University of Chile

Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences

School of Engineering

COURSE
INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING

Course Code: EI1101

Section: ....

Progress Report

Original Title

Group:

project_name

Names of members and their roles

Assistant:

Professor: Horacio Buldrini D'Ottone

Date
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Index

List of Figures (III)

Table of Contents (IV)

Executive Summary (1)

Introduction ()

2. Specifications of the Mechanism ()

3. Design ()

3.1. ()

3.2. ()

4. Development ()

5. Results and Conclusions ()

ANNEXES ()

Annex A: Plans for construction ()

Annex B: Detailed Cubic Measurement ()

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PROGRESS REPORT CONTENT

Your team is responsible for writing a unique report that describes

detailed design and provide the construction addresses for its
mechanism. This report is addressed either to the client, principal, assistant or
Professor, and the tone should be formal. The objective of this report is to document your
design and provide instructions and/or results of its mechanism (in this
in case the bridge)

Report Format

The technical report must be a professional document. To clarify the text

Figures, tables, and drawings must be used. The three main parts of a report.
technical are shown in Figure 1.

I. PAGES II. SECTIONS III FINAL PAGES

INITIALS MAIN

1-2-3... 9-10-11
(References)
A1-A2-B1...
(Annexes)
ii) iii)...

Figure 1: Main parts of a Technical Report

I. INITIAL PAGES

The first pages include the Cover, Index, List of Figures, and List of
Tables. The page numbers are in Roman numerals (e.g., i, ii, iii, etc.) and there is no
no number on the cover (although it is considered the first page).

Cover
The first page of the technical report must be unnumbered and includes the
report name
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group, its affiliation (i.e., Course and Section) and the date. Each item must
be centered and separated by enough space to fill the entire page and
give the cover a good presentation.

-Index
This is a list of the main sections of the report and indicates the
page number where they start. The index is not included in the list,
but it includes the page numbers of the other initial pages,
main sections, and annexes. This page should be numbered
starting with 'ii'.
List of Figures
This is a list of all the figures in your report and the numbers of the
pages in which they are found. Do not include this section if you
It has fewer than three figures in its report.

List of Tables
This is a list of all the tables in your report and the numbers of the
pages in which they are found. Do not include this section if you
INDEX
List of Figures.......iv
List of Tables ........v List of tables
Executive Summary..1 Table 1: Me...2
List of Figures
Introduction.............2 Table 2: Medi...8
Fig.1: Graph... 3
. Table 3: Cost...9
Fig.2:Photo....... 7
.
COVER Fig.3: Design....9
.
Annexes
Annex A...............A1
Annex B................B1

ii
v
iv

it has less than three tables in its report.

Figure 2 is a sample of the initial pages.

Figure 2. Example of initial pages

In addition, the main sections must be indicated with their numbers.

section. That is to say:

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1. Executive Summary 1
2. Introduction 2

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Depending on the length of the report and the number of figures, it may also be
it is beneficial for the figure numbers to be ordered by section. That is:

Figure 3.1: Preliminary design of mechanism 5

Figure 3.2: Design of the first step 6
Figure 4.1: Layout and dimensions of each part 11

The figures must have descriptive and unique titles that must be
indicated in the List of Figures. In general, these should appear between paragraphs,
after referring to the figure in the text, or at the top of the page
next. The same basic rule applies to table placement. BEFORE
LET THE FIGURE OR TABLE APPEAR, IT MUST BE MENTIONED IN THE
TEXT OF THE DOCUMENT.

II. MAIN SECTIONS

This is the main part of the report. The page numbers start with
one and are numbered in Arabic numbers (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.). After the summary
executive, each main section should be numbered and titled as it
Intro... 3. Design ....
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Specifications 4. Development ....

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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2 3

1 1
shown in Figure 3.

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Figure 3: Example of main sections

To introduce a new section, use a title ('1. Introduction') and write a

introductory sentence that explains what will be addressed in this section. A brief
description of the contents of your team's design report is indicated to
continuation. (They may reorganize the report if they wish, but they must be
ensure to include all key information.)

Executive Summary

The executive summary is a summary of the report, which includes information about
each section of the report. The purpose of the executive summary is to allow the
reader understands the main ideas and conclusions without needing to read the report
whole

Generally, an executive summary is written after the report is completed.

finished and is approximately 10% of the length of the complete report
(that is, 1 page for a 10-page report).

The executive summary should be a complete document in itself and should not be
a summary of individual sections but a global summary of the report,
providing the important information of each section. It is a document that
can be read independently of the report without losing its meaning
Content. Likewise, the understanding of the report should not be altered if it is omitted.
the reading of the executive summary.

1. Introduction

This section briefly presents the general objective of the project.

secondary objectives and general constraints. The
objectives of the report and what type of information is included. You should discuss
about its mechanism without going into details.

2. Mechanism Specifications

This section must present the specifications that must be detailed.

fulfill its mechanism.

3. Mechanism Design

This section should clearly describe its design, and include any changes in
the proposed design. It should also include some drawings with dimensions of
the construction of the mechanism.

4. Development

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Here, provide in detail (step by step) the design procedure and

construction of its mechanism and how they were developed. They can be
Several figures are needed to describe the location of each part, such as
those aspects of the part that require refinement to interact
appropriately with the rest of the mechanism.

5. Results and Conclusions

Support the purpose described in the introduction by placing the results together.
and solutions from the previous sections of the report. Emphasize the most important points
important features of each section. Discuss the recommendations to improve the
final product. This section should not include new information.

More than anything, here is an arrangement of the topics to be addressed.

but you have complete freedom to address these points and to
modify them, it's just a suggestion. (For points 3 and 4 more than
nothing

III) FINAL PAGES

The final pages include the references and appendices.

References

If you used external sources of information (which you should have indicated in the
Text with the author's name and year) submit the list of references in order
alphabetical. The reference must follow the following format: Author(s) year, title,
editorial.

• Annexes

What you consider important to attach and an evaluation of each one

in the report, with a brief justification of the grade. They must also attach the
catapult results.

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Table 1: Evaluation Guidelines for the Report

Evaluation Criteria Base Points

Format Is the format correct and professional? Is there
errors in the tables and figures? Are they the
figures and tables numbered correctly and
previously mentioned in the text?
Introduction/Summary Is the most important information there?
Executive highlighted in the executive summary? The
introduction clearly describes the purpose
of the report?
Content Is information missing? Are they appropriate?
hypotheses and solutions? Are they developed?
totally the ideas? Are there figures for
explain the text?
Conclusion Are the main aspects emphasized?
Writing Style Is the report spelled correctly
(errors minimums of spelling y
punctuation)? Is it concise and formal?
Annexes

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