The yearlong Senior Honors Project, carried out under a two-semester sequence, serves as a capstone design and research experience for a selected group of academically successful electrical engineering and computer engineering seniors. The primary aim of this course sequence is the training of independent, disciplined, and articulate research and design engineers. You will become familiar with the formulation and conduct of experiments, knowledge of applications, and an appreciation for the multidisciplinary and team-based approaches to solving technical problems and developing new techniques and technologies.

Course Outcomes:

• Familiarity with the nature of open-ended research and design projects.
• Ability to formulate a project, and design and conduct relevant experiments.
• Ability to analyze and interpret analytical and experimental results, and to modify the course of the project accordingly.
• Familiarity with research and design in several disciplines and specialties.
• Ability to effectively communicate technical issues in written and oral forms.
• An appreciation for the necessity of life-long learning and the utility of post-baccalaureate education.
• Familiarity with ethical issues in the conduct of research, and the reporting of result.

Time & Location:
Time: First meeting at 4:00 pm, Tuesday, September 8, 2009.
Classroom: Room 4-178A EE/CSci Bldg. (ECE conference room)
Credits: 2 credits per semester.
Prerequisites: Instructor's permission.

Instructors:
David J. Lilja
- Office: 6-131 EE/CSci Bldg.
- Email: lilja at umn dot edu
Ahmed Tewfik
- Office: 6-177 EE/CSci Bldg.
- Email: tewfik at ece dot umn dot edu

Syllabus

Overview presentation.

Undergraduate Symposium