Capstone Support

completed based on team consensus in yesterday's Course Development meeting. May need a final tweak for PowerPoint format compatibility.

still early draft. Corresponding wiki page in process as well.

updated template w/ Mark's comments

Renaming File to convey use for Sponsor Meeting 1 and Preliminary Design Review

Sponsor Meeting/Preliminary Design Review Slide Deck Template

Updated Agenda Slide to accommodate dual purposes (Status Update 1 and Mid-Term Review)

renamed to reflect new language

Find & replace 'Background' with 'Technical'
slight wording changes

slight content, format, grammar updates

small mods, awaiting more feedback

updated for KD feedback. Need team feedback / possible tweaking. Instructions updated.

adding first draft. proposal is to shift emphasis of sponsor meetings away from typical project management status updates to be more "agile" and focus on gaining project clarity and showing results to date.

better name, more generic

new checklist style rubric for meeting agenda. Can be used by teams at the start of each meeting and/or used by DL team to observe / coach / record progress

few spelling & grammar changes
Expense Report changed from Optional to Mandatory

We no longer print posters! Instructions updated!!

moved project info line to header to repeat on all pages

improved sections table and pointed to tech writing in Capstone Support wiki

Added 4 page length requirement from Wiki explanation.

Fixed some punctuation

updated based on feedback from a team that was unclear on some of the instructions. Clarified timeframes for having slides ready and time window for milestones

added figure caption

lost the "comments" area

instruction to keep status on 1 slide and clarify that no explanation is needed for 'green' items

removed an invalid item from the Types tab. Must use Python is not a measurable requirement nor a functional need. It's a solution constraint and as such does not belong in the file.

with teaching graphic

added a closing comment after the checklist.

added a comments area at the end...

Adding updated versions of the Team Ideation exercise. (transitioned from online PPT style to printable in-person versions)

from Olin, modified to be done via Webex. Unfortunately, will need to be periodically synced between the two versions

from Olin. Not the Webex enabled version. see other file

same as one for IED tho currently saved in their respective repos.

changes made as per issue #56587

Many changes related to eliminating confusion between sections, clarifying location of content, reformatting of N&R list

derived from, but replaces, the IED style decision matrix.

'Status Report' renamed to 'Status Update'

I made mods based on far too many teams not understanding / following the template this semester!

adjusted instructions to avoid getting Project Engineer name: Bob on the first slide, & better visibility of sponsor name.

changed the dashboard to show Planned/Actual instead of just Actual

Added first pass at details on what is needed for Requirements. I.e. be specific / measurable if non-software, and be clear on functions for software.

Updated Template to include instructions for pulling information from SoW

Minor clarifying updates to Title Page

Added instructions to hide unused sections and instructions.

BENCHMARKING MEMO was changed to BACKGROUND MEMO.

Added Appendix B Project Plan; Update the instructions, including hiding unused sections.

add "Wrap Up" to meeting minutes

added column for Requirement 'Confidence' and description/instructions in notes.

Added standard abbreviations for student major.
Fixed the Wiki link to instructions

Added new Chemical SOP Template (formerly hosted on EH&S website)
Renamed Instructions for Acquiring Chemicals.doc (formerly Chemical SOP.doc) to make things clear and cleaned up some language therein

filename change to accurately reflect BenchMarking not BackGround title

added new Benchmarking Memo template

Initial version of meeting minute template for team meetings. Text file, so it can be cut & pasted into EDN and formatted properly.

Design Lab logo added to footer

Needs & Reqs - Types listed to help identify undiscovered/unspoken needs

"template" removed from filename

"template" removed from filename

Renaming to remove "Template" from file.

took out a couple spaces , minor format fix

The Contents section is automatically generated (updated) from headings.

typos and clarification that students can NOT change the % complete, they can/should change the Status, so that the %complete gets updated.

A Risk Analyses Memo template file was added.

avoid use of dates in file names!!! and the word "Template" in the file name... because the students probably won't think to rename them to remove that... and SVN already tracks versions... thank you...

Deleted ALL old templates for SoW, midterm, and final reports.
Changed name of current DESIGN REPORT.docx

Upload of new overall Design Report template documents/Design Report Template.docx(re-named from Final Report Template F20)

updated to provide support for ABET professional and societal considerations during requirements gathering

JK created, to help software focused work better than the metrics based N&R spreadsheet does. One of MANY possible tools additional tools that might benefit software work.

small change in Notes at bottom

New Master Document Template for F20 Semester

• second slide as instructions for using template
• link to EDN instructions for poster

Few small updates for clarity and language. Added a link or two to the EDN references

added column for Constraint and Standard

fixed the broken link to CommD resources in the References section. Pointed out by a student...

Duplicated project and reviewer name from pg 1 to pg 2.
No need to enter twice!

F19 PDR template split into team (written summary) and student (Individual Technical Contribution Memo) templates. Some wordsmithing and content shifting done by Brad & Aren

Update SOW template with new wording for technical approach to be consistent with instructions.

found a small typo - last appendix letter

added some clarifications based on student questions

The SoW template was updated based on #36112.

added RPI logo to poster template

Appendix C was updated to meet the new ABET student outcomes 3-4.

The instructions for Introduction was simplified based on Prof. Hurst suggestion. The version number in the title page was changed <S19>.

reworked Memo style header per (most of) Bharat's suggestions
https://designlab.eng.rpi.edu/edn/issues/43685

tweaks based on student observations / feedback

moved Design Lab logos from Capstone Support Wiki to here
updated Template page

Updated final design review feedback and evaluation form was added.

Added chief engineer and cell phone number to form

Helpful information for preparing a final report was added as Important Notes.

• The title page includes <F18> as the revision number.
• "Professional and Societal Consideration" was moved to an appendix.
• Some instructions were revised.
• Appendixes were marked as either Mandatory or Optional.

adding Individual Project Plan template
version posted to EDN on 9/21/18

Updated poster template

Add official seals and logo to templates directory.

oops, was in wrong folder!

revision - Spring 2013b

Spring 2017 revision

Spring 2018 release

Statement of Work template
v02-06-17

Spreadsheet to track ALL components contained in prototype or design.

Template and example from Environmental Health & Safety Department (EH&S) to communicate the safe use, storage, and disposal of chemicals.
v6.14.12

First step in bringing ANY chemical on campus.
v10.11.17

Worksheet to collect and organize customer needs and engineering requirements.
Same format and technique taught in IED course.