Capstone Project

Your culminating project: propose, design, simulate, document, and defend a complete electronic system that integrates analog, digital, and embedded work from the whole program.

Prerequisites

EET 240 EET 250 EET 220 EET 225

Course outline

Lectures, virtual labs, and graded assignments — completed in your browser.

01Capstone expectations, deliverables, and rubriclecture

02Project selection and problem statementassignment

03Requirements, constraints, and success criteriaassignment

04Research, feasibility, and concept alternativesassignment

05Preliminary design reviewassignment

06Detailed schematic designlab

07Firmware and control designlab

08Critical design review and midterm gateassignment

09Build and integration phase Ilab

10Build and integration phase IIlab

11Test plan execution and verificationlab

12Design iteration and issue resolutionlab

13Documentation package and cost analysisassignment

14Final demonstration and oral defenseassignment

Syllabus

# Capstone Project (EET 299)

**Credits:** 4 | **Term:** 6 | **Contact hours:** 1 lecture / 6 project hours per week
**Prerequisites:** EET 240 PCB Design & Prototyping, EET 250 Troubleshooting & Reliability, EET 220 Industrial Controls & PLCs, EET 225 Power Electronics & Motor Drives
**Delivery:** Fully online. Lectures on demand, weekly live office hours, and browser-based virtual labs with simulated instruments.

## Course description
Design, build, document, and defend a working electronic system. This 14-week course develops practical competence in capstone design project through weekly lectures, virtual lab exercises, and graded assignments.

## Learning outcomes
On completion of this course the student will be able to:
1. Explain the core principles and vocabulary of capstone design project.
2. Perform the analysis, calculations, and procedures introduced each week.
3. Use virtual instruments and software tools to build, measure, and verify results.
4. Diagnose faults and explain discrepancies between predicted and measured behavior.
5. Document work clearly in lab reports that meet industry documentation standards.

## Weekly schedule
Fourteen weekly modules are listed under Lessons, each pairing a lecture with a virtual lab or assignment and a short knowledge check.

## Grading
- Virtual lab work and reports: 35%
- Weekly assignments and quizzes: 20%
- Midterm exam or practical: 20%
- Final exam or project: 25%

Grade scale: A 90-100, B 80-89, C 70-79, D 60-69, F below 60. A grade of C or higher is required to advance to any course that lists this one as a prerequisite.

## Course policies
- Weekly work is due Sunday at 11:59 PM local time; late work loses 10% per day up to five days.
- All submitted work must be your own; simulation files are individually seeded and checked.
- Students needing accommodations or an extension should contact the instructor through the portal before the due date.
- Instructors reply to portal messages within one business day.