ECET 402,
Senior Project II, Syllabus Fall, 2008
Class Hours
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Monday |
3:15 – 5:25 |
Tuesday: 4:30 - 6:00 and Thursday: 2:00 - 3:00
Snow Phone
973-596-3000 (Announcements for day classes by 6 AM,
evening classes by 2 PM)
Course Notes Will Be Provided To
Registered Students
Course Objectives
Upon
completion of ECET 402 you will be able to:
1. Finalize Design and
Functional Specifications for a project
2. Monitor the progress of this
project and make improvements
3. Finalize deliverables and
their test procedures
4. Apply your critical
thinking, research and communication skills.
5. Build, test, troubleshoot
the software and hardware of a prototype and redesign where necessary
6. Understand, appreciate and apply ethics,
professionalism and life long learning.
Syllabus for ECET
402
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Week |
Date |
Activity |
(Hard Copies) Document(s) Due |
|
1 |
9/8 |
Discuss
course requirements Re-Establish
working groups |
|
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2 |
9/15 |
Oral
Progress Report # 1 including: your project’s status, changes, problems and a
description of Deliverable #1. Bring
boards, software, etc |
·
Updated Functional Specifications ·
Agenda for review meeting. |
|
3 |
9/22 |
Project
Review Meeting I |
·
Peer Review and first draft of Deliverables/ Test Procedure** ·
Updated Design Specifications |
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4 |
9/29 |
Placement
Office Presentation Project
Development Work |
·
Written Progress Report # 1 ·
Final Deliverables/ Test Procedure document |
|
5 |
10/6 |
Testing
of Deliverable # 1 |
·
Deliverable #1 reports from testers. ·
Minutes of review meeting. |
|
6 |
10/13 |
Oral
Progress Report # 2 (See
week # 2 for details) |
·
Agenda for review meeting. ·
Marketing Project Summary |
|
7 |
10/20 |
Project
Review Meeting II |
|
|
8 |
10/27 |
Testing
of Deliverable # 2 |
·
Written Progress Report # 2 . ·
Deliverable #2 reports from testers. ·
Minutes of review meeting. |
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9 |
11/3 |
Project
Development Work |
·
Agenda for review meeting. |
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10 |
11/10 |
Project
Review Meeting III |
·
Written Progress Report # 3 ·
Updated Operator’s Manual |
|
11 |
11/17 |
Testing
of Deliverable # 3 Discussion
of Final Project Presentations |
·
Deliverable #3 reports from testers. ·
Minutes of review meeting. |
|
13 |
11/24 |
Project
Development Work |
·
Peer Review of Technical Manual** ·
Last chance to submit technical society meeting or journal article
reports. |
|
14 |
12/1 |
* Project Presentations
& Deliverable # 4 |
·
Technical Manual (includes test results of all four deliverables) |
|
14 |
12/8 |
* Project Presentations
& Deliverable # 4 |
|
* Students are
expected to use PowerPoint and provide handouts and demonstrate their working
prototypes, with each presentation < 15 minutes.
** Bring one
copy of document for instructor and other copies for use in working groups.
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Outcome # 1. Students will finalize the design and functional
specifications for their project. |
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Strategies and Actions |
TAC of ABET Criterion 2 |
Program Outcomes |
Assessment Methods |
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Taking
the design and functional specs developed
in ECET 401, project teams will update and make any necessary revisions. |
a
– g, k |
1
– 4, 7, 8 |
Oral
and written peer review. Instructor review and grading. |
|
Outcome # 2. Students will monitor the progress of this project and make
improvements. |
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Strategies and Actions |
TAC of ABET Criterion 2 |
Program Outcomes |
Assessment Methods |
|
Through
written and oral progress reports, project review meetings, presentations in class
and as a group to instructor the students gain feedback and make improvements
to their projects. |
e,
g, k |
1
- 4, 7, 8 |
Oral
and written peer review. Instructor review and grading. |
|
Outcome # 3. Students will finalize deliverables and their test
procedures |
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Strategies and Actions |
TAC of ABET Criterion 2 |
Program Outcomes |
Assessment Methods |
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Project
teams will update and revise a detailed deliverable/test procedure document |
a
– g, k |
1
- 4, 7, 8 |
Oral,
written peer review and project review meetings. Instructor review and
grading. |
|
Outcome # 4. Students will apply critical thinking, research and
communication skills. |
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Strategies and Actions |
TAC of ABET Criterion 2 |
Program Outcomes |
Assessment Methods |
|
Students
will continue their research activity from ECET 401 and apply the results to
enhancing their projects. |
a,
b, d - k |
2
– 5, 7, 8 |
Oral
and written peer review. Instructor review and grading. Final presentations
are viewed and assessed by Industrial Advisory Committee, students from other
classes, and some full-time faculty. |
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Outcome # 5. Students will be able to build, test, troubleshoot the
software and hardware of a prototype and redesign where necessary. |
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Strategies and Actions |
TAC of ABET Criterion 2 |
Program Outcomes |
Assessment Methods |
|
Project
teams will build and present their prototypes following their specified
deliverables. |
a
– g, k |
1
– 4, 7, 8 |
Instructor
and peer testing of deliverables. |
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Outcome # 6. Students will understand, appreciate and apply professionalism
and life long learning. |
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Strategies and Actions |
TAC of ABET Criterion 2 |
Program Outcomes |
Assessment Methods |
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Students
are required to submit a brief report on their attendance at a professional society
meeting or a report on an article in a technical journal. Students are
attending one of the most diverse universities in the nation and the classes,
including this one, reflect that. |
i,
j |
5,
7 |
Peer
and instructor review and grading. TurnItIn
software use |
The main ideas of each of the requirements in knowledge and
abilities for TAC of ABET Criterion #2
are:
a. Technical mastery
b. Apply/adapt knowledge to emerging applications of math,
science, engineering and technology
c. Experimentation and use to improve processes
d. Applying creativity to design systems, etc.
e. Teamwork
f. Identify, analyze, solve technical problems
g. Communication (oral and written)
h. Engaging in lifelong learning
i. Professional, ethical and social responsibilities
j. Diversity and societal issues
k. Quality, timeliness, continuous improvement
The ECET BS graduate will: