• Weekly progress reports 10%
• User Manual or Technical Manual 30%
• Demo Poster Presentation 25%
• Final Comprehensive Report and Journal 25%
• Assessment of three commercial product User Manuals 10%

NOTES:

Deliverables / Assignments		Week / Date Due
Weekly progress reports		Once a week, starting May 19, due the day before weekly meetings (TBA)
User Manual or Technical Manual		June 30 (Word file only)
Demo Poster Presentation		August 7 (this term, the comprehensive demo must be presented through a video submitted through Canvas)
Final Comprehensive Report		August 7 (Word files only)
Project Journals		August 7 (drop off at MSE main office)

REQUIREMENTS:

Meetings
Students are expected to meet with their project technical supervisor once per week during the semester.
In addition, regular meetings will be

In addition, regular progress meetings will be scheduled with the course Instructor, Dr. Golnaraghi. Failure to attend these meetings will result in a -1 mark per meeting. Students with valid reasons must email the instructor to explain why they will miss the meeting, along with an individual progress report and an outline of what they expect to do the following week.

scheduled with the course Instructor, Dr. Golnaraghi. The scheduled times are:

Wednesdays 9 am – 1 pm
Fridays 10:30 – 12:30 am
The TAs will schedule these meetings

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 already posted and managed by the TAs. 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 developed by MSE.

Financial Support
Each team shall receive up to $50 in reimbursement for poster printing costs. For self-funded teams, the School will grant up to $500 in 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 Tech-e program.

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.
• 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 with 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 student's or faculty advisor's pre-existing intellectual property will be the subject of the student's project.

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