Purdue University

Electrical Engineering Technology

EET 496

PROJECT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT, PHASE I

Course Syllabus (Fall,1998)

Instructor: J. Wunderlich, Ph.D. EE

Office/Phone: TB-206 / 237-6560

Home Phone: 389-8037

Office Hours: To be announced in class

Course Description

An extensive individual or small group design project is carried out with guidance from a faculty advisor. Phase I includes determining customer requirements, considering design alternatives, and writing a formal project proposal. Software scheduling tools are used. The course concludes with a report and demonstration of project hardware and software functionality.

Contact Hours: 1 hour/week of meetings

Course Credit: 1 credit

Prerequisite: EET 396 Project Development and Management

Prerequisite Topics

• Skill in use of scheduling software such as Microsoft PROJECT
• Experience in project planning
• Technical writing: Engineering and science applications

Grading

10% Gantt/PERT charts

5% Preliminary proposals

10% Formal proposal

20% Individual block breadboarding

30% Block integration breadboard

30% Progress report

Projects

1. Gantt/PERT charts (Due in weeks #2, #4, #6, #8, #10, #12, and #15)

2. Preliminary proposal (Due in week #2)

3. Formal proposal (Due in week #4)

4. Individual block breadboarding demonstration (Due in week #11)

5. Block Integration functioning breadboard (Due in week #15)

6. Progress report (Due in week #15)

Parts

The instructor has obtained donations of motors and sensors which are available to the students, however all other parts must be purchased by the students.

Laboratory Usage

All EET laboratory hardware and software are available to EET 496 students during any Lab period of any EET class provided that the instructor for that class agrees.

Late Work

Any assignment handed in late will automatically loose 25% of the possible points. Any assignment handed in after the last class meeting will receive NO points.