Writing the Design Report -- Prewriting

• Start early

  • Technical papers are like spaghetti sauce or stew -- they get better when they sit for a while

• Read the assignment

  • List what you are supposed to do

• List design criteria

• List different solutions and evaluate them in terms of design criteria

• Use models

  • exemplary 6.033 design reports
  • papers by 6.033 faculty

• Define audiences and purposes