CapstoneDesignProjectInformationSeminarforIncomingStudents2016-17

ProfKamranBehdinan,SabineWeyand,KhomanPhang

Jan 2016

§  Whatisthecapstonecourse?§  Whatchoicesarethereincapstonecourses?§  Whatistheprocessforthecourses?§  HowdoIfindteam/project/supervisor?§  Whatwillmakemesuccessfulatthiscourse?§  WhydoIwanttobesuccessfulatthiscourse?§  Whatresourcesarethere?§  WhatshouldIdobeforeSeptemberorearlier?

Questionsaddressedhere

§  Fullyear,twoterm(2courseequivalent)§  Carryoutateamprojecttocompletion§ Generalgoal:tohelpstudents§  Integratetheirtechnicalknowledge§  Communicationtheirideasandwork§  Developteamworkandprojectmanagementskills§  Gainpracticalexperienceinanareaofinterest

WhatistheCapstoneCourse?§  ECE496–Departmentalcapstoneproject

§ APS490–Faculty“multidisciplinary”capstone

§ BME498–Biomedicalengineeringcapstone

Choicesfor4thYearCapstoneProject

•  Studentsfrommultipledepartments

•  Facultysupervisor+subjectexperts

•  StudentsfromECE

•  SupervisorsfromECE

•  Studentsfromengineering,medicine,

andphysiology

•  Medicaltechnology&entrepreneurship

•  Smallclass–spacesarelimited

2013-14

Multi-Disciplinary Capstone Design (APS 490)

Multi-Disciplinary Capstone Design (APS 490)

2014-2015

Multi-Disciplinary Capstone Design (APS 490)

2015-2016

2015 - 2016 Operation: �� Ø  19 MCP Projects Ø  17 Clients; 19 faculty Supervisors Ø  96 Students

Course Coordinator: Prof. Kamran Behdinan, PEng�Program Assistant: Donna Liu FASE MCP Lead Committee Professors: Phil Anderson (ECE) Brenda McCabe (CIV) Jim Davis (UTIAS/EngSci) Goldie Nejat (IRM/MIE) Rodrigo F. Gonzalez (IBBME) Graeme Norval (CHE) Jason Foster (EngSci) Daman Panesar (CIV) Greg Jamieson (IND) Khoman Phang (ECE) Don Kirk (CHE) Chandra Singh (MSE)

Deborah Tihanyi (ECP)

Overview (2015-2016 FASE Academic Calendar) Ø  An experience in multi-disciplinary engineering practice through a significant design project whereby student teams meet specific Client needs through a creative, iterative, and open-ended design process. Ø  The project must include: 1. The use of knowledge, skills and processes from several disciplines to conduct engineering analysis and design. 2. The demonstration of engineering judgment in integrating economic, health, safety, environmental, social or other pertinent interdisciplinary factors. 3. Elements of teamwork, project management and Client interaction. 4. A demonstration of proof of the design concept.

What Makes the MCP Unique? Ø  All of the projects in the MCP have an industry Client for whom the project represents a real business need.

Ø  All of the projects are also explicitly multi-disciplinary in nature – require skills and knowledge from across multiple engineering disciplines. Ø  Access to Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) from across the Faculty and from partner Faculties Ø  Committed and significant resources provided by the NSERC Design Chair and the FASE

Participants: Ø  Course Coordinator: Ensure a successful and equitable course experience. Ø  Course Assistant: Primary point of contact for course administrative issues. Ø  Departmental Representative: Liaise between the MCP and their department. Ø  Client: Initiate and support one or more design projects. Ø  Supervisor: Primary point of contact for one or more design projects. Ø  Subject Matter Experts (SMEs): Support and assess the incorporation of discipline-specific knowledge, tools, and skills into the design project.

Note that representative(s) from the Engineering Communication Program (ECP) are fully integrated into the MCP as SMEs. Nondisclosure Agreement Students are required to comply with any agreements made between the MCP and the Client regarding intellectual property and nondisclosure.

Participants ….

MCP Operation: 2016-2017

Solicit Projects (Week of Feb 01st 2016) Programs Orientations (Feb 2016)

Team Formation: (August 2016)

Sign NDAs (as required by some clients): March 2016

Kick-off Meeting: 09/08/16

BME498Y: BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING CAPSTONE

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}  What is this course all about?}  Team-based engineering/medicine/physiology students}  Medical technology innovation}  Design & Entrepreneurship

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COURSE OVERVIEW

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(Yocketal.,2015)

Identify (September – December)Invent & Implement (January – April)

TEAM FORMATION

}  Selected in first two weeks of classes}  Similar passions and complimentary skills

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SAMPLE NEEDS FROM PAST YEARS

}  “A way to address the lack of family involvement in the rehabilitation of stroke patients in order to increase the amount of exercise they receive.” (2015/2016)

}  “A way to address the lengthy procedure of changing tools in the middle of a robotic surgery in order to decrease surgical times and decrease the size of the robot.” (2015/2016)

}  “A method to harvest the patellar tendon for ACL reconstruction surgery in order to reduce post-operative pain.” (2014/2015)

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RESOURCES – HAMMERS AND NAILS

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RESOURCES – DESIGN STUDIO

WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

}  Biomedical engineering minor students are guaranteed admission contact Brittany Lawrence to secure your spot (undergrad.ibbme@utoronto.ca)

}  Other interested ECE students please contact Brittany Lawrence – first come first served basis (undergrad.ibbme@utoronto.ca)

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QUESTIONS

}  Brittany Lawrence}  undergrad.ibbme@utoronto.ca

}  Dr. Sabine Weyand}  sabine.weyand@utoronto.ca

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§  ECE496–Departmentalcapstoneproject

§ APS490–Faculty“multidisciplinary”capstone

§ BME498–Biomedicalengineeringcapstone

Choicesfor4thYearCapstoneProject

•  Applytocourse&selectproject(s)

•  Project&clientareassigned

•  Team/supervisorareassigned

•  Chooseteams(2-4perteam)

•  Findasupervisor/project

•  Registeronline

•  Studentsfindandselectprojectinfirst

semester

•  Developdesignin2ndsemester

ECE496Y Course Description

n  Propose a project and carry it out to completion. n  Teams of 3-4 students (min. 2 students) n  Goals are to help students to:

1.  Integrate their technical knowledge. 2.  Communicate their ideas and work. 3.  Develop team work and project management skills. 4.  Gain practical experience in specific fields.

Getting started

Team Supervisor (ECE Faculty)

Project

ECE496

Finds

Decide on

Register online

Your Supervisor and Administrator

Supervisor Administrator

& ECP Staff

Students

•  Marking consistency •  Engineering design & project planning •  Effective technical communication

• The ‘expert client’ • Defining the problem •  Getting the technical details ‘right’

Where do the ECE496 projects come from?

n  Select from projects listed by a potential supervisor (list will be online end of March) OR

n  Bring a project to a supervisor OR n  Most often à See a supervisor with a team, discuss a

listed project and/or area of interest, compose a project that works for everyone

Also à many projects are modified, some changed radically before the proposal is submitted in Sept/Oct

Why do well on it?

n  Melding of “soft” and “hard” skills in a ‘close-to-real-life’ situation

n  Close academic contact for references n  Experience in a specific technical area n  Important “leg up” for job search

Why get started early?

n  You have time now (later come midterms, exams, etc.) n  You want to get involved with people and a project that

will keep you motivated. n  It takes time to contact people, find supervisors n  Supervisors can take time to respond, and often reach

capacity early n  People are away in the summer n  Bonus 1% for early registration (by August 1)

ECE496 Roadmap, Milestones & Deliverables

Sept Nov Jan Dec Mar Feb Apr Oct 2016 2017

1st draft

Design Review meeting Individual Progress Report

Final Report

Oral Presentations (in tutorials)

2nd draft Final version

Design Fair

Feb

Registration & background research

Project Proposal

Design Goal

System Requirements & Design

Design & Test Modules

System Integration & Testing

Got your project?? Three Important Points

1.  Respect the design process to reach the best design. 2.  Think about proof at every step 3.  The end is a Design Fair – direct your work towards the

ability to demonstrate!

The truth… Developing the ideas

Problem Statement (Goal)

Requirements (Functions, Objectives,

Constraints)

Design Possibilities

Implementation

Oops!!

Proof!!! <<< AT EVERY STEP

n  Track Record: Engineering Notebook - keep information on tests & all work.

n  Credible argument!! n  Metrics!!!

Design Fair (March 29 – April 1)

Poster presentation and demonstration

Website https://internal.ece.toronto.edu/ece496.1617

What’s there: Ø General information (how to, how it works) Ø Projects and supervisors… Ø How to register a team and project Ø Schedules Ø Deliverables Ø Awards, ethics reviews, etc.

Design Centre

n  Sandford Fleming, room SFB520 n  Borrow equipment, computers, lockers, PCB CAD tools,

soldering station and microscope, wireless transceivers,etc.

Notes about the registration process

n  If you are enrolled for PEY for 2016-17 –  even if you do not have a job, you may NOT register for a design

project. –  You must withdraw formally from PEY before registering.

n  Once you completed registration, you may not make further changes to the team or supervisor. (Most supervisors are flexible to changes to the project)

ECE496 Events List (to Sept)

n  Applying to APS490 and/or BME498 (watch for announcements)

n  March 27 ECE496 project listings & online registration open –  Determine areas of interest –  Find partners in areas of interest –  Find project / supervisor in area of interest (see last year)

n  March 29 – April 1 Design Fair & Showcase n  Aug 1st Early registration bonus mark

Ø Threeoptions:ECE496,APS490andBME498Ø BesttostartnowontheprocessØ Thiscapstoneprojectcanhavesignificanteffectonyoursearchforwork/graduateeducation

Ø Thereisprocesstobefollowed…

Summary

§  ECE496§  Website:https://internal.ece.toronto.edu/ece496.1617§  Email:ask496@eecg.utoronto.ca(Prof.Phang&KarenIrving)

§  APS490§  DonnaLiu,administration&registration,donna@mie.utoronto.ca§  Prof.Behdinan,APS490coordinator,behdinan@mie.utoronto.ca§  APS490siteisunderconstruction.Linkwillbepassedalongwhenthe

siteisready;projectinformationwillbepostedontheECE496site§  BME498

§  BrittanyLawrence,administration,undergrad.ibbme@utoronto.ca§  Prof.Weyand,BME498coordinator,sabine.weyand@utoronto.ca§  MoreinformationwillbepassedalongthroughtheECE496site

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