Spring 2021 - MSE 410 D100

Capstone Design Technical Project I (3)

Class Number: 4002

Delivery Method: Remote

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 11 – Apr 16, 2021: Fri, 11:30 a.m.–2:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    Completion of at least 24 units from the upper division list of MSE curriculum courses and completion of two co-op terms (MSE 293 or MSE 294 and MSE 393 or MSE 394). Must not be taken concurrently with MSE 493 or MSE 494.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Students will combine their technical and mechatronic design knowledge to conceive, and design a product. A comprehensive report is required at the end of the term. Students with credit for ENSC 405W or SEE 410W may not take this course for further credit.

COURSE DETAILS:

Electronic Communication:
Capstone Website https://www.sfu.ca/mechatronics/current-students/undergraduate-students/capstone-projects/available-projects.html

Welcome to MSE 410 (MSE Capstone Projects, 1&2).  Together these courses provide you with an opportunity to integrate the technical, project management, communication, and people skills that you have learned over the past four years. Working in groups of 4-5 people, you will be responsible for proposing, conceptualizing, designing, building, and demonstrating an engineering project of some significance. Topics covered include the following: creative thinking, group dynamics, collaborative writing, group oral presentations, project documentation, engineering design processes, engineering standards, and entrepreneurship. By the end of the courses, you will have mastered the design process and the documentation and group work that enables that process. 

The Capstone Project Course is the key requirements of the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB).

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

Objectives and Outcomes

The course objective is for students to demonstrate their capacity to apply engineering principles to design a novel system, solution, or software. Participation in this course will help in developing the following attributes required for graduating as an engineer.

  1. Knowledge Base
  2. Problem Analysis
  3. Investigation
  4. Design
  5. Use of Engineering Tools
  6. Individual and Team Work
  7. Communication Skills
  8. Professionalism
  9. Impact of Engineering on Society
  10. Ethics and Equity
  11. Economics and Project Management
  12. Life-long learning

Several indicators are used to measure student competency in the course outcomes. A complete list of indicators is available on the course website.

Grading

NOTES:

Financial Support

Each team shall receive up to a maximum of $50 for poster printing costs through reimbursement. For self-funded teams,  the School will grant up to $500 by way of reimbursement (amount may vary depending on the funding allocation and the number of claims).  To be included in the list of funding recipients,  register using the  Registration Form:  Self-funded Capstone Team form on or before January 31st. Groups participating in the entrepreneurship program may be eligible for additional funding through the entrepreneurship@sfu program (Contact Dr. Amr Marzouk).

The company must fund Industry-sponsored projects. Be sure you have an agreement in place and understand the reimbursement rules before making any project-related purchases. Same for faculty-sponsored projects.

Claim process:

  • Each team must submit to the MSE Office c/o Julibeth Fernandez (mechda@sfu.ca).
  • The claim must be supported by original receipts or e-receipts with proof of payment.

Academic Integrity

Students are expected to conduct themselves professionally at all times, including interactions with professors, teaching assistants, and fellow students. Students are responsible for their performance in the course and should approach the professor and teaching assistants for help if they are having trouble with the material. Refer to the SFU Calendar for course withdrawal, academic dishonesty, and other related regulations.

Student Accommodations

Students who require accommodations should inform the instructor at the beginning of the course. The instructor and teaching assistants will do their best to support your accommodations. If you need more information about student accommodations, please visit the Centre for Students with Disabilities website http://students.sfu.ca/disabilityaccess.html.

Intellectual Property Statement

In keeping with the Capstone curriculum’s entrepreneurial spirit, students are encouraged to pursue projects having commercialization potential and are discouraged from entering non-competition and non-disclosure agreements with participating companies without consultation with the instructors. Project results are generally made publicly available through student presentations and final documentation. The University’s Intellectual Property Policy will govern intellectual property ownership, R 30.03, including, but not limited to situations where:

  1.  a participating company provides a general concept for the Capstone group to use as a starting point or guidance in the project;
  2. a participating company offers a specific project that will incorporate the company’s proprietary information;
  3. a participating company provides funding to support the Capstone group’s project;
  4. the pre-existing intellectual property of either the student or faculty advisor will be the subject of the student’s project.

Capstone group members shall be considered co-creators and, as per the University’s Intellectual Property Policy, R 30.03, 6.5, if Commercialization is anticipated and there is more than one Creator, a written agreement among the Creators should be concluded as early as possible and before negotiations for Commercialization are commenced with third parties.

We have a University IP agreement for Industrial projects, in case the company you are working with demands one.

 

REQUIREMENTS:

Course Operation

Lectures

There will be four guest lectures and three scheduled lectures (Tuesdays TBA). Outside that, there are no other scheduled lectures for the course. Students should use the lecture time to conduct group meetings and work on their projects. It is expected that students are available during these times.  

Lab

There is no lab for this course.

SRYC 3340 has been designated as the Capstone room for the students who need to use the storage or workstation facilities. The process includes signing up using the lab schedule posted online and managed by the TA (two-hour time slots). Only one student per group would be allowed to use the room, and the rest could participate online to exchange ideas.

Outline of the Course Safety Plan

We will adhere to the safety plan that is developed by MSE regarding space, disinfecting, and PPE.

The students will be required to be familiar with the safety and disinfection protocols as per SFU COVID-19 and FAS COVID-19 cleaning and disinfection procedures for all surfaces.

The TA will enforce maximum room occupancy and ensure the students meet the safety protocols. 2 m physical distancing will be required at all times. 

  • Non-medical masks must be worn.
  • Students and TAs will wash their hands before and after each visit to the lab.
  • Hand sanitizer will be made available in the lab.
  • Health forms will be submitted online prior to each visit.
  • Students will use a signup sheet to access the room.
  • The students check with the TA before entering the room at their designated scheduled time.
  • The students are asked to disinfect their workstation and equipment after they finish their work.


Meetings

Students are expected to meet with their project technical supervisor once per week during the semester. In addition, regular meetings will be scheduled with the course TA. Each group will be expected to meet with the instructor, Dr. Golnaraghi, a minimum of twice during the semester during the lecture hours on Tuesdays.

Evaluation

Deliverables / Assignments

Weighting

Week / Date Due

Project Proposal

20

January 18

Functional Specs

20

February 8

Design Specs

20

March 8

Presentation / demo

20

March27 - April 5

Final Comprehensive Report Proof of Concept Prototype

20

April 9

Project Journal

05

April 9




Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating.  Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

TEACHING AT SFU IN SPRING 2021

Teaching at SFU in spring 2021 will be conducted primarily through remote methods. There will be in-person course components in a few exceptional cases where this is fundamental to the educational goals of the course. Such course components will be clearly identified at registration, as will course components that will be “live” (synchronous) vs. at your own pace (asynchronous). Enrollment acknowledges that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes. To ensure you can access all course materials, we recommend you have access to a computer with a microphone and camera, and the internet. In some cases your instructor may use Zoom or other means requiring a camera and microphone to invigilate exams. If proctoring software will be used, this will be confirmed in the first week of class.

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who believe they may need class or exam accommodations, including in the current context of remote learning, are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112).