ECG 497 – SENIOR DESIGN I
CATALOG DATA
Capstone synthesis course to teach students the design process from problem definition,
team building to project planning and paper design, written and oral communications.
TEXTBOOK
None.
COORDINATOR
Rama Venkat, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
 to formulate a multidisciplinary design problem
 to form and learn to work in multidisciplinary teams
 to perfom paper-design, analysis and simulation
 to identify and order parts
 to learn to make oral and written presentations of the project work
 to complete the hardware and software design, building and integration for the paper
design
 to test the project, analyze results and modify design if necessary
 to learn to make oral and written presentations of the project work
 to provide introduction to entrepreneurship
PREREQUISITE BY TOPIC
Knowledge of electronic circuit analysis, design, simulation testing
Knowledge of control system analysis, design, simulation and testing
Knowledge of digital system analysis, design, simulation and testing
TOPICS
Team building
Team dynamics
Problem formulation
Paper design, analysis and simulation
Component selection and ordering
Hardware building
Software development
Hardware-software integration
Project testing and analysis
Written and oral presentation
Safety
Ethics
Manufacturability ?
Political, societal and environmental issues relevant to engineering projects
Written and oral presentation
Life long learning and entrepreneurship
COURSE OUTCOMES
Specific course outcomes depend on the subject matter. In general, by completing this
course students should be able to:
 form and work in multidisciplinary teams
 formulate engineering design problems
 develop a paper-design, analyze and simulate
 implement the paper-design in to a hardware/software project, test, analyze and adjust
the design simulate if necessary
 oral and written communication.
 understand safety, ethics, manufacturability, political, societal, environmental and
entrepreneurship issues
COMPUTER USAGE
Hardware and software appropriate to the project
DESIGN CONTENT
100%
CLASS SCHEDULE
Lecture: 1 hour per week
Laboratory: 3 hours/semester for safety, ethics and professional development issues
PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTION
Engineering Science: 0 credit
Engineering Design: 1 credit
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COURSE AND PROGRAM OUTCOMES
The course outcomes meet the following program objectives:
a. Knowledge of scientific principles that are fundamental to the following application
areas: Circuits, Communications, Computers, Controls, Digital Signal Processing,
Electronics, Electromagnetics, Power and Solid State.
b. An ability to design and conduct experiments, analyze and interpret data, design a
system, component, or process using the techniques, skills, and modern engineering
tools, incorporating the use of design standards and realistic constraints that include
most of the following considerations: economic, environmental, sustainability,
manufacturability, ethical, health and safety, social and political.
c. An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams with a commitment to succeed
and to assure employer success
d. An ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems
e. An ability to communicate effectively and possess knowledge of contemporary
issues and a commitment to continue developing knowledge and skills after
graduation
COURSE PREPARER AND DATE OF PREPARATION
Rama Venkat, April 30, 2002 (version 2).
Rama venkat, September 4, 2002 (version 3).