Methodology section for a Civil Engineering Construction Project

TEMPLATE and EXAMPLE Example : Phase 1 Methodology section for a Civil Engin" rel="nofollow">ineerin" rel="nofollow">ing Construction Project Phase 1 Goal: Fin" rel="nofollow">inalize per ODOT project locations and time frame Phase 1 Name: Plannin" rel="nofollow">ing Phase 1 Duration: 1APR 2017-30Apr2017 Phase 1 Description: The goal for Key Engin" rel="nofollow">ineerin" rel="nofollow">ing durin" rel="nofollow">ing Phase 1 of the proposed I-5 Infrastructure Retrofit project with the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) will be to fin" rel="nofollow">inalize the locations for the Retrofit Project and to agree upon the time frame for its successful completion. Key Engin" rel="nofollow">ineerin" rel="nofollow">ing, workin" rel="nofollow">ing with ODOT, will in" rel="nofollow">inspect and analyze existin" rel="nofollow">ing data regardin" rel="nofollow">ing road and bridge conditions, traffic patterns, and crash statistics along the I-5 corridor between Salem’s Keizer exit and the Albany Santiam exit. [Add specific details per step—especially who will do what when and where.] All in" rel="nofollow">information gathered will be analyzed by KEY Engin" rel="nofollow">ineerin" rel="nofollow">ing and presented in" rel="nofollow">in at ODOT Headquarters, 335 Capitol Street NE, MS 11, Salem. Oregon, 97301. [Total recommended word count for a project description is 250 words.] Phase 1 Steps/Dependencies Phase 1 Results/Deliverables #1 Evaluate road and bridge conditions along Salem-to-Albany corridor #1 Fin" rel="nofollow">inalize with ODOT Retrofit Project locations #2 Evaluate traffic patterns and volume along Salem-to-Albany corridor #2 Fin" rel="nofollow">inalize with ODOT Retrofit Project time frame for completion #3 Evaluate crash statistics along Salem-to-Albany corridor TEMPLATE and EXAMPLE Example : Phase 2 Methodology section for a Cultural Anthropology Research Project Phase 2 Goal: Record/Transcribe/Analyze Life History in" rel="nofollow">interviews with Tlin" rel="nofollow">ingit/ Haida tribal members Phase 2 Name: Interviews/Cultural Immersion Phase 2 Duration: 01Mar2017-01Sept2017 Phase 2 Description: In this phase, I propose to engage in" rel="nofollow">in participant observation research workin" rel="nofollow">ing through the Central Council of the Tlin" rel="nofollow">ingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska—at their Central Council headquarters in" rel="nofollow">in Juneau, AK. Workin" rel="nofollow">ing with the Central Council’s Community/Language Services division, which is dedicated to improvin" rel="nofollow">ing language transmission between generations and within" rel="nofollow">in families, I plan to conduct lifestyle/life history in" rel="nofollow">interviews among members of the existin" rel="nofollow">ing Tlin" rel="nofollow">ingit and Haida Study Groups. [Add specific details per step—especially who will do what when and where.] All in" rel="nofollow">interview content will be used for comparative analysis and compiled and presented as part of the Oregon State University panel discussion—currently scheduled as a part of the 77th Annual Program Meetin" rel="nofollow">ing of the Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA)—to be held in" rel="nofollow">in Santa Fe, NM, March 28-April 1, 2017. [Total recommended word count for a project description is 250 words.] Phase 2 Steps/Dependencies Phase 2 Results/Deliverables #1 Participate in" rel="nofollow">in study group sessions #1 Recorded/Transcribed/Analyzed Life History in" rel="nofollow">interviews with members of the Tlin" rel="nofollow">ingit Study Group, Juneau, AK #2 Conduct life history in" rel="nofollow">interviews with focus-group members #2 Recorded/Transcribed/Analyzed Life History in" rel="nofollow">interviews with members of the Haida Study Group, Juneau, AK #3 Assess tribal cultural functions in" rel="nofollow">in terms of age, status, gender, and genealogy PLEASE NOTE: Examples are provided from 4 different projects and 4 different phases. PLEASE ALSO NOTE: There is a section missin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">in the description section of each example, where details related to the 3 steps/dependencies must be in" rel="nofollow">inserted. TEMPLATE and EXAMPLE Example : Phase 3 Methodology section for a Hardware/Software Development Project Phase 3 Goal: Complete System Integration testin" rel="nofollow">ing for all 25 IWB devices Phase 3 Name: System Integration Phase 3 Duration: 21Aug2016-28Aug2016 Phase 3 Description: The goal of this system in" rel="nofollow">integration phase will be for Zin" rel="nofollow">incInc engin" rel="nofollow">ineers to in" rel="nofollow">install OSU operatin" rel="nofollow">ing system software and complete in" rel="nofollow">integration testin" rel="nofollow">ing for all 25 Interactive White Board (IWB) devices located across select classrooms on the campus of Oregon State University. Integration is defin" rel="nofollow">ined as the ability of the IWB to connect with OSU system databases---and with one another while in" rel="nofollow">in conference mode. [Add specific details per step—especially who will do what when and where.] Software provided by Snap Wall Inc. (Products and Services) of Elkridge, MD, will additionally be implemented/tested by Zin" rel="nofollow">incInc in" rel="nofollow">installation engin" rel="nofollow">ineers; this software allows files to be directly uploaded to/downloaded from OSU web applications and databases. [Total recommended word count for a project description is 250 words.] Phase 3 Steps/Dependencies Phase 3 Results/Deliverables #1 Install OSU operatin" rel="nofollow">ing system software on 25 Interactive White Board (IWB) devices #1 OSU operatin" rel="nofollow">ing system software in" rel="nofollow">installed on all IWB devices #2 Add IWBs to OSU Virtual Private Network (VPN), while completin" rel="nofollow">ing defin" rel="nofollow">ined in" rel="nofollow">integration test scenarios #2 All IWB devices synchronized with web applications and databases---Canvas, ONID, and Valley Library systems #3 Synchronize IWBs with OSU’s Canvas, ONID, and Valley Library systems TEMPLATE and EXAMPLE Example : Phase 4 Methodology section for a Curriculum Development Project Phase 4 Goal: Presentation and Approval of the Bioswale Curriculum and Site Main" rel="nofollow">intenance Agreements Phase 4 Name: Presentation/Program approval Phase 4 Duration: 01Mar2017-01Jun2017- Phase 4 Description: The goal of the Phase 4 presentation/Program Launch will be presentation and approval of the Bioswale Curriculum and Site Main" rel="nofollow">intenance Agreements by all three stakeholders: OSU’s Board of Trustees, OSU’s Biological & Ecological Engin" rel="nofollow">ineerin" rel="nofollow">ing department, and OSU’s Baccalaureate Corp Committee. The Project’s fin" rel="nofollow">inal presentation lunchtime meetin" rel="nofollow">ing is currently scheduled for Monday, May 15, 2017 in" rel="nofollow">in the Memorial Union Horizon Room on the Oregon State Campus. [Add specific details per step—especially who will do what when and where.] Additionally, the Corvallis Bioswales team will work with OSU Curriculum Proposal Archivist to ensure all relevant Bioswales Project documentation is preserved. [Total recommended word count for a project description is 250 words.] Phase 4 Steps/Dependencies Phase 4 Results/Deliverables #1 Bioswale Course Curriculum approval by both OSU Board of Trustees and BEE department #1 Corvallis Bioswales Team completes Program presentation/approval by the OSU Board of Trustees and OSU BEE (Biological & Ecological Engin" rel="nofollow">ineerin" rel="nofollow">ing Department) #2 Bioswale Course Curriculum approval by OSU’s Baccalaureate Core Committee #2 Corvallis Bioswales Team works with BEE Department to gain" rel="nofollow">in Bioswale Curriculum approval by OSU’s Baccalaureate Core Committee #3 Bioswale site construction and main" rel="nofollow">intenance agreement documents completed and archived