ENGR 498

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• ENGR 498
• OVERVIEWAND INTRODUCTION

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Todays Agenda

• Instructor Mentor Introductions
• Course Description
• Expectations
• Class schedule
• Policies and Grading
• Syllabus
• Project Selection Process
• Project selection website demo

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INSTRUCTORS

• Martha Ostheimer
• Coordinator - Interdisciplinary Design Program
• Bill Richards
• Lead Design Instructor

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Martha Ostheimer

• Director Engineering Interdisciplinary Design
  Program
• Lecturer on Communications
• Contact Information
• ostheime_at_email.arizona.edu
• Office [phone]
• Office hours Tuesday Thursday 1-3pm

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Bill Richards

• BSEE - University of Akron
• 38 Years experience in EE design development
• Engineering Fellow Ventana Medical Systems,
  Inc.
• 29 US patents
• Contact
• br.engr498_at_gmail.com
• Office [phone]
• Office hours by appointment

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MENTORS

• Kevin Prodromides
• Fred Highton
• Clayton Grantham
• Stanley Pau and Franko Kueppers
• Doug May
• Ivar Sanders
• David Henz
• Bill Richards

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Mentors
Breakout Rooms

• Kevin Prodromides AME S324
• Fred Highton Harvill 404
• Clayton Grantham ILC 137
• Stanley Pau and Franko Kueppers Optics 410
• Doug May Fam. Consumer Res. 114
• Ivar Sanders Harshbarger 206
• David Henz Optics 408
• Bill Richards AME S338

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Kevin Prodromides

• Scientist Principal RD - Advanced Technology
  (Honeywell)
• Years Experience as an engineer 31 years
• Number of US Patents 2 pending
• Educational background
• BS Mechanical Idaho State University (1978)
• MSEE Rensselaer Polytechnic (1981)
• MSCS Rensselaer Polytechnic (1991)
• MBA University of Phoenix (2002)
• Contact Information
• prodrok_at_hotmail.com
• Office [phone]
• Office hours by Appointment

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Fred Highton

• Design Engineering Mgr Texas Instruments
• 38 years designing analog ICs
• Nine US Patents
• Chartered Engineer MIET. Lanchester, UK (MSEE
  Equivalent)
• Contact Information
• highton_fred_at_simplybits.net
• Office [phone]
• Office hours by Appointment

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Clayton Grantham

• Electronics Consultant
• gt27 yrs. Analog Semiconductor Industry.
• gt30 Trade Magazine Articles (EDN, Electronic
  Design, Test Measurement)
• BSEE 81 / MSEE 87 University of Arizona
• Contact Information
• cbg1_at_email.arizona.edu
• Office [phone]
• Office hours by Appointment

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Stanley Pau

• Associate Professor of Optical Sciences
• Homepage http//www.optics.arizona.edu/Faculty/Re
  sumes/Pau.htm
• job experience at Bell Labs, LLNL, IBM, National
  Semiconductor, Max Planck Institute in areas of
  nanofabrication, micro-optics, MEMS,
  spectroscopy, lithography, instrumentation
• Contact Information
• spau_at_optics.arizona.edu
• Office [phone]
• Office hours by appointment

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Dr. Franko Kueppers

• Associate ProfessorCollege of Optical
  SciencesUniversity of Arizona
• gt 10 yrs. in the Telecommunications Industry
• gt 50 Scientific Publications
• Contact Information
• franko.kueppers_at_optics.arizona.edu
• Phone [phone]
• Office hours by Appointment

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Doug May

• Adjunct in AME
• 21-year US Air Force career
• 16 years with ATK Thiokol
• B.S.M.E., Washington State University
• M.S.A.E., Air Force Institute of Technology
• Contact Information
• dougmay_at_gmail.com
• Cell [phone]
• Office hours by appointment

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Ivar Sanders

• Electronic design, product development, and
  engineering management in Silicon Valley
• Various companies founded two startups
• BSEE University of Minnesota 1968
• Graduate classes at University of Santa Clara
• Contact Information
• isanders_at_email.arizona.edu
• Office [phone]
• Office hours by Appointment

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David Henz

• Product Line Manager Optics, Edmund Optics
• B.S., Engineering Physics University of Arizona
• M.S., Optical Sciences University of Arizona
• M.B.A., Eller College of Management University
  of Arizona
• Contact Information
• dhenz_at_edmundoptics.com
• Office [phone] x6310
• Cell [phone]
• Office hours by appointment

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498 A/B  Senior Capstone

• A culminating experience for
• Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Engineering Management
• Industrial Engineering
• Materials Science Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Optical Sciences and Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• involving a substantive project that demonstrates
  a synthesis of learning accumulated in the major,
  including broadly comprehensive knowledge of the
  discipline and its methodologies. Senior
  standing required.

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The Pillars of ENGR 498 A/B

• Design
• From Pool of Sponsored Projects
• Budget
• Schedule of Milestones Deliverables
• Communications
• Team Members
• Mentor
• Sponsor
• Project Management
• Teamwork / Team Contract
• Scheduling
• Budgeting
• Conflict resolution

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CLASS STRUCTURE

• Class Instructor
• Mentor

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What you should expect to accomplish and learn

• Learn the design and innovation process
• Plan and schedule your design
• Design development techniques
• Document a design
• Prepare and give presentations
• Complete your design project
• Demonstrate a prototype

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What is expected of you ?

• Attend the lectures and mentoring sessions
• No textbook
• Final exam
• Only some lectures will be posted
• Turn in the deliverables on time
• Email assignments or turn in hard copies
• Assignments will not be accepted late except for
  emergencies

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What is expected of you ?

• Use MS Word for documents and Excel for schedules
• Do not use Open Office
• Support your team
• Complete your project by Design Day

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What you can expect of the Instructors/Mentors

• Keys to product Design/Communications/Management
• Mentoring
• mentor a trusted friend, counselor or teacher,
  usually a more experienced person
• Advise
• Serve as examples
• Help you advance your careers
• Enhance your education
• Build your networks
• Provide Support

http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mentor
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CLASS TIME

• 330 - 445
• Announcements, Housekeeping, Q A
• Lecture
• 500 - 615 (Breakout session)
• Mentoring
• Presentations
• Design reviews
• Meetings - team/mentor/sponsor

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Course Policies

• Understand the U of A Code of Academic Integrity
  regarding the use of others written or spoken
  ideas
• http//deanofstudents.arizona.edu/codeofacademicin
  tegrity
• Its better to give credit unnecessarily than to
  risk plagiarism

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Grading

• You will be evaluated by
• Your fellow team members
• Your mentor
• Your sponsor
• Most of the grades are team grades but if you
  do not participate at an adequate level you may
  only receive a portion of the overall team grade.

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Grading

• Final grade based on of total points
• 90 to 100 A
• 80 to 90 B
• Etc.
• There is no curve.
• There is no rounding.
• 89.9 B

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SYLLABUS

• Dates
• Instructors B.R./M.O./Guests
• Breakout session tasks
• Deliverables and points
• Project Phases
• 1st Semester Design Development
• 2nd Semester Project Build/Test/Debug
• Communications

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Project Selection Process

• Review projects start after class today
• Details in a few minutes
• First round vote
• From today _at_630 thru noon tomorrow
• Attend project/sponsor event Thursday
• 330 615
• Grand ballroom north
• Second round vote
• From 600 am to 300 pm Friday 8/28
• You must enter major and contact phone number
• Expect email notification of project assignment
  before Tuesday 9/1 class
• Mentors and breakout room assignments in class 9/1

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POST PROJECT ASSIGNMENT

• Desire to proceed with design
• Resist it!
• For maximum design space - Follow the process

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THE PROCESS
FunctionalRequirements Constraints
CustomerNeeds
DesignParameters
Preliminary Designs
FinalDesign
Verification
Validation
Construction
Demonstration
1st Semester
2nd Semester
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Project Selection Website Demo

• Choose 5 projects in order of preference
• Not everyone will get their first choice
• Demo of course and project selection sites Jose
• http//scpm.ltc.arizona.edu/students/
• Demo of the project matching database site