Transcript ELECTRONIC PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCES FOR

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ENTC 419
Engineering Technology
Capstone I
Dr. Joseph A. Morgan, D.E., P.E.
[email protected]
979-575-0128
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I just wanted to thank you for stressing the importance of project
management in Capstone. Because of my experience and
knowledge in project management, Lockard & White was able to
contract me out to Energy Transfer (#54 on the Fortune 500 List) to
be a PM for 19 IT-related projects. This experience will surely open
new doors for me, and help me build my career. Please stress this
to your students and make sure they understand that project
management is a valuable skill and should be taken seriously. In
my 6 months at L&W, I have dealt with project managers on every
single project.
Thanks again for the knowledge
James Hutzley
Matrix Innovations
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 Intent – Capstone Design Project is completed in
last two semester of EET/TET undergraduate
curriculum
 Must be able to complete all required technical
coursework by the end of ENTC 420 semester
 Student validates prereqs via Prerequisite
Certification Form (PCF)
 Incomplete/inaccurate PCF will result in student
being dropped from ENTC 419 Must have
satisfactorily completed ENTC 369
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I, ____________________________________ understand that I must have successfully completed all
prerequisites in the Electronics Systems Engineering Technology Program to be fully enrolled in the
Capstone Design Project Sequence (ENTC 419 and ENTC 420). Specifically, I must be able to complete
all technical coursework necessary for my degree by the end of the _________ semester, 20___.
Furthermore, I confirm that I have satisfactorily completed ENTC333 and 369, and with the completion of
the following two semesters of work, I will require no other technical in-major or support course for my
degree.
First Semester ___________
Second Semester ___________
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List any other courses that will be taken after the Second Semester to complete your degree requirements:
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I further understand that if I do not successfully complete the coursework shown in the first semester, I will
not be able to continue the Capstone Design (ENTC 420) experience and will need to repeat ENTC 419. I
also understand that I will receive an I grade in ENTC 419 until all final grades are received for the
coursework in the first semester .
SIGNATURE: ________________________________________
DATE: ______________________
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 Form teams and conduct product development activities as a startup company.
 Construct and maintain team web page.
 Using project management concepts and toolsets, create a comprehensive plan
with associated documentation for the Capstone project.
 Create the preliminary design for an embedded intelligence prototype to be
delivered to the sponsor/customer at the conclusion of Capstone II (ENTC 420).
 Develop and deliver Preliminary Design Review.
 Manage all stakeholder expectations and interactions.
 Produce comprehensive System Design Process documentation.
 Construct detailed timeline of design, development, and test activities.
 Prepare and justify complete costing budget.
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 Capstone Design Sequence (419 and 420)
 Teams taking on “persona” of start-up companies
 Establish basis for long-term partnership with private
sector
 Teams become entrepreneurs
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• Communication – team, stakeholders
• Requirements, Specifications, Deliverables
• Details – content, format
• On Time – not “some time”
• Complete – not “almost”
• As defined – not as “you like it”
• Teamwork
• Communication – team, stakeholders
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 Generally provided by customer/sponsor
 Managed by faculty – advisor
 Must be used to support reasonable costs associated
with project identified in the grant letter
 All funds do not have to expended
 Only reasonable costs will be covered
 Residual is for use by ESET Program to continue
expansion of the experiential learning for its students
and increasing visibility of the program in the private
and public sectors
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 Iterative evaluation process
 Assess the “technical design/development” content of
the project
 Standardize grading consistent with level of project
complexity and content
 Team must justify self evaluation
 Use to select project
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Technical Merit Factors
Weight
(maximum)
Contains a clearly described and completely understood technical
challenge
2 Contains a requirement for system integration
3 Contains a requirement for system testing
4 Contains a requirement for theoretical analysis and simulation
5 Contains hardware design, development and test
6 Contains software design, development and test
7 Contains an enclosure design/fabrication requirement
8 Contains a requirement for documentation other than the project related
9 Contains a requirement for intellectual property protection
10 Contains requirement beyond Capstone
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Low (1)
Med (3)
High (5)
Tech Merit
<1.0
1.0 – 1.4
1.5 – 1.8
IP Dev
None
Possible
Highly Probable
Commercialization
One of
Some interest
Demonstrated Interest
Funding
Possible
Some Interest
Currently Available
Customer Interaction
and Commercialization
Interest
Low
Medium
High
Total ≥ 17 --- Indicates high probability of commercialization.
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Student ideas
Faculty presentations
Industry-sponsored projects
Others
• Customer – entity with technical
problem/idea/need and funding to
support its solution
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 How many students currently on a team?
 How many teams are formed?
 How many teams have selected project?
 How many teams have a sponsor?
 How many teams have an advisor?
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 Overview – Four areas
 Project management fundamentals
 Planning/Initial design of capstone project
 ELE Seminar participation?
 Satisfy “C” Course requirement
 Download, review and be ready to clarify
during next class meeting
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 Project preparation
 Team selection
 Project definition
 Faculty advisor
 Project sponsor ($10K)
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• Grading
– To receive C or Better grade in ENTC 419
• Satisfactorily complete all writing assignments
• 70 or better on final exam
• 70 or better on SDP
• Acceptable contribution to team (peer/advisor evals)
– Compute course grade based on
• Individual performance
• Team performance
• Course grade < Final Exam Grade
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Element
Potential Project Quad Chart
SDP Presentation
Preliminary SDP Document
Planning Memo
Final SDP
Schematic Review
Web Page
Final Exam
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Team Grade Weight
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.10
Determines highest grade
possible
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 Attendance
 MANDATORY
 University excused absence – OK
 Unexcused absence – 5 point deduction of final course
grade
 Understand – must make decisions based on priorities
 Use Bonus Points
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• Bonus Assignment
– 3 to 4 points / Bonus Assignment added to Final Grade
– Project/added value must be approved before Week 7
– Project can be 1 to n students
– Project must require “real” effort
– Project must add value/increase recognition of
Electronic Systems Engineering Technology
– Highly recommend – best investment you can
make……….
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 I grade
 Initially assigned to ENTC 419
 Verification of all prereqs for ENTC 420 are met
 If not, student must retake ENTC 419
 Grade for ENTC 419 will be based on work completed on
project that goes forward to ENTC 420
 Peer review
 Confidential assessment by team members
 “A” project can result in “F” grade for a team member
based on peer review
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• Web pages
– capstone.tamu.edu
– On-line project file – all info is there
– Includes
• Company identification
– Name, logo, principals
• All Deliverables
• Video(s)
• Continual updates
– Grading
• Main page, project description, documents, team members,
sponsor/advisor
• Graphics, animation, video, audio, links
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 On-Line Engineering Notebook
 Stakeholders access and use
 All capstone elements are stored there
 Recommend Google Docs
 Allows easy access
 Doesn’t require signing up for/using storage space
 Consider others if satisfy needs
 Send me credentials to access all of the folders
 Use folders to organize information
 Will continue its use in Capstone II
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• Deliverables
– What is required?
– Who is responsible?
– What format is required?
– When is it due?
– Where is it to be submitted?
– You must know the answer to all five of
these questions for every deliverable to be
successful
• Resources
– http://capstone.tamu.edu (examples)
– http://etetwiki.tamu.edu (requirements) (
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MAJOR DELIVERABLES
TITLE
Prerequisite Certification Form
Ind/Grp
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Form
H/C
Due date
3 PM, R of Week 1
Team Formation Memorandum
G
H/C
Email
3 PM, W of Week 2
Potential Project Quad Charts (2)
I
H/C
Email
3 PM, W of Week 3
Team Web Page and Video
G
Web
3 PM, W of Week 4
Weekly Status Reports
G
3 PM, W of Week 5
Email
System Design Process PPT file
G
H/C
Email
System Design Process Presentation
G
H/C
4-6 PM, W of Week 6
Presentation
System Design Process Document
G
H/C
Email
3 PM, W of Week 7
SDP Sign-off Package
G
H/C
Email
3 PM, W of Week 7
SDP Presentation Critique
I
H/C
Email
3 PM, M of Week 8
Problem Statement Memo
Member
A
H/C
Email
3 PM, W of Week 8
Work Breakdown Structure
G
H/C
Email
3 PM, W of Week 9
Responsibility Assignment Matrix
G
H/C
Email
3 PM, W of Week 9
Member
B
H/C
Email
3 PM, W of Week 10
G
H/C
Email
3 PM, W of Week 10
Conceptual Design Memo
Network Logic Diagram
3 PM, W of Week 6
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Risk Assessment
Functional Design Memo
Costing Data
Deliverables Memo
G
H/C
Email
H/C
Email
3 PM, W of Week 11
G
H/C
Email
3 PM, W of Week 12
Member
D
H/C
Email
3 PM, W of Week 12
H/C
3 PM, W of Week 13
Member
C
Earned Value Process
I
Final SDP
G
3 PM, W of Week 11
3 PM, W of Week 14
CD
OTHER DELIVERABLES:
ELE Seminar Memo
G
H/C
Email
Meeting following ELE
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All hardcopy deliverables must be submitted to the ESET Program Assistant on or before time indicated to be “On
Time”. Team member must log in deliverable and indicate if it is on time or LATE. All deliverables should be
submitted in the following format:
Cover Page – containing
Assignment Name,
Due Date,
Delivery Date,
Team Name,
Name and Contact Information of Author,
Name and Signature of Reviewer/Editor (Not a team member)
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Final format of assignment indicating editing performed,
Draft of assignment clearly showing editing process
All Email submissions must
Be received at [email protected] to be “On Time” – allow time for email to be routed
and received.
Include:
ENTC 419 Semester Year followed by one topic in Subject Area
Topic, Team Name, and name and contact information of sender in email
Attachment with title that includes course number and topic
Only one topic per email
Email return address that works!
http://esetwiki.tamu.edu/wiki/ENTC419
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 Problem Statement
 Functional Block
 Concept of Utilization
 Functional
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Requirements
 Conceptual Block
Diagram
 Performance
Specifications
 Technology Survey
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Diagram
Sensor Characteristics
Interfaces/Protocols
Deliverables
Milestones
Gantt Chart
Test Matrix
Technical Merit
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Capstone Design students SHALL must create a project team of from three to
four members, selected a team name, and a team manager. This action
SHALL be documented in a formal memorandum delivered to the ESET
Program Assistant in hard copy. The memo SHALL include the team name,
the team members, the team manager, and contact information (email and
cell #) for all members. In addition, a short description of the project scope
should be included in this memo. The Web folder password SHALL be handwritten in the bottom right corner of this document. A copy of the team
memo (without the password) SHALL be posted to the team web site. The
team manager must also email the course instructor a soft copy of this memo
from the email account using the address that will be assigned to the project
team for all correspondence from the instructor. Both hardcopy and email
softcopy of the document must be provided by the due date. Please note that
the scope of your project must be consistent with the number of members in
your team – choosing four members will necessitate that more work will be
accomplished during the ENTC 420 semester. Late or incomplete
submissions will reduce the team’s/student’s grade for this assignment.
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• Additional Objectives
– Professional ethics
– Global awareness
– C (Communications) course
– Videotaping and self critique
• Correspondence
– Email
– Memo
– Letter
– Presentation
– Report
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Assemble a team
Select a project
Secure an advisor and sponsor
Evaluate technical merit
Complete all planning activities
 Scope
 Time
 Costs
 Use SDP Outline to manage project
 Utilize semester break wisely
 Execute/control using plan as roadmap
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• Attendance is mandatory
• Course grade < Final exam grade
• Extra credit is available (Week 7)
• Deliverables Document
• Preliminary Design Review (PDR) Presentations
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Wednesday of week 6
30-minute presentation
Problem understanding
Initial design – use the System Design Process (SDP)
Document
– Seeking approval to continue
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 Resource available to support Capstone projects
 Team must agree to and adhere to guidelines and
requirements
 Conduct yourself as an adult and professional engineer
at all times
 Leave all resources better that you found them
 Team accepts maintenance responsibility
 Lack of professional behavior will remove access
authorization
 See ESET Administrative Coordinator to receive
authorization
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