Technical Project (Computer Control) ELEX 4330

• Select a project from an approved list of projects submitted by either BCIT or an industry sponsor, or suggest a project, subject to approval by the course coordinator.
• In concert with other design team members, read over detailed project descriptions, analyze requirements and make a decision on the most suitable project to select.
• Attend regular (weekly) progress meetings with an assigned staff advisor.
• Contact the assigned staff advisor and arrange a suitable time for all design team members to meet with the advisor.
• Arrive on time for each meeting properly equipped with a standard project notebook.
• Notify the staff advisor ahead of time if unable to attend a meeting.
• Use available resources to research the topic and obtain information relevant to the project selected.
• Access the technical library and the Internet for suitable technical information.
• Determine the materials, components and equipment required and develop a plan for completing the project.
• Access data books, electronics parts suppliers, manufacturers
• Prepare and submit a preliminary proposal.
• Use acquired technical information to design a preliminary plan to design the required project
• Preliminary Proposal form will follow a prescribed format provided by the course coordinator.
• Prepare and submit a detailed engineering plan.
• Design a detailed work plan based on concepts from the Operations Management course.
• The engineering plan will follow a prescribed layout and include a Gantt chart detailing the activities of each member of the design team and providing a timeline for completion of each component of the overall project.
• The engineering plan will also include a detailed list of parts required, their cost and a suitable supplier
• Design and construct a prototype.
• Each member of the design team will be responsible for designing, fabricating and troubleshooting a component of the overall project to the engineering prototype level.
• Maintain a daily log book of project-related activities.
• Each member of the design team will maintain a personal log book. The book will be bound and each entry will be written in ink and dated.
• Evaluate and refine the prototype.
• The generated prototype will be constructed on either a prototyping board or a pre-printed circuit board. The final circuit will be tested and results recorded to evaluate its capabilities with respect to the original project description.
• Provide a weekly demonstration of project status to the project coordinator.
• The design team will be available in the lab at least once a week to report to the course coordinator on the current status of the project.
• Provide a weekly status report by fax or email to the industry sponsor (if applicable).
• The design team will keep the sponsor (if applicable) informed of its progress at least on a weekly
• Basis via email or FAX. The design team will also contact the sponsor as required, to have questions answered.
• Prepare a final project report with full technical documentation to the course coordinator and the industry sponsor (if applicable).
• The final report will be written as an analytical report using a prescribed format of section titles. It will be enclosed in standard blue covers and have coil binding, all provided by BCIT.
• Provide a formal oral presentation and demonstration to staff members and industry sponsor (if applicable)
• Each project will be allocated 30 minutes for the oral presentation and a demonstration of the working prototype, followed by 15 minutes for questions.
• All team members will participate as speakers.

Effective as of Winter 2005