NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY



NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

College of Engineering

Design Assignment #3D

Minor Design Project Proposal and Plan

The Roommate Rise and Shine Device

GEU 110 Fall 2005

Engineering Design Professor Freeman

Due Wed 21 September: Team Name, Team Members and Proposal/Plan for Your Project

Problem Statement:

The problem is that your roommate sleeps through the alarm clock every morning, but it awakens you, and is driving you to distraction. You need a device to assist your roommate in waking up on time. In order for this to meet your need for staying in bed and getting more sleep, this device or mechanism must be within reach for you to activate while you are still lying down. (More details in Assignment #4D)

Proposal: Your team must turn in a word-processed document of 1-3 pages;

Be sure to include -

• Team members' names

• Clever name of your design team

Given the Rise and Shine Device assignment, write a short proposal on how you are planning to accomplish your tasks for this project. Your proposal should be structured in the following way (pages 62-67 in Voland text)

1. Objective: (Why?) What is the objective achieved by the project, focus on the function of the project

2. Background: (Who? Where?) What are the users and the environment for this project.

3. Methodology: (How? When?) Identify your approach(es) to the problem. What tasks will need to be done? What are the resources needed in material and time. What tasks can be identified. What will be the timing and schedule of tasks needed to complete the project. Create a schedule that includes Date deadlines for each task, member(s) responsible, and if completed or started.

4. Expected Results (What?) What is the deliverable of the project

5. Costs (How much?) Keep track of your expenditures and time invested for use in an upcoming Excel project.

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