Practivistas Dominicana/Page template and criteria

Abstract
[edit | edit source]Background
[edit | edit source]Describe the background of the project. Make sure to cover who, what, why, when and where…
Problem statement
[edit | edit source]Start your project objective statement in the format, "The objective of this project is to..."
Criteria
[edit | edit source]Include a brief intro to the criteria and then include a table with constraints and weights (0-10 highest). Feel free to use the code from examples, such as CCAT pedal powered TV#Evaluation Criteria.
Grading Criteria for previous sections:
- Formatting (should look good, sortable table for criteria) +2
- Thoroughness of content (who, what, when, were, etc.) +4
- Considers audience (this will be read by people around the world and in the future, consider things such as there is more than one Santo Domingo) +3
- Extra (e.g. images) +1
Literature Review
[edit | edit source]Introduce the literature review briefly and then use heading and subheadings for topics. This should focus on information… NO PLAGIARISM![1] Copy and paste from this Practivistas India/literature review template.
Grading criteria for Literature Review:
- Formatting +1
- Spelling, grammar, etc. (even when this is not explicitly stated as a criteria, it is expected) +2
- Credibility (at least 1 book, 1 peer reviewed journal article, and many credible web references per student) +3
- Thoroughness and relevance (at least 3 very project relevant topics per student) +3
- Remember engineering 215 students must use technical writing
- Extra (e.g. amazing sources, beautiful writing, above and beyond topic coverage, etc.) +1
Construction
[edit | edit source]Very complete description of how final project is made. This large section should have lots of pictures. Please consider making a timeline in addition or instead. Use the Help:Images#Galleries and probably Template:How to (e.g. Barrel O' Fun Worm Bin Instructions).
Timeline
[edit | edit source]Introduce the timeline and include a table of the timeline.
Grading criteria for timeline:
- Spelling and grammar +2
- Completeness of timeline +4
- Table formatting +1
- Timeline introduced +2
- Separate columns for proposed and actual completion date. +1
Costs
[edit | edit source]Description of costs, donations, the fact that this is just proposed, etc. See https://www.appropedia.org/Help:Table_examples#Cost_Table for a very nice looking table format.
Grading criteria for costs:
- Formatting (should look good, see https://www.appropedia.org/Help:Table_examples#Cost_Table formatting) +2
- Thoroughness and up-to-dateness of budget (should display necessary components, including donations, have an introduction, etc) +4
- Mathematical accuracy +3
- Extra (sortable, etc) +1
Operation
[edit | edit source]This is how to operate. It should have a brief introduction and very useful images with labels. Also it may work best for your project to use the step by step how to template {{How to}}. See #Troubleshooting for an example.
Maintenance
[edit | edit source]Introduce this maintenance section.
Schedule
[edit | edit source]This is when to maintain what.
- Daily
- A daily task
- A daily task
- Weekly
- a weekly task
- a weekly task
- Monthly
- a monthly task
- a monthly task
- Yearly
- a yearly task
- a yearly task
- Every __ years
- task
- task
Instructions
[edit | edit source]This is how to use and maintain it. The step by step how to template {{How to}} is most likely best for this part.
Conclusion
[edit | edit source]Testing results
[edit | edit source]Describe the testing results.
Discussion
[edit | edit source]Discuss the testing results.
Lessons learned
[edit | edit source]Discuss lessons were learned during this project and what you would do different next time.
Next steps
[edit | edit source]Discuss any next steps for the project as it goes on into the future.
Troubleshooting
[edit | edit source]This is only how to troubleshoot basic operation. For complex issues, the solution might just say contact ________. It should be a table in this format:
| Problem | Suggestion |
|---|---|
| Example issue | Example solution or suggestion |
| Does not turn on | Make sure it is plugged in |
| Another issue | Et cetera |
Team
[edit | edit source]Introduce team and semester in the following format:
- Lonny Grafman
- for each team member.
Grading criteria for the remaining sections:
- Grammar and spelling +1
- Formatting +1
- Depth, breadth and accuracy of content +7
- Project documentation's potential for impact (e.g. reproduction) +1
References
[edit | edit source]Make sure to include other relevant categories at the bottom, e.g.,, etc.
| Authors | Lonny |
|---|---|
| License | CC-BY-SA-3.0 |
| Cite as | Lonny (2014–2025). "Practivistas Dominicana/Page template and criteria". Appropedia. Retrieved June 4, 2026. |

