ECE - 156

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2. ECE - 156Staff and Contact Infohttp://www.student.seas.gwu.edu/~ecesrd/instructor/instructor.html • Prof. T. J. Manuccia • manuccia@gwu.edu • http://home.gwu.edu/~manuccia • Prof. C. Korman • korman@gwu.edu • Guest Lecturer P. Wihl • embedded@gwu.edu

3. ECE - 156 / 157 / 158Course Sequence Overview (1) • Engineering DESIGN not research • You will produce a device containing HW and/or SW • It is an introduction to, and simulation of a real-world engineering environment • You will not be spoon-fed No multiple choice questions No single textbook No “build-this-circuit” type labs Almost all feedback will be verbal - you take notes • You will be expected to synthesize needed solutions from diverse sources

4. ECE - 156 / 157 / 158Course Sequence Overview (2) • These will likely be the hardest, most important and most time-consuming ECE courses you have ever taken. • Disregard the fact that these courses total only 6 credit hours. • These is a “capstone” course sequence. • If you fail any one of these courses, you will not graduate with an ECE degree. • It is not uncommon for several people to fail each semester. • Set aside enough time to THINK and do the work. • You should not be carrying a heavy course load while taking any of these courses

5. ECE - 156 / 157 / 158Prerequisites • Junior status, then successful completion of 156 and 157. • Facile with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio. • Rock-solid grasp of EE fundamentals • e.g., if you can not immediately and without preparation tell me exactly how a resonant circuit works, you will likely have terrible difficulties in this course • Adequate course work and lab experience in the specialty areas needed for the project you select. For example: • Analog circuits, digital circuits, microcontrollers, RF, sensors, power systems, filters, signal processing, biomedical specialties, assembly programming, etc.

6. ECE - 156 / 157 / 158Course Goals (1) • An understanding of “requirements” and “specifications” • An understanding of the recursive decomposition of a project into smaller and smaller modules, with requirements and specifications set at each stage of decomposition • An understanding of what it really takes to have an engineering project be “yours” • I should be able to point to any connection, component, or module in your project, at any point in the design process, and you should be able to instantly tell me • what signals or voltages that line carries • what are the specifications of the devices that produce and receive that signal • what would happen if that signal is perturbed in any way • why you picked the circuit you did and not another • etc.

7. ECE - 156 / 157 / 158Course Goals (2) • An introduction to project economics and scheduling • Use of Microsoft Project • Gantt and similar charts • Competency in presentation and reporting techniques for engineering projects • An introduction to ORCAD for simulation and printed circuit board (PCB) layout. • An introduction to mechanical design for electronic products • Beginning-to-end exposure to a non-trivial engineering project

8. ECE - 156Textbooks • Required: • None • Highly recommended: • Horowitz and Hill, “The Art of Electronics”

9. ECE - 156Class Meeting Time & Duration • ECE 156 Section 10 ECBE Capstone Project Lab I , 1.0 credits • Is taught by Manuccia • In TOMP 303 on Friday , at 10:00am-11:15am • CRN: 67075 • From: 01/18/05 To: 05/05/05 • ECE 156 Section 11 ECBE Capstone Project Lab I , 1.0 credits • Is taught by Manuccia • In TOMP 306 on Friday , at 11:15am-12:30pm • CRN: 67076 • From: 01/18/05 To: 05/05/05 • We would like to combine the two sections into a single longer session on non-lab weeks. If anyone has a conflict, tell me now and/or please email me.

10. ECE - 156Ethics - The “short version” • Each student must write, submit, and present his or her own report. • PLAGIARISM IS AN ACT OF ACADEMIC DISHONESTY AND WILL NOT BE TOLERATED!(http://www.gwu.edu/~ntegrity/code.html) • If the student has no previous “record”, on the first incident of plagiarism, the student will receive a zero on the assignment and a permanent notation on his transcript. • On the second incident, the student will be given a failing grade on the course and will not graduate on time. • Quotes and other information from outside sources must be acknowledged in both reports and presentations. • We expect students to find and use other people’s circuits, application notes from manufacturers, concepts from books, journal articles, reports, etc. If you don’t make use of such material, you are re-inventing the wheel and likely making things difficult for yourself. • However, if you don’t cite the source of such material, even out of simple forgetfulness, you risk being accused of plagiarism. Don’t risk your graduation by neglecting to cite your sources.

11. ECE - 156What constitutes a good, feasible senior project? • Not too difficult -- not too easy • We will give you help on this, but you should think in these terms as well • Likely different for EE, Computer E., and BME students • Depends on which courses you have taken, how well you did, your lab skills, etc. • Depends on financial and other resources available to you

12. ECE - 156 • Sources of Ideas for Senior Projects • General comments: • http://home.gwu.edu/~manuccia/ECE163-Fall2004/CourseNotesByWeek/Week%230%20-%202004-09-02/Places%20to%20get%20ideas%20for%20senior%20projects01.doc • SBIR program: • http://home.gwu.edu/~manuccia/ECE163-Fall2004/CourseNotesByWeek/Week%230%20-%202004-09-02/SBIR%20program%20solicitations01.doc • Specific topics from the NIH SBIR program: • http://home.gwu.edu/~manuccia/ECE163-Fall2004/CourseNotesByWeek/Week%230%20-%202004-09-02/Typical%20topics%20from%20the%20NIH%20program%20announcement01.doc

13. ECE - 156Homework #1 • 1. Develop a presentation describing 3 ideas for senior design projects. Use 3 slides to explain each proposed device. Describe what it is, why it is needed, *exactly* what it needs to do and what it isn't required to do. Describe the resources and academic skills needed to successfully execute the project. • 2. Prepare and submit to us a CV / Resume and your academic transcript. Make sure you list your major/concentration and any specific interests & career plans you may have.

14. ECE - 156Deliverables - Format, timing, # copies, etc. • Historically, deliverables in ECE 163-164 have had to be bound professionally. This semester only, i.e., ECE156, we do not require this. • We require 3 printed copies of all presentations and reports to be handed in at the beginning of class. • Printed copies of PowerPoint presentations should have 2 slides per page. Either single or double sided copies are acceptable. • We require an electronic copy of all deliverables (ie, both reports and presentations) to be sent to ecesrd@gmail.google.com by the start of class. • All other emails to us should go to our regular gwu.edu accts. • The subject line of all emails should always begin with “ECE156 - then the real subject”

15. ECE - 156Notifications, General Comments & Resources • Cancellations and other urgent notifications will be sent out by mass email to all registered students. • This is the first semester ECE-156 has been offered. It is a modification of previously offered ECE-163. Roughly, 156 will cover up to the “White Paper” of 163, plus the use of Microsoft Project and Orcad. • We do not yet have a web site up for 156, however, the appropriate sections of the site for ECE163 will be a good approximation of what the 156 site will contain. • http://www.student.seas.gwu.edu/~ecesrd/description/description.html#ece163

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