Written Report

Remember: the report is an important part of you winning

Report Guidelines:

• Typewritten: 12 point font, 1 inch margins all around

• 8.5" x 11" paper

• Good english grammar

• 20-25 pages long

• Pictures/figures should be legible

Report Format (suggested format):

1. Title Page
1. Title of the projectTeam Name and NumberName of the Robot(s)
2. Date of the Report
2. Table of Contents

An outline of the sections of your report.

3. List of Figures and Tables

Figures and tables include pictures, drawings, tables, and lists. A good thing to put here is the name of the figure and what page it can be found. Figures are often listed by their order in a section. For example: "Figure 5.5 - 3 The Control Panel" is the third figure in section 5.5 of the report.

4. List of Referenced Documents

Documents (handouts, books, WEB sites) that you used in the project.

5. Introduction
1. What is Project is…

Talk about the project in general terms like if someone who didn't have a clue what was going on had picked up this report and wanted to find out what it was about

2. Project background

Where, when and who did this project. What was this project a part of…?

6. Project Discussion

This is the "meat" of your report. The really good stuff goes in this section.

1. The project goals

What were you trying to accomplish in this project?

2. The project team

Talk about the team members. Who was in charge if what?

3. The project plan

When do you meet. What had to happen first in this project? Then what? And after that? What things had to happen for this project to be a success.

4. The project schedule

Major project milestones events like: Begin design, Secure parts, Fabricate body, First Test, Start Report ,…… Think in terms of planned (when it was supposed to happen) and actual dates (when it really happened).

5. The robot.
1. The design of the robot. Describe the design and robot. Why did you pick this design? Did you look at other designs? Why was this the best one? Did it change as time went on? How and why?The final product. What did you end up in the end? Was it the same? Why was it different than the design? List of materials and parts?
2. Testing and Operation. Did stuff break? How did you fix it? Are there ways to improve it?
6. Log of Events

Dates and what happen on this dates. Meetings, work sessions, fabrication sessions, test sessions,…

7. Results
1. Result Summary: What happened? Did it work?
2. How did the team organization work?

Lessons Learned: What would you do differently the next time? What would you tell someone who is doing this project next year that they should focus upon? Was it fun? Was it hard or easy?

8. Conclusion

A general statement of what happened and what was learned in the project. What would you like to say about project in overall terms?

Updated: 11/12/08