task Table Appendix B Sample Gantt Chart Appendix C Sample Presentation Appendix D Economic Analysis
13. call it d Total estimated number of lines of code in the module e Number of lines written for the module f Percent of the module completed g Estimated number of lines of code to complete the module h The number of hours spent coding the module i The estimated number of hours needed to complete the module Gantt Chart of the project with supporting data 10 Graph of the Labor Costs three curves that show a the estimated cost for the project b actual costs spent on the project to date and c the projected dollars needed to complete the project 11 An Economic Analysis of the project with the original estimated costs in one column and the current estimated costs in a second column 12 Status Matrices of the status of the modules and submodules 13 Conclusions A statement about the status of the project and your ability to complete it on time 1 Title Sheet 2 Abstract 3 Table of Contents 4 List of Figures 5 List of Tables 6 ap 12 2 PR Demonstration At each of the presentations of the progress review you must demonstrate the status of the project You should build and test your modules in a modular fashion and be able to demonstrate these modules at each of the monthly progress reports Plan your work so that you have demonstrable progress to show As the project continues you will show more of the total project as you integrate more of the modules together 22 23 13 EXAMPLE COST ANALYSIS See A
14. cience Senior Computer Science Design Project Request for Proposal The Department of Computer Science seeks proposals for products from qualified suppliers 1 2 3 4 5 6 Qualifications Persons wishing to make a proposal must be seniors majoring in the department in Computer Science who have satisfactorily completed the prerequisite courses Presentation of Proposals Proposals will be presented during the second week of class in CSci 195 An oral presentation lasting about 10 minutes which includes slides is required see Outline of Project Proposal Presentations Persons wishing to make a proposal must also submit a written report as shown in the attached Outline of Project Proposal Report Labor Requirements Projects proposed must be of sufficient complexity to require at least 400 hours of work and must be completed by the fourth week in April Schedule of Deliverables The deliverables are shown in the accompanying Schedule of the Year A total of 10 reports and oral presentations will be presented throughout the entire two semesters Approval Only proposals which have received a prior oral approval from the instructor may be presented at the Proposal Presentation Failure to obtain a prior oral approval will prevent formal presentation Submittals A copy of the proposal on 8 1 2 x 11 inch paper must be submitted at the time of the formal proposal presentation Do not place the report in a folder
15. e Microsoft Project to obtain the timing of your project 11 Labor Costs Graph A graph of labor costs vs time in weeks for the development of the project over all the weeks This data can be determined from your Gantt chart 15 12 Comparative Market Survey An estimate of the number of units that can be sold at various prices This data must be obtained from a market survey of periodicals catalogs and telephone conversations with manufacturers 13 Economic Analysis An estimate of the cost of your product see Example of Economic Analysis 14 Status Matrices One matrix for each of the phases of the project Outlined Designed Constructed Integrated Tested Documented and Totals Each matrix should show the initial estimated hours current estimated hours hours spent to date percent of the module completed and the estimated time needed to complete that module or submodule Time spent in class is listed as a separate line in the Totals matrix Documentation of the reports is to be allocated by module and included in the documented matrix 15 Conclusions 16 References 17 Appendices NOTE Not all of these need to be in their own sections Remember you are telling a story here so all included material figures tables etc should support your effort of effectively conveying your ideas 9 2 PDR Presentation A formal presentation of your preliminary report will be made to the class The presentation should last
16. everyone in the class can hear you Practice your presentation before coming to class 18 10 3 Construction of the Project With the completion of the CDR the student commences to construct the modules of the project as defined in the design Unit testing should accompany all of your construction Before commencing a new module you should be sure that the current module is working properly Using this procedure the integration of the modules becomes much easier and the project has a much better chance of being successful 19 11 FINAL DESIGN REVIEW FDR The Final Design Review FDR is the culmination of the design of the project during the first semester of the course It represents the completed design and the history of the design work It reviews the progress over the entire design history It describes any changes that have been made in the project It gives a detailed description of the current design It gives a review of the economic analysis starting with the initial analysis to the present analysis and any projected changes in the project It completely updates the Critical Design Review and summaries all work done on the project The report should follow the Critical Design Review but should have a historical prospective to show changes made during the design process The detail of the report should be such that if it were given to another classmate he or she could build the project from the details of the design 11 1
17. major layout the location of the nose the outline of the head the mouth and smile the ears the eyes and the hair The program tries various features until the user is satisfied with the picture The program will run on a PC with a processor of at least 1 0 MHz and at least 256 MB of main memory It requires 800 MB of disk storage A mouse is used as the main input device and a color monitor is used as the output device A color printer will also be used to provide a copy of the final picture The project will require 36 weeks to complete and will expend an estimated 515 person hours of labor at an estimated total labor cost of 20 375 The Critical Design Review will be on November 4 2004 and the Final Design should be completed by November 25 2004 A working prototype should be available by April 28 2005 Estimated total cost for the prototype is 68 460 A preliminary Economic Analysis has determined that we will sell approximately 400 000 of this program at a cost to the company of 67 88 per copy shipped on CD ROM including indirect costs A amp G costs and a 20 profit Estimated retail price for the program is 122 18 We will recuperate our prototype costs with the sale of the first 100 000 programs and we estimate a total profit of 4 480 000 To date an expenditure of 1 500 has been made to develop this proposal 13 8 OUTLINE OF PROJECT PROPOSAL PRESENTATION AS part of the Project Proposal Review the student will need to make
18. n the documented matrix 16 Conclusions 17 References 18 Appendices A required appendix is the Prototype Users Manual This manual consists of a User description of the product to the lowest submodule b List of specifications of the product c How to use the product d Maintenance procedures e Trouble shooting procedures NOTE Not all of these need to be in their own sections Remember you are telling a story here so all included material figures tables etc should support your effort of effectively conveying your ideas This report is to be typed in your own words It must be submitted as a formal report with a cover Your diagrams must be neat and done with a straight edge or on a computer Remember that you are trying to make a good impression on your boss and his boss 10 2 CDR Presentation The Oral Presentation will be formal using slides Dress appropriately The presentation should last about 15 minutes The presentation must be top down Do not jump into the details of design without laying a good foundation Do not crowd the slides Divide your design into appropriate size blocks Schematic diagrams can become very crowded and difficult to see Make sure you make your diagrams sufficiently large so that a little old professor who wears glasses can see them Remember you only have 15 minutes to make the presentation You can only present about 15 20 slides in that amount of time Speak loudly enough so that
19. nce 14 pt Project Proposal Report 18 pt for the 16 pt Design of an Automatic Face Drawing Program 18 pt By 16 pt Leonardo da Vinci 20 pt CSci 195 10 16 pt Senior Computer Science Design Project 16 pt September 17 2003 16 pt 6 ABSTRACT EXPLANATION The abstract is a one page single spaced summary of the entire report not the project It should contain the important information from each section of the report It should present your work as a clear description of what the report contains It should be specific and not general It is the only part of the report that will be seen by people who are higher in the organization than your boss They need to know about the status of your project but do not have sufficient time to read an entire report Your abstract should tell them what they need to know Sometimes the abstract is called the executive summary Attached is the abstract for the automatic face drawing project The abstract should have the title of your project and your name as a heading 12 7 ABSTRACT EXAMPLE Abstract of the Project Proposal Report for the Automatic Face Drawing Program by Leonardo da Vinci This report is a proposal to build an automatic face drawing program The program will draw a face when given the location of the important points of the mouth eyes ears and chin The points are measured from the tip of the nose The program is comprised of six main modules They are the
20. o review the entire design process You should make a top down presentation of your design stating any changes which were made during the design process You should show an economic analysis of the product and compare it to the first analysis that was made You should show a Gantt chart with milestones to show the amount of work needed to complete the project 11 3 FDR Demonstration As part of the FDR you will demonstrate your project which has been completed to date This can be mock ups of the front end and the graphical user interface or simple example of what your backend will do or a demonstration of the database schema Think about having to make this demonstration when you start to construct your project 21 12 PROGRESS REVIEW PR The Progress Review PR is a rather short report that documents the progress you have made toward the satisfactory completion of your project It is written in a top down manner showing each of the software modules and hardware subsystems that comprise your product 12 1 PR Report The Progress report should contain the following Introduction A top down description of the project Block Diagram A diagram showing the relationships of the modules of the software and or the blocks of hardware 8 Module List Description A top down listing of each module and submodule to the lowest level For each component it gives a A description of the module b Modules that it calls c Modules that
21. onomic Analysis 13 Status Matrices One matrix for each of the phases of the project Outlined Designed Constructed Integrated Tested Documented and Totals Each matrix should show the initial estimated hours current estimated hours hours spent to date percent of the module completed and the estimated time needed to complete that module or submodule Time spent in class is listed as a separate line in the Totals matrix Documentation of the reports is to be allocated by module and included in the documented matrix There are seven matrices a Outlined The amount of time used to divide the project into modules and submodules and determining the function in each module What does this module do b Designed The amount of time used to determine the exact code to be performed in each module The code is described with detailed flowcharts and Program Design Language PDL c Constructed The amount of time used to write code for the module d Tested The amount of time used to test the module to ensure that it meets specifications e Integrated The amount of time used to integrate the modules together and ensure that the combination executes properly f Documented The amount of time used to document the entire project including all of the reports g Total The total of the previous six matrices and the time spent in class 14 Conclusions 15 References 16 Appendices NOTE Not all of these need to be in their o
22. ppendix D for the Economic Analysis 24 14 USER S MANUAL Part of the formal report for the Critical Design Review CDR and the Final Design Review FDR is a User s Manual as an appendix This manual will be the documentation the user receives with your product The manual must be complete so that the user can set up operate and maintain the hardware and or software you have supplied The manual must contain as a minimum 1 A complete description of the product at the module and submodule level a What it does b How it does it 2 Complete block diagram of the software 3 Formal list of specifications 4 Safety precautions on the use of the product 5 How to a Set up the product or install the software b Use the product Possibly a tutorial c A user reference manual 6 How to maintain the software 7 How to trouble shoot the software for various problems that could occur 25 15 TEST PLAN An important part of each of the reports is a test plan This plan must specify how you will test each part of the project as it is being built and how you will test the parts as they are integrated together You must specify 1 Exactly how the tests are to be run 2 The test set ups 3 The inputs for each test 4 The expected outputs for each test Your project must be constructed in a modular manner and each module must be tested This may require that you build some test software and or hardware that is not part of the product
23. rading for the second semester of the course will be Presentation Demonstration Report Notebook Total PR 1 3 2 5 2 12 PR 2 3 2 5 2 12 PR 3 3 2 5 2 12 PR 4 6 4 7 2 19 Final Pres 12 9 20 4 45 TOTALS 27 19 42 12 100 Not submitting a work product on the date it is due will reduce the grade for that product by 10 one full point from its graded value for each week or part thereof the product is late 1 8 Deliverables During the academic year you will make nine reports and presentations of the progress you are making on your project When creating these work products a good approach to follow is to remember that you are telling a story and that everything you include in the work should support that story Minimize redundancy in the material The charts and tables should be used to support the story and make things clearer Each work product will consist of 1 2 3 4 An oral report using slides of status of your work A formal written report of the status A demonstration of the completed work on the project for the FDR the progress reports and the final report and A review of your notebook showing the details of your work 5 A paper copy of your slides must be given to the professor at the time of the oral presentation It will be retained to show the accreditation team 2 REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL RFP THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY School of Engineering and Applied Science Department of Computer S
24. student will gain knowledge from the instructor about 3 techniques for making good presentations The grade you achieve in this course will depend not only on producing a working product but also on the manner in which you present your work 1 2 Prerequisites To take this course you must have senior status and have successfully completed CS 178 Database Systems I 1 3 Attendance Attendance is required at every session of the course There will be lectures and material presented even if no work product is due from the student Absence from class will reduce your grade Three unexcused absences during the semester will result in an automatic failure Missing a significant part of a class is not permitted A significant part of a class is more than 15 minutes Any combination of four unexcused absences and missing significant parts of classes is an automatic failure 1 4 Timely Presentations Each work product is due on the date shown on the schedule Work products must be presented on time showing the status of the project as of the time of presentation Late presentations of a work product will reduce the grade for the product Each week or part of a week that a work product is late will reduce the grade by 10 No work product will be accepted after students in the class have started to present its successor product 1 5 Notebook A notebook is a very powerful tool for researchers and designers It is used to capture
25. wn sections Remember you are telling a story here so all included material figures tables etc should support your effort of effectively conveying your ideas 4 PAGE FORMATS FOR REPORTS The following are the specifications for the page formats for all reports due in the Senior Computer Science Design Project 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Margins Left 1 5 inches Right 0 5 inches Top and bottom 1 0 inches Page number Bottom of page centered Font 12 point Line spacing 1 5 lines Chapters Start each main chapter on a new page Figures Figures and tables must be referenced in the text and placed on the page just after the reference or on the next page by itself Figures are numbered consecutively throughout the report as are tables Captions for figures should appear below the figure Figures should not span pages Captions for tables should appear above the table Tables may span pages but this should be avoided if possible English and Tense Use the third person passive voice to write the report Illegal Words You may not use the following words and phrases in your report You I We Lot Inputting Inputted Outputting outputted In order to Break Broken Down Break Broken Up Basically Title Page Use the title page as shown 10 5 EXAMPLE TITLE PAGE THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY 16 pt School of Engineering and Applied Science 14 pt Department of Computer Scie
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