BISON ACADEMY

Courses taught in the

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

North Dakota State University

ECE 403: Senior Design II

Syllabus Fall 2024

Syllabus - Resources - ECE Parts Inventory - Comments

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Instructor: Jeff Erikson, Jake Glower

Office: ECE 209 (Erickson), ECE 201 (Glower)

Office Hours: Mo-Th 9-10am

Class Times: Friday 3pm, ECE 123

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Fr	Lecture	Videos YouTube Playlist	Homework
Aug 30 Week 1	1: Syllabus & Project Selection Week #1 Slides Sponsor Info Info for Project Sponsors IP Agreement Form IP Agreement for Students Form NDA Form Project Proposal Form	Beginners Guide to OneNote - OneNote Upgrades	Project List - HW1: Project Selection (5%) Rank you top three projects Due Week #2
Sep 6 Week 2	2: Standards, Project Management, & OneNote Week #2 Slides Sample OneNote Document Assign Students to Projects Project Number, Project Title 3 students per team Lab Station Location	Project Planning for Beginners - Gantt Chart in Xcel	HW2: Standards, Project Charter, & OneNote (10%) Project Charter Work Breakdown Structure Relevant Standards OneNote Document Due Week #3
Sep 13 Week 3	3: Tasks and Apply Knowledge of ECE Week #3 Slides Work Breakdown Structure Major Activities (Technical Challenges) Tasks (To-Do List) Gantt Chart for ECE 403	-	HW3: Tasks & ECE Concepts (10%) Separate section in OneNote for each student, including - What is your role? - Technical Challenges to solve in ECE 403 - List of tasks to complete - Gantt Chart for each student - What four ECE concepts will you demonstrate? - What two ECE tools will you demonstrate proficiency with? Due Week #4
Sep 20 Week 4	4: ECE Tools Week #4 Slides Oscilloscopes (almost mandatory) Multimeters Function Generaters Spectrum Analyzers Power Factor Meters Debuggers	Oscilloscopes (ElectroBoom)	- Lab Station Location Check out your lab stations Key card access works You know where your station is
Sep 27 Week 5	5: Breadboards & Test Points Week #5 Slides		HW4 Tasks & Apply Knowledge of ECE (1/4) (10%) Work on tasks for ECE 403 While doing so, apply knowledge of ECE (1/4) Each student should update their section of OneNote Can revise and will be regraded
Oct 4 Week 6	6: Test Equipment Meet at your lab station
Oct 11 Week 7	Test Equipment (redo) Meet at your lab station Optional if you need to redo		HW5 Tasks & Apply Knowledge of ECE (2/4) (10%) Work on tasks for ECE 403 While doing so, apply knowledge of ECE (2/4) Each student should update their section of OneNote Can revise and will be regraded
Oct 18 Week 8	Work on your project & Meet with Sponsor (no class)
Oct 25 Week 9	-
Nov 1 Week 10	Work on your project & Meet with Sponsor (no class)		HW6 Tasks & Apply Knowledge of ECE (3/4) (10%) Work on tasks for ECE 403 While doing so, apply knowledge of ECE (3/4) Each student should update their section of OneNote Can revise and will be regraded
Nov 8 Week 11	Work on your project (no class)
Nov 15 Week 12	Work on your project & Meet with Sponsor (no class)		HW7 Tasks & Apply Knowledge of ECE (4/4) (10%) Work on tasks for ECE 403 While doing so, apply knowledge of ECE (2/4) Each student should update their section of OneNote Can revise and will be regraded
Nov 22 Week 13	Work on your project (no class)	-
Nov 29 Week 14	Holiday	Breadboards & Perfboards	HW8 ECE Tools (10%) Demo mastery of two ECE tools Each student should update their section of OneNote Can refer to other sections (HW5-8)
Dec 6 Week 15	Work on your project (no class)		HW9: Test Equipment (10%)
Dec 10 Week 16	Work on your project Attend ECE 405 Demonstrations Sr. Design Expo Tuesday December 10^th, 11am-3pm. MU Sakowin Ballroom		HW10 ECE 405 Demos (5%) - Biweekly Meetings (10%) Throughout the semester