Facilitators: Dr. Wanda Zagozdzon-Wosik Dr. Dr. Jung-Uk Lim ECE 4336: CAPSTONE DESIGN II

THE IDEA… Students work on team projects sponsored by UH, industry, and government. We cover a variety of professional development topics, including... …Communications skills (both written and oral). These are important to the success of any project, and will be emphasized.

ORGANIZATION Team: Three or four students. Cohort: Four to five teams with similar technical issues. Guidance: Your project has been assigned to a Faculty Advisor: A UH faculty member who will provide technical assistance. Facilitator: A course instructor who will provide administrative assistance and grade your work.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITY You and your team are responsible for the success of your project. You are expected to act professionally… You show up on time for class, and for meetings with faculty and industry consultants. You and your team decide what your responsibilities are. Team Responsibility Each team member is assigned specific tasks (project task analysis) Team members communicate effectively Individual Responsibility Each team member must make sure they do what they are assigned, or get the assignment changed End of Semester Team Evaluation Each team member evaluates whether other team members did what they agreed to.

COURSE WEB SITES Posting of all documents: assignments, instructions, syllabus, schedule… Blackboard: Used for , grade posting, and TurnItIn.com submissions Be sure your account is set up properly for forwarding

REPORTS AND DELIVERABLES Overview Reportteam 5% Progress Reports Writtenindividual15% Oralindividual15% Prototype Demoteam15% Final Report Writtenteam10% Oralteam10% Posterteam 5% Project Demoteam25% Note: Team Evaluations may be used to adjust individual grades

MEETINGS Facilitator meetings (with faculty advisors) Progress check Administrative issues Professional Development Lecture material, guest lectures PC board layout; ethics; LabView; engineering standards… Presentations Individual student presentations Team presentations