MECE 4362 Senior Design II – Final Report Rubric
Team Name ______Reviewer ______Score ____/100
Report Component / Excellent (10) / Good (8) / Satisfactory (6) / Unsatisfactory (4)Format, Visual Appearance, Organization, Overall Coverage, & Readability
Score: put an X in the appropriate box / · The document is visually appealing and easily navigated (assisted by sectioning)
· Sentences are complete and grammatical. They flow together easily
· Words are chosen for their precise meaning
· Engineering terms and jargon are used correctly
· No misspelled words are present / · The document is organized
· For the most part, sentences are complete and grammatical, and they flow together easily. Any errors are minor and do not distract the reader
· Repetition of words and phrases is mostly avoided
· For the most part, terms and jargon are used correctly with some attempt to define them / · Errors in the Table of Contents are present
· Within sections, the order in which ideas are presented is occasionally confusing
· Errors in sentence structure and grammar distract the reader and interfere with meaning
· Technical jargon are used improperly
· Misspelled words / · The document is not visually appealing and
· Hard to navigate the document
· No progressive flow of ideas
· Errors in sentence structure & use of technical terms/jargons
· Many misspelled words
Background Research & Competitive Products / · Correctly identified all major sources & competitions
· Demonstrated a thorough understanding of the related technology.
· Information presented in logical and interesting sequence / · Correctly identified many sources & some competitions
· Demonstrated some understanding of related technology
· Information generally presented in a logical sequence. / · Identified few selected sources & competition
· Minimal understanding of related technology
· Information is not presented in a logical sequence; reader has difficulty following. / · No understanding of related technology and/or competition
· Information not presented in a logical sequence; reader cannot understand.
Analytical Skills by Applying Math, Science & Engineering / · Employed all appropriate analytical tools, both analytical and numerical
· Clear mastery of multiple engineering topics
· Incorporated innovative solutions / · Employed several analytical & numerical tools
· Some understanding of selected topics in engineering
· Extrapolated solutions from known problems / · Employed existing solutions from text books and/or field
· Includes some design methodology descriptions
· Adequate understanding in selected areas of engineering / · Unable to extrapolate existing solutions for the problem at hand
· Minimal to no understanding in many key areas of interest
· Unable to design and/or describe the solution used
Design & Analysis / · Clear purpose, overview, background, and overall design methodology / · Clear purpose, overview, background, and overall design methodology but could be more complete. / Sketchy or unclear purpose, overview, background, and overall design methodology / · No introduction or overview, background, or overall design methodology
Manufacturing Details including Software Development & Application / · Excellent focus on design and manufacturability
· Excellent focus on safety, cost, & user friendliness
· Use of all applicable software / · Good approach towards design & manufacturability
· Correctly addressed many safety & cost issues
· Use of some appropriate software / · Minimal focus on design & manufacturability
· Minimal focus on safety or cost.
· Minimal or no use of needed software. / · No focus on manufacturability
· No focus on safety or cost
· Incomplete and/or non-working prototype
Experimental Details including Protocol Development / · Clear protocol w/clear objectives
· Focus on user friendliness & safety. / · Good protocol to meet objectives
· .Reasonable protocol to collect data / · Barely meets the objectives
· Minimal concern for safety and/or user friendliness / · Incomplete/inadequate protocol
· Issues on objectives, safety, etc. are not addressed.
Data Collection & Analysis / · Detailed discussion on measurement techniques, units, etc.
· Clear analysis of data / · Limited discussions on measurement techniques including units
· Reasonable analysis of data. / · Showed data without details
· Minimal analysis of data
· No discussion on objectives or purpose / · Minimal to no data
· No discussion on purpose, objective, and/or data
· Meaningless reference to data, if any
Design Summary / · Systematic analysis of design & data
· Focused analysis of customer expectations & design outcomes / · Some useful discussion of design & data
· Some analysis of customer requirement & design outcome / · Minimal discussion on design & data
· Minimal analysis about customer requirements & design outcome / · No discussion on design or data
· No analysis about customer requirement & design outcome
Recommendations including Future Work,
Lessons Learned & Best Practices / · Demonstrated a clear awareness of what is required to complete their project.
· Clearly communicated issues & opportunities faced during this course / · Demonstrated good awareness of what is required to complete their project.
· Developed good understanding of real life issues / · Demonstrated some awareness of what is required to complete their project.
· Developed some understanding of real life situations / · Did not demonstrate awareness of what is required to complete their project.
· Showed no understanding of real life opportunities and/or challenges!
Use of References & Appendices / · References are appropriate & complete
· Appendices are clearly documented and referenced / · References are adequate, but not complete
· Appendices are used when appropriate; but not optimal / · Some, but not adequate references
· Some references have incomplete information.
· Incomplete and/or inaccurate Appendices / · Minimal, incomplete, & sometimes irrelevant references
· Appendices were not utilized when appropriate