Peers Review 1

Provide a  comment on a classmate final thought of the class :Research Problem in Aviation  

 

Classmate post:

he most useful academic tool I learned from this course is the heart of the course, the nine-step problem-solving process.  Before completing the group and solo project, I previously completed two full-length research projects/designs between my Statistics and Human Factors classes.  Both previous projects were of equal magnitude, with all the typical sections of a professional study.  After taking a break from legitimate academia for nearly 10 years between undergrad and this program, I was completely unfamiliar with the organization of a professional article, and only started to piece it together after reading what feels like hundreds of articles to develop decent references and literature reviews.  Although I was satisfied with the final products of my first two projects, they A) took nearly twice to three times as long to plan, execute, and write and B) were not as clearly organized as the two we executed in this course.

The nine-step process works, to clearly develop an outline and knock out each major component of the article in a logical format.  Breaking down the project into elementarily simplified chunks – problem, intent, and research questions made developing the correct research hypothesis much easier, and ensured that the hypothesis was written to correctly address exactly what it is we are interested in.  It makes the entire project run smoother and correctly from the start, without deviatating and wasting time on superfluous topics or details.  In my line of work and I’m sure everyone else’s as well, time is my most valuable commodity, and this process has certainly enabled me to streamline the work in an efficient manner.

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Peers Review 1

Provide a comment response  /Clarification to classmate on their review to my own paper Research Paper  (attached)

 

Classmate  Review :

Bravo on doing a great job on your report!  It was highly technical, and yet you made it understandable to a layperson like me.  Anyway, you guys should be proud of the good work you did. =)

Cheers! 

 

EVALUATION:

To what extent did the report effectively communicate the problem and intent statements?

Group 4’s report spelled out the problem and intent statements succinctly and clearly, aiming to compare standards between the military and commercial power sources for the UAV.

To what extent was the data collection and analysis plan easy to follow?  Was there a logical flow from the problem to the hypothesis and data analysis plan?

The report logically flowed from the problem, and the team did very well to zero in on investigating relationships between cost v. efficiency, cost v. voltage and voltage v. efficiency. Ultimately, whether it’s the military or commercial sector, cost plays a large factor in their decision between choices of power sources.

Based on your analysis of the report, do you agree or disagree with the conclusions?  Why?

The team’s conclusions are correct, and their statistical analysis support their findings.

What were the strengths of the report

The team outlined the actions they took step by step to accomplish statistical tests. I’m also quite impressed that they did these tests on Excel. I feel that route is harder than just inputting data into Statcrunch. So, kudos to the statisticians on the team. Also, I appreciate the tables they inserted in the report—eyeballing the differences is so much easier.

What areas do you believe could have been improved?

This topic is exceedingly technical and is a subject matter of interest to a very small population of engineers. That the team took on this topic is highly admirable. I have no suggestions for areas needing improvement.

Do you agree with the team’s recommendations? 

The team’s recommendations for future studies on this topic are spot-on. I do wonder a bit if other types of power sources could have been mentioned briefly.

What changes, if any, would you suggest to make improve the recommendations?

I have no recommended changes for improvement; the team did an excellent job on this report.

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