Civil Engineering Department College of Engineering King Saud University Capstone Design Project CE 498 Graduation Project-I & CE 499 Graduation Project-II CE 498: Graduation Project-I One to two faculty members will be supervising students in each group depending on the nature of the group. A practicing engineer from industry will work along with the supervisor to help guide the students and facilitate field visits and the provision of required design documents. The nature of the project, its objectives, and assignments of work need to be carried out should be prepared by the supervisor at early stage of the semester in consultation with the practicing engineer, and be presented to and discussed with students during the 2nd week. Time table showing all tasks and time allocated should also be prepared by the supervisor. The supervisor should make contacts with industry to identify real engineering projects for use as capstone design projects, and to invite a practicing engineer to work as a volunteer in the capstone design course. All project work conducted during the semester must be compiled in a report (intermediate report) and orally presented to the faculty, the supervisor, practicing engineers, and interested students. The team supervisor and practicing engineer, and an examiner (a faculty member) will grade the report and the oral presentation. This phase includes project selection, a preparing a work plan for implementing and completing the project, data collection, identification of real-life constraints (e.g. economy, environmental, global, and contemporary issues), generation of possible design alternatives considering client needs, and selection of the preferred alternative. All CE498 students will be attending an introductory lecture (to introduce syllabus of the course) and design lectures with assignments tackling different civil engineering projects. In addition, subjects marginally covered in the CE program courses (such as environmental impact and assessment, and engineering ethics) will be delivered by invited speakers and/or faculty members. Each set of the design lectures will cover design aspects (e.g. specifications, codes, methods) of a particular civil engineering project (e.g. building, road, bridge, water distribution system, wastewater treatment plant, dam, etc.), and must not exceed 4 hours (i.e. two weeks). The purpose of such design lectures is not to deliver detailed information (that had already been taken in the CE courses) but to present an overview of the design in a general context in terms of design stages (from preliminary design to final design), design criteria, needed information and data, design constraints, design requirements, analysis and design methods, specifications, codes, software and to outline the sources of all needed information. Each set of lectures concludes by giving a design assignment to the students. Each student should solve and hand back the solution to the instructor the week after. 1 Marks of the assignments, submission of the intermediate report and its presentation (at the end of the semester), and lectures attendance constitute 100% of the course grade and there is no final exam. Summary of the CE498 "Graduation Project-I" Activities Remarks For all students. To outline syllabus of the course, & define the general objectives of capstone design project & requirements. Inception meeting with supervisor & practicing engineer Each group meets its supervisor – Due date for submission of PPF to the Graduation Project Committee Each group meets its supervisor For all students For all students Each group meets its supervisor For all students For all students Each group meets its supervisor For all students For all students Each group meets its supervisor + For all students Week 1 Description Introductory Lecture 2 3 Group Meeting Group Meeting 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Group Meeting Design Lecture Design Lecture Group Meeting Design Lecture Design Lecture Group Meeting Design Lecture Design Lecture Group Meeting Invited Lecture report submission Students Presentation 15 Open presentation to the department CE 499: Graduation Project-II This phase includes design calculations and/or use of experimental tools as required for detailed design of the preferred alternative that was selected in CE498. Both the supervisor and practicing engineer will be involved throughout the semester. At the course’s conclusion, the team submits a final written report (in the 13th week of the semester) and makes an oral presentation (week no. 14) that is open to faculty, interested students, and the practicing engineers. The team supervisor and practicing engineer, and an examiner (a faculty member) will grade the report and the oral presentation. The final report to be submitted by the team includes project title, executive summary, description, objectives and constraints, data and assumptions, design alternatives and analyses, details of preferred design along with pertinent drawings, and results and summary. Acknowledgment to Practicing Engineers At the end of the CE499 semester, practicing engineers will receive a recognition certificate and the department trophy for their efforts and participation. In addition, their names and affiliation will appear in the department website. 2