CSU, Chico Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

 

EECE 490B: Senior Project Implementation

Prerequisites: EECE 490A and either EECE 316 or EECE 444.

Required for EE and CMPE majors

Catalog Description: In a continuation of EECE 490A, students complete detailed designs, construct, test, and demonstrate their senior design project. Design documentation must address sustainability, manufacturability and, if appropriate, health and safety issues. Formal oral and written reports documenting the project are required. Formerly ECE 290B.

Course Objectives:

Course Outcomes:

Students must be able to:

Course Plan

 Week

 EECE 490B Topics and Deliverables

#1

Course requirements and deliverables; Review of Project Concept , Requirements, and Detailed Design Document formats and content

#2

Oral Project Status and Schedule update due (Oral presentation of your project in lecture)

#3

Revised Project Concept , Project Requirements Document  and Design Documents due; Discussion of parts acquisition, fabrication resources/techniques

#4

Individual team meetings to address problem areas

#5

Final design documentation due

#6

Written project status report

#7

Review of Test Plan template

#8

Final test plan and procedure due (ABET outcome b rubric evaluation)

#9

Individual team meetings to address problem areas

#10

Oral Project Status and Schedule update due (Oral presentation of your project in lecture)

#11

Prototype/Interim Progress Demonstration

#12

Review of Project Binder Requirement

#13

Review of Coding Documentation Standards

#14

Review of Presentation and Demonstration Guidelines

#15

Final Presentation and Demonstration

F

Final Project Documentation due (ABET outcome e rubric evaluation)

Homework Documents:

The following applies to each of the documents that must be submitted for this course. The term "final submission" means the last submission that can be made for credit.

Grading Policy:

Assignment

Percentage of Grade

Participation

5%

Status reports – Presentations, Schedules

5%

Final Design

10%

Project Test Plan

10%

Prototype/Interim Progress Demonstration

10%

Project Documentation Binder

15%

Project Performance

40%

Final Presentation

5%

This course is used to verify that all EECE graduates meet Program Outcome b), "An ability to design and conduct experiments as well as analyze and interpret data." Therefore, in addition to the grading policy stated above, to pass students must meet additional requirements.

Assessment Mechanism and Criteria:

Assessment will be based on an evaluation of the test plan document and the final project report for ECE 490B, Senior Project. A student will demonstrate successful completion of this outcome by achieving a score of 10 of 14 based on the assessment rubric shown in the attached table.

See the attached outcome b) rubric for specific requirements.

This course is used to verify that all EECE graduates meet Program Outcome e): "An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems" Therefore, in addition to the grading policy stated above, to pass students must meet additional requirements.

Assessment Mechanism and Criteria:

Assessment will be based on the documentation produced for the two-semester senior project classes, EECE 490A and 490B. A student will demonstrate successful completion of this outcome by achieving a score of 16 of 22 (based on the assessment rubric shown in the attached table) on the project concept, requirements, and design documents.

See the attached outcome e) rubric for specific requirements.

Attendance Policy:

Roll will be taken each day and attendance is a factor into the grading.

Any student who has more than two unexcused absences during the semester will fail the course.

Cheating Policy:

First offense in any course: Zero on the paper or exam being graded and a permanent entry describing the cheating entered into the student's file.
Second offense in any course: F in the course grade, a permanent entry describing the cheating entered into the student's file, and referral of the cheating to Student Judicial Affairs.

ABET Embedded Assessment Components for this course: 

Metric: The measure of student proficiency (e.g., a quantitative or qualitative measure of achievement on an assignment or test question which emphasizes the target outcome)

Rubric: Evaluative conclusions versus corresponding descriptions of achievement level (e.g., highest score represents mastery)

Standard: Evaluative result that represents minimally acceptable achievement of proficiency

 The following table describes the course embedded assessment components for this course.  

Outcome b An ability to design and conduct experiments as well as to analyze and interpret data

Course

Description

Metric

Rubric

Standard

 EECE 490B

In a continuation of ECE 490A, the student constructs, tests, and demonstrates his or her senior design project. Formal oral and written reports documenting the project are required.

 

Assessment will be based on an evaluation of the test plan document and the final project report for ECE 490B, Senior Project.

 

A student will demonstrate successful completion of this outcome by achieving a score of 10 of 14 (based on the assessment rubric shown in the attached table).

 

The standard is 10.

 

The test plan and project report are evaluated to determine whether or not the student has met outcome b).

 

                 

Outcome e: An ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems

Course

Description

Metric

Rubric

Standard

 EECE 490A

EECE 490 B

In a continuation of EECE 490A, the student constructs, tests, and demonstrates his or her senior design project. Formal oral and written reports documenting the project are required.

 

Assessment will be based on the documentation produced for the two-semester senior project classes, EECE 490A and 490B.

 

A student will demonstrate successful completion of this outcome by achieving a score of 16 of 22 (based on the assessment rubric shown in the attached table) on the project concept, requirements, and design documents.

 

16

The project concept, technical requirements, and design documents are evaluated to determine whether or not the student has met outcome e).

 

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