FinalYearProjectProgressReport,2012

ProgressReport

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SchoolofMechanicalandChemicalEngineering
UniversityofWesternAustralia

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FinalYearProjectProgressReport,2012

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FinalYearProjectProgressReport,2012

OriginalProjectObjectives
Asummaryoftheoriginalobjectivesoftheproject(assetoutintheprojectproposal)mustbe
provided.Thereisnoneedtorepeatthefullintroductionsectionoftheprojectproposal,but
anymaterialthatplacestheoriginalobjectivesincontextinawaythatisrelevantto
subsequentdiscussionsshouldbeprovided.
Forexample:anoriginalprojectobjectivemayhaverelatedtothecircumstancesofan
industrialpartner,andchangesinthosecircumstancesmayhavedictatedanupdatingofthe
objective.Inthatcase,theoriginalcircumstancespromptingtheobjectiveshouldbe
describedinthissection.
ProjectProgress
Progressagainstthemilestonessetoutintheprojectproposalshouldbediscussed.Progress
shouldberelatedtotheGanttchartprovidedintheprojectproposal;
Howhaseachtaskprogressed?
Havetasksthatweretobecompletedbythisdateactuallybeencompleted?Ifnot,
whynot?
Havetheirbeenanysignificantdelays?Thisisespeciallyimportantforitemsonthe
criticalpathfortheproject.Ineachcase,thereasonsforanydelaysshouldbe
identifiedanddiscussed.
Keyresultsobtainedtodateshouldalsobebrieflydescribed.Thenatureofthisdescription
willdependontheproject;asinglegraph,imageortablewillprobablybesufficient.Any
discussionoftheresultsatthisstageshouldbebrief.Thismaterialisparticularlyimportantif
thefindingstodatehavecontributedtosignificantchangesintheprojectobjectives.
UpdatedProjectObjectives
Basedontheprogressandfindingsoftheinvestigationtodate,provideanupdatedsetof
projectobjectives.Wheretherehavebeensignificantchangesintheobjectives,thereasons
forthesechangesshouldbediscussedindetail.
NoteInsome(rare?)cases,theobjectivesfortheprojectwillbeunchanged;thisshould
alsobejustifiedinthecontextoftheprogressmadetodate.
UpdatedProjectTimeline(includingGanttChart)
Theprojecttimelineprovidedintheproposalshouldbeupdatedtoreflectthecurrentstateof
theproject.ThiswillrequireprovidinganupdatedGanttchart,alongwithanupdatedtableof
keymilestones.Itisimportanttoidentifythetasksthatformthecriticalpathfortheproject,
andtodiscussanycircumstancesaffectingtheseitems.Itisalsoimportanttodiscussanynew
tasksthathavebeenidentifiedsincethecompilationoftheoriginalproposal.
RiskManagementUpdate

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Riskmanagementwasdiscussedintheoriginalprojectproposal.Astheprojecthas
progressed,itisexpectedthatyourunderstandingoftheriskswillhaveevolved;somerisks
mayhavebeenrealised,whilepreviouslyunforeseenrisksmaynowhavebecomesignificant.
Intheprogressreportyoushouldupdateyourriskmanagementdiscussion,andfocus
discussiononanyitemsthathavechanged(oreveneventuated)sinceyouroriginalproposal.
Thiswouldmeanbothreassessingyouroriginalriskstatementsandpayingparticular
attentiontodiscussinganynewrisksthathavebeenidentifiedastheprojecthasprogressed.

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AppendixSubmissionInstructionsandFormat
TheprogressreportistobesubmittedviaWebCT.Thereportmustbesubmittedinpdfform
(tominimiseplatformtranslationissues).Ahardcopymustalsobesubmitteddirectlytoyour
supervisor.
Thistemplateprovidesanexampleofasuitableformatfortheprogressreport.Thebasic
requiredelementsoftheformatareasfollows;
Length
Upto4pages(excludingtheGanttchartandreferences)
Font
12pointTimesorTimesNewRoman
Paragraph
Noindent,Leftalignedorjustified(yourchoice),singlelinespacing.
Margins
2.5cmonalledges
HeaderandFooter
Asinthetemplate.
CoverPage
Fontsasinthetemplate.Replaceallbracketed<>items,removingthebrackets.
Headings
Section12pointBold;Subsection12pointunderline;Subsections12pointitalic
Equations
Whereequationsenhancethediscussionofprogress,theyshouldbeprovided.Theequation
itselfshouldbecentredusingacentretab,andallequationsmustbenumbered,withthe
numberbeingrightjustified,asillustratedbelow;
(1)
Graphs&Figures
Diagrams,graphsandpicturescanbeincludedtoenhancethereport,butembedded(pasted
in)filescancauseproblemswhenbeingtranslatedbetweenapplicationsandcomputer
platforms.Wherepossible,pleaseusediagramsstoredinafixedpictureformatsuchas.eps
(anenhancedversionofPostScriptwhichisthelanguageusedtodrivemostlaserprinters),
.tiff(forallimages),.gif(forlinediagrams)or.jpeg.Ensurethatyouuseahighenough
resolutionfortheimagetobeofhighquality.

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Onewaytoavoidtranslationproblems,especiallyinexcelgraphsormanuallydrawn
diagrams,istopastethegraph(ordiagram)intoapowerpointpresentation,andthentosave
thatpresentationastiffimages.Theresultingimagefilescanbeinsertedintothedocument
andcroppedorresized(usetheinsert/picture/fromfileoption),andareverystable.Inserting
imagesordiagramsfromfilesispreferreditismucheasiertohandlefromaformatting
standpointthananimagethatisinsertedamongstoroverthetext.Alignfiguresinthecenter
ofthepage,andensurethatallfigureshaveacaption,asillustratedintheexamplebelow.
AllfiguresshouldbeinBlackandWhite.

a)

c)

b)

Figure1:Congruentsubdivision.
Tables
Tablesshouldbenumberedandprovidedwithcaptions,asillustratedbelow.
Levelofrefinement*

Sample(1)

Sample(2)

Sample(3)
One
17%
12%
19%
Two
15%
10%
18%
Three
3%
4%
4.5%
Four
1%
2%
2.5%
*Basedoncongruentsubdivision.
Table1:Estimatederrorforsuccessivelevelsofmeshrefinement.
References
Anyreferencelistshouldbeprovidedstartingonanewpage(ieinsertapagebreakafterthe
riskmanagementsection).ThereferencesshouldbecitedandlistedintheHarvardStyle:See
thedocumentprovidedattheFYPwebsitefordetails.

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