Design Seminar

2.0 credits

Students majoring in Electrical and Computer Engineering will explore ideas for Design Projects, form Teams, and prepare a proposal for the Design Project to be started in the Fall semester and completed in the Spring semester. Proposal will include presentations and documentation discussing some or all of the following: definition of project requirements and product specifications; clarification and verification of end user requirements; subsystem definition and interfaces; generation of project and testing plans including Gantt charts; reliability analysis, product safety, compliance issues, manufacturability, reverse engineering a related device, cost, and documentation. In addition, we will examine case studies on ethical, social, economic and safety considerations that can arise in engineering practice. Occasional presentations by outside speakers.