Course Guideline

Senior Project (Electrical Engineering)

Course Code: EE491-EE492 Course Title: Senior Project
Course Credits: 6 Category: Senior
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Course Description:
Senior design project (Sproj) in the Department of Electrical
Engineering (EE), School of Science and Engineering (SSE), LUMS is
a two-semester, six (06) credits course.
This project undertaken in this course should cover suitable depth
to provide an integrated assessment of the progress of the students
toward a desired electrical engineering competency.
This course also allows the students to focus on economic factors,
safety, reliability, environment and social impact of the work being
carried out in their project.
Electrical Engineering students will form teams of two to four
students each (usually of three members, maximum four), select a
design project and work under supervision of an Electrical
Engineering faculty member.
The first semester, of the two-semester sequence, would normally
start in the fall semester of an academic year.

Course Status:
Core course for Electrical Engineering majors

Pre-requisites:
Senior Level Standing

Goals:
Senior Design Project should help students in areas of engineering
design and project management to solve real-life engineering and
technical problems.
Demonstrate the ability to select and undertake an engineering
problem requiring a significant component of design, analysis and
synthesis and to carry it out in a professional manner with
minimum supervision.
Develop knowledge, skills and attitudes to enable integration and
enhancement upon electrical engineering courses and also upon
previous courses in engineering, mathematics, basic sciences,
humanities, social sciences, and communication skills.
Demonstrate the ability to effectively use test and measurement
instruments to carry out project development, collation of results
and troubleshooting as required.
Identify project requirements, conduct financial feasibility study (if
required), develop engineering design specifications, recognize and
articulate design constraints, generate alternative concepts, refine
preliminary designs including configuration & parametric designs,
complete simulation, construction and verification activities.
Document and present the project through various stages of
progression by developing schedules and maintaining positive
design environment through effective concurrent engineering /
teamwork skills.
Demonstrate the ability to report the progress and results of the
project both orally and in writing to a professional standard.
Demonstrate an understanding of the safety hazards by adhering to
appropriate safety standards and procedures, and engaging in
design and testing procedures that minimizes safety risks.
In summary, following areas should be covered in the work
undertaken in this course:

Use of Knowledge Base Individual Work Ethics and Equity
Problem Analysis Team Work Life-Long Learning
Investigation Communication Economics and Project
Management Design Professionalism
Use of Engineering Tools Impact on Society

Text book:
As directed by the Senior Project Supervisor(s)

Supplementary Reading:
As directed by the Senior Project Supervisor(s)

Lectures and Formal Contact:
There will be no formal lectures. Sproj will be scheduled as 2 - 4
sections of lab sessions by the Sproj TA(s) after discussion with the
students. The duration of time slot for each section will be ~ 3 hours
per week and each Sproj group has to choose and then attend one
time slot throughout the semester. Two-third attendance in these
scheduled sessions will be mandatory for all students.


Senior Project Evaluation Committee:
Department will form a Senior Project Evaluation Committee to ensure
consistent evaluation of projects. Member(s) of faculty, not associated
with the project, and the project supervisor(s) will comprise the Project
Evaluation Committee for each project. This committee will evaluate
the project progress every semester as outlined in the grading scheme.

TA(s) for the course will ensure project groups adherence to the
schedule and project progress.

Important Guidelines:
The Sproj will be evaluated on per semester basis. However, the
grades will be forwarded to the RO after Sproj-II (for complete 6
credits).
Students will submit a project proposal after consulting their Sproj
advisor(s) within first two weeks of the fall semester of their senior
year. Feedback will be acquired on project proposal from the
appointed Evaluators and students are supposed to accommodate
those suggestions (if any) in discussion with their advisors.
In order to ensure a steady progress, Sproj will be scheduled by the
Sproj TA(s) (in consultation with the students) as multiple lab
sections. The duration of time slot for each lab section will be 3
hours per week. Each Sproj group needs to choose and attend one
time slot throughout the semester and two-third attendance in
these scheduled sessions will be mandatory for all students.
In first semester, final evaluation will be based upon Design &
Simulation Report and Presentation which will be held two weeks
prior to the dead week.
A prototype of the designed system will be required from all groups
within first two weeks of the second semester.
In the second semester, a preliminary project demo of complete
Sproj work will be held right after the spring break and final Sproj
presentation, demo and viva will take place three weeks prior to the
dead week (exact dates will be communicated later). Students will
also be provided feedback on how they should improve their
work/demo for open house Project Exhibition.
Open house Project Exhibition will be held before the last day of
classes. Participation of students in this exhibition shall be
compulsory until and unless a formal exemption is granted by the
Sproj committee in view of some compelling reasons.
Student will submit the softcopy of their Sproj reports and posters
before the final presentation week.
All Sproj groups need to submit 2 hard copies of their project report
to the department after getting approval on the submitted draft
from their advisor(s) before the open house Project Exhibition.
These reports should adhere to the EE Department provided
template for uniformity. All students should also have a hard copy
of their respective Sproj report.
Students must observe a formal dress code in both presentations
and in the open house Project Exhibition.
The overall objective is for the students to demonstrate their ability
to conduct literature survey, develop suitable model(s), perform
relevant calculations, propose a design solution to the problem,
conduct simulations wherever applicable and implement their
design.
Students are encouraged to solicit and undertake industry
sponsored projects. These projects will be reviewed by the EE
department to assess and tailor them to meet departmental
requirements
Interdisciplinary projects are encouraged. EE students must have
at-least one member of EE faculty co-supervising the project to
ensure the project meets the requirements set forth by the EE
department.
Any exceptions to the above will be discussed and decided by the
EE undergraduate curriculum committee on an individual case basis.

Grading Scheme:

Sproj Semester 1
Sr. No. Component Weight
1 Project Proposal 10%
2
Log Book+ Attendance (in excess to mandatory
requirement) 15%
3 Project Progress 10%
4
Design and Simulation Report and
Presentation 65%


Sproj Semester - 2
1 Prototype (within first 2 weeks of second semester) 10%
2 Final Presentation, Viva, Poster and Demo 45%
3
Log book + Attendance (in excess to mandatory
requirement) 15%
4 Project Progress Reporting 10%
5 Final Report 20%

Note: All requests for re-checking must be submitted within 48-
hours of announcement of result.