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ENTC 4600 Technology Practicum Dr. Hugh Blanton 439-4177 [email protected]

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ENTC 4600. Technology Practicum Dr. Hugh Blanton 439-4177 [email protected]. Projects. Baby locator ($100,000) DSP Contest ($$$) IEEE Contest ($$$) DSP Circuit Board Love Lamp. Grading. Written Proposal (15%) Oral Proposal Presentation (10%) Status Reports (5%) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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ENTC 4600

Technology Practicum

Dr. Hugh Blanton

439-4177 [email protected]

Projects

• Baby locator ($100,000)

• DSP Contest ($$$)

• IEEE Contest ($$$)

• DSP Circuit Board

• Love Lamp

Grading

• Written Proposal (15%)• Oral Proposal Presentation (10%)• Status Reports (5%)• Final Written Report (15%)• Final Oral Presentation (10%)• Project Check Off (25%)• Difficulty (5%)• Professionalism/Attendance (15%)

Written Proposal Format

• Letter of Transmittal

• Title Page

• Table of Contents

• Introduction

• Technical Approach (max. 3 pages)

• Management Approach (approx. 3-4 pages)

• Conclusion (approx. 1 page)

• Attachments

Report Content

• Reports graded for:– Required content– Spelling, grammar, appearance, etc. (Quality)

• all figures, charts, etc. must be computer generated; not hand drawn.

Introduction

• Project description

• Objectives

• Nature of end product

• Performance and design specs

• Schedule summary

• Budget summary (Total cost)

Technical Approach

• Alternative technical approaches

• Selection criteria

• Technology and method to be used

• Approach to testing

Management Approach

• Project schedule (Gantt Chart)

• Tracking chart (team hours)

• Responsibility matrix - grid showing who’s responsible for each task

• Budget estimate - parts, labor, etc.

• Facilities used

Attachments

• References

• Technical support material

• User’s manual(s)

• Software– printed source or disk

Oral Presentations

• Based on written report

• Sign up for time

• Bring video tape

• “How To” covered in later lecture

Managing Your Project

• What needs to be done? (Task list)

• Who knows how to do it?

• Who will commit to doing it?

• When will it be done?

Tasks: What needs to be done

• Start date• Duration• Dependencies

– Start time– On other tasks

• Operate under assumptions• Shows consumption of resources

– Time, money, facilities, etc.

Responsibility Matrix:Who is going to do it

• List all tasks

• Divide tasks among group members– Use member specialization's

• Designate one (and only one) person as the primary person for the task.

• Include key to decipher matrix (no matter how obvious it may seem).

Responsibility Matrix:Example

Member 1 Member 2 Member 3 Member 4

Power Supply P S SUser Interface P SSoftware S PFilters S PTransmitter P SReceiver S PReports P S S S

P = PrimaryS = Secondary

Scheduling, Tracking, and Control

• Time dependence of tasks

• Resource allocation– human, fiscal, facilities

• Track measurable quantities– Time, money, parts

• In this class, track team time

– Module/Subsystem completion

Scheduling

• End to End Approach– Takes too long– Run out of resources

• Success Oriented– Simultaneous tasking– Filled with risks– Timing is everything

Gantt Chart

• List tasks/milestones vs.. time

• Show current date

• Show status of tasks– When started– Estimate completion– Percentage complete

Gantt Chart Example:Building an RF Tx & Rx

Tasks 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15Research

Test Rx

Make Tx

Test Tx

Make controllogic

Test controllogic

Testing DTMF

PCB

Finish Project

Tracking Chart

• Keep track of TEAM hours spent– Example: 1 hour team meeting x 4 people = 4 hrs.

• Include any and all hours spent on project related tasks– Meetings,

– Writing reports/Preparing oral presentations,

– Designing,

– Building,

– Calling vendors, ...

Tracking Chart Example

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

Projected

Actual

Week

TeamHours

Estimating the BudgetDirect Costs

• Labor– Consultant (Instructor) $200/hr.

– Lead Engineer $150/hr.

– Sr. Eng.. $100/hr.

– Jr. Eng.. $50/hr.

– Drafting $30/hr.

– Clerical $20/hr.

• Parts– Hardware breakdown

– Software

– Misc.. - solder, wires, PCB, packaging, ...

Other Direct Costs

• Facilities/Rentals– Equipment (Time)– Labs/Rooms

• Misc..– Phone calls– Travel expenses– Misc. supplies - copies, binding, ...

Indirect Costs

• Indirect Costs (overhead)– 100% of direct costs

Performance

• Evaluating the options– Options: brainstorming, research, client, …– Criteria: team, client– Form matrix and evaluate numbers

Verification and Validation

• Requirements

• Functional specs.

• Hardware/Software specs.

• Test specs.

• Subsystems and complete system

• Delivery of product– Report– Hardware/Software

Status Reports

• Group name/Member names• Project/Solution summary• Tasks scheduled to be completed soon• Tasks to be started before next report• Problems (new or ongoing) and solutions• Current Gantt chart• Current tracking chart• Conclusion - Impact on CSP