EE400 - Engineering Design Project I Calendar Description *2.5 (fi 6) (first term,1-0-3) The first of two design courses that must be taken in the same academic year. Student teams research, propose, design, develop, document, prototype, and present a practical engineering system or device; teams exercise creativity and make assumptions and decisions based on technical knowledge. This first course includes project definition, planning, and initial prototyping. Formal reports and presentation of the project proposal is required. Corequisites: E E 350, 380. Term Details Term: Fall 2009 Lecture Location: ETLC E1-017 Lecture Section: X1 Lecture Time: Tuesdays, 1700-1750h Lab Location: ETLC E3-001 Lab Sections: X2, M 14:00-16:50 X3, T 14:00-16:50 X4, W 14:00-16:50 X5, R 14:00-16:50 Mark Allocation Problem/Application Description 5% Requirements Specifications 5% System Block Diagram 5% System Schematics 10% Parts List 5% Interfacing Assignment (Individual Evaluation) 10% Design Proposal 20% Critical Design Review Presentation Slides 5% Critical Design Review Presentation (Provision for Individual Evaluation) 15% Lab Work Performance Evaluation (Individual Evaluation) 5% Lab Book Records (Individual Evaluation) 5% Design Progress (Partially Individual Evaluation) 5% Quizzes/Exercises (Individual Evaluation) 5% There is no final exam in this course. In rare occasions, an evaluation item described, above, may not be appropriate for your project. If this is the case, the item will be replaced by something on-topic. Please discuss this scenario with the course instructor if you feel this is the case for your project. More information (including written document expectations) will be made available as the term progresses. Grading: As of September, 2003, the University of Alberta uses a (4-point) letter-grading scheme. Grades are assigned under this system and are guided by the Faculty of Engineering's suggested distribution for a fourth-year course. A failing mark in the 'Design Progress' category will result in a grade of F being assigned.

Tentative Lecture Schedule Lectures may be replaced or re-ordered according to the availability of guest lecturers and the needs of the class. Wk Date Topic 1 Sep 01 2009 (Prior to start of classes) 2 Sep 08 2009 Introduction, Project Selection, Constraints, and Resources 3 Sep 15 2009 Requirements Analysis 4 Sep 22 2009 Overview of Selected Microcontrollers 5 Sep 29 2009 Systems Design Methodology: The Block Diagram 6 Oct 06 2009 Schematics and Parts Selection 7 Oct 13 2009 Firmware Development 8 Oct 20 2009 MechE Capstone Approach: Scheduling (Mark Ackerman) 9 Oct 27 2009 Critical Design Review, Gantt Charts 10 Nov 03 2009 Presentation Strategies 11 Nov 10 2009 (No lecture - Remembrance Day, Fall Term Class Break) 12 Nov 17 2009 ANSI C Pointers 13 Nov 24 2009 Prototyping Techniques 14 Dec 01 2009 Recap, Upcoming Design Stages, Lab Book Submission

A calendar with many important dates noted is provided via a PDF: ee400fall2009.pdf.