This page is currently under contruction as the VIP pathway is currently under review. Please meet with your ECE academic advisor for inquiries.
The School of Electrical and Computer Engineering offers three pathways for Senior Capstone Design:
ECE Senior Design Pathway |
Before Senior Design | Senior Design Part I | Senior Design Part II | Total |
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Traditional Senior Design |
2 hours Choose 1:
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1 hour Senior Design Part I (ECE 4871) |
2 hours Senior Design Part II (ECE 4872) |
5 credit hours |
Flexible Senior Design |
2 hours Junior Design (ECE 3872) |
3 hours Choose 1 ECE 4723 option:
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5 credit hours | |
VIP Senior Design |
2 or more hours of VIP Meet with Chris Malbrue Notify ECE Academic Advisor of the intent to use the VIP pathway |
1-2 hours of VIP and ECE 4871 |
2 hours of VIP* (on the same team) ECE 4872 |
5-8 credit hours |
* The new Senior Design policy differs from the previous policy in the number of credits taken in the last semester. Students who need 3 VIP credits instead of 2 in their final semester can still take VIP for 3 credits, as under the old model.
Timeline
Students using VIP for ECE Senior Designs must follow the timeline below:
Timeframe | Meetings* | Forms & Deliverables |
Details |
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2 Semesters before Senior Design Part II |
Chris Malbrue (VIP) ECE Academic Advisor |
Meet with Chris Malbrue to review VIP Senior Design process/requirements. | |
Senior Design Part I | If the VIP Instructor is not from ECE, meet with Secondary Project Advisor | Due by Withdrawal deadline during SD 1 semester. Submit to Chris Malbrue. The form requires project advisor signatures:
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Senior Design Part II | 3 meetings with Secondary Project Advisor | Midterm & Final Reports | Midterm and final reports to be submitted to Chris Malbrue and your project advisor(s). |
Final Presentation |
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VIP Notebook, Other Deliverables | Submit a PDF of your VIP Notebook & instructor-defined deliverables (write-ups, etc.) to Chris Malbrue. |
* Meetings in addition to regular VIP team meetings