Junior Class Overview Senior Design Vito Moreno

Moreno Contact Information UTEB Room 388 860-486-5342 office moreno@engr.uconn.edu www.engr.uconn.edu/~moreno

Most Important Course Working a real World Problem (with a Customer) Your focus for the year One of the best tools for finding a job Can affect graduation Big Time Commitment 500-700 hours (each person) on projects Plus class meetings “The technical stuff is easy, the people stuff is hard” Deal with customer/sponsor, team mates, advisors, me

2014-15 SDP Summary 116 students 45 projects 2.5 students/team avg. 25 industry sponsors UCONN DOE, NSF, Clean Energy, etc… 3 joint projects 2 EE/CSE 1 MSE

Significant Growth Sustaining >40 projects per year 2014-2015 116 students 45 projects > 25 sponsors

Recent Sponsors

Broad Connecticut Support Sponsor Motivation New Thinking Hiring Access to Faculty

Two Elements of Senior Design 2 semester course Sponsored Projects Class Meetings Work in Teams Research Analysis Design Testing Deliverables (open ended) Lectures Instructor Guest Speakers Written Assignments Assessments Oral Presentations

Senior Design Format Project Team - 2 -3 students/Faculty Advisor

ME4972/4973 Classes Resumes Innovation Communication Teamwork IP, Patents, NDAs Guest Lecturers……. Attendance Taken

Grading Rubric ME 4972 (Fall) ME 4972 (Spring) Communication 40% 20%   ME 4972 (Spring) Communication 40% 20% Written Reports Oral Presentations Professional Performance* Effort/Attendance Commitments Technical Performance* Techncial Performance* 30% Problem Solving Creativity Results Project Evaluation* Demo Day * includes faculty, instructors and sponsor feedback

Assessments are Important Components of Grading Each Semester Sponsor Faculty Students Identifies Level of Effort Critical issues Action plans

Action Items for you Shop Safety Course ENGR 4590 Peter Glaude Instructor Summer, fall intersession Need your Clicker 2 system Check your E-Mail frequently (Uconn.edu) Printing Fees -$25 Write stuff down !

Read Roles and Responsibilities Senior Design Program [SDP] Guidelines

Project Sign Ups – 1st week

Honors Program Accelerated Masters You and the Faculty Advisor Must declare before we start teams

Demo Day May 1!