ELEC4320 Assignment 3 Research Report and presentation

The written research report is due on October 31, 2025 17:00. In Week 13 you are to present a
five-minute PowerPoint presentation summarizing your report. (More information will be
provided in Week 11. The presentation slides are not required to be submitted with the report on
the 31th October.)

Research Report:

A. Students will nominate a particular type of power system asset that they wish to study.
B. They will prepare a report including:
1. possible failure modes of the asset based on a review of literature
2. descriptions of several commercially-available condition monitoring systems identified
by internet searches
3. a discussion about the potential costs and benefits of the monitoring systems.
C: Students must provide a bibliography that lists all references. All material included in the
report must be supported by an appropriate reference.

About 6-8 pages are required (in font Times New Roman size 12). Long lists or Tables should be
summarized to restrict the length of your report. Appropriately numbered Figures may be
appended to the report only if they are referred to and discussed in the main text.

Page Margins - Top - 2.54 cm; Bottom - 2.54 cm; Outside - 2.54 cm; Inside - 3.18 cm

Marking:

ELEC4320: 10% report and 10% presentation. See table below for criteria.
Submission:

The research report is to be submitted through the Blackboard.

Report marking criteria
Grade Writing, style, grammar and spelling (30%) Content (70%)
7
(85-100%)
Grammar and spelling without mistake, style of document is professional.
Sufficient, complete, references in IEEE style. Complete reference section
(bibliography). Neat presentation.
Good coverage of failure modes from several sources.
Good description of at least 3 or 4 commercial CM systems and how they work.
Good discussion on potential costs and benefits
6
(75-84%)
A few grammar or spelling mistakes which do not detract from the
understanding of the report. Few references missing, or are incomplete.
Fair coverage although not all points in GPA=7 section are covered
5
(65-74%)
Quite a few grammar and spelling mistakes which make the report hard to
understand in places
Only 2 of the 3 parts are complete
4
(50-64%)
Barely demonstrates that the candidate is meeting the requirements of the
course
Only 1 of the 3 parts is complete
3 – 1
(0-50%)
Poor, broken English, reader can’t understand Major problems with all sections

Presentation marking criteria
Grade Slides (50%) Delivery (50%)
7
(85-100%)
Neat slides, good use of spacing, not cluttered. On time.
Confident delivery, speech excellent, knowledgeable, clear etc.
6
(75-84%)
A few grammar or spelling mistakes which do not detract from the
understanding of the report.
Good overview, basically to time, good all round coverage.
5
(65-74%)
Quite a few grammar and spelling mistakes which make the presentation
hard to understand in places
Talk fairly well understood.
4
(50-64%)
Barely demonstrates that the candidate is meeting the requirements of the
course
Talk fairly well understood.
3 – 1
(0-50%)
Poor, broken English, reader can’t understand Not understandable.


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