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The Report. Due November 2, 2004. Elements of the Report. Title Page or Cover Executive Summary Table of Contents (with page numbers) Background or Statement of the Problem The Solution Assessment of the Project References or Appendices. Requirements of the Report.
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The Report Due November 2, 2004
Elements of the Report • Title Page or Cover • Executive Summary • Table of Contents (with page numbers) • Background or Statement of the Problem • The Solution • Assessment of the Project • References or Appendices
Requirements of the Report • All Pages are Typed and Numbered • All Pages are Bound Together…. Attractively • All Team Members Names are on the Report • The Report Must be Descriptive of the Project • 10 to 15 Pages ..Excluding the Appendices
The Cover • Must be Eye Catching • Must Interest the Reader Enough to Want to Look Inside • Must Give the Potential Reader Hint of What is Inside
The Executive Summary • Must Summarize the Report in a Page or Less • Must Have a Short Statement of the Problem (One Sentence) • Must Give the Results • Entice the Reader Into the Report but Give them Enough Information if They Don’t Read the Report
Summary of What is in the Report
Table of Contents • This lets the Reader Know how Long the Report is • Show the Reader Where the Parts of the Report are so that They can get there Easily • Note Photos..(optional) • Note Tables..(optional)
Statement of the Problem(Background) • Tell the Reader What you are Going to do and set the Project in Perspective • …ie Where did Rube Goldberg come from • Remember This is your Mother or Dad Reading this….they don’t know why you are doing this
The Solution • How Did the Team Conceive the Answer • Show the Reader the Development of the Project • Show Results of Calculations, or Testing that was Done • What was the Means to the End…testing, theoretical models, etc • Let the Reader Know what Happened
The Solution • Use Pictures or Diagrams….One Picture is Worth a Thousand Words…. • Let the Reader Know What Resources you used…Mom, Dad, Private Consultant…. • Did you Incur Problems…???? • HOW DID THIS THING HAPPEN…
Assessment of the Project • How Did the Project Go…Bad…Good… • What Would You do Different… • What was Good in the Project (strengths) • What was Bad in the Project (weakness) • Was it a Good or Bad Experience… Be Truthful
References or Appendices • Who and What Did You Use in the Project • Any Supporting Documents….