Middle East Technical UniversityDepartment of Electrical & Electronics Engineering

EE 493 - 494 Senior Design Course Sequence

Introducing

• Aim /objective, scope, method• Course platform• Objectives / outcomes• Course timeline• Watch out !• This year’s projects

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Outline

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Analytical skillsSystem approachTechnical perfection

9 elements of engineering trainning

Research abilityLifelong learning habit and skillsEffective communication skills

Creative thinkingProject management skillsTeamwork ability

Learning methods

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‘‘Passive learning’’ theoretical lectures

‘‘Active learning’’ laboratory work homeworks

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Senior Design Course Sequence

Learn by Making

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Course platform

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Design Studios

Seminars

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StandardCommitees

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Studio Coordinators• Ö.Yüksel•Sect.1 M. Eyüboğlu•Sect.2 A.Erkmen•Sect.3 A.Ö. Yılmaz•Sect.4 L.Alatan•Sect.5 A.T.Koç•Sect.6 E.Vural•Sect.7 E.Özkan•Sect.8 M.Ankaralı•Sect.9 S.Korkan

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“Companies”and partners

• Companies•Consist ofFIVEpartners•Choose one ofthe FIVEprojects

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• Partners• Shareallresponsibilitieswithinthe

“Company”andtheexpenses• Responsiblefortheprogressoftheproject

individuallyandasateam

Projectworkisthemaincourseplatform butnotthegoal

Itisessential

Lastsfor2semesters

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Project work

One of the FIVE topics

•Open ended•Encouraging creativity•Realistic constraints•Project management•Written documentation & oral presentation•Production and demo

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Project work

•Partners should share the project expenses.•Budget limit: 200 USD•Laptops or PC’s are not included in the project cost

•Design studio laboratory is equipped with basic test devices

•Test room - reservation

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Budget

How to start a “Company”?• Composition of “Partners”

• Must have similar goals• Must have complementary skills / talents• Must be reliable

• A company requires professional partnership, it is not a social club!

• All “partners” must register to the same studio (section).

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• Assemleyourteam,fillintheTeamApplicationForm

• Slidetheformundertheoffice(Rm:C-208)doorofDr.ElifVural

beforeOctober6th,Friday12:40

• ResultswillbeannouncedonTuesday

• ThefollowingThursday(October12th)youMUSTjointhe

meetingwithyourDesignStudioCoordinator.

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Immediate tasks you should take care of:

• Large Group (25-30 people) - Thursdays• General discussion on Methodology

• Small Group (5 people) -• Company based

•Standart commitees (9-10 people) - Thursdays• Representatives of each company

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Attendance is required for all !...

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Design Studio

Each meeting is an exam

• Design tools / How to ?• Project management• Standarts• Presentation• Statistical tools• Safety• etc.

• Invited speakers• Transfer of experience• Success stories• Opportunities after graduation • etc.

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Attendance is required for all !...

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Seminars

Each seminar will have an in-class QUIZ

• Written reports•Business statement•Proposal (incl. ideas on standarts)

•Standart document•Conceptual design•Weekly progressreports

•Critical design reviewreport

•Final report

•Logbook (throughout the project, individual, lab diary!)

•Oral presentation•Critical module demo•Implementation demo•Final demo•Project fare

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Student presentations

•Company info•Mission / Vision•Human resources

•Composition•CV’s

•5 projects• redescribe• interpret• scrutinize

•Tentative work plan•scheduling • task allocation

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Business Statement Report

• Minimumsetofrulesforall,tocreateacommonworkingplatform

• Arbitraryandunnecessaryrulesmustbeavoided

• Solutionvarietyshouldnot behinderred• Shouldnot dictateasolution.

•Tocomeupwithacommonsolution•Standardizedsolutions•Tomakecommonoperationpossible

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What is standart ?

Aim ?

Who can / must take this course ?• Whoareexpectedtograduate2018-19 fallsemesterorbefore,

and

• thosewhohavepassedEE313 andatleasttwoofEE302,EE314,EE361

• AllEEEseniorswhowishtograduatefromthisdeptmusttakethiscoursesequence.

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Business Statement : October 20th

Proposal : November 10th

Standart report : December 8th

Module demo : December18th-22nd

Conceptual design rept. : December 27th

Oral presentation : January 2nd-5th

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Important milestones:

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PROJECTS

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