ECE 395: EE Senior Projects I

and

ECE 396: EE Senior Projects II

Fall 2023 and Spring 2023

Tuesday 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

EE Senior Projects is scheduled for Tuesdays from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM for the fall semester. This website is for Section A (Prof. Sable's section). Some weeks we will meet from 2 pm - 4 pm in Rm. 105 in the fall, or Rm. LL210 in the spring. Other weeks, during those hours, I will meet with groups one at a time (generally either in my office or the Senior Lab). Some weeks there will be special activities, often including both sections of EE Senior Projects, and possible other departments as well. The 4 pm - 5 pm hour will be set aside for interdisciplinary activities, which other groups will often also be invited to. These activities will usually take place in Rose Auditorium. During weeks when there is no interdisciplinary activity, we will continue to meet with groups during the 4 pm - 5 pm hour. The schedule below will be updated as the year progresses.

Instructor Info

Instructor: Carl Sable
e-mail: carl.sable@cooper.edu
Office: Room 614

Assignments

Assignments with associated handouts, primarily those that involve written components, will be posted here when they are assigned. Other assignments, primarily those that involve only presentations, will be discussed in class and will appear in the schedule below.

Grading for the fall semester will largely consider the following four components:

  • Progress on the project
  • The end-of-semester presentation or poster session
  • The end-of-semester report
  • The group's activity archive and individual activity logs

    The four assignments above will each receive written feedback. Detailed criteria for these assignments will be discussed when they are assigned. When determining a student's grade for the fall semester, their performance on these four assignments will be primarily considered.

    Other assignments throughout the semester will be graded with ✔, ✔-, or ✔+, with ✔+ being extremely rare. A ✔- is still better than a missing assignment. These grades will be considered at the end of the semester for students who are otherwise borderline.

    Grading for the spring semester will largely consider the following four components:

  • The final state of your project (most important)
  • The end-of-year showcase
  • The end-of-year report (final report)
  • The group's activity archive and individual activity logs

    The four assignments above will each receive written feedback. Final feedback for the spring will come in the form of a document, written by me, explaining my assessment of the project, taking into account the components mentioned above.

    Fall assignments:

    Spring assignments:

    Schedule

    The schedule below will be updated as the year progresses. Any dates which have not yet passed are tentative. Attendance is mandatory at all activities, unless otherwise stated in class.

    During weeks when groups meet with their advisor one at a time, students should be working with their group members, in the senior lab, or elsewhere if appropriate, on their projects during senior project hours when they are not meeting with the advisor.