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ANAT OMY OF T HE PROPOSAL PACK E T 1) E xe c utive summa ry - One -pa g e “e le va to r pitc h” - Skillse t de mo nstra te d : c o nc ise ne ss a nd fo c us 2) Writte n pla n - 10 pa g e s ma ximum - Skillse t de mo nstra te d : sc ie nc e writing 3) Slide de c k/ pitc h sta c k - De sig ne d to b e a ro und ~10 minute s - Co uld inc lude pho to s, dia g ra ms, g ra phs, e tc . - Skillse t de mo nstra te d : visua l e ng a g e me nt
E XE CUT I VE SUMMARY 1. Show the pro b le m in a wa y tha t c a pture s a tte ntio n xplain so lutio n a nd b a sic finding s/ re sults 2. E 3. Antic ipate c o ntra dic tio ns/ c ha lle ng e s 4. Compe l re a de r with future po ssib ilitie s
SL I DE DE CK / PI T CH ST ACK 1. Co ve r o Gra b a tte ntio n 2. Pro b le m o No de b a ta b le a rg ume nts 3. So lutio n o Yo ur pro to type mo de l! 4. De mo Vide o , g ra phs, ske tc he s, da ta , e tc . o 5. E ffe c t/ I nflue nc e Po sitive a nd ne g a tive e ffe c ts if imple me nte d o n a la rg e sc a le o 6. F e a sib ility/ Co nstra ints o I s this pra c tic a l? Any uninte nde d e ffe c ts? 7. T e a m o Wha t do e s yo ur te a m c o ntrib ute ? 8. F uture Pla ns o Go b ig !
WRI T T E N PL AN Ide ntify the Proble m De mo nstra te re se a rc h/ b a c kg ro und o f the pro b le m, inc luding wo rk do ne b y o the rs • Disc uss a nd c la rify c o nstra ints • Wha t wa s the ma in g o a l/ missio n? • Bra instorming Disc uss the c re a tive a nd de c isio n-ma king pro c e sse s • Sho w the va rio us ide a s c o nside re d to so lve the pro b le m • E xpla in why se le c te d a ppro a c h wa s ta ke n a nd why o the r ide a s we re no t c ho se n • Mode l or Prototype De sc rib e in de ta il, pa int a pic ture • L ist o f ma te ria ls use d (inc luding c o st) • I de ntify ho w sa fe ty a nd pro to c o l wa s o b se rve d a nd fo llo we d • T e st Mode l a nd E va lua te Disc uss tro ub le sho o ting , te sting , a nd re de sig ning thro ug h a ll ite ra tio ns • Disc uss stre ng ths a nd we a kne sse s o f de sig n • Disc uss mo dific a tio ns/ re fine me nts ma de to impro ve / a djust the de sig n • Sha re te st re sults, e xpla in if/ ho w de sig n e ffe c tive ly a ddre sse s the pro b le m • Colla bora tion Disc uss ho w the te am wo rke d o n the pro je c t • Co mmunic a te ho w e a c h me mb e r c o ntrib ute d •
PROT OT YPE CONSI DE RAT I ONS Ro ug h mo de l o f yo ur so lutio n • Sma lle r in size = b e tte r (ne e ds to b e tra nspo rte d) • T hink a b o ut pre se nta tio n: spa c e , po we r, sa fe ty, no ise , e tc . • Ca n b e ma de fro m re use d a nd re purpo se d ite ms • Ca rdb o a rd, ho use ho ld supplie s, re c yc ling b in ite ms, e tc . • Re so urc e usa g e a nd re usa b ility c o nside ra tio ns • Ca n b e ma de in a fa b -la b o r ma ke rspa c e • Gre a t ide a , b ut no t a re q uire me nt • I f it’ s no t func tio na l… • Stude nts ne e d to e xpla in ho w it c o uld wo rk • And e xpla in why the y we re una b le to ma ke it wo rk • I f yo ur pro to type is fully func tio ning , e ve n b e tte r! •
ANAT OMY OF T HE PROPOSAL PACK E T 1)E xe c utive summa ry - One -pa g e “e le va to r pitc h” - Skillse t de mo nstra te d : c o nc ise ne ss a nd fo c us 2) Writte n pla n - 10 pa g e s ma ximum - Skillse t de mo nstra te d : sc ie nc e writing 3) Slide de c k/ pitc h sta c k - De sig ne d to b e a ro und ~10 minute s - Co uld inc lude pho to s, dia g ra ms, g ra phs, e tc . - Skillse t de mo nstra te d : visua l e ng a g e me nt
ANAT OMY OF T HE PROPOSAL PACK E T 1)E xe c utive summa ry D UE : - One -pa g e “e le va to r pitc h” - Skillse t de mo nstra te d : c o nc ise ne ss a nd fo c us 2) Writte n pla n N OVE R 22 - 10 pa g e s ma ximum MBE - Skillse t de mo nstra te d : sc ie nc e writing 3) Slide de c k/ pitc h sta c k - De sig ne d to b e a ro und ~10 minute s - Co uld inc lude pho to s, dia g ra ms, g ra phs, e tc . - Skillse t de mo nstra te d : visua l e ng a g e me nt
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