Please see the attached file for IME 4973 project guidelines for all requirements.Thank you
IME4973 Senior Project 1 INDIANA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING IME 4973 Senior Project 1 PROCEDURES FOR INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING STUDENTS Prerequisite: EGR 2000; Senior standing 1. Proposal Document A. Before the end of the fourth week of fall term (September 15), prepare a satisfactory one page proposal document. This document must contain an overall description of the system/hardware you intend to design. It should describe the idea and motivation for the project and what advantages you believe it will possess over currently available systems. Use the title page format given on the attachment. B. Explain why you are competent to undertake this work by citing your knowledge and technical support resources in this area. You may cite courses taken, internships in industry, a previous job and so forth. Your objective is to show that the project is realistic in terms of your current knowledge and the technical advice you will receive during the project. In many instances, a student will expect to receive technical support, in a specialist area, from a superior at an intern position. In this case, give the name, position, and address of the advisor. C. The senior project is your major design exercise. The problem you address must be an open-ended design challenge. A senior project design does not have a single given solution at which any qualified engineer would arrive. There should be many approaches to the design problem. At the end of the design, you should be in a better position to compare one approach with another. What improvements could be made to your design if time and resources allowed? D. In the proposal document, you should identify any special aspects of the project. For example, do you foresee a requirement for special test equipment not currently available in the laboratory? Will the work have to be carried on outside of Tech (at an employer's location for example)? E. Lastly, you should list the IME course(s) that will help you with this project. The school desires to support you in this important effort. Computing, laboratory, and library facilities are intended to aid you and you are strongly encouraged to utilize them as a prime resource. The technical advisor will keep a satisfactory proposal in your IME 4973 project file. All subsequent project documentation will be kept in this file as well. 2. Design Report The project report should be submitted to your technical advisor one week before the last day of classes in the fall term (December 1). The report presents the technical detail of your design. This report, along with your proposal document, will be used to assign your course grade. The report will also be kept in the project file. The format of the report is given below. Obviously, items F, G, and H will be left for the IME 4974 Senior Project 2 report. A.Title Page (see attachment) B.Abstract Brief explanation of the technical problem to be addressed. Outline the report. C.Introduction Present the technical specification for the system to be designed. Outline your general design philosophy. Be sure to give a brief background of the problem and state it clearly. The objective of this section is to convince the reader that this is a significant problem (issue) deserving consideration. D.Literature Review Survey the literature related to your problem. Discover how others tackled it, what was done, and what was left undone. Show why there is need for your approach. Convince the reader that your efforts are not in vain. Demonstrate that you are informed about the "state of the art" with respect to your problem. This includes both internal and external documents, articles, books, websites, etc. in order to fulfill this part properly, make sure that your references section passes the “55” test. Meaning that at least five of the references listed are at the most 5 years old. E.Model / Theory Development / Methodology State your approach to solving the problem. Develop it step-by-step (lead the reader by the hand), so that it is clear, logical, and scientifically sound. You must at least consider such aspects as economic factors, safety, reliability, aesthetics, ethics, social impact, statistical analysis, time, etc. Separate pages for cost, equipment, and time should be given as follows: 1. Cost Page The source and cost for every component must be accounted for. Give the component type, part number, quantity, cost, and supplier. Provide this in a tabular format. 2. Equipment Page List each piece of test and accessory equipment required in the project. In most instances, this equipment will be available at Tech. In some instances, you may be using your own equipment, or equipment at an employer's site. In exceptional cases, we may hire specialist equipment for the duration of the test. Give the name and number of the test piece and its calibration status. Give relevant technical details of the test equipment. Also state the particular test that the equipment will be used for. Do this in a tabular format. Be as detailed as possible. 3. Timeline Page Present a Microsoft Project timeline page for what was accomplished in IME 4973 and what will be done in IME 4974. Be as detailed and realistic as possible. F.Application Demonstrate how your model works in solving the problem. Bring the conceptual model in contact with reality. G.Findings/Results Concisely present your findings as a result of Step F. H.Conclusions and Recommendations Summarize the results. In addition, answer questions such as: · Did you successfully complete the project? · How do you know that it was a success? · Did you solve the problem? · What new questions did you generate? · Etc. I.References Make sure that you include in this section every resource that you used following an appropriate format of your own choosing. Consistency is very important. This includes making sure that every resource mentioned in this section is included in the body of your report and that every source mentioned in the body is included here. Other Important Considerations: 1. The faculty expect that the project will involve several of the IME program outcomes: · communicate effectively through the use of engineering documents, technical reports, and presentations · utilize critical thinking and comprehension skills · function in multi-disciplinary teams · understand the impact of engineering in a global/societal context · integrate ethical and professional norms and a sense of fiscal responsibility · understand contemporary issues · engage in lifelong learning · apply appropriate engineering tools to model and analyze manufacturing or service operations Choose your project so that it will exhibit many of these. 2. In order to obtain a grade of “A” you have to demonstrate that your project applies and documents correctly at least 3 techniques or tools covered during your time at Indiana Tech. A grade of “B” would be assigned if the use of only two tools is demonstrated and “C” if only one. Everything below this will result in an F. 3. Don't pad! Find something worth saying, say it well, and convince the reader. There is no official length that the paper needs to be. The written portion should be long enough to accomplish sections A-E above for this semester. You will add sections F-H next semester. 4. This is a professional paper. While content is important, proper format, punctuation, spelling, and grammar are essential too. 5. Format: a. Double-space b. 1.00” margin on top, bottom, and right side. 1.25” margin on the left side. c. 12 point Times New Roman font d. Write in third person e. Use the subject headings specified in the guidelines 6. Effectively utilize appendices, references, etc. using MLA format. You should include a Works Cited page. 7. Your paper must pass these two tests: a. The "Gee Whiz" Test b. The "So What" Test *You want the reader to say “gee whiz” instead of “so what.” Stretch yourself to reach the “gee whiz” level of project selection and solution. IME 4973 Grading: Proposal = 25% Weekly Meetings = 15% Design Report = 60% Grading Scale (no curving, no rounding): A93% and upC+77-79 A-90-92C73-76 B+87-89C-70-72 B83-86D60-69 B-80-82 F59 and below For every day that the proposal or draft is late, you lose 5%. A proposal that is turned in on time but is not satisfactory will need to be rewritten and the appropriate late penalty will be assessed. Title Senior Project Proposal Submitted In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements Of the Course IME 4973, Senior Project I By Student Name At Indiana Institute of Technology Fort Wayne, Indiana Date Approved: Technical Advisor: _____________________________ _________ Dr. Maximo J. Ortega Date Dean: ________________________________________ _________ Professor Dave Aschliman Date Title Design Report Submitted In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements Of the Course IME 4973, Senior Project I By Student Name At Indiana Institute of Technology Fort Wayne, Indiana Date Approved: Technical Advisor: _____________________________ _________ Dr. Maximo J. Ortega Date Dean: ________________________________________ _________ Professor Dave Aschliman Date senproj.1 1. Proposal Document A. Before the end of the fourth week of spring term (February 9), prepare a satisfactory one page proposal document. This document must contain an overall description of the system/hardware you intend to design. It should describe the idea and motivation for the project and what advantages you believe it will possess over currently available systems. Use the title page format given on the attachment. B. Explain why you are competent to undertake this work by citing your knowledge and technical support resources in this area. You may cite courses taken, internships in industry, a previous job and so forth. Your objective is to show that the project is realistic in terms of your current knowledge and the technical advice you will receive during the project. In many instances, a student will expect to receive technical support, in a specialist area, from a superior at an intern position. In this case, give the name, position, and address of the advisor. C. The senior project is your major design exercise. The problem you address must be an open-ended design challenge. A senior project design does not have a single given solution at which any qualified engineer would arrive. There should