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Capstone Design Project Courses

September 5, 2013


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Quiz

Who knows the difference between

a Keystoneand a Capstone??


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Keystone vs. capstone


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Capstone Design Project

! Major component of any engineering curriculum

! Culmination of a course of study enabling you to

showcase the knowledge and the skills you have

acquired during the previous three years,!

Design a product/service of significance, and

solve an open-ended problem in electrical or

computer engineering

! Work in team, for an industry client


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6 Capstone Design Project Courses

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One per program or option:

! EECE409 Computer Engineering Capstone Design Project! EECE429 Electrical Engineering Capstone Design Project

! EECE419 Software Engineering Capstone Design Project

! EECE439 Biomedical Engineering Capstone Design Project

! EECE400 Nanotechnology and Microsystems Capstone

Design Project! EECE469 Electrical Energy Systems Capstone Design

Project


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Student Student

Instructor

TA

End users

Client

Student

Specialist

Student

Team


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Student Student

Instructor

TA

End users

Client

Student

Specialist

Student

Team

Partner

UBC ECE


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Industry client

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Problem defined by an industry partner! Real issue

! Open-ended

! Not a canned exercise

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Interaction with your Client! Professional attitude

! Timeliness

! Efficient communication

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May not be nearby!

! Maybe be very busy!

! Variable level of involvement


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Student Student

Instructor

TA

End users

Client

Student

Specialist

Student

Team


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Teams

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Typically 4! There may be small variations

! Some modest amount of interdisciplinarity

! No, you do not pick your team-mates !

! Team work = Collaboration + Communication! Trust

! Respect

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Work balance

! Peer evaluation


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Student Student

Instructor

TA

End users

Client

Student

Specialist

Student

Team


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Instructor

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Not the client

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Monitoring progress at regular intervals

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Giving guidance where needed

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Providing feedback and evaluation

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The instructor does not know the solution!! But she or he will not do the design for you!

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May direct you to other, better resources

! Instructor may steer the project in some direction! Expanding or restricting as necessary


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Instructors 2013-2014

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Philippe Kruchten, PEng,capstone coordinator

! Purang Abolmaesumi, PEng, Instructor! Annette Berndt, Communication instructor

! Pieter Botman, PEng, Instructor

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Edmond Cretu, PEng, Instructor! Paul Davies, PEng, Instructor

! Paul Lusina, PEng, Instructor! Leo Stocco, PEng, Instructor

With the support of! Jim Sibley, blog, Connect + iPeer support

! Ara Beitoei, capstone partners communication

! Holly Schmidt, community-based experiential learning


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Student Student

Instructor

TA

End users

Client

Student

Specialist

Student

Team


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T.A.

! Each team will be assigned a T.A

! TA plays several roles:! First line of assistance

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Mentorship! Project management

! Technical expertise

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Evaluation and feedback


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Student Student

Instructor

TA

End users

Client

Student

Specialist

Student

Team


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Communication

! Written! Formal reports

! Team blogs

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Verbal! Communication with client

! Presentation to instructors

! Final presentation

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Media literacy: web, video, etc.! Each team will produce a movie or animation to present their

project

! Integral part of evaluation


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Overall timeline

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Tomorrow: you indicate your preferences! 12 Sep: Groups formed and project assigned

! Contact client, elaborate problem & requirements

! 30 Sep: Project proposal!

Evaluation, feedback! 21 Nov: Initial prototype

! Evaluation, feedback

! 5 Feb: Second prototype!

Demo to client, feedback,!

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30 Mar: Final report, final prototype! Evaluation

! 10 Apr: Design celebration! Presentation, demos, movie/animation


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Common course web site: Connect

! connect.ubc.ca

! Connect = new version of Vista

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Used for:!

course instructions,

! course support material (slides, readings, etc.)

! templates, examples

! calendar (dates may change)

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submission of key deliverables,! grades, etc.

! notifications


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Team blog, your project logbook

! Each team will have its own blog! UBC blogs, powered by WordPress

! blogs.ubc.ca

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Demonstrate week by week progress! All team members must contribute

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Captures intermediate artefacts! Ideas, scketeches, risks, meeting minutes, activities, etc.

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Visited by TA, instructor, and even the client


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Workflow

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Weekly classes! Mandatory classes

! What is expected form you for a given milestone

! communication, professionalism

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Optional classes: specialized technical skill

! Weekly meetings! With TA

! With instructor(s); progress, or formal presentations

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Unassigned time slots! You work together

! See syllabus and calendar on the Connect site


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Student Evaluation

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20% Proposal! Report 10%, presentation 10%

! 20% First prototype!

Communication 5%, Technical assessment 15%

! 20% Second prototype!

Communication 5%, Technical assessment 15%

! 35% final prototype! Report 15%, Communication 5%, technical assessment 15%

! 5% Design celebration

! Modulated by team self-assessments

! Use of iPeer for individual feedback


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Your project

!will be used by the client, in some way:

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To integrate in a new product

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To improve an existing product! To validate the feasibility (or not) of a solution

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! IP issue,

! Disclosure/confidentiality issues


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Team formation Project selection

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Multi-constraints allocation problem! You express some wishes or preferences:

via a Survey on Connect! Closes Friday at 2:00pm

! Not first come first served!

You can change your mind as many time you wish, until 2:00! Optional; you will be assigned a team and project anyhow

! Project must suit your option

! Team must comprise 4 students

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For over-subscribed projects, GPA will provideadditional input

! Not over-burden a single client

! Good team mix!.


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On Connect:


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