INTRODUCTION

EE-499 Senior Design Project (SDP) is a year-long (three trimesters) course comprised of SDP_Term-1 and SDP_Term-2. Project ideas/topics are gathered from the customers within the university and outside (industry etc.).

· SDP_Term-1 (not registered in ODUS; one trimester) is a qualification term in which a student fulfills the pre-requisite course requirements and joins a team; the team then selects an advisor and a project topic to work on; the team also does literature study and brainstorming, and eventually develops a complete design document along with other preliminary preparations. A student has to attend several concept sessions and submit homework assignments (interim reports); meet with his team, advisor and customer, and actively participate in the design process.

>> A successful completion of SDP_Term-1 is a pre-requisite for SDP_Term-2.

· SDP_Term-2 (registered in ODUS; two trimesters) is for actual execution of the design and development of a working prototype along with fulfillment of some other (ABET etc.) requirements.

A student expecting to fulfill the following pre-requisite criteria at the beginning of the Spring-2022/23 (Trimester-2) can apply.

1. At least 105 accepted Acquired Credit Units (ACUs) including waived English courses. Courses other than one’s original plan of study will not be accepted.

2. Having a concrete plan to complete the following by the end of Spring-2022/23 (Trimester-2: SDP Term-1). This will include passing:

· all XX-1XX (100 level) courses,

· all XX-2XX (200 level) courses with an exception of IE-256,

· all XX-3XX (300 level) courses up to 8 semesters + EE-366.

3. Not planning to register “EE-400 Cooperative Training” before passing the EE-499.