I. Divide the work for your project among 4 team members in whatever way seems most appropriate. One example might be to have one person in charge of 1. Design and Construction, 2. Testing and data reduction, 3. Theoretical Analysis, 4. Overall organization and communication (I.e. project management and report writing).

II. Use the Critical Path Method (CPM) to plan your design project. (See section 8.3.2 of the book) Recall that you will have four (possibly more if you have a sophomore assistant) people on your design team. You should plan the work so that there is no idle time for any team member. You should consider the following events in your plan, in addition to any specific events that apply to your project.

1. Brainstorm alternative designs.

2. Research selected design alternative.

3. Preliminary design concept.

a. Overall design

b. Design of any sub-systems (if applicable)

4. Preliminary analysis to obtain appropriate design parameters.

5. Review of design by clients and other constituancies.

6. Purchase/Acquisition of needed materials.

7. Construction of prototype.

8. Derivation of theoretical model.

9. Application of theoretical model to the design.

10. Determination of how the device will be tested.

11. Assembly of any equipment needed in the testing process.

12. Prototype testing.

13. Analysis of test data.

a. Graphical Presentation

b. Statistical Analysis

c. Interpretation of Results

14. Writing of report:

a. Introduction

b. Methods

c. Results

d. Discussion

e. Conclusion

f. Future Work

15. Needs analysis/Cost analysis for feasibility.

16. Final cost analysis to estimate final profit.

17. Plan of presentation.