MASTER SYLLABUS

2020-2021

A.	Academic Division: Business, Industry, and Technology

B.	Discipline: Electronic Engineering Technology

C.	Course Number and Title: ELET2930 Electrical Capstone Project

D.	Course Coordinator: Jonathan DeWitt

Assistant Dean: Toni Johnson, PhD

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E.	Credit Hours: 2

F.	Prerequisites: ELET2240, ELET2450, ELET2570

G.	Syllabus Effective Date: Fall, 2020

H.	Textbook(s) Title: None

Workbook(s) and/or Lab Manual: None

J.	Course Description: A capstone course that challenges the student to put to use previous knowledge gained from other courses to research, plan, develop, test and troubleshoot an electrical apparatus, a manufacturing process, a robotic workcell or other industrial application.

K.	College-Wide Learning Outcomes

College-Wide Learning Outcome	Assessments - - How it is met & When it is met
Communication – Written
Communication – Speech
Intercultural Knowledge and Competence
Critical Thinking
Information Literacy
Quantitative Literacy

L.	Course Outcomes and Assessment Methods:

Upon successful completion of this course, the student shall:

Outcomes	Assessments – How it is met & When it is met
Understand the triple constraint of performance specifications, time, and money.	Successful completion of project.
Define what an engineering project is.	Quiz 1, week 1.
Demonstrate how to be an effective team leader and member	Classroom observations by faculty, self-evaluation and peer evaluations throughout the project process.
Describe and use the project management process.	Successful completion of project or satisfactory explanation of project failure and description of how to prevent similar failures in future projects described in written project report.
Develop a project proposal.	Classroom presentations and evaluations weeks 1-3.
Prepare weekly project reports	Classroom presentations and evaluations weeks 1-13.
Develop a timeline for the project.	Evaluation of student’s Gantt Chart during week 3.
Develop a budget for project completion	Classroom presentation and evaluation weeks 3-4.

M.	Topical Timeline (Subject to Change):

The Triple Constraint

Project performance specification

Time from concept to project completion

Money

Define what an engineering project is.

The Project Management Process

Defining the goal (project specifications)

Planning how to satisfy the Triple Constraints

Determine how or who should lead the team

Feedback based on project Gantt chart and variations from project completion dates

Testing project against specifications

Troubleshooting and retesting

Completed project

Rubrics for weekly project updates and presentations

Rubric for final report

Public project presentation

N.	Course Assignments:

Reports

Research

Prototyping

Presentations

Planning

O.	Recommended Grading Scale:

NUMERIC	GRADE	POINTS	DEFINITION
93–100	A	4.00	Superior
90–92	A-	3.67	Superior
87–89	B+	3.33	Above Average
83–86	B	3.00	Above Average
80–82	B-	2.67	Above Average
77–79	C+	2.33	Average
73–76	C	2.00	Average
70-72	C-	1.67	Below Average
67–69	D+	1.33	Below Average
63-66	D	1.00	Below Average
60-62	D-	0.67	Poor
00-59	F	0.00	Failure

P.	Grading and Testing Guidelines:

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Q.	Examination Policy:

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R.	Class Attendance and Homework Make-Up Policy:

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S.	Classroom Expectations:

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T.	College Procedures/Policies:

Important information regarding College Procedures and Policies can be found on the syllabus supplement located at

http://catalog.ncstatecollege.edu/mime/download.pdf?catoid=5&ftype=2&foid=3