Course Outline

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering North South University, Bashundhara, Dhaka, Bangladesh CSE299

Course Number and Title:            CSE299 – Junior Design

Credits:                                                1 SCH

Course Type:                                      Required, Engineering, Lab

Course Prerequisite(s):                 Completion of at least 60 credit hours including all the major core

courses, math and science courses, Ethics, Language and Communication related courses.

Instructor(s)-in-charge:               Ms. Sharmina Zaman, Senior Lecturer, Room: SAC:1024

                                                                Email: sam115fac@gmail.com  

Grading policy:                                 (Tentative)                                         

Attendance:	20%
Beginning of semester Individual Project proposal and presentation: Group Project proposal: Group Project presentation:	5% 5% 5%
Weekly design progress:	10%
End of semester Project demo: Project report: Project presentation: Technical paper:	25% 5% 5% 10%
Journal Regularity: Quality:	5% 5%
Total	100%
Bonus points may be assigned on other class deliverables

Textbook:                                            None

Reference(s):

·         Hyman, Barry, “Fundamentals of Engineering Design”, 2^nd Edition, 2003, Prentice Hall, ISBN-13: 9780130467126 [Available in NSU Library]

·         Dieter, George and Schmidt, Linda C., “Engineering Design”, 5^th Edition, 2013, McGraw Hill, ISBN-13 9780073398143 [Available in NSU Library]

The instructor may provide more learning materials relevant to the topics time to time. In addition, students will utilize resources available from the worldwide web, device data sheets, manufacturer application notes, and the NSU Library.

Catalog Description (Syllabus): Introductory design course to introduce the basics steps of design project implementation. It will be a multidisciplinary team work. Each team has to develop a design project, submit a written report and oral presentation of completed projects. Instructional phase includes (not limited to): communications, technical report writing, visual aids, design process etc.

Course Description: This course familiarizes students with the fundamental principles involved in the design process by doing a real design that solves a real world problem. Topics include problem identification and definition, mechanisms of technological problem-solving, design alternatives, and project planning, implementation, and proper documentation. The influence of cost, material resources, performance criteria, and relevant ethical and safety issues will be discussed. All students will work on a design project. Students will be required to keep a journal of notes detailing their work and how the design process arrives at the solution.

Journal Policy:

The journal will consist of notes taken by the student of their work. A portion of the journal could consist of notes taken during lectures. Another portion of the journal could consist of notes taken regarding reading assignments from the text. However, the major portion of the journal should consist of the student’s ideas that the Labs generate and what you did with those ideas. These ideas should be set off, starred, asterisked, or otherwise denoted from the rest of the information in the journal. The journal would consist of a record of how the student’s ideas progress through the design process. The journal should be kept current; entries should be dated; and, usually, entries should be made prior to the student leaving a lab. The journal is to be submitted at the end of the semester for grading.

Design Project Topics:

•       Students should propose topics of their own.

•       Project topics may also be suggested by the instructor

•       The topics need to be approved by the instructor before the students can begin working on the projects

•       Topics should be chosen such that the design aspect of the course is fulfilled

•       If possible, project outcomes should include tangible things which can be showcased in an event.

Student’s Role:

•       Students will form groups.

•       Each group will meet the assigned instructor each week during the assigned lab time (attendance will be taken)

•       Besides meeting the instructor, the groups should also work on their projects during the lab time

•       It is expected that groups will do most of the work at their own free times outside the assigned lab times.

Instructor’s Role:

•       The instructor will supervise projects on a diverse array of topics, some of which may be completely out of the instructor’s areas of expertise.

•       The instructor will focus more on project methodology and guide the students accordingly

•       The instructor may give lectures during some lab times on project development methodologies. Some of the related topic (but not limited to) would be

-          Creativity

-          Design Process

-          Design Planning

-          How to Write Project Proposal/Reports/Technical Manuals etc.

Project Proposal:

The project proposal must be written using Microsoft Word and submitted to the instructor by the due date. The report (6-10 pages) will consist of:

a)       Description of the problem being solved

b)      Review of existing similar systems

c)       Feasibility study indicating at least two possible solutions

d)      Solutions adopted and the reasons for that

e)      Detailed diagrams for the complete system and all subsystems

f)        Explanation of the functioning of the complete system, and all subsystems

g)       Diagrams drawn using software showing the layout of the systems

h)      Diagrams drawn using MS Word or MS Visio showing flow chart for processing

i)        Graphs drawn using MS Excel

j)        Figures and graphs showing inputs and outputs, as applicable

k)       Tables showing input and output data, as applicable

l)        Bill of materials required to build the circuit, and the approximate cost

m)    MS Project charts including Gantt Charts showing the expected timeline of progress

n)      Bibliography

Project Status Report and Presentation:

At the end of the semester, the current status of the project will be presented by the group to the entire class using Power Point slides. This presentation should be between 8-10 minutes, and each member of the team should present for at least 2 minutes. The slides must be emailed to the instructor by 11:59 pm the night before. The final status report (between 10 and 15 pages) will also be due at this time and it should include the following:

a)       Cover page

b)      Description of the problem solved

c)       Feasibility study indicating at least two possible solutions

d)      Solution adopted and the reasons for that

e)      Detailed diagrams for the complete system and all subsystems

f)        Explanation of the functioning of the complete system, and all subsystems

g)       Figures and graphs showing inputs and outputs, as applicable

h)      Tables showing input and output data, as applicable

i)        Bill of materials required to build the system, and the approximate cost

j)        Suggestions for improvements

k)       Suggestions for future work

l)        Bibliography

Course Policies:

1.       The filenames of all files submitted in Email must begin with group number or student Id and name as follows:

a.       “Gr 2 – Project Proposal.docx” or “Gr 10 – Project Proposal Presentation.ppt” or “132945042_Nahid-Akhtar_Homework 1.docx”, etc.

2.       Academic Honesty: Students are expected to be honest and forthright in their academic endeavors.  Academic dishonesty includes cheating, inventing false information or citations, plagiarism, tampering with computers, destroying other people’s property, or academic misconduct.

3.       Attendance Policy: Attendance in classes is integral to the success of a student in this course. Nevertheless, if a student needs to miss a class for unavoidable reasons, the student must e-mail the instructor prior to the class period stating the reason for being absent. In case the student fails to notify the instructor because of illness or other unavoidable reasons, certification such as a doctor’s certificate may be necessary to get the absence excused. A partial unexcused absence may result from the following behaviors:

·         A weak excuse for missing the class for which a prior e-mail message was sent

·         Coming late or leaving early

·         Disruptive behavior that results in instructor asking the student to leave for the rest of the period.

Abandoning Course:

Grades F will be recorded for students who have not fulfilled academic obligations and have not obtained a grade, and for students who abandon their courses without officially withdrawing from a course.  

Best of luck!