Sample Introduction

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Jennifer AmbroseAssistant Director, Hanson CTC
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Good Newsthe GFE Has Accepted Your Teams
Proposal!

• Now
• Conduct the Statics experiments you proposed.
• Write a clear and accurate report that
  establishes your credibility as engineers.

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Tips for the Final Report

• Use the advice your team received on the Proposal
  as a guide to writing the Final Report.
• Note Your grade will reflect your ability and
  willingness to heed your evaluator's
  suggestions.
• Produce a professional document a title page, an
  Executive Summary page, the body of the report,
  and a Reference List page.
• Paginate the report and use section headings in
  bold type.

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The Final Report (1)

• The final report should demonstrate
• Precise grammar, spelling, and organization.
• Unified voice.
• Smooth transitions from paragraph to paragraph.

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The Final Report (2)

• Executive Summarya one-paragraph overview of the
  report.
• Introduction and BackgroundExplain the purpose
  of the report, provide context and background for
  your experiments, and define essential terms.
• Experimental MethodsDescribe the experiments you
  performed in a clear and concise narrative
  voicedo not use bulleted items. Professional
  engineers should be able to recreate your
  experiments by following this section.

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The Final Report (3)

• Results and DiscussionDescribe the work you did
  and explain its significance. Remember your task
  was to conduct experiments that would deepen your
  understanding of Statics principles.
• Conclusionthis section offers you an opportunity
  to provide new perspectives on your experiments.
  Do not simply repeat information from your
  introduction. Include a brief (two to three
  sentences) summary of the report.
• References(same format as in proposal).
• Appendicesattach if necessary.

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Four Great Reasons to Visit the CTC

• Demonstrates your professionalism.
• Helps you to clarify and act on what your
  evaluator suggested on your proposal.
• Five points for each team seeking feedback.
• Free candy.
• Dont wait until the last day (December 1, 2009)
  to sign up
• for a writing appointment the more time you have
  to make
• revisions, the better your report will be.

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Deadline for Final Report
Wed., Dec. 2, 2009 The Final Report must be
submitted in two forms (1) A hard copy
directly to the CTC by 400 p.m. in your folder
(along with all previous work!) (2) An
electronic copy mailed to askctc_at_engineering
.uiowa.edu

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Questions?

• The assignment and evaluation sheet can be found
  on the Centers web site at http//www.engineering
  .uiowa.edu/ctc.
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• Monday-Friday,130 430 p.m. Wednesday
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  evening, 700 900 p.m.
• Location 2224 SC (in the Student Commons area)
• Scheduling Appointment sign-up sheet posted on
  window outside door of 2224 SC.

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Thank You
What is written without effort is read without
pleasure. Samuel Johnson, 1709-84