An Example Format for Design Project Reports
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1.0 Introduction (Times New Roman 16, Bold, left)
Use the introduction section to provide some background information on the overall design
problem domain. This introductory information should come from your literature search – Library,
Internet, trade magazines, etc. Key points to cover:
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Set the context: Help the reader understand general information about the problem or need
area, including any necessary definitions, statistics, etc. Use pictures and visual images as
much as possible.
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Explain the purpose: why is this work important?
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Set the scope: How far can you or will you go to solve the problem?
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State the objectives: In short statements or a bullet list, identify the specific objectives of your
work - things that can be assessed at the end of the project to determine if you were successful.
Important Note: All sources that are not your own ideas must be referenced.
For your reports, please use the parenthetical references: author-date system. A sample
reference list addressing each of the five main types of information sources is given at end. These
include: websites (Swanson, 1999), journals (Muriru and Daewoo, 2002), books (Zacharia and
Daudi, 2001), conference proceedings (Peters et al., 2001) and patents (Wen-Cheng, 1994). For
more information on ethical standards for publications (for the example of ASME journals), see
http://journaltool.asme.org/Help/AuthorHelp/WebHelp/JournalsHelp.htm#Guidelines/Ethical_Standards.htm.
1.1 Initial Needs Statement (Times New Roman, 14, left)
Provide a brief paragraph describing the initial needs statement – the needs statement itself is
usually given to the design team. Please also include some initial discussion of the need statement,
linked to the introductory material.
2.0 Customer Needs Assessment
This section describes the iterative FOCUS process for defining the customer (360 degree
perspective), developing appropriate interview and observation guides, collecting data, and
converting it to customer requirements statements (customer needs). Please show/describe the
iterative nature of the process to illustrate how the project was impacted by customer input. This
section should include descriptive text and several tables and figures, including:
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An initial customer needs list obtained from interviews and observations (refer to Table 1).
Note that all table captions are placed on top of the tables. Please note that all tables are
numbered consecutively. Please make sure that a table is not split between two pages.
Move the table to a location where it can fit. If the table is too big to fit, split the table into
two separate tables.
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A table listing the hierarchal design objective list, that has been augmented with constraints
and functions (refer to Table 2). Note that the constraints and functions are formatted
differently for easy identification.
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Include the most relevant copy of your interview guide and observation guide in the
Appendix, and reference it from this section.
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