Project Reports

1
Project Reports

• Deal with plans for or results of a project
• Different from essays in that organized by
  headings
• Often preceded by letter of transmittal

2
Oral Component

• project report assignments will include
  oral-presentation component worth 25 of overall
  assignment
• oral-component grade will be fixed grade in sense
  that each written project report, although graded
  individually, will receive same oral-presentation
  grade awarded to team
• oral presentations will be max. of 15 mins.

3
Teamwork

• next couple weeks will involve teamwork approach
  to class material
• teams will consist of two to four people
• teamwork contribution to project-report
  assignments should be acknowledged in transmittal
  letter
• results of teamwork should be included in project
  report either as subcategory of Discussion or
  separate category preceding Conclusions

4
Teamwork Preparation

• upon initial meeting as team discuss individual
  strengths/weaknesses (e.g., whos good writer,
  problem solver, public speaker)
• designate one member as team head wholl keep
  things organized and will assess team progress
  from time to time
• team head is responsible for choosing teams
  note taker and speaker, and keeping eyes open
  for slackers

5
Teamwork Procedure

• teams will deal with two classic tales over next
  couple of weeks by E.A. Poe (1809 - 1849) U.S.
  writer, poet, thinker, journalist, and eclectic
  man of genius interested in both artistic and
  scientific questions and problems
• teams may also deal with topics relevant to
  engineering studies but should leave enough time
  to deal with Poes work too

6
Quick Poe Biography

• Earl Nightingales Summary of Poes Life
• lthttp//www.youtube.com/watch?vypLLC-El5isgt

Daguerréotype of Poe (c. 1849)