ECE361 Engineering Practice

ECE361Engineering Practice Competition Results Page 1

RHIT Public RelationsPress Release RHIT website http://www.rose-hulman.edu/news/articles/ecerobot.htm Page 2

Other Photos Page 3

ECE361Engineering Practice Oral Reporting Page 8

Design Process Assures Design will meet Requirements Stage 1 – Problem Definition & Potential Solutions Requirements Specification Brainstorming Trades Preliminary Design Requirements vs. Capabilities Detailed Design Review Stage 2 – Design Implementation Testing Reporting Stage 3 – Verification This process is part of what we call Systems Engineering Deliver = $$$ Page 9

Purpose of ECE361 Oral Report • To highlight the significant aspects of your team’s design experiences such as • Design process • Team skills • Communication • Personal Responsibilities • Workload • To suggest course revisions • To gain experience in making professional presentations Page 10

ECE361 Oral Report Details • Describe the role of course materials and procedures in the design process • Team skills: Meetings, communications, responsibilities • Creativity • Brainstorming • Decision-making • Design review • Verification and Testing • Team dynamics • Detail “Lessons Learned” • Decisions that were sound and useful • Decisions that you would change • Decisions that were poor, would not to be repeated Page 11

Future Course Suggestions • What features of the course would you keep? • What features of the course would you change? • What features of the course would you omit? • Provide the outline the PDS for a future design project Page 12

EFFECTIVE ORALPRESENTATIONS Dr. Fred Brockhurst Page 13

EFFECTIVE ORALPRESENTATIONS Page 14

INTRODUCTION(What We Plan To Do) • Introduce ten points for preparing and delivering an oral presentation about technical material • Whole - Part - Whole organization • Emphasize that presentation is for the audience Page 15

1. Know Your Audience • Know what your audience already knows • If it’s your boss, know what’s necessary for further selling • Try to determine the mindset Page 16

1. Know Your Audience Page 17

2. Put it on Paper(or in an outline form) • The best way to organize your thoughts Page 18

3. Use a Photo or Graphic • Visuals are critical to a good presentation • Should be pleasing to the eye • Avoid excessive words • Use handouts • Always avoid excessive use of equations - Put derivations in handouts • Use to support points Page 19

4. Show and Tell • Use physical samples if possible • Technical audiences are “touchy - feely” oriented Page 20

5. Don’t be Afraid to Repeat Yourself • Whole - Part - Whole • Introduction (Tell them what you’re going to tell them) • Body (Tell them) • Summary (Tell them what you told them) Page 21

6. Practice, Practice, Practice Practice • The more you do it, the easier it gets • Don’t memorize, know material • Timing is very important • Eliminate “um’s” and “you know’s” Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Page 22

7. Be Ready to Answer Questions • Goal is to entice audience to want to understand and know more • Set aside time for questions • Watch audience for unasked questions • Answer question to best of your ability, if you don’t know the answer - say so and offer to find the answer Page 23

8. Let Your Body Do The Talking Page 24

8. Let Your Body Do The Talking • Show confidence and interest • Maintain eye contact • Watch your hands • Personal appearance (pride) Page 25

9. Don’t Forget the Details • Is the equipment there? • How does the equipment work? Page 26

10. Listen • Must listen closely with sensitivity • Try to understand where other disciplines are coming from Page 27

SUMMARYWhat We’ve Done Today • Introduced and discussed ten points for preparation and delivery of an oral presentation • Discussed the Whole - Part - Whole technique • Emphasized that the presentation is for the audience Page 28

Questions? ? Page 29

ECE361 Engineering Practice