By: Wilmer Arellano FIU Summer 2012

Overview•E-mails•Introduction to Proposal Style•General Recommendations

▫Section Headings▫References

•Title Page

References•One of the most impressive sites regarding technical writing.

▫http://owl.english.purdue.edu/•I encourage you to visit this Website. Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab (OWL)•IEEE (2006) TRANSACTIONS, JOURNALS, AND LETTERS, Information for Authors. Retrieved January 10, 2008 from IEEE Web site:

▫http://www.ieee.org/portal/cms_docs/pubs/transactions/auinfo03.pdf

•C.W. POST CAMPUS APA Citation Style. Retrieved January 10, 2008 from Long Island University Web site:

▫http://www.liunet.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citapa.htm

E-mails•When you e-mail me please:

▫Copy all your team members▫Include team ID and course # in the subject▫Include all the team names in the signature

Introduction to Proposal Style• Technical reports are used to communicate the results of:

▫ research, ▫ field work, ▫ proposals and other activities.

• Often, a report is the only concrete evidence of your work.• The quality of the project may be judged directly by the

quality of the writing. • Most technical reports contain the same major sections,

although the names of the sections vary widely, and sometimes it is appropriate to omit sections or add others.

• Always check for specific requirements and guidelines before beginning to write your research report.

General Recommendations• Use template at:IEEE modified doc

General Recommendations•Do not start with a Figure, a Table or a

Result•You are not writing for yourself• You are not writing for your instructor•You are writing for somebody you don’t

know

General Recommendations•When Possible use bulleted or numbered

lists to highlight different ideas, topics or other Items.▫See next examples

Publix’s List•When you write for yourself

▫Go to Publix

Publix’s List•When you write for somebody you know

▫Go to Publix and buy milk, bread, ham and sodas

Publix’s List•When you write for somebody you don’t

know

I. PUBLIX’S LIST Dear reader, to make things easier for you, I prepared this detailed explanation about what groceries are required. We need to buy groceries for two different purposes, for the trip we will start tomorrow and for mom who will stay home. Please do not go to Win-Dixie that we know has great prices, as we want to take advantage of today’s specials at Publix. In addition to that, our friend Joe works there and he will help you with the brands we like. This is what we require.

A. For mom staying home Please buy:

1. 1 pack of six Coca Cola 0 2. 1 Sour dough bread

B. For our trip We require more because as we are a group of 4

Please buy:

1. 3 packs of six Coca Cola 0 2. 1 Loaf of sandwich bread 3. 2 pounds of ham

Finally, please leave our purchases in the porch and mom’s in the kitchen. Thank you very much for your kindness.

I. HEADING Introductory paragraph: Explaining what you want to do, methods to be used, data, information sources, etc. Body: Providing all the detail, figures, tables, explanations, etc. Important, any figure, table, etc, must be explained in the text use” In Figure 7” rather than “the figure bellow”. Concluding paragraph: Explaining what was learned or obtained and linking to the next Section

General Recommendations•When Possible use bulleted or numbered

lists to highlight different ideas, topics or other Items.

IV. MULTI DISCIPLINARY ASPECTS Our team consists of four members, Mary Smith, Peter Scott, John Martinez and Alex Miller. Since the autonomous landing RC airplane consists of hardware, software and aeronautic implementations it is necessary to form a team with multidisciplinary areas of engineering. Mary is majoring in Computer Engineering with a strong background in computer science and math. Mary has a great interest in aviation and holds a commercial pilot’s license. In obtaining a CPL she studied various subject areas such as aerodynamics, radio aids, instruments, navigation, meteorology and flight planning which will contribute to our proposed project. Peter is majoring in Electrical Engineering he has held many leadership positions on campus and is founder of a fraternity at University Park.. His Interests include financial algorithms, robotics, Linux hacking, and RC devices. John is majoring in Computer Engineering with strong leadership skills along with good technical skills developed by extensive experience in areas such as CAD, project management, database applications. He is an electronics and gadget enthusiast. In addition, experience in other disciplines such as civil engineering adds a valuable perspective to the projects the group will undertake. Alex is majoring in Computer Engineering with a great deal of experience with networking gained while working at a law firm for 5 years. He was responsible for setting up the network and maintaining it if any problems aroused.

IV. MULTI DISCIPLINARY ASPECTS Our team consists of four members, Mary Smith, Peter Scott, John Martinez and Alex Miller. Since the autonomous landing RC airplane consists of hardware, software and aeronautic implementations it is necessary to form a team with multidisciplinary areas of engineering.

Mary is majoring in Computer Engineering with a strong background in computer science and math. Mary has a great interest in aviation and holds a commercial pilot’s license. In obtaining a CPL she studied various subject areas such as aerodynamics, radio aids, instruments, navigation, meteorology and flight planning which will contribute to our proposed project.

Peter is majoring in Electrical Engineering he has held many leadership positions on campus and is founder of a fraternity at University Park.. His Interests include financial algorithms, robotics, Linux hacking, and RC devices.

John is majoring in Computer Engineering with strong leadership skills along with good technical skills developed by extensive experience in areas such as CAD, project management, database applications. He is an electronics and gadget enthusiast. In addition, experience in other disciplines such as civil engineering adds a valuable perspective to the projects the group will undertake.

Alex is majoring in Computer Engineering with a great deal of experience with networking gained while working at a law firm for 5 years. He was responsible for setting up the network and maintaining it if any problems aroused.

Section Headings• Primary section headings within papers are enumerated by

Roman numerals and are centered above the text. For the purpose of typing the manuscript only, primary headings should be capital letters. Sample:

I. PRIMARY HEADING(TEXT)

• Secondary section headings are enumerated by capital letters followed by periods (“A.”, “B.”, etc.) and are flush left above their sections. The first letter of each word is capitalized. In print the headings will be in italics. Sample:

A. Secondary Heading(TEXT)

Section Headings• Tertiary section headings are enumerated by Arabic

numerals followed by a parenthesis. They are indented, run into the text in their sections, and are followed by a colon. The first letter of each important word is capitalized. Sample:

1) Tertiary Heading: (TEXT)

• Quaternary section headings are rarely necessary but are perfectly acceptable if required. They are identical to tertiary headings except that lowercase letters are used as labels and only the first letter of the heading is capitalized. Sample:

a) Quaternary Heading: (TEXT)

Order of Importance of the Different Elements•Title•Abstract•Conclusions•Introduction•The last three are the last to be written

Title• The title page contains several main

pieces of information1. Project Title2. Team Number3. Student team member names and their Panther ID4. University and Department.5. The name of the person for whom the report has been

prepared. 6. Course No. and Name7. Semester8. Date Submitted

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

EEL-4920 – Senior Design I

Spring 2009

GPS Oriented Autonomous Car (GOAC)

Team Number 17

Team Member 1

Team Member 2

Team Member 3

Team Leader 4

Senior Design II Proposal

Submitted to:

Senior Design I Instructor: Professor Wilmer Arellano

Mentor: Dr. John Smith

04/20/2009

•Double click on the white area of this slide to open the Word page that contains the Title Page.•Copy the entire Title Page and paste it into a new Word 2007 document.•My example does not have any formatting. Please use some creativity here

Insert two new pages

Copy and Paste the outline into your document last page

Delete information regarding to Title page

Make sure you have the most current version

http://web.eng.fiu.edu/~arellano/4010/Lecture%20II/Proposal%20Outline.doc

SENIOR II PROPOSAL OUTLINE Title page and Contents

Title Page Table of Contents List of Tables List of Figures

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ABSTRACT I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY II. PROBLEM STATEMENT

A. Project Objectives B. Constraints

III. ASSUMPTIONS AND LIMITATIONS. A. Assumptions B. Limitations

IV. NEEDS FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS A. Needs Analysis B. Feasibility Analysis

V. RISK ANALYSIS VI. OPERATING ENVIRONMENT VII. INTENDED USER(S) AND INTENDED USE(S)

A. Intended user(s). B. Intended use(s).

VIII. BACKGROUND IX. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CONSIDERATIONS X. STANDARDS CONSIDERATIONS XI. HEALTH AND SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS XII. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS XIII. SUSTAINABILITY CONSIDERATIONS XIV. MANUFACTURABILITY CONSIDERATIONS XV. ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS AND SOCIAL IMPACT XVI. CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT

A. Different Solutions 1) Advantages 2) Disadvantages

XVII. END PRODUCT DESCRIPTION AND OTHER DELIVERABLES A. End Product Description B. Functions C. Specifications D. Other Deliverables

XVIII. PLAN OF ACTION A. Statement of Work (SOW) B. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) C. Project Milestones D. Gantt Charts

XIX. MULTIDISCIPLINARY ASPECTS XX. PERSONNEL XXI. BUDGET XXII. RESULTS EVALUATION XXIII. LIFE-LONG LEARNING XXIV. CONCLUSION XXV. REFERENCES XXVI. APPENDICES

A. Team Contract B. Intellectual Property Contract

XXVII. SENIOR DESIGN II - PROCEDURES

Remove all numbering and formatting

Select the whole outline and click Style Normal

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ABSTRACT I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY II. PROBLEM STATEMENT

A. Project Objectives B. Constraints

III. ASSUMPTIONS AND LIMITATIONS. A. Assumptions B. Limitations

IV. NEEDS FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS A. Needs Analysis B. Feasibility Analysis

V. RISK ANALYSIS VI. OPERATING ENVIRONMENT VII. INTENDED USER(S) AND INTENDED USE(S)

A. Intended user(s). B. Intended use(s).

VIII. BACKGROUND IX. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CONSIDERATIONS X. STANDARDS CONSIDERATIONS XI. HEALTH AND SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS XII. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS XIII. SUSTAINABILITY CONSIDERATIONS XIV. MANUFACTURABILITY CONSIDERATIONS XV. ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS AND SOCIAL IMPACT XVI. CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT

A. Different Solutions 1) Advantages 2) Disadvantages

XVII. END PRODUCT DESCRIPTION AND OTHER DELIVERABLES A. End Product Description B. Functions C. Specifications D. Other Deliverables

XVIII. PLAN OF ACTION A. Statement of Work (SOW) B. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) C. Project Milestones D. Gantt Charts

XIX. MULTIDISCIPLINARY ASPECTS XX. PERSONNEL XXI. BUDGET XXII. RESULTS EVALUATION XXIII. LIFE-LONG LEARNING XXIV. CONCLUSION XXV. REFERENCES XXVI. APPENDICES

A. Team Contract B. Intellectual Property Contract

XXVII. SENIOR DESIGN II - PROCEDURES

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

ABSTRACT

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

PROBLEM STATEMENT

Project Objectives

Constraints

ASSUMPTIONS AND LIMITATIONS.

Assumptions

Limitations

NEEDS FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS

Needs Analysis

Feasibility Analysis

RISK ANALYSIS

OPERATING ENVIRONMENT

INTENDED USER(S) AND INTENDED USE(S)

Intended user(s).

Intended use(s).

BACKGROUND

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CONSIDERATIONS

STANDARDS CONSIDERATIONS

HEALTH AND SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS

SUSTAINABILITY CONSIDERATIONS

MANUFACTURABILITY CONSIDERATIONS

ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS AND SOCIAL IMPACT

CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT

Different Solutions

Advantages

Disadvantages

END PRODUCT DESCRIPTION AND OTHER DELIVERABLES

End Product Description

Functions

Specifications

Other Deliverables

PLAN OF ACTION

Statement of Work (SOW)

•Click on the pull down arrow of the citation button.•Insert new Citation Source so that a reference that you enter here will appear automatically in the table of references•Leave Template style for citations

•Follow the format:•LastName1, Name1; LastName2, Name2; etc.

•Put the cursor where you want to add a citation

VIII. BACKGROUND

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A. Autonomous Airplane

This project was accomplished by John Smith and Alfred White at ABC University in 2001 [1].

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•This time click the Citation button in the center and then select the citation from the list.

•Insert figure and table captions so they will appear automatically in the list of figures

Go to the first page, click somewhere on it and from the Insert Menu select Page number

Go to the first page, click somewhere on it and from the Insert Menu select Page number (Make sure to use the pull down arrow)

This will number both sections of the document

Now click just before the first letter of each chapter and from the insert menu select Format Page Numbers

This will give different number format for the chapters

Go to the title page and double click on the page number

Follow instructions in the next slides

Double click on the number and then click Different First Page.

Do not exit this menu

In the same menu, select Format Page Numbers

Select lower case roman numbers:• i, ii, ii

This concludes page numbering

List of FiguresList of Tables

You must have a blank page after the Title Page Insert six line feeds and position the cursor in the first

one From the References Menu select Table of Contents This will insert your Table of Contents

Position the cursor in the third of the line feeds In the same page and from the same menu

select Insert List of Figures This will insert your List of Figures

This same exact procedure is used to insert the List of Tables

Select Table from the Pull Down

Click on the References Page and insert the references

This procedure will create an extra heading, delete it

The table of Contents, The List of Figures, List of Tables and the References must be updated manually when you change your document

Right click on each table and select Update Field

Later select Update Entire Table if you are offered the option