SENIOR DESIGN COMMITTEE COLLEGE OF …...P a g e 1 Senior Design 2013-2014 KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY لصيف كلملا ةعماج SENIOR DESIGN GUIDELINES SENIOR DESIGN COMMITTEE COLLEGE

P a g e 1 Senior Design 2013-2014

KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY

جامعة الملك فيصل

SENIOR DESIGN GUIDELINES

SENIOR DESIGN COMMITTEE

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

JANUARY 2014


Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 3 2.0 Objectives .......................................................................................................................................... 3 3.0 Project Teams .................................................................................................................................... 3 4.0 Senior Design Project Proposal ......................................................................................................... 3 5.0 Course Activity ................................................................................................................................... 4

5.1 Senior Design I ......................................................................................................................... 4 5.2 Senior Design II ........................................................................................................................ 5 5.3 Senior Design Courses Coordinator ........................................................................................ 5 5.4 Senior Design Committee ........................................................................................................ 7 5.5 Team Advisors ......................................................................................................................... 7

6.0 Project Evaluation.............................................................................................................................. 7 6.1 Senior Design I ......................................................................................................................... 8 6.2 Senior Design II ........................................................................................................................ 8

7.0 Senior Design Student Outcomes ...................................................................................................... 9 8.0 Deliverables ....................................................................................................................................... 9

8.1 Senior Design I ......................................................................................................................... 9 8.2 Senior Design II ........................................................................................................................ 9

9.0 Senior Design Good Practice ............................................................................................................. 9 9.1 Items to be performed in the senior design course ................................................................ 9 9.2 Roles and responsibilities of advisors ..................................................................................... 9

10.0 For more information and comments ........................................................................................... 10 Appendix A: Senior Design Proposal Form ............................................................................................ 11 Appendix B: Senior Design Project Selection Form ............................................................................... 12


1.0 Introduction Engineers not only must know and understand the scientific fundamentals of their discipline, but they also must be able to analyze and design components and systems typically encountered in their field of specialty. For an engineering curriculum to be successful, it must provide students with the opportunity to be exposed to engineering design. To this end, engineering students at King Faisal University (KFU) must complete a major design project by taking a required two-semester course sequence normally during their senior year. This is a team-oriented course sequence where students apply the knowledge and skills gained in the curriculum to large scale design projects. These projects can be single discipline or multidisciplinary projects that include students from at least two different engineering programs.

2.0 Objectives The course objectives may be summarized in the following:

To give the students the opportunity to apply knowledge and skills learned in other courses in their major field of study.

To enhance the students’ thought and planning process.

To expose students to a team design and implementation of real life engineering problems similar to those encountered in the industry.

To improve students' written and oral communication skills.

Besides the above minimum objectives some projects involve lab experiments and they provide the students with the opportunity to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data. Some projects are of multidisciplinary nature and they provide additional opportunity for students to gain experience in working in multidisciplinary teams. Some projects also challenge students to explore contemporary issues in their discipline. Whereas, some projects enlighten students’ awareness of broader issues related to impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context.

3.0 Project Teams The formation of teams for this course is subject to the following requirements:

All senior design projects must be performed as teams. No individual projects will be permitted.

Design project teams can consist of a single discipline or multidisciplinary engineering students.

Single-discipline design teams are advised by one faculty member from the relevant discipline.

Multidisciplinary design teams may include students from at least two engineering programs and are advised by two faculty members each from a different engineering program. For instance, for a project that consists of electrical and mechanical systems, the project shall be supervised by a faculty member from electrical engineering and another from mechanical engineering.

The minimum size of any team is two. The size and composition of the team should properly match the nature and complexity of the project. It is strongly discouraged to have a team of more than five students.

4.0 Senior Design Project Proposal Project suggestions may come from a number of different sources including:

Senior design students; Faculty members; Industry.


All project suggestions will be subject to a screening process and must meet the following criteria in order to be accepted as a design project: Each project must be sufficiently complex, yet able to be accomplished within the allocated time, with the understanding that a worthwhile product or at least a functioning prototype will result from the project. Eventually, all project proposals must be directed and discussed with the prospective team advisor. The final decision, to accept a proposed project or not, will be made by the advisor.

5.0 Course Activity

All electrical and mechanical engineering senior design projects are designed on paper in the first semester of the project (Senior Design I) and then built, tested and evaluated in the following semester (Senior Design II). However, for the case of chemical and civil engineering, and due to the nature of the design projects associated with these two disciplines, senior design projects can be fulfilled without building (i.e., designed on paper only). In such case, the project must have sufficient complexity to warrant the two-semester period.

5.1 Senior Design I

Students enrolled in this course are to be committed to conduct the following sequence of tasks:

All students enrolled in this course shall attend common lectures arranged by the senior design coordinator. Failure to attend these lectures is subject to the penalty as outlined below under functions of the coordinator.

The first activity is the formation of project teams. Shortly after that (three weeks

into the first semester of the project), each team is required to develop a problem statement and a written project plan that covers the activities planned for the entire semester.

Design projects that will NOT be built in the second semester of the project (Senior

Design II) must accomplish tasks such as:

brainstorming

conceptual designs

evaluations of conceptual designs

Design projects that will be built in the second semester of the project must accomplish tasks such as:

brainstorming

conceptual designs

evaluations of conceptual designs

detailed design of the selected concept including cost analysis

Deadlines for completing these tasks dates and design reviews are set through discussion between the advisor and the project team.

A schedule of the tasks over the semester should be submitted to the coordinator by

the end of the third week of the semester.

Complete a set of design reviews


System Requirement Review (SRR) – An informal review where several faculty members and the project advisor assess the completeness and suitability of the problem statement and resulting set of requirements which quantify the problem definition.

Preliminary Design Review (PDR) – An informal review where several faculty members and the project advisor assess the selected conceptual design to confirm that the design approach satisfies the requirements, risks are under control, and that the preliminary design is ready to be detailed.

Critical Design Review (CDR) – A formal end-of-semester oral presentation of the detailed design to the faculty and sponsors.

Near the end of the semester, each team is required to submit a final design report to

its advisor(s) and to the coordinator, and hold a critical design review (CDR). The coordinator will request changes in the report if it does not comply with the format provided at the start of the semester. The due date for the final design report and CDR are set by the coordinator.

5.2 Senior Design II

Students enrolled in this course are to be committed to conduct the following sequence of tasks:

Teams should complete their projects that they started the previous semester by carrying out the “detailed design” for those projects that do not involve building. For those projects that involve building, the teams complete their projects by implementing what they have designed in the first semester, that is, building, testing and evaluation, and demonstration of the final product.

Deadlines for these tasks are set through discussion between the advisor and the project team.

A schedule of the tasks over the semester should be submitted to the coordinator by the end of the second week of the semester.

Toward the end of the semester, each team is required to submit a copy of a final design report to the team advisor(s) and the coordinator. The submission dates for the final design report and the System Verification Review (SVR) are set by the coordinator.

Complete a formal System Verification Review (SVR) at the end of the semester where the students present the results of their semester work to faculty and sponsors to demonstrate that their prototype (or design) meets the needs of the problem statement and satisfies the requirements.

5.3 Senior Design Courses Coordinator

The functions of the coordinator are outlined below:

Arrange and conduct the weekly common meeting hour.

Request titles and brief descriptions of any project the engineering faculty members would like to supervise. The faculty member should indicate if the prospective senior design project is being supported by external funding. This request should be made four weeks before the end of each semester.


Publicize all the prospective senior design projects received from the faculty. Students should be encouraged to discuss the prospective projects with the relevant faculty advisors.

Organize a meeting during the first week of the semester with the senior design committee and project advisors to assign students to projects.

Give lectures (Senior Design I) that cover the following topics:

o Formulation of design problem and developing a set of requirements which quantify the problem statement;

o Brainstorming of conceptual designs;

o Evaluation of conceptual designs;

o Initial design, modeling and simulation, iteration and development of an acceptable design.

Arrange or give at least four lectures (Senior Design II) to cover various relevant aspects that will provide students with:

o An understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities;

o Knowledge of contemporary issues;

o Recognition of the need for life-long learning;

o Broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in global and societal contexts.

Meet with all the faculty advisors by the fourth week of each semester to discuss the current state of the project i.e., listen to their suggestions and concerns. Additional meetings can be scheduled if needed.

Meet with the senior design committee within three weeks after meeting with the faculty advisors to update them on the state of the program and to address revisions or changes in the policies as deemed necessary. Additional meetings can be scheduled if needed.

Arrange the time and place for the team reviews at least a month in advance (both semesters).

Attend all reviews.

Coordinate the evaluation of the project written reports by the review panel members (i.e., distributing the evaluation forms to the review panel along with the reports) and then calculate the average for each student.

Coordinate the evaluations of the presenters by the attending engineering faculty members (i.e., distributing the evaluation forms to the attending engineering faculty members before the presentations and collecting them afterwards) and then calculate the average grade for each project.

Assign a maximum of 15 points of the final course grade for each student, based on the student's activities/assignments during the common meeting hour and oral presentation performance. This is applicable to Senior Design I only.

Collect grades from faculty advisors and figure out the total grade for each student and submit the final course grade to the Registrar office.


5.4 Senior Design Committee

The mandate of this committee is to continuously assess and improve the senior design program. Whenever the committee deems appropriate it revises the senior design guidelines and presents them to the engineering faculty for their consideration and approval. The committee consists of a chair-the course instructor and two or three faculty members from each engineering program and one member from the local industries.

5.5 Team Advisors

Two faculty members from different disciplines shall be assigned to serve as advisors for the multidisciplinary project.

Each of the remaining projects shall be advised by an individual engineering faculty.

The team advisor shall follow the grading scheme outlined below. The advisor has control over 50% of the final course grade for each student. This portion of the grade covers all the activities listed in the “Project Grading” section except for the oral presentations. The remaining 35% is assigned by senior design evaluation committee consisting of four members. The duties of the evaluation committee are to review the final report-worth 15% and the oral presentation-worth 20% made by the students at the end of the semester. The remaining 15% is assigned by the course instructor in the form of individual and group assignments in which soft skills (f, h, i, j) are assessed.

The team advisor as well as the senior design evaluation committee shall forward their portion of the grade to course the coordinator for each student in the project team by the deadline set by the coordinator.

6.0 Project Evaluation

To be considered for a passing grade in this portion of the class, your design review must convince the committee that this project is ready for the implementation in Senior Design II. The project team must convince the evaluation committee that enough amount of simulation and prototyping of your system, and that all critical design questions have been answered, constraints and standards have been considered.

Demonstration of a fully working prototype by the end of the semester is the most critical piece of this course. Hence, a good portion of the student grade is based on the prototype. The course instructor and the project advisor are involved this decision. The student cannot pass the course without completing this component of the course.

The final design report is a comprehensive description of the entire project including: standards, constraints, ethical issues, requirements, test specification, design, and test certification. It presents both simulation data and hardware measurements, demonstrating that the design has met its goals. The report should address most of the points listed above. Templates for this document will be made available on a timely manner. The writing component of the design document will be coordinated with the senior design writing guidelines.

The mid-semester design review is a checkpoint that reports on project progress to this point in the semester. At this presentation, any deficiencies that are documented must be rectified in the final design review. At this stage of the course, students are expected to show solid design constraints, a preliminary design, and a comprehensive implementation plan.


The final design review must address all design deficiencies noted in the mid-semester review, and review all aspects of the project. Students must make a 15-minute presentation, followed by questions and answers session and prototype presentation. More information about the project, including the documents described above and the design review presentation will be provided throughout the semester.

At the time of the design review, a conference-style prototype hardware demonstration will be organized. This will be set up in a room adjacent to the presentation venue, each team is allocated a table at which they will demonstrate their hardware. Each team will be responsible for constructing a poster providing an overview of the project. Faculty, student, and industrial representatives will visit each project and provide a detailed evaluation of the hardware. This portion of the final design review run concurrently with the design presentations.

6.1 Senior Design I

Advisor The project advisor grade takes into account Measured Parameters Statement; Experimenting; Written Report; Semester Schedule, Progress Reports, and Teamwork and Oral Presentation.

Panel The panel grade involves both the written report and the oral presentation.

Written Report evaluation takes into account the overall organization and presentation of the report, language (grammar and spelling), the technical contents (Abstract, introduction, problem definition, design realistic constraints and risk assessment, contemporary issues, engineering standards and design alternatives), ethics, economical and societal impacts, conclusions, future work and recommendations.

The Oral Presentation evaluation is based on the clarity of purpose, problem identification, solution approach and level, presentation skills, discussion, demonstration of design functionalities.


Advisor The project advisor grade takes into account Measured Parameters Statement; Building Prototype; Testing and Evaluation; Final Design Report; Semester Schedule, Progress Reports, and Teamwork and Oral Presentation.

Panel The panel grade involves both the written report and the oral presentation.

Written Report evaluation takes into account the overall organization and presentation of the report, language (grammar and spelling), the technical contents (Abstract, introduction, problem definition, design realistic constraints and risk assessment, contemporary issues, engineering standards, design alternatives, cost analysis, design implementation and testing), ethics, economical and societal impacts, conclusions, future work and recommendations.

The Oral Presentation evaluation is based on the clarity of purpose, problem identification, solution approach and level, presentation skills, discussion, demonstration of design functionalities.


7.0 Senior Design Student Outcomes

The overall Student Outcomes assessment for Senior Design I and Senior Design II is based on the course instructor, project advisor, final report and oral presentation committee. All ABET approved outcomes are covered in both courses.

8.0 Deliverables

8.1 Senior Design I

1. Two printed copies of the Project Report

2. Electronic copy of the Project Report in PDF format on CD.

3. Electronic copy of the Project Oral Presentation in PDF format on CD.


1. Two printed copies of the Final Project Report.

2. Printed copy of the Project Poster (71cm x 91.4 cm)

3. Electronic copy of the Final Project Report in PDF format on CD.

4. Electronic copy of the Project Oral Presentation in PDF format on CD.

5. Electronic copy of the Project Poster ( 71cm x 91.4 cm) )in MS PowerPoint and PDF

format on CD.

9.0 Senior Design Good Practice

9.1 Items to be performed in the senior design course

o Meet with course coordinator and project advisor once a week during the semester

o Attend a class lecture given by the Senior Design Instructor once a week during the semester

o Submit a draft report and a draft presentation in the 7th week. o Submit a semi final report in the 10th week. o Conduct a trial presentation in the 14th week. o Submit the final report in the 14th week. o Conduct the final presentation in the 15th week. o Prepare a conference style hardware demonstration and a poster in the 15th

week. o Course advisor, instructor, and an examiner will give you your course grade.

9.2 Roles and responsibilities of advisors

The role of senior project advisors is very crucial. Advisors are requested to work closely with their designated students, while students should allocate time in their schedule to meet regularly with their advisors. The main responsibilities of each senior project advisor are:

o Suggests topic(s) that is (are) within his area of expertise. It is highly recommended that senior projects cover more than one area of Electrical Engineering (Multidisciplinary)

o Gives general description of the suggested topic. o Defines the maximum number of students to be involved in the proposed research

topic(s)


o Sends copy of the proposed research topic(s) to the course coordinator one semester prior to the planned semester. The proposal form is included in Appendix A.

o Posts proposed topic(s) on his web-page or web-page of the senior project course, if available

o If possible, faculty members for each program should give a 15 minute presentation to describe the senior design proposal in front of all students eligible to take senior design course. At the end of all presentations, students are asked to select up to three projects along with the team members. A proposal selection form will be available to students. This form can be found in Appendix B.

o The senior design committee will examine the senior design proposal selection and allocate the project for each student group and the selection results will be posted

o Meets with student(s) regularly for efficient guidance and communication o Guide students for the purpose of efficient work in order to:

insure that student(s) meet(s) time schedule

maintain record of regular meetings with students o Evaluates work produced by student(s) based on the evaluation policies set by the

College of Engineering for the senior project course o Assigns grade to the work progress in accordance with the grading policies set by

the College of Engineering for the senior project course.

10.0 For more information and comments The College invites all to visit and browse its web site and also welcomes phone calls and personal visits.

Contact Information College of Engineering P.O Box 400, Al Hofuf, P.C. 31982 Tel. +966-13-58-95414 Fax +966-13-58-17068 e-mail: [email protected] College website: http://www.kfu.edu.sa Facebook:College of Engineering@King Faisal University

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Appendix A: Senior Design Proposal Form

Course # Senior Design I & II Project Title: Title Advisor: Advisor name Co- advisor: Co-advisor name

Abstract:

Pre-requisites/Co-requisites

Number of Students and Engineering Program

ABET Requirements for Senior Design

Ensure Components Task/Descriptions Confirm

Nature of Project Design-Oriented

Classification of Design of an Engineering Product

System/Component/Process

Description of Design Component

Meeting Societal Needs High/Medium/Low

Major Design Experience Major/Minor

Design lifecycle of analysis Iterative/Non-Iterative

Use of Engineering Standards Provide a list of Standards

Enough Realistic Constraints

Implementation Strategy Case studies/lab experiments/other

A physical Product or prototype will be built by the end of the project

Yes / No


Appendix B: Senior Design Project Selection Form

King Faisal University

College of Engineering

SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT SELECTION FORM (Return the form to the Senior Design Instructor by deadline)

Note: Incomplete form will be not considered

This form has to be completed by a group of students (3-4 students) for doing a team project. The group students will be assigned one project by the program on the basis of the group choices and the average of the group cumulative GPA. In case of conflict between some groups, the average of the group cumulative GPA will be considered. Eligible students to take senior design must complete certain prerequisite courses and must meet certain requirements. These are:

Student ID

Student Name Cumulative

GPA

No of Credit Hours

Signature

Average Group Cumulative GPA

Project Title

1

2

3

4

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