REPORT and ORAL PRESENTATION

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REPORT and ORAL
PRESENTATION

• Individual Topics
• 10-15 pages in length
• Appropriate supporting material
• Proper referencing

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Formatting of Report

• Executive Summary
• Body of the Report
• References (APA)
• Tables, Figures, Equations
• Conclusions
• Appendices/Attachments

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• It is important to appreciate that several key
  issues and numerous crucial parametersas well as
  specific stages in the development of
  sustainabilitymust be considered in any
  discussion of chemical engineering as a
  contributor to a more sustainable environment.

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THE FIVE CsEngineering Communications

• Context
• Coherence
• Continuity
• Conciseness
• Correctness

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COHERENCEunity and clarity of message

• Logical Meta-Structure
• Organize document according to cognitive patterns
• Diction
• Use appropriate transition words to lead the
  reader by linking sentences and paragraphs
  together smoothly

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Natural order

• Chronological time sequence
• Spatial north/south, outside/in
• Sequential start to finish
• By size or shape large to small
• Hierarchical- general to specific
• By complexity least to most
• By convention alphabetical
• By importance most to least

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Logical Meta-Structure4-part problem-solution
structure (SPSE)

• Situation
• Understanding the situation
• Problem
• Recognizing and defining the problem
• Solution
• Analyzing and creating a solution
• Evaluation
• Evaluating and testing the solution

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Headingsorganizing different levels

• Must distinguish between the different levels
  (major sections to subsections)
• Can be done with type size, font, indentation,
  etc.

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Understanding Human Movement An Engineering
Perspective

• Abstract
• Feed-Forward versus Feedback Control
• Internal Models
• Optimal Feedback Control
• Conclusion
• Acknowledgements
• References

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SPSE Summaries

• Summaries of 4 part problem-solution text must
  still have the SPSE format
• The objective is to give readers a clear
  understanding of the entire document
• Examples include summary paragraphs of informal
  reports, abstracts, executive summaries

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• This paper will provide an overview of several
  biologically important control schemes including
  feed-forward and feedback control, internal
  modelling and optimal stochastic feedback
  control. The controller will first be reviewed
  from an engineering perspective followed by the
  psychophysical and biological evidence for them.