ECE 2799 Term D2014 E lectrical and Computer Engineering Design

1. ECE 2799Term D2014Electrical and Computer Engineering Design Prof. Michalson Prof. Bitar

2. ECE 2799 Objectives • Understand the Engineering Design Process • Solve a Real Design Problem • Work Effectively in Teams • Communicate Effectively in both Written and Oral Form • Manage Project Scheduling and Finance • Address Ethics, Reliability, Safety and Regulatory Concerns

3. This is Not Like Other Courses! • ECE 2799 is run like a business and not like a typical ECE class • There is a lot of research, writing and thinking required • There is an emphasis on teamwork • Most lectures will be non-technical • There will be a LOT of time required outside the classroom

4. ECE 2799 - Aspects of Design ECE 2799 covers ALL aspects of design, including: Problem Definition Market Research Customer Requirements Product Requirements Brainstorming Decision Making Presentations/Reports Business / Finance / ROI Schedule / Quality / Cost Tradeoffs Corporate Organization ECE Design Options / Tradeoffs I/O Specifications Standards and Regulations Liability Ethics Design for Manufacturability Schematic Diagrams and PCBs Intellectual Property Quality and Reliability And more…

5. ECE 2799 Personnel & Organizational Chart Course Managers Prof. Michalson (Prof. Bitar) Design Engineers Hector Arroyo Petra Hartman Design Engineers Ryan Alexander Matthew Janiga Design Engineers Amber Desjardin John Gualdarrama Design Team 18 Design Team 13 Design Team 7 Design Team 12 Design Team 1 Design Team 6

6. ECE 2799 Websitehttp://ece.wpi.edu/~sjbitar • Course Description • Personnel and Contact Information • Syllabus and Course Schedule • Project Guidelines • Project Descriptions and Team Assignments • Technical Resources • Sample Exams and Reports • Academic Honesty Policy

7. Syllabus / Schedule • Note Exam Days • Note Lab (Design Review) Days • Homework (Weekly Project Reports) Due Dates • Final Design Review Date

8. Grading Policy • ExamComponent 45% of course grade • 3 in-class exams, equal value, individual effort • ProjectComponent 55% of course grade • 25% Weekly Team Reports & Final Report • 20% Functional Final Project • 10% Final Team Presentation (w/ individual evaluations) • NOTE: To pass the course, you must pass BOTH the exam component and the project component !

9. Wednesday Design ReviewsAttendance Mandatory! • Design Reviews focus on guiding you through the process and on project management • Your team will report out its progress to the other groups and to your Engineering Manager • You will get feedback on your ideas, your progress, and your presentation skills

10. Doing Your Design • You will work in assigned teams of three • Design happens outside scheduled times • Lab notebooks are a MUST • Make use of the Senior Engineering Staff • Plan on spending 10 - 15 productive hours per week outside of class working on your design (maybe more toward the end!)

11. What Did Previous Students Say?An Anonymous In-Class Survey Conducted by Prof. BitarTerm D07, N=21 (returned responses) • How many hours did you put into ECE 2799 each week, on average? Less than 10 10-15 15-20 20-25 More than 25 0% 0% 29% 29% 42% • How much did you personally accomplish in your project design? Almost nothing 0% A little 4% Quite a lot 79% Essentially the whole thing 17% • Pick the phrase that best describes your teamwork experience this term Very negative Somewhat negative Neutral Positive Very positive 2% 5% 19% 41% 33%

12. What Else Did They Say? An Anonymous In-Class Survey Conducted by Prof. BitarTerm D07, N=21 (returned responses) • Overall, how much did you learn from this course? Not as much as other course 5% Quite a lot 84% More than any other course I’ve taken 11% • Pick the phrase that best describes your overall satisfactionwith this course. Very unsatisfied Unsatisfied Neutral Satisfied Very satisfied 0% 5% 9% 24% 62%

13. Two Last Questions If you had this to do over again, what is one thing you would do differently? Be more engaged/work harder Focus on teamwork issues Take a lighter load Start project work earlier Have better/more background Study differently/more for tests If you could recommend one change for ECE 2799, what would it be? More emphasis on project, less on the exam … Less course work or count it for more credit …

14. Important Advice • DO NOT take this course if you are not ready for it • Your partners will suffer • You will suffer

15. ECE 2799 Prerequisites • You must have taken and passedall of the ECE Basic Core courses: • EE2010 – Intro to ECE • EE2022/2029 – Intro to Digital Circuits and Comp. Eng • EE2111/2019 – Physical Principles of ECE Applications • EE2311 – Continuous Time Signals and Systems • …and at least one Advanced Core course: • EE2112 – Electromagnetic Fields • EE2312 – Discrete Time Signals and Systems • EE2201 – Microelectronic Circuits I • EE2049 – Foundations of Embedded Comp. Systems

16. What Happens Next? • Fill out background survey before you leave today. • Teams will be formed by tomorrow. • Design challenge will be presented in Wed’s class. • All meet in AK 233 this first Wed!

17. Regarding the Survey… • Be honest… • about the courses you have taken. We form teams based on the information you provide. • Be realistic… • about the level of commitment you are willing and/or able to give to the course. • Disaster stories… • Unfortunately, we have a few…