ELEC 490/498 Electrical / Computer Engineering Project Instructors:
Dr. Mike Korenberg Korenberg,, P.Eng. P.Eng. Dr. Carlos Saavedra, P.Eng. P.Eng. Teaching Assistants:
Ahmed ElEl-Gabaly Amish Servansing 1
Tutorial 1 Overview ELEC 49X introduction • • • • • • • •
Deliverables Marking Scheme Timeline Resources Funding Intellectual Property Competitions Questions ?
These slides will be posted on the web shortly after today today’s s tutorial 2
Course Information Course WebWeb-Site •
http://www.ece.queensu.ca/undergraduate/ugradcourses/elec49x.html htt // / d d t / d / l 49 ht l
• Main source of information, check Notices regularly Details about course in the Course Guide Announcements will be made • On the course website • Though email • During tutorials
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Course Objectives To propose, design, build, test and present a project which deals with hardware and/or software, and which produces a real, tangible result
OR To propose and study a thesis topic and then prepare a detailed thesis to solve a significant, well--defined industrial or research problem well
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Project / Thesis Goals  To make students familiar with an industrial setting or research area  To make students aware of the demands that might be placed on an engineer in his or her first year in the workplace/graduate studies
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Elec49X CEAB Desired Outcomes From CEAB grad attributes committee (chaired by Prof. Brian Frank)
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CEAB • Identifies pproblem,, known and unknown information,, uncertainties, and biases • Creates process for solving problem including justified approximations and assumptions • Selects and applies appropriate model and analysis to solve problems • Evaluates validity of results and model for error, uncertainty • Identify problem and constraints including health and safety risks, applicable standards, economic, environmental, cultural and societal considerations 7
CEAB • Applies pp appropriate pp p knowledge, g , jjudgement, g , and design g tools,, in creating and analyzing conceptual design solutions to select best concept • Creates and tests simulations, models, and/or prototypes at various points in design with complexity appropriate to design stage • Assesses design performance based on requirements requirements, yield, yield reliability, and/or safety as appropriate p and conducts design g • Identifies ppossibilities for further improvement review to evaluate performance of the overall process. • Evaluates techniques, resources, and tools to identify their limitations with respect to needs 8
CEAB • Applies appropriate techniques, tools, and processes to accomplish a task • Evaluates appropriateness of results from several engineering techniques and tools • Demonstrates capacity for initiative and technical or team leadership while respecting others' roles • Evaluates team effectiveness and plans for improvements • Writes and revises documents using appropriate discipline-specific conventions ti • Demonstrates accurate use of technical vocabulary • Demonstrates D t t confidence fid in i formal f l andd informal i f l orall communic. i • Uses appropriate referencing to cite previous work
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CEAB • Uses graphics to explain, interpret, and assess information • Integrates standards, codes of practice, and legal and regulatory factors into decision-making processes (as appropriate) • Demonstrates professional bearing • Considers economic, social, and environmental factors and/or impacts in decisions • Evaluates trade-offs among goals and concepts • Explains p the societal,, enterprise, p , and/or technical context of the system y • Critically evaluates procured information for authority, currency, and objectivity. • Demonstrate skills of self-education 10
Course Organization Parties Involved • Student groups made of 3 members only • Course instructors and TA • Faculty project supervisors • Technical Services – Contact person: Steve Humphrey – Location: WLH 101 – email: ecetech@post.queensu.ca Tutorials (attendance required) • Fall term: Thursdays at 1:30 pm in WLH 210 11
Available Projects  Primarily proposed by ECE Faculty already listed on the web  Also g generated by y industry y or students ECE Faculty supervisor required
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Student Generated Projects Create a description profile page Similar format to faculty projects on web Give to faculty you interview
Instructors will assign a project # and append student projects to list on the web Deadline: Monday, Sept. 20 at 4:00pm We won’t post these descriptions
Proposing a project does NOT guarantee it will be the project you work on! 13
Timeline– Timeline –Fall Semester Group formation • Deadline: End of TODAYs tutorial • Groups of 3 only • Members can be from different options, but project must be crosscross-disciplined • Sign Sign--up sheet will be available at the end of the tutorial • Instructors will assign group numbers in the middle of next week and inform class 14
Timeline– Timeline –Fall Semester 1. Group/Faculty Interviews • Today T d until til Wed. W d Sept. S t 30th • Groups contact faculty to meet and discuss potential projects p p j • Can discuss facultyfaculty-proposed or student student-proposed projects • No need to decided definitively during meeting – Will be done later by instructors using groupgroup-project matching software
• MAKE SURE FACULTY KNOW YOUR NAMES – Suggestion: provide an info sheet of names and interests, experience, etc – Make an effort to impress p the faculty y – sell them on y your groups interests and abilities 15
Timeline– Timeline –Fall Semester 2. Groups rank Projects •
Rank up to 8 projects and 5 minimum – The more you rank, the more likely it is you will get a favorable match • Deadline Wednesday Sept. 30th, 5:00 pm • Email rankings to amish.servansing@queensu.ca • Format: e.g. 1 nm1 nm2 pja1 pja2 web1 Group#1{space}choice1{space}choice2 etc • If proposing student generated project, project, remember to rank it – In this case, do not submit rankings before Friday Sept. 25th at 4:00pm since we need time to update the list with all student generated projects and provide project numbers to these groups 16
Timeline– Timeline –Fall Semester 3. Supervisors rank Groups • By 5:00 pm, Friday Oct. 1
4. Group Group--Project assignment • Computer generated results made available between Mon. Oct 4th and Fri. Oct 8th on course website, or via email
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Timeline– Timeline –Fall Semester 5. Project Proposal • •
Document discussed at Tutorial, Tutorial October 7 Proposal submission required by October 25 – One hardcopy, 1:00pm, ELEC 490/498 Assignment Box in WLH – Plus, one submitted to supervisor directly at supervisor’s preferred method (e.g. email, hardcopy, etc)
6. Project Proposal Meetings • • •
Held on October 28 and 29 Each Group meets assigned Course Instructors to discuss their Project Proposal document Sign--up sheets will be posted next to WLH 101 Sign
Bi--weekly meetings with supervisors Bi •
Very y important p before proposal p p to iron out details/specifications, p , goals 18
Timeline– Timeline –Fall Semester Tutorials Date
Description
S t 30 Sept.
I f Information ti on G Graduate d t Studies St di
October 7
Proposal Document Information
October 14
Digital Information Resources
November 4
Blueprint Document Information
November 18 PCB Design Tutorial & Technical Services Information
Note: There will be two or three GUEST tutorials that are required for CEAB accreditation. These tutorials will be held sometime in October and November. Attendance is mandatory.
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Timeline– Timeline –Winter Semester Bi Bi--weekly meetings with supervisors
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Timeline– Timeline –Winter Semester Final Presentations • •
Two-day Symposium held on March 23 and 24 TwoAttendance open to instructors, faculty, students, industry partners
Open House • • •
Thurs April 8th P j t displayed Project di l d for f instructors, i t t faculty, f lt staff t ff and d students t d t Poster required; template and printing provided
Final Report: due March 31, 31 1:00 p.m. pm
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Timeline– Timeline –Winter Semester Tutorials • Two or three organizational tutorials – e.g. Final Document preparation • Possibly an invited speaker or two
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Comments on the Timeline Two documents and two meetings are due in the F ll term Fall t • You have to hit the ground running in order to be successful in this course • Proposal P l Document: D t St State t your generall intentions, i t ti including i l di quantitative goals. In this report, you identify the unknowns. • Blueprint Document: State HOW you will achieve those goals, and what your timeline is. is In this report, report there are no unknowns.
Final report; final presentation; and Open House (including a poster) are due in the Winter term • This gives you plenty of uninterrupted time to complete your projects, provided you maintain a good pace
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Deliverables Proposal Document Proposal Meeting Blueprint p Document Blueprint Meeting Final Presentation Open House Demo •
Poster
Final Report
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Marking Scheme Instructor Proposal Document
4.5 45%
Proposal Meeting
2.5 %
Blueprint Document
8.5 %
Blueprint p Meeting g
5%
Final Presentation
7.5 %
Open House Demo
2.5 %
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Poster
Final Report
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Marking Scheme Instructor
Supervisor
Proposal Document
4.5
4.5
Proposal Meeting
2.5
2.5
Blueprint Bl i t Document D t
85 8.5
85 8.5
Blueprint Meeting
5
5
Final Presentation
7.5
7.5
Open House Demo
2.5
2.5
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50
•Poster
Final Report
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Resources Work space can be arranged by Project Supervisor Integrated Learning Center(ILC) •
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Locker booking available after group formation is complete – see Jane Davies, Davies Administrative Assistant Assistant, ILC Room 300 300, or any other Administrative Assistant – email: ilc@post.queensu.ca – phone: 533533-3130 Short--term group room booking at the ILC is available to all APSC Short students – 2 hrs/day per student – 40 hrs/term – book online or at the kiosk in the ILC atrium Other rooms available, contact 533533-3130 – E.g. g multimedia room,, or room 310 boardroom 27
Project Funding Project funding sources may include: • • • • •
ECE Department; maximum $400 Faculty Supervisor Industry yp partner Group members If ECE pays for ANY of it, then ECE owns ALL of it – but not IP
No reimbursement p procedure for individual purchases • All purchases should be made through Technical Services 28
Intellectual Property Intellectual Property (IP) • IP shared h d among the th inventors i t – Faculty Supervisor – Industry partner – Students St d t • Other arrangements can be made by signing an appropriate IP agreement
Product Ownership • If any portion of the project funding comes from the ECE Department, the resulting product belongs to the ECE Department • Buy Buy--back option available upon project completion
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Competitions PEO paper competition [mid[mid-late March] • Selection S l ti off fi finalist li t based b d on paper abstracts b t t • Presentations by finalists
IEEE paper student night [late March] • Selection of finalist based on abstracts • Oral presentations by finalists • Winner goes on to the Eastern Ontario Student Paper Competition
Open house project awards • Top projects selected by a panel of judges
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Competitions Goal for this year: To increase the number of ELEC 49X groups that participate. participate Entering the competitions increases your workload Competition requirements overlap work required by course: • •
1-2 page summary off work k = Ab Abstract/Executive t t/E ti Summary S required i d in i final report 10--15 minute presentation = Technical component of final presentation 10
Entering Competition: • •
Valuable writing & public speaking experience A chance to showcase your work & knowledge
Winning g Competition: p • •
Cash Awards Resume Highlight that separates you from other applicants
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Next Tutorial
 Information Session on Graduate Studies, SEPTEMBER 30
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Questions?
Group Formation
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