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CEGR 492 · Chapter 3 — Research Methodology

Team Responsibilities

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

Roles, Responsibilities and Communication Plan

Assign accountability with a RACI matrix and set the communication and decision rules.

Assign accountability with a RACI matrix and set the communication and decision rules.

Learning objectives

  • Define roles by discipline strength
  • Build a RACI matrix
  • Set meeting and decision protocols

Engineering guidance

Exactly one person is Accountable for each activity. Everyone else supports.

FE Civil connection

Ethics and Professional Responsibility

Handbook §21 — Teams and professional conduct (placeholder)

  • Who is accountable when two members disagree?
  • How is a design decision recorded?
  • What belongs in a meeting record?

Technical methodology planner

Plan Chapter 3 against the exact equations, standards, data sources and design checks you will execute in Capstone II.

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