Documentation should be included in an engineering notebook, state the problem and solution, and should
- produce a cost analysis of the process
- explain how the requirements/criteria of the solution are met
- identify decision-making tools, such as
- evidence and data
- scientific and mathematic principles
- balancing trade-offs
- justify key decisions made throughout the project
- explain the viability of solution
- address the solution’s marketability.
Process/Skill Questions:
- What elements are required in a basic proposal?
- What is technical writing?
- Why is it crucial to know the audience/decision makers?
- What are the essential components to a properly developed engineering technical report?
- What elements belong in a technical report?
- What is the purpose of an abstract?
- Why should appendices be included in the report?
- What were the metrics involved in the design of the solution?