Folio Structure

There is no set way for your folio to be laid out, but it must make reference to the Systems Engineering Process, and respond to each criteria in the SAT rubric.

Suggested Sections

Section A: Investigating & Defining

Recommended content to include:

1. Problem identification
   • This can be an identified need, opportunity, or situation
2. Factors influencing creation and use
   • environmental, economic, social, user needs, safety, cost, waste, energy
3. Ethical Design
   • environmental/social/economic sustainability, inclusivity, user wellbeing, transparency, repairability
4. Research
   • component research
   • technologies
   • similar systems
   • user research
5. Criteria for evaluation
   • criteria for system quality
   • criteria for process quality
   • measurable/observable parameters
6. Reflection / Evaluation
   • Checkpoint Evaluation

Section B: The Design Brief

Complete your design brief here. This is only 1-2 pages, but the remainder of the project needs to reference the brief.

Section C: Generating & Designing

Recommended content to include:

1. Design ideas
   • sketches, notes,
   • PMI / SWOT annotations
2. Design options
   • show that you’ve considered multiple design options
3. Modelling
   • technical drawings
   • flow diagrams
   • block diagrams
   • IPO diagrams
   • simulation screenshots
   • calculations (electro + mechanical)
4. Testing / Trials
   • subsystem trials
   • diagnostic measurements
   • arly feasibility checking
5. Design Brief
   • justification of proposed system based on:
     • testing and diagnostic data relevant to the design brief
     • factors that influence the creation of the system
     • ethical considerations
     • links to evaluation criteria that it will satisfy
6. Evaluation
   • Checkpoint evaluation
     • Evaluate the ideas you have developed.
     • Evaluate your application of the Systems Engineering Process so far

References to Design Brief Evidence of planning and managing

Section D: Planning

Recommended inclusions:

1. Work Plan
   • broad timeline
   • Gannt chart(s) – per sub-system
   • components/materials list
2. Risk Assessment
   • hierarchy of control documentation
   • OHS documentation

References to Design Brief

Section E: Producing & Implementing

Recommended content to include:

3. Record of Evidence
   • photos
   • screenshots
   • logs *

4. Testing Data and Analysis

5. Production documentation

   • step-by-step fabrication notes
   • any modifications with justification
6. Iteration logs
   • what was changed
   • why
   • effect on performance
7. Diagnostic testing
   • voltage, current, resistance measurements
   • torque, force, MA, VR calculations
   • oscilloscope/multimeter results (if applicable)
8. Risk controls in practice
   • photos of safe setup
   • implementation of hierarchy of control

References to Design Brief Evidence of planning and managing AI

Section F: Evaluation

Recommended inclusions:

1. Evaluation against criteria developed during section A
2. Evaluation against factors influencing design
3. Performance data analysis
4. Strengths and limitations
5. Recommendations for improvement
6. Evaluation of the systems engineering process
   • what worked well
   • what you would refine next time

References

An easy to read, and accurate list of references. Consider breaking it into sections, for example: research, tutorials, code, and models.

Ensure to include:

• Websites or books you have used as reference
• Open-Source Code you have implemented

Appendices

• Technical data sheets
• Material Safety Data sheets
• Full Risk Assessments
• Complex wiring diagrams
• Extra images and technical drawings
• Calculations
• Testing logs/Raw Data
• Code
• AI Prompts