AGT 1008 Mid-Term Project

100 pts

1. Final Report Requirements [100 pts]

Scenario: Audience:
You have been hired by a lifestyle company to find ways Your client and the general public that will do the same
to provide people with more time during the day to do the tasks
things they enjoy.
Situation:
Goal: You need to convince your client and the general public
Choose something that you do every day and find a way that your solution is “best”, based on solid data.
to do that task more efficiently (i.e., the solution). The
task can be any of the following: Performance & Purpose:
You will need to generate a written report communicating
− A daily responsibility or chore (washing the and supporting your solution.
dishes, feeding animals mowing the lawn,
watering the garden, etc.) Grading Criteria: (same as above)
− Walking, biking, or driving between two locations Your written solution report should:
− Any task that you do regularly at home, at work, or i. Describe and explain each phase of the
online fundamental problem solving method used in your
− Something more creative if it meets the criteria of solution.
an easy problem ii. Analyze data to support your solution and explain
why your specific analysis was appropriate.
Role: iii. Communicate the solution clearly and effectively;
You’re a consultant that provides data-driven solutions ensuring it is grounded in data.
to its clients

2. Milestones
AGT 1008 Mid-Term Project
100 pts

Milestone 1: Milestone 3:
DEFINE the Project Goal SELECT & COLLECT data
− Select a project goal and define the goal statement. − Collect data that shows the current state of different
Goal statements should include the KPI segments of the process
− Good project goals relate to you (i.e., you have
experience with them, you are interested in them, they ANALYZE and TEST data
are important to you, etc. − Analyze the data to determine where a solution can be
applied
DEFINE a Project Question − Come up with a solution
− Word your project question as 1 sentence that's short, − Test the solution and show how the solution did or did
sweet, and includes your goal phrase selected above not work

DEFINE the Known & Un-known Milestone 4:

− What is already given (known) about your project? TEST and COMMUNICATE solution(s)
− What are you going to find a solution to (unknown) − Submit the Final Report using the marking rubric
about your project? (below) to know how grades will be awarded

Milestone 2: − Use Mid-term Project Template.docx file as a

formatting guide for your report
STATE assumptions, constraints, and criteria
− These will help you determine if a solution is
acceptable or how to pick between multiple
alternatives

SELECT appropriate data

− Clarify what, when, and where about your data

3. Suggested Timeline

Milestone 1: Complete by the end of Week 2

Milestone 2: Complete by the end of Week 3

Milestone 3: Complete by the end of Week 6

Milestone 4: Final report due by the end of Week 7

AGT 1008 Mid-Term Project
100 pts

Mid-Term Marking Rubric

Criteria Ratings Pts

DEFINE 15.0 pts 11.5 pts 8.0 pts 4.5 pts 1.0 pts
the Project Question. Excellent Good Ok Fair Poor
Section clearly Project goals and
introduces the question are not
project goals clear. KPI, knowns
and question and unknows of /15
to be problem are not
answered. KPI, stated.
knowns and
unknows of
problem are
stated.
STATE 15.0 pts 11.5 pts 8.0 pts 4.5 pts 1.0 pts
the Assumptions, Excellent Good Ok Fair Poor
Criteria, and Clear and concise No comments
Constraints. comments included included that
/15
that describe the describe the
assumptions, assumptions,
constraints, and constraints, and
criteria. criteria.

SELECT and 15.0 pts 11.5 pts 8.0 pts 4.5 pts 1.0 pts
COLLECT Excellent Good Ok Fair Poor
Appropriate Data Clear and concise No comments
selected and comments included included that
collected that describe what describe what data
Data is presented in data were used. were used. /30
professional way Clear and concise No tables or charts
with tables and tables or charts provided illustrating
figures provided illustrating the data that were
the data that were analyzed
analyzed.
ANALYZE 15.0 pts 11.5 8.0 pts 4.5 1.0 pts
Data to support a Excellent pts Ok pts Poor
solution and explain Data analysis was Good Fair Data analysis was
why specific data appropriate and clear not appropriate or
analysis is /15
(i.e. data analysis unclear (i.e. data
appropriate. analysis method(s)
method(s) are clearly
explained and are not clearly
defended). explained or
defended).
AGT 1008 Mid-Term Project
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TEST 10.0 pts 7.5 pts 5.0 pts 2.5 1.0 pts
Clearly communicate Excellent Good Ok pts Poor
the project solution is Clear and concise Fair Unclear if the
effective: maximizes comments on how solution meets the
Criteria without the solution meets project’s criteria /10
violating Constraints. the project’s criteria and constraints (i.e.
and constraints (i.e. constraints are
no constraints are violated; criteria are
violated; no criteria left out).
are left out).
COMMUNICATE 1 10.0 pts 7.5 pts 5.0 pts 2.5 1.0 pts
Clearly Describe the Excellent Good Ok pts Poor
solution, showing it is Data clearly supports Fair No data supports
data-driven /10
the solution and is the solution.
identified by tables,
figures, equations,
etc.
COMMUNCATE 2 5.0 pts 4.0 pts 3.0 pts 2.0 1.0 pts
Clearly Organize the Excellent Good Ok pts Poor
report with The report is clear, Fair The report is
appropriate sections organized, easy to unclear, dis-
and formatting. follow (i.e. you only organized, hard to /5
have to read the follow (i.e. you
report once to have to read the
understand it). report multiple
times to
understand it).
Total Points 100