VIP Design Notebooks & Documentation Guidelines
Dive into the world of design notebooks with guidelines on documenting your progress in the Vertically Integrated Projects Program. From justifications for grades to examples of to-do lists, learn how to effectively organize your work and showcase your contributions in this comprehensive documentation system. Stay on top of assignments, meetings, and project milestones to succeed in this innovative academic endeavor.
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VIP: Design Notebooks Julie Sonnenberg-Klein Academic Program Manager Vertically Integrated Projects Program
Documentation & Design Notebooks Weekly assignments won t be like regular HW Read research papers, equipment documentation Research ways to design/build/program Up to elbows in wires or foam rubber Instructor won t grade you every week You ll document everything you do in a design notebook 2 notebook evaluations: midterm & final Vertically Integrated Projects Program
Design Notebook Justification for your Grade Come to class, open your design notebook Write down the date Take notes Write to-do lists Subteam meeting, open your design notebook Date, attendees Take notes Write to-do lists, questions Vertically Integrated Projects Program
To-do List Example Clear checkboxes Noted dates items completed Wrote notes on list items below list. Vertically Integrated Projects Program
As You Work Date every page Initial every page Above & beyond: sign-off on each other s pages Include Technical notes Design decisions Important websites Copies or pointers to code You have Intellectual Property rights Notebook documents your contributions Vertically Integrated Projects Program
Narrative Example Vertically Integrated Projects Program
Design Notebook Evaluations Midterm (before drop with a W deadline) Finals Main place to prove what you ve done Note in the notebook? It didn t happen. No notes from subteam meeting? You didn t go. No checklists for the first three weeks? You must not have done anything. Don t want a blank notebook Vertically Integrated Projects Program
What You Need Bound notebook Big, small, whatever Lined, graph paper, whatever Inner and/or outer Cover: Name Team Semester Your contact information Team members names, cell numbers, emails (inside) Number all of the pages Vertically Integrated Projects Program