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Senior Design Project – SDP14

Senior Design Project – SDP14. Introduction. Welcome to SDP14!. Senior Design Project Capstone project course One year to design, implement, and demonstrate system SDP is different from any other course Main emphasis on project (but there are a few lectures…) Teaming Practical skill set

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Senior Design Project – SDP14

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  1. Senior Design Project – SDP14 Introduction

  2. Welcome to SDP14! • Senior Design Project • Capstone project course • One year to design, implement, and demonstrate system • SDP is different from any other course • Main emphasis on project (but there are a few lectures…) • Teaming • Practical skill set • Creativity • Application of classroom knowledge • A great opportunity to gain project experience before you go out into the real world! • Design and build a system from scratch • Recruiters like to talk about SDP in interviews

  3. SDP14 Information • Web site • http://www.ecs.umass.edu/ece/sdp/sdp14/ • Course meetings • Thursdays 4:00 – 5:15 p.m. • Lectures: Hasbrouck 134 • Lab: Marcus 10/12 • Additional meetings: project reviews • See schedule on web site for details • Textbook • None SDP14 – 05 Sept’13

  4. SDP14 Personnel • Professor C.V. Hollot • hollot@ecs.umass.edu • Fran Caron • fkcaron@ecs.umass.edu SDP14 – 05 Sept’13

  5. SDP14 Course Deliverables • Design Documents • Report • Project Website • Review Presentations • Poster • System Prototype SDP14 – 05 Sept’13

  6. SDP14 Documents & Reports • Title and Abstract • Requirement Analysis • Block Diagram • Midway Report • Final Report SDP14 – 05 Sept’13

  7. SDP14 Presentations • Preliminary Design Review (PDR), week of October 7th • Midway Design Review (MDR), week of December 2rd • Comprehensive Design Review (CDR), week of Feb 24th • Final Project Review (FPR), week of April 7th • SDP Day: Friday April 25th • ECE Projects Showcase: Saturday, April 26th SDP14 – 05 Sept’13

  8. SDP14 Process • Teams of 4 students • Choose one team manager • Advisor • Each team chooses its own ECE faculty advisor • Meetings • Weekly team meetings • Weekly advisor meetings • Course meetings • Project budget: $500 • Some parts available in SDP lab or M5 SDP14 – 05 Sept’13

  9. Review and Grading Process • Review panels (PDR, MDR, CDR, FPR) • Panels consist of several professors from our department • 20 min presentation by team + 20 min Q&A • The final grade for ECE 415 (and ECE 416): • Advisor grade (50%): Given at the discretion of the advisor • Review Board grade (30%): Average of review panel grades • Course Coordinator grade (20%): Based on attendance, project documents and performance • Each team member graded individually. SDP14 – 05 Sept’13

  10. Teams/Advisers/Projects

  11. Assignments • Next week: develop elevator pitch/problem statement/abstract • Confirm faculty adviser by Tuesday, 17thSeptember • SDP T-shirts • Design contest • Submit image files to me • SDP14 class vote • M5 prints • Images due 19th Sept

  12. Career Events & Action Steps for the ECE Senior Cheryl Brooks, Director, Engineering Career and Student Development Center

  13. ECE Placement Statistics

  14. Where Did They Go IBM Tx. Instruments Cisco Cognizant General Dynamics Motorola Raytheon Seimens EMC2 Corporation Millitech Microsoft Intel MIT Lincoln Labs Teradyne Amazon BAE Cornell MIT U. Of Michigan UMass

  15. Average Starting Salaries • Average Starting Salary 2011: $65,000 • Average Starting Salary 2012: $63,250

  16. Three Pieces of Advice • Start EARLY and use ALL of your resources • Information Sessions • Career Fairs • Society Conferences (AICHE, SWE, NSBE, etc) • COE Career Center Website www.engineering.umass.edu/careercenter • www.umass.experience.com • Read MY Email to you! • Professors

  17. 2nd Piece of Advice • Make sure you are prepared to present your BEST self: • Resume (Resume/Career Fair Prep Workshop on September 12th, at 5:30 in Elab II) • Prepare your “30 second pitch” • Use technical lingo • Attend Interviewing Workshops/do a mock interview

  18. 3rd Piece of Advice • Know what companies are looking for and see yourself through THEIR eyes: • Technical prowess • Ability to solve problems • Relevant experience • Ability to communicate • Ability to work with others (teamwork) • Energy/Enthusiasm for the job

  19. Fall Career Events for ECE • Workshops • Resume/Career Fair Prep • Prepare for a professional conference • Interviewing • Job Offers—how to decide • Information Sessions (14 so far for ECE majors! More coming…. • Career Fair: Sept. 27th • Career Café: with Raytheon, Lutron

  20. Department Honors Seniors Meet with Professor Anderson SDP13 – 06 Sept’12

  21. Lab Rules • Marcus 10/12 • The code to 10 Marcus Hall 3245 • Hours are 24/7 • When entering the lab, ALL lights must be on. • No food, alcohol drinks, bicycles, skate boards, roller blades, radios and sporting equipment, unless it is part of your project. • PCs, password, and test equipment • Safety: • AC/DC electrical power tools • “Safety Glasses at all Times” • Fire • Chemical • First aid kit • UMass police • Lab bench sign-up (first come first serve) SDP13 – 06 Sept’12

  22. ARhT: Automated Relearning hand Therapy

  23. SAFE-T: Sensory Automated Fire Emergency Tool

  24. Theremillusion

  25. ABEL: Automated Belt Loader

  26. Place N Paste

  27. Senior Design Project Day • The big day… SDP13 – 06 Sept’12

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