SDPCoordinatorDr.AbzetdinAdamov

Director,CenterforDataScienceResearch&TrainingSchoolofIT&Engineering

SeniorDesignProject

Content

• IntroductiontoSeniorDesignProject(SDP)• Whatisdifferentaboutthisclass• Objectives• LearningOutcomes• Resources• HowtoformProjectTeam?• WheretogetProjectTopics?• EvaluationandDeliverables• SDPTimeline

ImportantTerms

• ProjectTopic• ProjectTeam• ProjectAdvisor• IndustryMentor(CompanySponsor)• SDPCommittee• ProgressReport• FinalReport

IntroductiontoSeniorDesignProject(SDP)

SDPisanapplicationoftechnical,communication,personal,andteamskills.Oralandwrittencommunicationoftechnicalinformation,includingprogressreports,technicalmemos,finalreport,andoralpresentations.

Studentsworkinsmallgroupsovertwosemesterstoidentifyanopportunity,definetheproblem,analyzecompetingneedsandrequirements,performpriorworksearches,developalternativedesigns,carryoutcostanalyses,andselectandimplementadesignsolution.

IntroductiontoSeniorDesignProject(SDP)

Thecourseisasteppingstoneforstudentstolearnaboutengineeringresearch,designandimplementation.

SeniorDesignProjectconsistsoftworelatedcourses:• SITE-4790SeniorDesignProjectI(Fall)

oPhase1:ProposaloPhase2:Requirements&Design(DraftReport)

• SITE-4791SeniorDesignProjectII(Spring)oPhase3:FinalReportoPhase4:Prototype/Implementation

Whatisdifferentaboutthisclass

Unlikeothercourses,thiscoursedoesnotintendregularparticipationinclass,insteaditisindependentstudy/research.MeetingsarescheduledwiththeProjectAdvisor(facultymentor)fortheparticularSeniorDesignProject.EachProjectTeamwillmeettogetherweekly,keepingdetailedminutesofthemeetings.

SDPLearningObjectives

• LearningtoselectandplanaCS/CE/IT/SEprojectinvolvinganalysisanddesigntasks• Learningtoconductaliteraturesurvey• Learningtocarryout,asateam,CS/CE/IT/SEdesignproject• Learningtoperformtherelevantcalculations,analysis,andimplementhisdesign.• Learningtounderstandeconomic,environmentalissuesrelatedtotechnology.• LearningtheadministrativeissuesofengineeringR&D• Learningtounderstandtheimpactofengineeringonsocietalissues.• Learningtocommunicatetechnicalinformationinwriting.• Learningtocommunicateinoralandcriticallyevaluatetechnicalinformation

SDPOutcomesandAssessment

a) Designandconductexperiments,aswellastoanalyzeandinterpretDATA.

b) Designasystem,component,orprocesstomeetdesiredneeds.c) Identify,formulate,andsolveengineeringproblems.d) Understandprofessionalandethicalresponsibility.e) Communicateeffectively.f) Understandtheimpactofengineeringsolutionsinaglobalandsocietal

context.g) Recognizetheneedfor,andengagein,life-longlearning.h) Knowcontemporaryissues.

SDPResources

• Nospecifictextbook• InternetResource,• Library,• ProjectAdvisor,• IndustryMentor(ifapplicable),• Yourpeers.

HowtoformProjectTeam?

• SDPcan'tbecarriedoutasanindividualproject.• Teamsizeisrestrictedtoonly3or4students.Inexceptionalcase,ProjectAdvisororProgramCoordinatorcanrecommendlargerteamoffivemembers.• Allstudentsareresponsibletoformtheirteam.• Inexceptionalcaseswhenteamcan'tfortheirteam,ProjectAdvisororProgramCoordinatorcandictateteam’smembers.• TeammembersmayconsiststudentsfromdifferentprogramsoftheSITE.• ThecontributionofeachTeamMemberintoprojectsuccessmustbeclearduringallphasesoftheproject.• EachProjectTeamshouldassignTeamLeader(firstinmembers’list).

WheretogetProjectTopics?

WheretogetProjectTopics?

• ProjectscanbeinanyareaofComputerScience,ComputerEngineering,InformationTechnologyandSystemEngineering.• Project’sTopiccancomefrom

• ProjectTeam• fromfacultymembers(orSDPCommitteeMembers).• fromIndustrymentor

• WhereverProjectTopiccomesfrom,itssubjecttotheSDPCommitteeapproval.• Itisthestudent's(ProjectTeam)responsibilitytofindasuitableproject.• Allprojectsmustbephysicallyrealized,documented,anddemonstratedattheendoftheterm.

SDPExpenses

• SDPProjectcanrequireadditionalequipment,software,consumables,electronicsetsandparts.• SchoolofIT&EngineeringwillnotprovideadditionalsupportbeyondtheallowancetouseequipmentandpartsavailableinLabs.• Thecostoftheprojectmaybeexclusivelyteam's,exclusivelyyoursponsorcompany's(ifapplicable),ormaybeshared.

EvaluationandDeliverablesforSDPI

SDPisbaseonPASS/FAILevaluation• QualityofProposal• WebPresence(standardwillbeshared)• ProjectProgressReport• FinalReportandIn-ClassPresentation• Classparticipation(whenyouinformed)• Advisor'sevaluation

ItishighlyadvisabletopublishapaperrelatedtoSDPtopic

EvaluationandDeliverablesforSDPI-ProgressReport• EachteammustprepareProgressReportanddelivertoProjectSupervisorby9thweek.• EachProjectAdvisorcanrequiretosubmitaweeklyProgressReportshowingtheprogressaccomplishedduringtheprecedingweekandtheplansforthecomingweek.• FortheCS/CE/IT/SEstudents,thefrequencyanddeadlinesofrequiredprogressreportsisgivenbytheProjectAdvisor.• Areportformatwillbefurnished.

EvaluationandDeliverablesforSDPI– FinalReportandIn-ClassPresentations• EachteamisresponsibletodeliverFinalReporttoProjectAdvisorandpresentin-classby12thweekorwithintime-scopeallocatedbyProjectAdvisor.

FinalReportandIn-ClassPresentations

• YourPresentationshouldincludeatleast:• ProjectObjectives- Statetheproblemandtheobjective(s)oftheproject• ProjectSignificance- Whatproblemdidyoutrytosolve?Whatarepotentialapplications?Whomitwillhelp?• ProjectNovelty- Whathaveothersdonetosolvethisproblem?• Describedifferencesformexitingdevices,software,solutionsortechnology.• ProjectSolution- Approach,MethodsandProceduresthatyouplantouseinordertosolvetheproblem.• ProjectOutput/Deliverables- Describetheoutputoftheproject:prototype,computercodelisting,productiondrawings.• ProjectTimeline- DescribetheexpectedevolutionoftheprojectusingGunttChart.

ExampleofGuntt Chart

Task Weeks

1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 8-9 9-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 14-15

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SDP– ApproximateTimeline

• (1-2w)DeliveringIntroductionandGuidelines• (2-3w)TeamMembers/TeamFormed/TeamLeaderselected• (1-4w)ProjectProposalsfromFacultyProjectAdvisors(SDPCommitteeshouldapproveallProjects)• (3-5w)FacultyProjectAdvisorandProjectTopicselected• (5w)ProjectProposalSubmitted– awell-definedprojectproposalthatincludesadescription,problemstatement,conceptualdesign,andadetailedlistofdeliverables.• (6w)IndustryMentor(ProjectSponsor)determined,ifapplicable• (9w)ProgressReport- QuartChart• (upto10w)Team/ProjectWebPresence- Websitethatincludesprojecttitle,logo,description,team,etc.• (12w)FinalReportandIn-ClassPresentation- standardtemplatewillbeshared

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