SYLLABUS
Contact Information:

Time	Tuesday: 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM (Classroom Lectures) Tuesday: 2:15 PM - 3:45 PM (Guest Lectures)
Place	Lecture: 203 Simrall Guest Lectures: George Eastman Auditorium (Swalm) Meetings: Simrall 206 (under construction) Labs: Simrall 323
Instructor	Joseph Picone Office: 413 Simrall Office Hours: 8-9 TR (others by appt.) Email: picone@cavs.msstate.edu
Class Alias	ece_4512@cavs.msstate.edu
URL	http://www.cavs.msstate.edu/research/isip/publications/courses/ece_4512
Required Textbook(s)	G. Voland, Engineering By Design, Addison-Wesley, 1999, ISBN 0-20-14985-10.
Prerequisite	Credit or registration in an ECE technical elective; approval of a project proposal by your advisor.
Reference Textbook(s)	P. Horowitz and W. Hill, The Art of Electronics, 2nd Edition, Cambridge University Press, 1994, ISBN: 0-521-37095-7. D.C. Hanselman and B.L. Littlefield, Mastering MATLAB: A Comprehensive Tutorial and Reference, 1/e,, Prentice-Hall, 1996, 542 pp., ISBN: 0-13-191594-0.

Grading Policies:

Grades are calculated using the following weights:

Team Leader		Team Member
Design Document	20%	Design Document	20%
Preliminary Design Review	10%	Preliminary Design Review	10%
Design Review	10%	Design Review	10%
Web Site	10%	Web Site	10%
Peer Review	25%	Peer Review	25%
Instructor Evaluation	25%	Advisor Evaluation	25%

In order that each team member be motivated to participate fully in the team, teams are allowed to vote members out of the group (we were inspired by the television series "Survivor") at the end of semester. For the member voted out, this might mean you have to retake this course, so you need to work to avoid this at all costs. More about this policy will be explained as the course unfolds.

I would thoroughly enjoy assigning letter grades according to the following distribution:

A	100 - 90
B	89 - 80
C	79 - 70
D	69 - 60
See you next semester	Below 60

Of course, if I was able to grade according to this distribution, it would be a first for a "Picone class."

Description:

The goal of our two semester sequence is to provide you with a realistic design experience, and teach you the tools and methodologies that can help you be successful at this endeavor. To be considered for a passing grade in this portion of the class, your design review must convince the committee this project is ready for the fabrication stage (the following course in the two-course sequence). You also must convince the committee that you have done a sufficient amount of simulation of your system.

The design document is a comprehensive description of the entire project including: requirements, test specification, design, and test certification. It presents simulation data demonstrating that your design is feasible, and addresses most of the points listed on the cover page of the course web site.

The design document must clearly state which portions of the team project were executed by which members. Each member is expected to contribute a section describing their contributions. Individual grades for each member will be assigned based on the contributions described in these sections. Of the 20% allocated to this portion of the grade, 15% will come from your individual contribution, and 5% from the overall grade on the document.

The preliminary design review should be a dry-run of the final presentation. It is a 15-minute presentation by one team member that reviews project as you expect it to progress through the end of this semester. At this presentation, any deficiencies that are documented must be rectified in your final design review.

The design review is the big enchilada. You must address all design deficiencies noted in your preliminary review, and review all aspects of the project (with technical details supporting your claims). It is also a 15-minute presentation. At the time of the design review, a project web site must be available containing all information about the project, including the documents described above and the design review presentation.

Team members will also submit a written evaluation of their fellow team members. This will include a chance to recommend individual grades for their team members, and comment on each member's contribution to the project. All claims of mutiny, insurgency, poor performance, etc., must be documented in sufficient detail to be given consideration. Team leaders will participate in a performance review conducted by the instructor during finals week. Faculty advisors will submit evaluations of each team member as well.

Schedule:

Class	Date	Topic(s)
1	08/22	Organization and Introductions
2	08/29	Gerald Thames, Managing Partner, Lehman Brothers
3	09/05	Doug Marchant, President, EPN Corporation
4	09/12	Billy and Linda Howard, President, Howard Industries
5	09/19	David McMillen, President, HMC Technologies
6	09/26	Troy Stovall, President, Gulf South Capital Fund
7	10/03	Rodger Johnson, President, Knology Holding Company
8	10/10	Preliminary Design Review
9	10/17	Bill Yates, President, Yates Construction
10	10/24	Fred Burke, President, Central Pharmacy Services
11	10/31	Danny Windham and Jerry Moore, Co-Founders, Adtran
12	11/07	Stan Prevost, Vice-President and Co-Founder, Phase IV
13	11/14	Mickey Holliman, President, US Furniture Lines
14	11/21	John Denson, President (retired), Lockheed Martin Idaho
15	11/28	Design Review
16	12/05	Project Deliverables

Deliverables:

Item	Date	Description
1	08/29	Design Document: Problem Statement and Requirements (Preliminary)
2	09/05	Design Document: Problem Statement and Requirements
3	09/12	Web Site (Preliminary)
4	09/19	Design Document: Test Specification (Preliminary)
5	09/26	Design Document: Test Specification
6	10/03	Design Document: Design (Preliminary)
7	10/03	Preliminary Design Review: Presentation
8	10/10	Preliminary Design Review
9	10/17	Design Document: Design
10	10/24	Design Document: Test Certification (Preliminary)
11	10/31	Design Document: Test Certification
12	11/07	Design Document (Preliminary)
13	11/14	Design Document
14	11/21	Design Review: Presentation
15	11/28	Design Review
16	12/05	Web Site