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ECE 396 – Senior Design I

ECE 396 – Senior Design I. Fall 2013 Semester Lecture 1 Introduction to Senior Design. Instructor:. Dr. Vahe Caliskan vahe@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/~vahe. This course teaches:. Engineering design Project Teamwork Oral and written presentation skills Project Management

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ECE 396 – Senior Design I

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  1. ECE 396 – Senior Design I Fall 2013 Semester Lecture 1 Introduction to Senior Design

  2. Instructor: Dr. Vahe Caliskan vahe@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/~vahe

  3. This course teaches: • Engineering design • Project Teamwork • Oral and written presentation skills • Project Management • Professional Awareness

  4. The textbook: J. Eric Salt and Robert Rothery, Design for Electrical and Computer Engineers, John Wiley & Sons, 2001, ISBN: 978-0471391463. This text will be used as a reference. I will make the necessary material available on Blackboard.

  5. ECE 396 “deliverables” • Final report presenting the paper design of a product that your group has come up with • Formal presentation of your design during 15th or 16th week

  6. ECE 397 “deliverables” • Final report documenting the complete design effort, and a demonstration of your product • Formal presentation of your design during 15th or 16th week • Participation in the Engineering EXPO

  7. Lecture Topics • The design process • Public speaking • Teamwork • UIC resources • Safety • Project management • Documentation

  8. Lecture Topics (cont’d) • Licensing • Liability • Industry standards, codes and regulations • Intellectual property • Engineering ethics

  9. Lecture Topics (cont’d) • Reliability • Modeling / simulation • Prototyping • Ergonomics, user interface • Energy requirements • Maintainability • Manufacturability

  10. Lecture Topics (cont’d) • Redundancy • UIC Senior Design EXPO • Continuing education • Research and graduate studies • Professional societies • Specifications • Mail-order part suppliers

  11. Possible presentation topics • ECE News • Company profile • New product overview • Mini-design topic • Tools of the trade • Your group’s design topic

  12. How I will rate your presentations • Content - was it interesting, accurate, with references provided? • Clarity - were you clearly heard and understood by the class? • Appearance - was the presentation visually impressive?

  13. General Presentation Guidelines • Use visual aids • Have speaker’s notes • Provide references • Keep it short and to the point • Assume an ECE audience

  14. Most importantly  you need not feel nervous, because ... • expectations are low • consequences are insignificant • everyone must do it • practice is what you need • life is short

  15. Common mistakes • Not facing the audience • Not being heard by all • Reading along with the audience • Too much information per slide • Excessive effects that serve no purpose

  16. Considerations When Choosinga Design Project Topic • Does every member of your group find it interesting? • Does it serve a useful purpose, address some need? • Will it help expand your ECE knowledge and skills? • Will it look good on your resume, help you find a job? • Will every member of your group be able to meaningfully contribute in its design?

  17. Considerations When Choosinga Design Project Topic • Is it feasible to accomplish with the available resources? • money • time • equipment • information, expert help • means of fabrication • your technical competence • development tools

  18. Considerations When Choosinga Design Project Topic • Is it an ethical goal to pursue? • Will it create any safety concerns? • danger to the user • danger to the environment • Will parts be available when you need them? • May its operation be simulated before the final product is completed?

  19. ECE Design Project Categories(according to physical description) • stand-alone circuit • a circuit that interfaces with existing products • stand-alone circuit with software (embedded processor) • software only • an algorithm, fabrication method, IC layout, or other description of a process

  20. ECE Design Project Categories(according to function) • personal convenience • communications • test & measurement • educational aid • engineering design tool • aid to the disabled • proof of concept demo

  21. ECE Design Project Categories(according to function) • memory device • signal or data processor • security, monitoring • interface • algorithm or process • art

  22. Take advantage of … • breadboarding • PC platform • free samples, student discounts • knowledge from your hobby, job, expert sources • available facilities • existing products for parts • existing products for ideas, solution methods • development tools

  23. Engineering involves … • applying the knowledge of science, technology, past experience • judgment and creativity of design • solving society’s problems

  24. Engineering Design involves … knowledge and creativity methodically applied to obtain a product / process meeting certain specifications to satisfy a need

  25. Our text targets … • senior engineering students … • with the attitude that engineering design may be prescribed and taught … • to bridge the gap between the academic and real worlds and … • to be used later as a reference

  26. An engineering design reality Good Fast Cheap (pick any two!)

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