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CEGR 492 · Proposal Completion

Overview

Field review: the conversation in which a scope, a constraint or a decision is actually settled.

Phase V · Proposal Completion

Complete, review, defend and submit

Everything you built in Phases II–IV converges here. Integrate the chapters, verify the technical content, build the defense presentation, clear every blocker, then export and archive the approved proposal.

Phase completion

0%

28 modules

Submission readiness

0%

Not ready

Document length

0

≈ 1 pages · 0/19 sections

Open blockers

0

0 open review issues

Assets registered

0

0 not cited in text

Open comments

0

Peer, advisor and instructor

Presentation slides

0

Generated from the proposal

Defense runs

0

Not submitted yet

The proposal-completion workflow

  1. 1. Phase V Overview
    Week 10
    100%Open

    See the whole proposal-completion workflow, readiness score, and the next action that unblocks submission.

  2. 2. Complete Proposal Builder
    Week 10
    0%Open

    Assemble Chapters 1, 2 and 3 with front matter and appendices into one continuous, navigable document.

  3. 3. Proposal Template Manager
    Week 10
    100%Open

    Choose the formatting template that governs fonts, margins, captions, numbering and citation style.

  4. 4. Front Matter Builder
    Week 10
    70%Open

    Build the cover page, abstract, executive summary, acknowledgments and all auto-generated lists.

  5. 5. Chapter Integration Workspace
    Week 10
    0%Open

    Sync chapter content from Phases II–IV and write the transitions that connect them.

  6. 6. Document Structure Manager
    Week 10
    0%Open

    Inspect heading hierarchy, section numbering, and reorder the document outline.

  7. 7. Figures and Tables Manager
    Week 10
    0%Open

    Register every figure and table with caption, source, units and in-text citation status.

  8. 8. Equations and Appendices
    Week 10
    0%Open

    Number equations, define variables and units, and organize supporting appendices.

  9. 9. Cross-Reference System
    Week 10
    0%Open

    Link in-text references to figures, tables, equations, appendices and sections; resolve broken links.

  10. 10. Citation and Reference Verification
    Week 11
    100%Open

    Verify every citation resolves to a reference, and every reference is cited in text.

  11. 11. Technical Writing Review
    Week 11
    100%Open

    Review clarity, objectivity, tense, voice, precision, and units across the whole document.

  12. 12. Civil Engineering Technical Review
    Week 11
    100%Open

    Discipline-specific review of loads, soils, geometry, hydrology, constructability and data methods.

  13. 13. Calculation and Design Check Review
    Week 11
    0%Open

    Verify preliminary calculations for units, assumptions, code basis and independent checking.

  14. 14. Drawings and Models Review
    Week 11
    0%Open

    Review plans, profiles, sections, details and models for title blocks, scale, and labeling.

  15. 15. Alignment and Traceability Review
    Week 11
    0%Open

    Trace problem → gap → objective → question → method → deliverable across the full proposal.

  16. 16. Quality Scoring and Readiness
    Week 11
    50%Open

    Run the consistency and completeness checker and compute weighted submission readiness.

  17. 17. Version History and Comparison
    Week 11
    0%Open

    Snapshot the proposal, compare revisions, and restore an earlier version if needed.

  18. 18. Peer Review Workspace
    Week 11
    0%Open

    Exchange structured peer comments using a review rubric and respond to each item.

  19. 19. Advisor Review Workspace
    Week 11
    0%Open

    Submit sections to the advisor, track approvals and respond to revision requests.

  20. 20. Instructor and Committee Review
    Week 12
    0%Open

    Score the proposal against the course rubric and record committee decisions.

  21. 21. Presentation Builder
    Week 12
    0%Open

    Build the defense slide deck from approved proposal content with speaker notes and timing.

  22. 22. Presentation Practice Studio
    Week 12
    0%Open

    Rehearse with a timer, assign speakers, and log clarity, pacing and confidence.

  23. 23. Proposal Defense Simulator
    Week 12
    0%Open

    Face timed committee questions by discipline and score your responses.

  24. 24. Committee Question Bank
    Week 12
    100%Open

    Study the full bank of general and discipline-specific committee questions and strong answers.

  25. 25. Final Submission Checklist
    Week 12
    0%Open

    Clear every submission requirement and blocker before the final upload.

  26. 26. Export Center
    Week 12
    0%Open

    Configure and preview PDF, DOCX, PPTX and Markdown exports of the proposal package.

  27. 27. Proposal Archive
    Week 12
    0%Open

    Archive approved proposals and browse exemplars from previous cohorts.

  28. 28. Capstone II Transition
    Week 12
    0%Open

    Reflect on the semester and convert the approved proposal into a Capstone II execution plan.

Submission readiness

Not ready

50%

Recommended next step

Sync your chapters into the integrated document

Pull Chapter 1, 2 and 3 content from Phases II–IV.

Go there now

Submission blockers

  • Chapter 1 complete and approved

    All Chapter 1 sections drafted and advisor-approved.

  • Chapter 2 complete and approved

    Literature synthesis and gap fully written.

  • Chapter 3 complete and approved

    Methodology, design approach and planning written.

  • Cover page complete

    Title, student, advisor, department, date.

  • Abstract within word limit

    250 words or fewer.

  • All figures captioned and cited

    Number, caption, source, in-text reference.

Open submission checklist

Quality breakdown

Weighted contributions to your submission-readiness score.

Document completeness

25%

0%

0/19 sections drafted

Front matter

8%

83%

Required front matter present

Figures, tables, equations

10%

0%

0 uncited assets

Citation health

12%

100%

0 open citation issues

Technical writing

12%

100%

0 open writing issues

Technical rigor

15%

100%

0 open technical issues

Calculation checks

10%

0%

0 calculations logged

Drawings and models

4%

0%

0 drawings logged

Review closure

4%

100%

0 open comments

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