Design 1 & 2 Syllabus

AY2015

Week / Dates / Description / Reading / RG / Design Communication
Capstone Design I: Fall 2014
1 / 18-22 AUG / Course Administration, Problem Definition (Wednesday lecture) / Capstone Project Guidance;
D&S, 1.1-10, 3.1-5 / 1
2 / 25-29 AUG / Quality Function Deployment / D&S, 3.6 / 2
3 / 1-5 SEP / Project Management (Wednesday lecture) / D&S, 4.8-9 / 3
4 / 8-12 SEP / Project Proposal Presentations – no lecture, no group meeting / Project Proposal Presentation
5 / 15-19 SEP / Design Concept Generation and Engineering Models / D&S, 6.1-8, 7.4 / 4
6 / 22-26 SEP / Decision Making and Concept Selection / D&S, 7.6 / 5 / Design Proposal Report
7 / 29 SEP-3 OCT / No Lecture
8 / 6-10 OCT / Guest Lecture: CAPT Goudreau, Deputy AsstSecNav (Energy)
9 / 13-17 OCT / Preliminary Design Presentations – no lecture, no group meeting / Preliminary Design Presentation
10 / 20-24 OCT / Preliminary Design Presentations TSD Interviews
11 / 27-31 OCT / Embodiment Design / D&S, 8.1-5, 8.8-13 / 6 / Preliminary Design Report
12 / 3-7 NOV / No Lecture
13 / 10-14 NOV / No Lecture
14 / 17-21 NOV / Detail Design Presentation – no lecture, no group meeting / Detail Design Presentation
15 / 24-28 NOV / Engineering Ethics – framework & case study exercise (bring laptops) / ASME/IEEE Code of Ethics / 8
16 / 1-6 DEC / Case Study Outbriefs & Reading Guide Exam (bring laptops)
17 / 8 DEC / Course Evaluations & Survey (bring laptops) / Detail Design Report
Capstone Design II: Spring 2015
1 / 5-9 JAN / No Lecture
2 / 12-16 JAN / Guest Lecture – Gregory Glaros, CEO, Synexxus*
3 / 19-23 JAN / No Lecture
4 / 26-30 JAN / Prototype Demonstration – no lecture, no group meeting / Prototype Demonstration
5 / 2-6 FEB / Guest Lecture*
6 / 9-13 FEB / No Lecture
7 / 16-20 FEB / Raouf Memorial Lecture* / Friday, February 20, 1250 in RI102 (attendance required*)
8 / 23-27 FEB / No Lecture
9 / 2-6 MAR / Progress Update Presentations – no lecture,
no group meeting / Progress Update Presentation
10 / 9-13 MAR / Guest Lecture*
11 / 16-20 MAR / Spring Break
12 / 30 MAR -3 APR / Guest Lecture* / Progress Update Report
13 / 6-10 APR / No Lecture / Poster and video
14 / 13-17 APR / Guest Lecture*
15 / 20-24 APR / Capstone Day - Wednesday, April 22
16 / 27 APR-1 MAY / No Lecture / Final Design Presentation, Final Design Report

*These lectures are part of the capstone design guest lecture series. They are not required for EE and CE majors who are not enrolled in EE482.