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Progress Report<Project Title><Student Name, Number>School of Mechanical and Chemical EngineeringUniversity of Western AustraliaSupervisor<Supervisor Name>Supervisor Affiliation<Co-supervisor Name, if necessary>Co-supervisor Affiliation<Progress Report Submission Date>Original Project ObjectivesA summary of the original objectives of the project (as set out in the project proposal) must be provided. There is no need to repeat the full introduction section of the project proposal, but any material that places the original objectives in context in a way that is relevant to subsequent discussions should be provided.For example: an original project objective may have related to the circumstances of an industrial partner, and changes in those circumstances may have dictated an updating of the objective. In that case, the original circumstances prompting the objective should be described in this section.Project ProgressProgress against the milestones set out in the project proposal should be discussed. Progress should be related to the Gantt chart provided in the project proposal;How has each task progressed?Have tasks that were to be completed by this date actually been completed? If not, why not?Have their been any significant delays? This is especially important for items on the critical path for the project. In each case, the reasons for any delays should be identified and discussed.Key results obtained to date should also be briefly described. The nature of this description will depend on the project; a single graph, image or table will probably be sufficient. Any discussion of the results at this stage should be brief. This material is particularly important if the findings to date have contributed to significant changes in the project objectives. Updated Project ObjectivesBased on the progress and findings of the investigation to date, provide an updated set of project objectives. Where there have been significant changes in the objectives, the reasons for these changes should be discussed in detail.Note – In some (rare?) cases, the objectives for the project will be unchanged; this should also be justified in the context of the progress made to date.Updated Project Timeline (including Gantt Chart)The project timeline provided in the proposal should be updated to reflect the current state of the project. This will require providing an updated Gantt chart, along with an updated table of key milestones. It is important to identify the tasks that form the critical path for the project, and to discuss any circumstances affecting these items. It is also important to discuss any new tasks that have been identified since the compilation of the original proposal.Risk Management UpdateRisk management was discussed in the original project proposal. As the project has progressed, it is expected that your understanding of the risks will have evolved; some risks may have been realised, while previously unforeseen risks may now have become significant. In the progress report you should update your risk management discussion, and focus discussion on any items that have changed (or even eventuated) since your original proposal. This would mean both reassessing your original risk statements and paying particular attention to discussing any new risks that have been identified as the project has progressed.Appendix – Submission Instructions and FormatThe progress report is to be submitted via WebCT. The reportmust be submitted in pdf form (to minimise platform translation issues). A hard copy must also be submitted directly to your supervisor.This template provides an example of a suitable format for the progress report. The basic required elements of the format are as follows;LengthUp to 4pages (excluding the Gantt chart and references)Font12 point Times or Times New RomanParagraph No indent, Left aligned or justified (your choice), single line spacing.Margins2.5 cm on all edgesHeader and FooterAs in the template.Cover PageFonts as in the template. Replace all bracketed <> items, removing the brackets.HeadingsSection – 12 point Bold; Subsection - 12 point underline; Subsections - 12 point italicEquationsWhere equations enhance the discussion of progress, they should be provided. The equation itself should be centred using a centre tab, and all equations must be numbered, with the number being right justified, as illustrated below;(1)Graphs & FiguresDiagrams, graphs and pictures can be included to enhance the report, but embedded (pasted in) files can cause problems when being translated between applications and computer platforms. Where possible, please use diagrams stored in a fixed picture format such as .eps (an enhanced version of PostScript which is the language used to drive most laser printers), .tiff (for all images), .gif (for line diagrams) or .jpeg. Ensure that you use a high enough resolution for the image to be of high quality.One way to avoid translation problems, especially in excel graphs or manually drawn diagrams, is to paste the graph (or diagram) into a powerpoint presentation, and then to save that presentation as “tiff” images. The resulting image files can be inserted into the document and cropped or resized (use the insert/picture/from file option), and are very stable. Inserting images or diagrams from files is preferred – it is much easier to handle from a formatting standpoint than an image that is inserted amongst or over the text. Align figures in the center of the page, and ensure that all figures have a caption, as illustrated in the example below.All figures should be in Black and White.Figure 1: Congruent subdivision.TablesTables should be numbered and provided with captions, as illustrated below.Level of refinement*Sample (1)Sample (2)Sample (3)One17 %12 %19 %Two15 %10 %18 %Three3 %4 %4.5 %Four1 %2 %2.5 %*Based on congruent subdivision.Table 1: Estimated error for successive levels of mesh refinement.ReferencesAny reference list should be provided starting on a new page (ie insert a page break after the risk management section). The references should be cited and listed in the Harvard Style : See the document provided at the FYP website for details. ................
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