SUNY
New Paltz
Department of
Electrical and Computer Engineering
EE40408 Senior
Design 1 (3 credits)
Course
Syllabus
Professors:
Ghader Eftekhari, x3722, eftekhar@engr.newpaltz.edu
Julio González, x3724, gonzalj@engr.newpaltz.edu
Baback Izadi, x3823, bai@engr.newpaltz.edu
Yaser Khalifa, x3764, yaserma@engr.newpaltz.edu
Hassan Kalhor, x3721, kalhorh@engr.newpaltz.edu
Michael Otis, x3827, otism@engr.newpaltz.edu
Damodaran Radhakrishnan, x3772, damu@engr.newpaltz.edu
Faramarz Vaziri, x3811, vazirif@engr.newpaltz.edu
Mohammad Zunoubi, x3932, zunoubm@engr.newpaltz.edu
Literature: Library of
Senior Design Projects. Click here for Senior Design Project Database.
Duration:
One semester
(i) To gain experience in conceiving and writing a project proposal that considers realistic engineering constraints. To learn how to plan and organize a teamwork project.
(ii)
To
gain experience in keeping organized records on project advancements. To gain
experience in clearly conveying all these advancements in a progress report
NOTE: At the end of the course, student will evaluate to what degree the course objectives have been met.
1. Course Outcomes
In order to pass this course, the student must:
(i) Submit a Senior Design Proposal, which must be approved by the project supervisor (s) before the end of the semester.
(ii) Keep a logbook and write a progress report at the end of the semester.
These
procedures are executed by using the Senior Design Proposal Form and the
Logbook and Progress Report Form.
In order for the Senior Design Proposal to be approved, you must complete all the points below:
Students must select the advisor
or advisors whose area of expertise best matches the field of the design topic
they have in mind. Click here for a Senior Design Project Database
(arranged by advisor).
·
Select
a team
Teams must have at least two members. Two kinds of teams are allowed: department
and industry teams.
(a) Department teams: they consist exclusively of students in the
ECE Department working under a faculty supervisor.
(b) Industry teams: They consist of a student or students working
within a team in a Company under combined supervision of an industry and a
faculty member. However, in this case, there must exist a written agreement
between the industry supervisor and the faculty supervisor, clearly providing
the latter complete control of the students working in the project on all
academic-related aspects. With such an agreement, a relevant design project
executed by a student(s) working in an industrial team as part of a permanent
job, Co-op, or internship, will be able to be considered as a senior design
project.
Individual projects will be possible but not very
common; students must obtain a waiver from the Department Chairperson for these
projects.
Describe the proposed design
topic and clearly state the design objectives following the guidelines below:
(a) The design topic must include at
least four of the following seven realistic engineering constraints: 1)
economic, 2) environmental, 3) sustainable, 4) manufacturability, 5) ethical, 6)
health and safety, 7) social and political.
(b)
The
design must consider relevant engineering standards as well.
(c)
Every
team must plot a tentative work schedule.
(a) Identify the project sub-topics, responsibilities
and contributions expected from each team member.
Every team must keep an “electronic” logbook
for recording the following items:
·
Minutes
of meetings held with your faculty supervisor
·
Partial
advancements in the projects
At the end of the semester, every team must
submit a progress report. The progress report will include:
The project advisor will grade the Senior Design Proposal and Progress Report, according to the following criteria:
Senior Design
Proposal
Selection, description and planning of design topic: 50%
(The advisor will grade the team, not individuals
within the team)
Amount of progress toward final goal: 25%
Ability to communicate in writing: 10%
(The advisor will grade the team, not individuals
within the team)
Ability to work in a team 15%
(The advisor will grade team members individually)
Total: 100%
Note: Failing to obtain an approved Senior Design
Proposal by the end of the semester will
signify failing Senior Design 1.
6. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COURSE OBJECTIVES AND PROGRAM’S OBJECTIVES
This section is of an informative character. First, it states the common educational objectives of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Programs. Second, for the sake of clarity, it restates the course objectives of section 2, and third, it establishes the connection between program and course objectives.
6.1. Program’s Educational
Objectives:
I) Fundamental Knowledge: The Electrical and Computer
Engineering Programs will provide students with fundamental knowledge of
mathematics, Sciences and engineering, in order for them to apply this
knowledge to the solution of electrical engineering problems.
II) Design and Practical
Skills: The
Electrical and Computer Engineering Programs will enable students to perform
engineering design subject to engineering standards and constrains. In
addition, the program will provide students with hands-on experience for
implementing such designs.
(i) To gain experience in conceiving and writing a project proposal that considers realistic engineering constraints. To learn how to plan and organize a teamwork project.
(ii) To gain experience in keeping organized records on project advancements. To gain experience in clearly conveying all these advancements in a progress report
(iii) To learn how to produce preliminary design and perform preparatory experimentation
6.3.Link between Course
Objectives and Program Objectives
Course Objective |
Contributes
to |
Program Objective |
|
(i) |
à |
III |
|
(ii) |
à |
III |
|
(iii) |
à |
II |