Work on conceptual designs and decision criteria. Work on conceptual designs. Teams develop conceptual designs and prepare to present the conceptual designs to faculty mentors and other teams. Teams finalize conceptual designs, make decision about which alternative to carry into the detailed design phase, and present results to the faculty mentors and other teams. Critical Design Review 1.
Teams formally present their conceptual designs and recommendations to their clients.
Teams report client's critique of the conceptual designs and recommendations to their faculty mentor. Teams finalize their recommendations and prepare formal oral and written reports over the conceptual design phase. Teams present the formal oral report of the conceptual design phase to the faculty mentors and other teams. The formal written report is given to the client, the faculty mentor, and put on the website. Teams start on detailed design phase of project.