Project Proposal

2.0 Project background and justification:

One or two paragraphs that set the scene for your project and why it is necessary. This must contain a detailed description of the issue or problem your design is looking to address. Make it clear that you understand the current situation and the requirements of the community. Describe who in the community the design is for, and what they are doing currently with regard to the issue/problem, and what needs to be improved and why. You should include references to back this up. (NB Much of your information for this section will be sourced from the EWB website but you should also seek further information elsewhere. Ensure you use in-text referencing where required.)

3.0 Preliminary research:

Find three relevant, credible sources (at least 2 from the CDU library database, and not including the EWB website) that tell you more about the problem in one design area, the community, and the region. Then summarise and comment on each of the sources of information you have chosen and present these in the form of an annotated bibliography, as follows:

For each source, write approximately 200 words containing:

· A heading - consisting of the bibliographic details for the source in APA format, in bold type

· A summary paragraph - which summarises the source’s main points that relate to your design area, the community or the region,

· A relevance paragraph - an explanation of how this information relates to the development of a suitable design.

(NB In-text referencing not required in this section.)

4.0 Design concept

Identify one potential design solution, give a brief overview of the design solution and describe how it could solve the problem related to your design project. (Recall, design projects are selected from the EWB Design Brief).

For example: This design for a water purification system offers a solution to improve water sanitation in the Sambo communities. By providing a water purifier for each individual household water borne diseases in the community will be greatly reduced.

4.1 Description

Briefly describe the design: its structure and parts and how it would work. Include a simple sketch or diagram if appropriate. Include in-text references where necessary.

For example: The water purify consists of a simple clay cooking pot modified to include a spout and materials for filtering the water, as shown in Figure 1.

The filter materials consist of locally sourced charcoal and sand. The spout made of bamboo is inserted into the bottom of the pot as indicated. The lid consists of a heavy piece of cloth (in-text reference).

4.2 Issues for further Investigation

List the main questions or issues that need to be investigated further in order to develop your design into an appropriate solution. These could be economic, environmental, technical, or cultural issues.

5.0 Conclusion

A conclusion should sum up the information you have provided in this document.

References

Compile a reference list in APA format including your research summary sources as well as any other references that you have used and cited in the document.