Apr 18, 2024  
2015-2016 Undergraduate Academic Catalog 
    
2015-2016 Undergraduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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ET 4021 - Senior Project I

0 lecture hours 2 lab hours 1 credits
Course Description
This is the first course in the three-course senior project sequence, ET 4021, ET 4022 , and ET 4023 , which is required for the BS-EET degree. Students form three- or four-person teams and define a technological problem. Detailed problem specifications are formed. Each project team develops a formal project proposal and delivers a formal presentation. Each student maintains a bounded engineering log notebook. (prereq: Senior standing) (coreq: MS 4801 )
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  • Define the difference between problem specifications and problem solutions.
  • Form a team to define an open ended problem.
  • Write a clear and concise problem statement.
  • Define detailed project specifications.
  • Make an oral project proposal presentation to an audience.

Prerequisites by Topic
  • None 

Course Topics
  • Introduction to capstone project sequence and requirements. (1 week)
  • Team formation and team dynamics ( 1 week)
  • Problems specifications versus solutions (1 week)
  • Vertical and Horizontal Integration (1 week)
  • Build versus Buy Decisions (1 week)
  • Problem Statements (1 week)
  • Problem Specifications (1 week)
  • Technical Presentations - Do’s and Don’ts (1 week)
  • Project Proposal Presentation (2 weeks)

Coordinator
Robert Strangeway



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