Engin 103

Project 1

Design and Demonstrate a Method to make Transportation More Accesible to People with Disabilities

In this project, you are required to work in teams to design and demonstrate a method to make transportation more accessible to people with disabilities.

Total materials cost should be lest than $30, copies of receipts to be submitted with project reports.

Each team will do a 5 minute presention on their method on the first day of the presentation, followed by a five minute demonstration on the second day. The webpage on the project, along with the project report will be due the class after the second day of the presentations (please check the e-syllabus for exact dates). The project report is expected to be a good written document (see Good Writing Practices), and graded under three categories: correct grammar and neat presentation; logical arguments and structure; accurate report of the team project, completeness, and no plagiarism. Project report will be submitted in hardcopies with member signatures and also in electronic form (see Computer Files: Names and Electronic Submissions). A complete report should include the following sections:

-Introduction: brief description of project objectives in your own words, background information needed for the design, work distribution among the team members, and timelines for the different parts of the project: research, design, testing

-Design: descriptions of the different phases until your team achieved the final design, this section should include sketches and diagrams, how the different hardware components were selected to achieve the goals, the list of components with specification and prices.

-Analysis: comments on the results obtained, pinpointing causes that lead to method not achieving its goal, possible improvements. It should also include a brief manual of operation, troubleshouting list, and appropriate recognition of other author’s materials if used in your project.

-Conclusion: overview of the team achivement and lections learned for the future.

Grades will be computed as follows:

Items			Points
Project completed and presented			50
Project performance (perform tasks specified)			10
Good design			10
Project presentation and webpage			10
Written reports	Report submitted		5
	Project report: will not accepted without all member’s signatures on percentage of participation	Grammar and presentation	5
		Logical arguments; structure	5
		Accurate and complete	5
Total project grade			100