1. ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY Innovating tomorrow’s products and systems today Dr. Joseph A. Morgan, D.E., P.E. jmorgan@tamu.edu 979-575-0128 ENTC 419 Engineering Technology Capstone I

2. ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY Innovating tomorrow’s products and systems today 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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4. ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY Innovating tomorrow’s products and systems today 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

5. ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY Innovating tomorrow’s products and systems today 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 ___________ _________________________________________________ List any other courses that will be taken after the Second Semester to complete your degree requirements: __________________________________________________________________________ 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: ______________________

6. ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY Innovating tomorrow’s products and systems today 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.

7. ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY Innovating tomorrow’s products and systems today 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

8. ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY Innovating tomorrow’s products and systems today 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

9. ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY Innovating tomorrow’s products and systems today 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

10. ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY Innovating tomorrow’s products and systems today 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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12. ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY Innovating tomorrow’s products and systems today Low (1)Med (3)High (5) Tech Merit<1.01.0 – 1.41.5 – 1.8 IP DevNonePossibleHighly Probable CommercializationOne ofSome interestDemonstrated Interest FundingPossibleSome InterestCurrently Available Customer Interaction and Commercialization Interest LowMediumHigh Total ≥ 17 --- Indicates high probability of commercialization.

13. ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY Innovating tomorrow’s products and systems today Student ideas Faculty presentations Industry-sponsored projects Others Customer – entity with technical problem/idea/need and funding to support its solution

14. ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY Innovating tomorrow’s products and systems today 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?

15. ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY Innovating tomorrow’s products and systems today 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

16. ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY Innovating tomorrow’s products and systems today Project preparation Team selection Project definition Faculty advisor Project sponsor ($10K)

17. ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY Innovating tomorrow’s products and systems today 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

18. ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY Innovating tomorrow’s products and systems today ElementTypeTeam Grade Weight Potential Project Quad ChartI.10 SDP PresentationT.20 Preliminary SDP DocumentT.10 Planning MemoI.10 Final SDPT.30 Schematic ReviewT.10 Web PageT.10 Final ExamIDetermines highest grade possible

19. ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY Innovating tomorrow’s products and systems today 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

20. ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY Innovating tomorrow’s products and systems today 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……….

21. ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY Innovating tomorrow’s products and systems today 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

22. ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY Innovating tomorrow’s products and systems today 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

23. ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY Innovating tomorrow’s products and systems today 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

24. ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY Innovating tomorrow’s products and systems today 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://capstone.tamu.edu – http://etetwiki.tamu.edu (requirements) (

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27. ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY Innovating tomorrow’s products and systems today http://esetwiki.tamu.edu/wiki/ENTC419

28. ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY Innovating tomorrow’s products and systems today Problem Statement Concept of Utilization Functional Requirements Conceptual Block Diagram Performance Specifications Technology Survey Functional Block Diagram Sensor Characteristics Interfaces/Protocols Deliverables Milestones Gantt Chart Test Matrix Technical Merit

29. ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY Innovating tomorrow’s products and systems today 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 hand- written 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.

30. ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY Innovating tomorrow’s products and systems today Additional Objectives – Professional ethics – Global awareness – C (Communications) course – Videotaping and self critique Correspondence – Email – Memo – Letter – Presentation – Report

31. ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY Innovating tomorrow’s products and systems today 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

32. ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY Innovating tomorrow’s products and systems today Attendance is mandatory Course grade < Final exam grade Extra credit is available (Week 7) Deliverables Document Preliminary Design Review (PDR) Presentations – Wednesday of week 6 – 30-minute presentation – Problem understanding – Initial design – use the System Design Process (SDP) Document – Seeking approval to continue

33. ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY Innovating tomorrow’s products and systems today 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