School of Electrical Engineering & Computer ScienceFinal Year Projects

Final Year Project Coordinator – Newcastle

Laboratory Manager - Newcastle

Gunilla Burrowes:

Peter Turner:

Importance of Final Year Project

Culmination of your degree

Opportunity to demonstrate knowledge & skills you have acquired

Project Management

Analytical Skills – taking a complex problem and devising a practical solution

Communication Skills – preparation of web sites, reports and a presentation

Opportunity to demonstrate the qualities of a degree qualified Engineer

Should not attempt other courses while taking Final Year Project

How to find a projectSince the kind of project undertaken is very diverse, there are a number of ways to find a suitable project including:

 Approaching your employer with an idea related to an aspect of your own work or their operations in general. Write a project proposal.

 In consultation with PSB and University staff, developing an idea based upon an interest of your own. Write a project proposal.

Consulting the list of Final Year Projects provided by the Newcastle Course Coordinator.

Assessment will reflect the difficulty of the Project

Final Year Project Course Structure

Work on a Major Project – from problem definition to conclusion

Group or Individual projects.

Two supervisors – one in Singapore & one in Newcastle

Self directed – Time and Project Management

Risk Management of Project

ask questions

Make decisions and move on

Formal lecture series

Part A – 10 credit points (Fail or NA) Part B – 20 credit points

Supervision

You will be allocated 2 supervisors

Your Singapore (local) supervisor will provide the day to day management of your project and therefore will provide you with the technical support you need for your project.

Your Newcastle supervisor is allocated to approve the academic content and scope of the project and then to support the local supervisors with management and technical issues.

NOTE: Your first contact point for your project is therefore your local supervisor.

Final Year Project Support Structure

PSB Coordinator: Garry Yee

Contact Details: garry.yee@psbcorp.com

For Enrollment / Assessment / Timetabling etc.

University of Newcastle Coordinator: Gunilla Burrowes

Contact Details: gunilla@ee.newcastle.edu.au

For Academic allocation at UoN.

Final Year Project Support Structure

1. Local Supervisor: Day-to-day technical management. MEET weekly.

2. Newcastle Supervisor: Approval and Assessment. CONTACT monthly.

Additionally:

3. Engineering or Technical Support: UoN & PSB Technical Support Team

Note: Your first point of call for technical questions is your local supervisor. Your local supervisor will contact the Newcastle supervisor on a regular basis.

Group Projects

Each student should have a clear role and area of responsibility that leads to a definable contribution to the project outcomes and project report.

Record keeping by individual students in a Professional Journal needs to be of a high standard

Each student whether in a group or not is to hand in their own report.

NOTE: Individuals will be marked rather than groups

Final Year Project: AssessmentAssessment Component Assessment via: Weighting

1. Interim

(Part A)

Technical Content OHS requirements,

Progress reports & journal

Supervisor interaction

Interim Report

14 %

Presentation Quality Interim web site & report

Supervisor interaction

6 %

2. Final

(Part B)

Technical Content Progress reports & journal

Final web site & report

Presentation / Interview

64%

Presentation Quality Final Web site & report

Presentation / Interview

16%

Semester 1 2005 – Key Dates

Date Event

1 February Submission of Project Preferences or Proposals

12 March – 6 May Part A

7 May – 12 August Part B

August 2005 (TBA) Final Assessment

Project Options

Industry Sponsored or Student Proposed Projects

Industry based projects maybe more relevant to your current job

If you have a project you would like to do then you need to submit a project proposal.

UoN/PSB offered Projects

Projects have been developed for groups consisting of: Of up to 3 people

Refer to Final Year Project Proposal List

Submission of Project Preferences: 1 February 2005

Some Advise on Design

Take sometime to develop a project plan and discuss this with your supervisor.

Break the project and individual tasks into manageable parts.

Make sure you test each new addition to your project thoroughly.

Don’t test everything at once.

Plagiarism

Please be warned, we will be thoroughly checking submitted work for Plagiarism.

How will we do this?

eg. for work submitted as part of a project we will:

Upload all code and digital designs from hardware,

Compile all code and digital designs that are submitted for marking,

Compared Uploaded code to Compiled

Compare submitted work to work submitted by other groups

Compare submitted work to information available on internet.

If you use someone else’s work then please reference it in your report.

Good Luck

Additional sessions have been organised this week – refer to new timetable

Make an appointment with Peter or myself if you want to talk more about Projects this week.

Final Year Project Web Site: http://murray.newcastle.edu.au/users/staff/fyweb/4thyearprojects/index.html

We hope you enjoy your Final Year Project

UoN/PSB offered Projects (continued)

We have developed 7 projects covering a wide range of technologies within Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications.

1. Teleconferencing Phone2. Wireless Data Acquisition System3. Bluetooth Enabled Web Cam4. Robot Dog Soccer5. Walking Humaniod Robot6. Weather Station7. USB Wireless Communications Module

Peter will give you a brief presentation on each of these.

ALL Equipment that is issued must be returned in working order.

Failure to do so will result in your grade being withheld.

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5. Walking Humanoid Robot

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6. Remote Weather Station

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Design Considerations

Please be careful with equipment.

For some designs you will need to implement bi-directional buses.

If 2 devices are connected together and both are configured as outputs then 1 device will be destroyed. Please simulate and check designs before testing.

If you are unsure please see your supervisor.