Requirements Summary

Requirements Summary: CM/EH 301 Term Project
(See Chapter 1 of your textbook for detailed specifications.)

The project you choose for EH/CM 301 must meet the following criteria:

Length. Must yield a total of 10-15 typed pages of double-spaced text, or 5-7 pages single spaced.
Research. Must include research of published sources, either by citing the sources within the final report or manual (see A and B below) or, if not that, through a second document, which could be a report, a literature review, or an annotated bibliography (C and D below).
Audience. Must be written for a specific audience (reader or group of readers).
Illustrations. Must include at least two illustrations (tables and/or figures).

The project can take many forms. Choose the one that best suits your major.

One-Document Projects
A. Technical report answering a question or solving a problem for a client	B. Documented Manual or how-to guide with sources documented within the manual or guide
Example: A 12-page technical report describing results of experiments on the PharmChem Sweat Patch designed to determine whether the patch is susceptible to environmental contamination. Client: funding agency. Audience: managers who will decide whether to use the patch for drug-testing and scientists who will do follow-up studies.	Example: a 14-page guide to setting up a small saltwater aquarium, with sources cited within the guide. Client: owner of a local hobby shot. Audience: customers buying aquariums.
Two-Document Projects
C. Brochure, website, or other short document + a second document using sources (e.g., a report, literature review, or annotated bibliography).	D. Manual or guide written without the help of sources + a second document using sources (e.g., a report, literature review, or annotated bibliography).
Example: a one-sheet, trifold brochure introducing students to the student organization SEDS (Students for the Exploration and Development of Space) + a nine-page annotated bibliography of publications about two experiments the group has followed or participated in (SEDSAT and SEASIS). Example: web pages created to upgrade a local hospital surgery website, including a new home page and six content pages, plus a report describing the student's study of other hospital websites and research on the latest guidelines for developing web pages for medical groups and similar service providers.	Example: a ten-page users manual explaining operating software you’ve created + a four-page annotated bibliography about programming in Oracle. Audience for the manual: software users. Audience for the bibliography: other programmers. Example: a 5-page manual explaining how to use a capillary electrophoresis (CE) machine, plus a 5-page review of major research areas for which molecular biologists use the CE machine. Audience for the manual: lab technicians. Audience for the literature review: undergraduates seeking topics for projects that will capitalize on their access to the CE machine.

You can do the project by yourself, or you can team up with one or two others:

Choose team members whose work habits, standards, and grade expectations are similar to yours.
Choose partners whose living arrangements, school and work schedules, and life style allow plenty of time to communicate about and work on the project.
Choose partners whose strengths complement your own.

One-Document Projects

Two-Document Projects