ECE 69500 - Ideas to Innovation II
Course Details
Lecture Hours: 3 Credits: 3
Areas of Specialization:
Counts as:
Normally Offered:
Each Spring
Campus/Online:
On-campus only
Requisites:
ECE 695 Ideas to Innovation I
Requisites by Topic:
Graduate standing in ECE and enrollment in the project-track MSECE
Catalog Description:
Ideas to Innovation Project-2 focuses on the team-based design project and includes i) detailed and final design of a component/system/approach, ii) development of prototype or other relevant demonstration to "de-risk" key challenges associated with the proposed approach and iii) characterization/benchmarking of the prototype. Assignments will include formal design reviews.
Required Text(s):
None.
Recommended Text(s):
None.
Lecture Outline:
| 1 | Major Topics |
|---|---|
| 1 | Refined project goals and project management plan [Outcome: Proposed metrics and project timeline] |
| 2 | Definition of technical approaches for various sub-systems and initial design phases [Outcome: Design Reviews] |
| 3 | Detailed design and demonstration of sub-systems [Outcome: Design Review and subsystem demonstrations] |
| 4 | Final design and construction of prototype/demonstration [Outcome: Final Design Review and Interim Demonstration] |
| 5 | Characterization of prototype component/system [Outcome: Documentation of system metrics and comparison to project goals] |
| 6 | Final demonstration and design project report |
Assessment Method:
Class participation, deliverables related to project.