Department of Electrical Computer and Biomedical Engineering
Electronics

 

Request for Proposals

Overview

Proposals for research and development in electronics are requested. Proposals should cover what is to be accomplished. Successful proposals will clearly state how the work is to be done. Proposals should convince that the project will be successful and that the work is worthwhile.

Scope

Projects should be limited to two weeks. The work should be based primarily on material covered in ELE342.

Proposal Format

The proposal should contain the following sections.

Cover page The title of the project and the names of team members, including their major(Electrical, Computer or Biomedical Engineering) should appear on the cover page.

Summary   The summary briefly describes the project.

Problem addressed   This section should state what problem the project will address. The problem might be related to how the results of the work can be used or the problem could be associated with some design aspect of the work itself. In this section you should demonstrate an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems.

Narrative   This section describes the project. It should contain the following sub sections,

State of the art   This section should include a description of work done by others. You should show evidence of research. Sources of information used in the project should be referenced here and listed at the end of the proposal.

Expected results   This section describes what will be accomplished. What will be demonstrated to your lab instructor?

Theory   The engineering, science or mathematical basis of the project is discussed in this section. It will contain the theories and equations to be used for completion of the project.

Experiments   This section should describe how the work is to be done. It should contain a table of the equipment to be used. Proposed circuit diagrams showing how instruments are to be configured to take measurements should be included. There should be enough detail so the proposed experiment can be duplicated by another person. In this section you should demonstrate an ability to design and conduct experiments.

Data   This section contains a table of the data to be taken. What values or other properties of the data are expected. How the data relates to the objectives of the project should be stated. What information about the project can be obtained from the data? In this section you should demonstrate an ability to analyze and interpret data.

Timeline   There should be a bar graph describing when tasks will be accomplished. Possible tasks include, background research, project design, hardware construction, taking measurements (demonstrating performance), analyzing and interpreting data, and writing up the report.

An example of a time line is shown in Figure 1.

Budget   Limited funds are available to support projects. If the proposed work requires any special components or if there are any other expenses, they should be listed.

Figure 1
Actual dates would be appropriate for the horizontal axis.