Senior Project I

Catalog description

This is a two semester capstone design course. The student is required to design and implement a solution to a computer engineering problem. Topics include introduction to engineering design, identification of a problem, background research, social, environmental, ethical and economic considerations, intellectual property and patents and proposal writing, including methods of engineering analysis and theoretical modeling. A detailed concept and design proposal is completed during the first semester and the implementation phase may also begin. An operational computer system is completed and tested in the second semester. Each student is required to write an in-depth engineering report to make an oral presentation to the faculty.