Senior Design Projects

Typical Worksheets & Forms

Pre-Proposal Form:
The pre-proposal form is completed by a potential client and a sponsoring faculty member to identify and initiate a potential senior project. The information included on this form is used to screen projects for course requirements and in the selection of students with compatible interests. This information is held confidential and not usually shared with the student team.

Junior Survey Form:
Second semester mechanical engineering juniors complete this form to indicate their interest and skills. The information included on this form is used to match students with available projects. This information is held confidential by the course coordinator.

Client Survey Form:
At the completion of a senior project, all clients are asked to complete a survey form indicating their level of satisfaction with the project experience and the results. The information included on this form is used to evaluate the student performance and as an assessment tool for the course. Feedback from these forms is used continuously improve the course. This information is also held confidential and usually shared only with the department faculty.

Check Sheet:
The faculty advisor for a project and the course coordinator complete this sheet as part of the exit interview for each senior design team. All of the boxes listed for each team must be checked prior to course completion. Any deficiency on this form will lead to a grade of "Incomplete" for the students on the effected team. This information is held confidential and shared only with the student team.

Student Evaluation Form:
The student teams evaluate each teammate using the evaluation form. These forms are modeled after those used in industry to evaluate employees. The students have an opportunity to act as an evaluator and an evaluatee. This information is held confidential.

Purchase Request Form:
Prior to any purchase, students in the senior design course must complete a purchase request form and obtain the appropriate signatures. These forms aid in the strict control of any spending for the course. These forms are modeled after those used in industry. This information is archived by each student team.

Travel Request Form:
Prior to any travel for course activities, students must complete a travel request form and obtain the appropriate signatures. These forms identify the students and the window of travel for students participating in project travel. These forms are modeled after those used by the department faculty. This information is archived by each student team.