ECE 2799 Term B2016 Electrical and Computer Engineering Design Prof. Bitar users.wpi.edu/~sjbitar

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

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

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…

ECE 2799 Personnel & Organizational Chart Course Coordinator Prof. Bitar Tech Support Mr. Appleyard Design Engineer Elizabeth Bliss Design Engineer Denver Cohen Design Team 1 Design Team 5 Design Team 6 Design Team 10

ECE 2799 Website https://my.wpi.edu/webapps/login/ 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

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

Grading Policy Exam Component 45% of course grade 3 in-class exams, equal value, individual effort Project Component 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 !

Wednesday Design Reviews Attendance 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

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!)

What Did Previous Students Say What Did Previous Students Say? An Anonymous In-Class Survey Conducted by Prof. Bitar Term 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%

What Else Did They Say. An Anonymous In-Class Survey Conducted by Prof What Else Did They Say? An Anonymous In-Class Survey Conducted by Prof. Bitar Term 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 satisfaction with this course. Very unsatisfied Unsatisfied Neutral Satisfied Very satisfied 0% 5% 9% 24% 62%

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 …

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

ECE 2799 Prerequisites You must have taken and passed at least three of the ECE Basic Core courses: EE2010 – Intro to ECE EE2029 – Intro to Digital Circuits and Comp. Eng EE2019 – 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

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 AK233 this first Wed!

Regarding the Survey… Be honest… Be realistic… Disaster stories… 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…