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E491W Individual Segment Submission
for the Group Final Report
100 points
Due December 4
This document describes your third individual submission and identifies what will help us
grade your writing more effectively. For your individual submission you will complete
three writing tasks:
1. Write 3-4 paragraphs of context (approximately 150-250 words) to help a non-
technical person (your writing consultant) understand your segment submission.
2. Write your segment submission (approximately 100-250 words) as it will appear in
your group submission document.
3. Write captions to accompany your tables/graphs/drawings. Each caption should be
2-3 sentences (approximately 50-100 words).
How to structure your individual submission:
Introduce yourself with your name and major. Provide the names of your other group
members. Give the name of the project you and your team are doing together. In your
opening paragraphs, provide the context (as referenced above).
In your paragraphs, write your assigned segment of the team project.
Use at least two graphics or tables (hand-drawn is acceptable for this assignment only) to
aid in explaining your project. Add captions for each visual aid. Captions should be 2-3
sentences.
Tips on writing style, structure, and format:
● Use the newspaper column approach, putting more important information before
less important information.
● The paragraphs in your submission must have transitions that connect the ideas and
intended information in a logical and coherent way.
● Single-space your text and use a size 12 font, either Times New Roman or Cambria.
● Use correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
● Your sentences must contain clear language and phrasing. They must not be difficult
to follow due to excessive length or scope.
● If you use acronyms, be sure to define them for your non-technical readers. Here is
an example: Printed Circuit Board (PCB).
● Paragraphs must begin with a topic sentence that states the main point of the
paragraph. Paragraphs must be structured so they support the topic sentence.
● Use landscape mode when appropriate, as taught in the lecture. Your audience
should have the ability to zoom in to read the captions.
● Figures such as block diagrams, flow charts, state diagrams, and mechanical
sketches must add value by making the document clearer and shorter.
● Figures should be effectively referenced in the accompanying text. Avoid presenting
“walls of text,” as Professor Dorr outlines in his lecture.
● Figures must include captions that summarize the figure’s information so that the
reader knows what they are looking at.
● Figures, captions, and references must use automatic referencing tools from MS
Word or a similar program.
All material in your report should be original and written by you, not copy and pasted from
another source or generated from ChatGPT.