Engineering Design | Computer Engineering

Capstone Design

The capstone project is a series of a two-semesters course. In the first semester, the students take CpE-494 (Computer System Engineering) that concentrates on three main themes: the design process, technical design skills, and professional skills. In this course, the students form teams and begin working on their projects. During the second semester, the student teams meet weekly with their faculty adviser and provide some status reports.

Capstone design is CpE-494

This course provides an overview of the development of systems in computer engineering, primarily through hands-on design experiences and development of professional skills. The course provides information about the principles, methods and skills that are essential to engineering design. It investigates the concept of a life-cycle, nature of life-cycle models, and phases of typical life-cycles. The topics covered include quality issues, process, issue of teams, team selection, roles in teams, elements of teamwork, selection of support tools, standards, technologies, techniques, and approaches associated with the different phases, special problems of design and the issues associated with tradeoffs, special problems of hardware/software tradeoffs, testing, and project management.

Capstone Design is CpE-495

This course contributes a capstone design experience in Computer Engineering. Typically, it requires that students build on the aggregated knowledge gained in previous years. Students will have design experience involving hardware and/or software systems to meet the desired needs within economical, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability constraints. Students will acquire skills in design tools and practices, functional teaming, oral and written technical communication.