Engineering Design I/II - Capstone Design Project Guidance Preliminary Design Presentation Rubric Student: _______________________________________________ Reviewer:____________________________________________ Topic Unsatisfactory Below Expectations Meets Expectations Possible Awarded Problem Definition & Background Not included or revisions ignored Further revision or update necessary Appropriately revised and updated 5 Requirements Specification Not included or revisions ignored Further revision or update necessary Appropriately revised and updated 5 Technical Approach Not included Incl. but project overview and decomposition are insufficient Good birds-eye view of approach and sufficient decomposition 5 Design Decision Identification Not included Major design decisions left unaddressed; or things falsely identified as design decisions All major design decisions identified 5 Design Concepts Alternate concepts not developed At least two concepts considered but concepts not fully developed or obvious alternatives were neglected. Multiple concepts considered. Concepts fully developed. All obvious concepts considered. 20 Concept Evaluation Concepts left unevaluated Concepts evaluated but only qualitatively. Concepts evaluated using sound technical reasoning, including calculations were appropriate 20 Concept Selection Not included Concepts selected but insufficiently justified Sound selection decisions utilizing concept selection methodology taught in class 10 Deliverables, Project Management & Budget Not included or revisions ignored Further revision or update necessary Appropriately revised and updated 5 Slide Quality Unorganized. Impossible to follow. Slides wordy or hard to follow. Slides visually stimulating. One idea per slide. Good use of images. 5 Delivery Talking to the screen. Low energy but at least facing audience. Dynamic and engaging. 5 Professionalism Wrong uniform. Late. Egregious typos in slides Correct uniform. Some typos in slides that indicate last-minute scrambling. Correct uniform. Slides proofread, loaded and ready to go at start. 5 Response to Questions Unresponsive or defensive Answered questions but with some rambling. Answered questions concisely and correctly 5 Timeliness 10 min > time > 18 min 10 min < time < 13 min or 15 min < time < 18 min 13 min < time < 15 min 5 Comments: Total Score (out of 100) ___
Detail Design Report Rubric Team: ___________________________________ Reviewer:_____________________________________ Criteria or Requirement Comments Points Front Matter Title Page – student name, project title, course and number, name of report, date submitted, and student signature. Executive Summary – problem statement and description of top five ECs Concise and on its own page; ahead of ToC/LoF/LoT, no page #s Table of Contents, List of Figures, and List of Tables /2 Problem Definition & Background Section revised and updated /1 Requirements Specification Section revised and updated /1 Technical Approach Section revised and updated /5 Design Concepts, Evaluation & Selection Section revised and updated /5 Embodiment Design Includes product architecture: -Spatial layout including visual aids -Discussion of interaction between modules -Inputs, outputs for each module Includes configuration design: -Component selection—specifying part numbers and including justification for selection -Drawings, material and process selection and justification for any parts to be manufactured. -Detailed process flow for algorithms, including specification of data format & processing environment. -Best practices considered By the end of this section there should be no doubt as to what exactly you will be doing for the duration of the project. /25 Test Plan Description of how you plan to evaluate performance for each EC (Test plan matrices should be included in Appendices /18 Project Deliverables Section revised and updated /1 Project Management Section revised and updated, (Gantt chart included as an appendix) /5 Budget Section revised and updated /1 References Section revised and updated /1 Appendices Quad Chart and HOQ (if required), revised and updated Engineering Drawings for parts to be Manufactured (if relevant) Test Plan Matrices—required for all projects Gantt Chart—required for all projects /10 Formatting Figure/table formatting (centered, numbered, captioned, referenced) Justification and pagination Clean and professional appearance /5 Style Strong, logical narrative Correct voice (third person) Appropriate tense – consistent with narrative for each section Grammar and spelling; evidence of proofreading /10 Overall /100
Engineering Design I/II - Capstone Design Project Guidance End of Term Status Rubric Team: _______________________________ Reviewer:______________________________________ Topic Unsatisfactory Below Expectations Meets Expectations Possible Awarded Overall Progress No progress Behind schedule but moving forward On track for completion 50 Documentation Archive Not addressed Included but insufficiently organized or detailed Archived in an organized fashion that is available to both mentor and studnet 20 Procurement Status Not included Not all purchases identified or paperwork complete Purchases identified and paperwork complete for anything to be bought during the break 10 Follow-on Course Plan Not provided Provided 5 Equipment and Materials Storage Not addressed Addressed but not sufficiently organized or secure Appropriate location for materiel identified and utilized 5 Workspace Not addressed Given as not yet determined Workspace has been set aside which will be available when the student returns 5 Contact Information Not included Only USNA e-mail address and/or phone number given Mid has provided contact information that will work for the duration of the break 5 Comments (Use back if necessary): Total Score (out of 100) ______