1. MIME Capstone Design Remaining Course Deliverables
Capstone Experience Memo
Engineering Notebook or Memos
Peer Evaluation
Final Report
Expo Poster
Final Presentation
Evaluation 2

2. Capstone Experience Memo
Assignment available on the course web site.
A memo, written individually, that reflects on students’ progress in communication and team skills development and on the collaborative production of the project report.
Penalty of 35 points if not completed by the due date.
Due in 102 DB drop box by 6:00 PM Wednesday, March 16. 2

3. Engineering Notebook or Memos
Same as last term
See syllabus on web site for guidelines
Due by 6:00 PM, Wednesday of Finals Week in the course drop box in 102 DB. 3

4. Peer Evaluation Same as last term
Use form on Web site “Peer Review Form”
Due by 6:00 PM, Wednesday of Finals Week in the course drop box in 102 DB. 4

5. Final Report Complete all sections of template
Correct tense and voice in entire report to be consistent
Add text as necessary to fully document your design, implementation, and testing
Include reasons for all changes made
Do not back-edit.
The final report is the only archived record of your work
Provide course instructor with one unmarked copy
Due by 6:00 PM, Wednesday of Finals Week in the course drop box in 102 DB. 5

6. Poster Details
Must use tri-fold poster, 36” high, 48” (12/24/12) wide. These are available in white and black at the OSU Bookstore.
May create and print out a single entity using the MIME Expo Poster PowerPoint template or create and affix individual sections to the poster board.
MUST include the title section and bottom “logo band” as shown in the PPT template.
You need not follow the template exactly, but include each of the sections shown in the template
Balance of visuals and text and white space
Posters are graded on a P/N basis; Posters receiving Revision Required, must be modified and resubmitted until a Pass is received.

7. Grading Criteria for Posters
Presentation ( Pass Revision Required)
Simple, interesting, and informative at first glance
Easily readable and viewable from 1.5 meters (including figures and figure captions)
Quick and easy to read/digest (requiring 5 minutes or less of viewer’s time)
Generates curiosity and the desire to follow up
Poster elements are affixed neatly

8. Grading Criteria for Poster
Layout ( Pass Revision Required)
Logically sequenced—may also include “signposts” to guide viewer
Uncluttered. White space used as the primary separator
Clean, readable, sans serif font in legible sizes
Text and figures balanced on the page.
Variations on the basic fonts (different colors, bolding, underlining, italics, etc.) used very sparingly, to highlight the most important points.

9. Grading Criteria for Poster
Specific contents ( Pass Revision Required)
Textual content is geared to a general (~8th grade knowledge level) audience. No jargon or unfamiliar abbreviations or acronyms
Title is informative and catchy
All required sections are included
Text sections use short statements or bullet points (no dense paragraphs)
No more than 1 minute of text per section
At least one graphic (good-quality picture or legible & easily comprehensible figure) per section. (No tables!)
All graphics have captions
And of course, text and captions are free of grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors

10. Other Poster Logistics
Students can shrink the MIME band image in the “Slide Master” view.
Save the poster as a PDF to maintain the images, layout, and text. Students need to determine the correct poster/page size and make sure not to “shrink to fit page.”
Printing of posters go to

11. Presentation Details
All team members must participate in the presentation.
Teams must stay for the ENTIRE session and watch the presentations of their classmates.
Teams are encouraged to attend additional sessions, but it is not required.
Technical presentation and overview of the entire design project.
Wear business-appropriate attire.
Audience = other engineering students, faculty, friends, and project sponsors
Engineering Expo poster due at the start of session you present in.
PowerPoint presentation and other appropriate electronic media (videos, pictures, etc.) and/or physical prototypes are acceptable.

12. MIME Capstone Design Evaluation 2
F. Rep.,
Peer Eval,
Eval. 2
Team &
Project
Assign.
B. Rep.,
Status
Mtg.
P. Prop.,
F. Prop.,
Peer Eval.
Fall Term (ME / IE 497)
Research & Design 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 F
Eval. 1
Winter Term (ME / IE 498)
IMPLEMENT & TEST
CRs & Wts,
Oral 1
ERs & TTs,
Oral 2
Oral 3
Final
Pres.
TPs, DLs,
Team Charter
Evaluation 2
Team meeting with instructor
250 course points
Scored on satisfying CRs
Evaluated by Instructor for team grade.
Not all course deliverables and meetings are shown, see syllabus 12