Preliminary Design Report Rubric Student: __________________________________ Reviewer:_____________________________________ Criteria or Requirement Comments Points Front Matter Title Page student name, project title, course and number, name of report, date – submitted, and student signature. /3 Executive Summary problem statement and description of top five ECs – Concise and on its own page; ahead of ToC/LoF/LoT, no page #s Table of Contents, List of Figures, and List of Tables Problem Definition & Background /5 Section revised and updated Requirements Specification /5 Section revised and updated Technical Approach Clear and concise overview of solution approach /10 System decomposed as appropriate Major design decisions identified, with relevant ECs Design Concepts, Evaluation & Selection For each major design decision: Description of at least two alternative concepts Relevant figures included /50 Performance prediction for relevant ECs given each concept Weighted decision matrix and discussion Statement of concept selected with explanation Concluding paragraph (with figure if relevant) summarizing the overall concept for the solution including the different design decisions discussed Project Deliverables /3 Section revised and updated Project Management /3 Section revised and updated Budget /2 Section revised and updated References /2 Section revised and updated Appendices (Quad Chart, HoQ if required) /2 Revised and updated Formatting Figure/table formatting (centered, numbered, captioned, referenced) /5 Justification and pagination Clean and professional appearance Style Strong, logical narrative Correct voice (third person) /10 Appropriate tense consistent with narrative for each section – Grammar and spelling; evidence of proofreading Overall /100
Preliminary Design Report Rubric Student: __________________________________ Reviewer:_____________________________________ Criteria or Requirement Comments Points Front Matter Title Page – student name, project title, course and number, name of report, date submitted, and student signature. Executive Summary – problem statement and description of top five ECs Concise and on its own page; ahead of ToC/LoF/LoT, no page #s Table of Contents, List of Figures, and List of Tables /3 Problem Definition & Background Section revised and updated /5 Requirements Specification Section revised and updated /5 Technical Approach Clear and concise overview of solution approach System decomposed as appropriate Major design decisions identified, with relevant ECs /10 Design Concepts, Evaluation & Selection For each major design decision: Description of at least two alternative concepts Relevant figures included Performance prediction for relevant ECs given each concept Weighted decision matrix and discussion Statement of concept selected with explanation Concluding paragraph (with figure if relevant) summarizing the overall concept for the solution including the different design decisions discussed /50 Project Deliverables Section revised and updated /3 Project Management Section revised and updated /3 Budget Section revised and updated /2 References Section revised and updated /2 Appendices (Quad Chart, HoQ if required) Revised and updated /2 Formatting Figure/table formatting (centered, numbered, captioned, referenced) Justification and pagination Clean and professional appearance /5 Style Strong, logical narrative Correct voice (third person) Appropriate tense – consistent with narrative for each section Grammar and spelling; evidence of proofreading /10 Overall /100