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Current State of Capstone Courses

Capstone Sequence CEN UG Program CEN Curriculum Sub-committee Manuel Bermudez, Doug Dankel , Karl Gugel, Herman Lam, Mark Schmalz, Eric Schwartz. Current State of Capstone Courses. CEN students have vastly different capstone design experience Software track

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Current State of Capstone Courses

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  1. Capstone SequenceCEN UG ProgramCEN Curriculum Sub-committeeManuel Bermudez, Doug Dankel, Karl Gugel, Herman Lam, Mark Schmalz, Eric Schwartz

  2. Current State of Capstone Courses • CEN students have vastly different capstone design experience • Software track • One senior-design course (CEN 4912), offered in CISE • Not all projects have to work in teams • External advisors (professors, IT managers, etc.) • Software-mostly project, no hardware laboratory equipment available • Hardware track • Two-course sequence (Design 1 EEL 3923, Design 2 EEL 4914) • Must have teams of two students, minimal outside advisors • 95% projects use microprocessor; must have analog content • Staff members and TAs for support of both classes/labs

  3. Proposed CEN Capstone Sequence • CEN capstone sequence consists of 2required courses • CEN Design 1: CEN 3923 • Prerequisite to CEN Design 2 • Provides training and integration of skills necessary for successful project in CEN Design 2 • CEN Design 2: CEN 4924 • Capstone design class required for all CEN students • Design projects can range from one extreme (all software) to the other extreme (all hardware), or have both • From “What is Computer Engineering” slide: With respect to our program, Computer Engineering falls within a continuum between Computer Science and Electrical Engineering CEN 3923 Design 1 CEN 4924 Design 2

  4. CEN Design 2: CEN 4924 • Class for capstone design project • CEN 4024 will have two sections • CEN 4924 Section 1 • Directed toward projects with a software emphasis • To be offered in the CISE Department • CEN 4924 Section 2 • Directed toward projects with a hardware emphasis • To be offered in the ECE Department, co-listed with EEL 4924 - opportunity to be part of project working with EE students if appropriate • Common CEN 4924 requirements (both sections) • Must involve knowledge learned from multiple courses • Requires team projects (exceptions approved by instructor) • Requires advisor(current CISE model), with default advisor being instructor • Requires presentations and written final report

  5. CEN Design 1: CEN 3923 • Prerequisite to CEN 4924 • Provides training and integration of skills necessary for successful project in CEN 4924 • CEN 3923 will also have two sections • CEN 3923 Section 1 • General Design 1 course to prepare CEN students for either CEN 4924 section • CEN 3923 Section 2 • For CEN students who plan to perform a senior project with heavy hardware emphasis • CEN 3923 will be co-listed with EEL 3923 and be offered in the ECE department

  6. Summary and Conclusions CEN 3923 Section 2 co-list with EEL 3923 B C A B CEN 3923 Section 1 (new course) • Common capstone design experience • Design 1 course prepare students • Design 2 course capstone design project • Flexible specialization • Similar to CEN curriculum, students have flexibility to select projects relevant to their career choice • Implementable: • No significantdisruption to existing course offerings • CEN 3923 Section 1 is the only new course A: CEN Software skills B: CEN Hardware skills C: EE skills CEN 4924 Section 2 co-list with EEL 4924 CEN 4924 Section 1 CEN 4924 Section 2

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