1. Associate Director of VIP
ECE credit for VIP
Dr. Randal Abler
Associate Director of VIP

2. Goal is to have a substantial experience in a VIP team
ECE Credit:
If a student takes six or more credits of VIP on one team, three can count as ECE elective credits and three can count as approved elective credits.
Any combination of VIP courses accumulating 6+ credits. Additional credits count as approved elective.
Goal is to have a substantial experience in a VIP team
2-2-2 or or …
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3. VIP participation towards Senior Design if:
(a) their VIP project is suitable for an EE or CmpE culminating design project,
(b) they have previously registered for the same VIP team in 3 successive semesters prior to taking Senior Design II (ECE 4012);
(c) during those semesters they take VIP for at least 1 – 2 – 2 credits
(d) the last two credits are taken in their senior year; and
(e) they satisfy all other senior design requirements, including completion of Senior Design I (ECE 4011)
Register for ECE 4012A + ECE 4012VP* by VIP permit
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4. ECE VIP Senior Design Course Sample
If a student follows this guideline (as a minimum), they would receive 3 ECE elective credits, 2 approved elective credits, and meet the senior design requirements. This is an approved exception to previous 6 credit rule.
VIP Course
Senior Design
Fall 2015
ECE 3811 VP3 (1 credit)*
Spring 2016
ECE 3812 VP3 (2 credit)
Fall 2016
ECE 4812 VP3 (2 credit)
ECE 4011 (2 credit)
Spring 2017
ECE 4012A + ECE 4012VP3 (3 credit)
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5. (a) Suitable EE or CmpE culminating design project
CmpE needs to have some hardware/software design and build tradeoffs
Teams do NOT need to be led by an ECE-based advisor
Not all teams have relevant work areas
Students must meet with Dr. Abler before registering for a VIP section of 4012
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6. ECE 4012 A + VP* Grading
Major deliverables per Senior Design are required
Preliminary Proposal
Proposal
Final Report
Final Presentation
Design Notebook
These deliverables are submitted to Randal Abler for grading per VIP
Collaboration with Team Advisor
Forwarded to Senior Design for long term archival & review
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7. ECE 4012VP* Grading (available on vip.gatech.edu):
The grading rubric for ECE4012VP* is per below. This replaces the standard ECE4012 rubric.
VIP Criteria
Design Notebooks and other documentation %
Technical Effort and Contributions 20 %
Teamwork %
Integration
Integration of VIP team tasks and timeline in proposal 2.5%
Integration of VIP team tasks and timeline in final report 2.5%
Culminating Design Criteria
Professionalism %
Project Proposal %
Final Project Oral Presentation 5 %
Final Project Demonstration 10%
Final Report %
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