End of Semester Items Due For IE496, Spring 2008 Dr. Barnes, 415A Bonner, [email protected], [email protected] 716-645-2768, x-1111 April.

End of Semester Items Due

For IE496, Spring 2008

Dr. Barnes, 415A Bonner, [email protected],

716-645-2768, x-1111

April 2008

End of Semester Items Due

Internship Report Student Appraisal Form – completed by your company supervisor Industry Success Report Any assignment past-due that has not been already turned in

Internship Report

The objective of your report is to intelligently described the project(s) that you conducted for your internship.

IT – IS – a technical report of your internship assignment.

IS NOT – a chronological narrative of what you did.

An Acceptable Format

Title Page Table of Contents Executive Summary

Introduction Company Product/process

An Acceptable Format - continued

Problem/Design Statement Objective

Methodology

Results Recommendations Conclusions

An Acceptable Format - continued

References Appendixes (data) PPT

Title Page and Table of Contents

Title Page – your name, course name & number, date.

Table of Contents – contains major headings used in report and possibly some subheadings, implies pagination.

T of C also contains lists of Figures and Tables, if used.

Executive Summary

This is a key element in the report.

It allows the reader to understand the main problems, findings, and recommendations in concise form.

It does not allude to such things as – “work was done” and “read more to find out what happened.”

Introduction

Company – carefully chosen info to orient the reader in such matters as: size - number of employees, sales; product line(s) and market; it is not long

Product/Process – especially the one(s) you are dealing with.

Problem/Design Statement and Objective

Problem/Design Statement

The difficulty/difficulties that group is facing.

The product/process that is to be designed/redesigned.

Objective

What improvement or creation you want to make.

Methodology

The What – What procedureswill I use?

The How – How will I measure?i.e., what data will I use?

Methodology – continued

The What –An integration of the courses you have taken; selection of the best tool(s) for the job.Might include the use of fish bone diagrams, flow charts, % acceptable plots, layout diagrams, bench marking, best practices, etc. Can have multiple methodologies – especially if you have multiple problems/objectives

Methodology - continued

The How – What evidence will you accept as to whether or not “your change(s)” is/are a good one?How will you go about measuring what exists, and then making your change(s)? Good results are statistically conclusive results; statistical model is presented here if used; remember Design of Experiments (DOE).

Results

What you found.

The data and an explanation of what it means.

(Could be existing layouts.)

Recommendations

What changes you think should be made based on your results.

Why you make these recommendations.

(Could be new layouts.)

Conclusions

A prediction of what will happen if/when your recommendations are implemented.

Things that you observed that you think should be done next (but were not part of this investigation).

Parallelism

There is a parallel structure that must take place within your report.

Problem/Design Objective Methodology

Results Recommendations Conclusions

Logical Placement of Information

To be most effective, your information must be placed in the appropriate section of your report.

A place for everything, and everything in its place.Problem/Design Objective Methodology

Results Recommendations Conclusions

Due Date

Submission of two copies of your paper written report and paper power point presentation due at your assigned session; electronic versions due at same time –

Session 1:Session 1:Monday, May 5, 9:00-12:30 Bell 337Monday, May 5, 9:00-12:30 Bell 337Session 2:Session 2:Tuesday, May 6, 9:00-12:30, Norton Tuesday, May 6, 9:00-12:30, Norton 209209

Student Appraisal Form

To be complete by your company advisor and returned to Dr. Barnes.

http://www.eng.buffalo.edu/Courses/ie491/pdf/PerfAppOfStuByCompSuper.pdf

Please understand that this represents 25% of your grade and I cannot submit your grade until I have your form.

Industry Success Form

Available on web at –www.eng.buffalo.edu/spir

Select Name from drop down menuSelect Degree from drop down menu

Fill in Company InformationFill in Contact Person

Fill in Contact Person’s TitleSelect the type of business

Fill in Project Name and DurationFill in Project Description and It’s Technical Impact

Click SubmitThe form will be submitted to Dr. Barnes

Team members need to coordinate and agree on a single content message with all names on one submittal