/n 12:03 Search 82 ← Midterm Project and Presentation Re... The second semester midterm project presentation and report should be a rough draft of the final presentation and report. While you should include a brief motivation and overview of the entire project, the majority of the midterm presentation and report should focus on the completed, technical aspects of your engineering design. Work still to be completed should be noted with estimated dates of completion, but, again, this is not the main focus of your presentation and report. The midterm project report is worth 15% of the course grade, and the midterm presentation is worth 15%. Rubrics are attached. Report Requirements The second semester midterm report should be a document that defines your design project and provides details of your design progress to date. By midterm, you are expected to have completed design calculations for at least one major engineering system (drainage, structure, parking lot layout/material selection, foundation) and have initial calculations for the remaining engineering system(s). Brief notes about items completed in the previous semester: Site evaluation. Only relevant to the discussion if it informs decisions made in the design process. For example, surveys give areas and elevations that are important to drainage calculations. ⚫ Renderings of preliminary designs. Useful visual aids but should not be your primary focus. Spend more time on analysis and design of your engineering components. Edit last semester's renderings when complete. ⚫ Calculations for engineering systems. Critical this semester. Any hand calculations should be neatly prepared and included as part of an appendix. Computer models and simulations should be discussed within the main text (excess output in the appendix). Design decisions should be backed up by criteria (codes, ordinances, etc.) and calculations (hand-calculations or computer simulations in the appendix). Write as if you are submitting the document to a potential costumer, not to a faculty member. Your report should "grow" this semester. You will take the midterm report and add more information to it for the final report: reuse background information and other relevant topics and add more details of the technical design as it is completed. Topics from last fall's final report that you want to keep in the midterm report include: ⚫ Overview and motivation (briefly summarize the "big picture" of your project). • Economic, social, and environmental impact of your design. (How the project improves the campus or community; any cost estimates and return on investment data; any efforts to improve sustainability of the project and meet ENVISION standards). ⚫ Details of the technical design work completed (with supporting figures, tables, and equations). Be sure to reference relevant standards to justify your design (but do not reproduce standards). • Work remaining. (Timeline optional; simple deadlines encouraged). Your report should conform to these standards: ⚫ Title sheet and table of contents Times New Roman font, 12 point font size Single spaced 1" margins ⚫ Label all figures, tables, and equations and introduce in the text. References (used in text as well as a reference page at the end) Appendix of team member contributions All team members should have a significant role in writing the report. The appendix should include a table outlining the contributions of each member to date, as well as plans for each team member to contribute to the final design. Any completed design calculations should also be included as appendices and summarized in the text. Any journal article can give an example of format for figures, tables, equations, and references. Select a format and follow it consistently throughout the report. All figures, tables, and equations should be introduced in the text prior to appearing in the report. Any level of plagiarism or use of Al software is unacceptable. If you did not write it, reference it. If you did not draw it, consider whether it should be in your report; if it absolutely must, reference it. Presentation Requirements The presentation should last no more than 20 minutes. There will be 5 minutes for questions for each team. Your presentation should include the same general information as required in the report but in a condensed manner. Slides should be cleanly designed with figures and other visual aids speaking for themselves whenever possible. Think carefully about color selection, font size, and use of graphics. All team members should be prepared to answer questions on the project. It should be clear that this is a team project with all team members contributing to the work. All team members should make a significant contribution to the presentation. Submission Requirements . A printed hard copy of the midterm report should be submitted in class. The midterm does not have to be bound. On Blackboard, under Course Content, Midterm Requirements, submit a copy (Word or PDF) of the project report main body (exclude appendices) and a PDF of the presentation slides. 12:03 Search 82 ← Midterm Project and Presentation Re... Renderings of preliminary designs. Useful visual aids but should not be your primary focus. Spend more time on analysis and design of your engineering components. Edit last semester's igs when complete. 2 of 4 ions for engineering systems. Critical this semester. Any hand calculations should be repared and included as part of an appendix. Computer models and simulations should be wwwssed within the main text (excess output in the appendix). Design decisions should be backed up by criteria (codes, ordinances, etc.) and calculations (hand-calculations or computer simulations in the appendix). Write as if you are submitting the document to a potential costumer, not to a faculty member. Your report should "grow" this semester. You will take the midterm report and add more information to it for the final report: reuse background information and other relevant topics and add more details of the technical design as it is completed. Topics from last fall's final report that you want to keep in the midterm report include: ⚫ Overview and motivation (briefly summarize the "big picture" of your project). ⚫ Economic, social, and environmental impact of your design. (How the project improves the campus or community; any cost estimates and return on investment data; any efforts to improve sustainability of the project and meet ENVISION standards). ⚫ Details of the technical design work completed (with supporting figures, tables, and equations). Be sure to reference relevant standards to justify your design (but do not reproduce standards). Work remaining. (Timeline optional; simple deadlines encouraged). Your report should conform to these standards: Title sheet and table of contents ⚫Times New Roman font, 12 point font size ⚫ Single spaced 1" margins ⚫ Label all figures, tables, and equations and introduce in the text. ⚫ References (used in text as well as a reference page at the end) Appendix of team member contributions All team members should have a significant role in writing the report. The appendix should include a table outlining the contributions of each member to date, as well as plans for each team member to contribute to the final design. Any completed design calculations should also be included as appendices and summarized in the text. Any journal article can give an example of format for figures, tables, equations, and references. Select a format and follow it consistently throughout the report. All figures, tables, and equations should be introduced in the text prior to appearing in the report. Any level of plagiarism or use of AI software is unacceptable. If you did not write it, reference it. If you did not draw it, consider whether it should be in your report; if it absolutely must, reference it. Presentation Requirements The presentation should last no more than 20 minutes. There will be 5 minutes for questions for each team. Your presentation should include the same general information as required in the report but in a condensed manner. Slides should be cleanly designed with figures and other visual aids speaking for themselves whenever possible. Think carefully about color selection, font size, and use of graphics. All team members should be prepared to answer questions on the project. It should be clear that this is a team project with all team members contributing to the work. All team members should make a significant contribution to the presentation. Submission Requirements . A printed hard copy of the midterm report should be submitted in class. The midterm does not have to be bound. ⚫ On Blackboard, under Course Content, Midterm Requirements, submit a copy (Word or PDF) of the project report main body (exclude appendices) and a PDF of the presentation slides. • • • RECOMMENDED TEXTBOOK(S) Bloetscher, Frederick and Daniel Meeroff. Practical Concepts for Capstone Design Engineering. J. Ross Publishing, 2015. ISBN-13: 978-604271140. Beer, David F. and David A. McMurrey. A Guide to Writing as an Engineer. 4th ed., Wiley, 2013. ISBN-10: 1118300270; ISBN-13: 978-1118300275. Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures (ASCE/SEI 7-22). ASCE, 2022. ISBN (print): 9780784415788; ISBN (PDF): 9780784483497. Textbooks from previous courses, especially introductory design courses. COURSE DESCRIPTION Engineering concepts integrated from the topics taught in sequences of upper division courses to produce practical, efficient, and feasible solutions of civil engineering problems. Computer applications are included. Prerequisites: CEEN 4279. COURSE OBJECTIVE Students will complete a major design experience based on the knowledge and skills acquired in earlier course work. The completed project will emphasize design in least two civil engineering contexts and incorporate appropriate engineering standards and multiple realistic constraints. Students will develop teamwork and professional communication skills. STUDENT LEARNER OUTCOMES At the completion of Design in Civil Engineering I and II, students will: 1. Design a civil engineering system or component. 2. Participate in a team setting. 3. Support their team's design with hand calculations and / or computational analyses (such as spreadsheets, finite element or structural models, drafting and graphic representation, or hydrologic models, etc.). 4. Understand the importance of licensure, leadership, and professional ethics in their future careers. 5. Create supporting documents for their project, such as design schedules, GANNT charts, and cost/benefit analyses. 6. Effectively communicate the solution to engineering problems in both written and oral formats. This class is designated as Writing Intensive. The syllabus and schedule are subject to change.