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Poster Session Assignment

Due Tuesday,
October 23, 2007 (due in class)

(10% of your overall
grade)

During the first part of
the class period on Tuesday, Oct. 23 we will have a poster
session in class
to present your preliminary ideas and results of your design process to date.  Each team should prepare a poster which
includes at least the following items:

·
A description of your initial design concept (both a graphical
depiction and a verbal summary of your key ideas and issues).

·
The
most important aspects of your problem definition phase.  What do you think are the critical
functions and critical constraints in your design, or the overall contest?

·
At
least 2 sketches of alternative designs, and a short discussion of why these
designs are less appealing than your primary concept.

Your poster should be visually
appealing, and give a viewer a good grasp of your concept.

Judging
your posters.  Your poster will be judged on the
following:

·
The clarity of your
presentation. Is the poster easy to understand?  Can a viewer quickly grasp the important
ideas?

·
The quality of your
design concept.   Is the solution creative?  Is the solution practical, and likely to
have a chance of succeeding (if it is properly
implemented)?

·
Evidence and quality of the design
process behind
your concepts.  Have you thought
through all of the issues?