Parts of a Notebook (Sections)

A complete notebook has various areas of concentration that we will try to break down and give a brief overview and example of for each. The list below is not an exhaustive list of all topics but covers most of the items our organization has encountered over the last several years.

• Cover Page

• Table of Contents (TOC)

• Team Overview / Introduction

• Engineering Design Process (EDP)

• Engineering Notebook Format

• Game Overview / Analysis

• Notebook Entries

  • General Entry

  • Team Meeting

  • Time Management

    • Gantt Chart

    • Timelines

    • Calendars

  • Resource Management

    • Materials

    • Costs

  • EDP Entries

    • Identify the Problem

    • Research

    • Brainstorming / Evaluation

      • Decision Matrix

      • Pro/Con

    • Build / Program

      • Build Process / CAD / Diagrams / Drawing / Sketches

      • Program Pseudo Code / Actual Code / Maps~Path

    • Test

    • Repeat Design Process

• Competition Writeup

• Innovate Submission

• Appendix

  • References