Week 12 ยท Final Project: Prove & Present

Session 57: Project studio: documentation and user guide

Project studio120 minNo new lesson

Learning outcomes

  • Complete the portfolio documents
  • Write a one-page user guide

Kit and components

  • Learners' project parts and bench kits
  • Multimeters and oscilloscopes
  • Final project briefs and milestone sheets

Pre-reading about 15 min

Students read these on their phones before class. They are listed on the student Before class page.

  1. Final Project: Individual Microcontroller System
  2. Lesson 12: Bill of materials with safety notes

Session plan

  1. 0:0010 min
    Discuss

    Stand-up

  2. 0:1030 min
    Demo

    What a good user guide looks like

    Show a one-page guide: purpose, safety, set-up, operation and troubleshooting.

  3. 0:4070 min
    Studio

    Portfolio and user guide

  4. 1:5010 min
    Wrap-up

    Evidence checklist

Checkpoint: ready to move on?

Each learner's portfolio has every evidence item in draft, including the user guide.

Extension for fast finishers

Swap user guides: a classmate sets up the system from the guide alone.

Catch-up path

Use the evidence list on the brief as a checklist and finish missing items first.

Homework and practice

Finish portfolios.