Propose a Senior Design Project

To propose a Senior Design project for an upcoming semester, copy the sample form below and modify the content to meet your needs. Send the completed form to the Senior Design course coordinator (gsmith@iastate.edu).

Form A-1 is a sample form for gathering the data needed for proposing a project.

Form A-1. Sample form for proposing a senior design project
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Project title:
Date:	Submission Date:
	Proposed starting date:
Submitting person:	Name:
	Title:
	Company / organization:
	Address:
	Mailing address (if different):
	Telephone number:
	FAX telephone number:
	Email address:
Project contact:	Name:
(if different)	Title:
	Company / organization:
	Address:
	Mailing address (if different):
	Telephone number:
	FAX telephone number:
	Email address:
Project description:	General problem:
	Specific technical problem:
Expected deliverables:	Deliverable description(s) and
	schedule:

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Project title:
Date:	Submission Date:
	Proposed starting date:
Special considerations:	Maximum cost:
	Results ownership:
	Confidentiality requirements:
Required expertise:	Electrical engineering:
	Computer engineering:
	Other:
Suggested team size:	Electrical engineering:
	Computer engineering:
	Other:
Previously related	Outside company /
work	organization (description or
	reference, availability and
	form)
	Within company / organization
	(description or reference,
	availability and form)
Project resources	Project materials:
to be provided:	Product materials:
	Computer hardware:
	Computer software:
	Other equipment:
	Prototyping:
	Shop services:
	Travel for team to visit:
	Staff to visit campus:
Program resources	Staff to make class
to be provided:	presentations:
	Staff to judge posters:
	Staff to judge final
	presentations:
	Equipment donations:
	General technical support:
	General financial support:

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Project title:
Date:	Submission Date:
	Proposed starting date:
Critical design issues:	Cost:
	Size:
	Weight:
	Performance:
	Other:
Other critical issues:	Safety issues:
	Health issues:
	Other issues:
Post-project	Project materials:
dissemination:	Product materials:
	Computer hardware:
	Computer software:
	Other equipment:
Additional comments: