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Capstone Project Selection

Capstone Project Selection. Amir Niroumand amniroum@cs.sfu.ca 604-782-4407. Course Objective. Research, design, build, and test a device Integrate what you have learned Engineering design Technical Regulatory Business development Soft skills Assess your strengths and weaknesses.

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Capstone Project Selection

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  1. Capstone Project Selection Amir Niroumand amniroum@cs.sfu.ca 604-782-4407

  2. Course Objective • Research, design, build, and test a device • Integrate what you have learned • Engineering design • Technical • Regulatory • Business development • Soft skills • Assess your strengths and weaknesses

  3. Outstanding project Address a real problem Meet specifications Has an existing customer Accurate schedule Economically viable Useful documentation Convincing presentation Poor project Technically driven Specs not verified Fictitious customer Unrealistic schedule Poor pricing Incomplete and unorganized documents Ineffective presentation Project evaluation

  4. Project selection criteria • Your project title should fit one of these categories: • Has a scientific value • Has a customer • Faculty endorsement • Industry endorsement • Continuation of previous projects

  5. Micro Fuel cell labs Funded by NRC Complete work Extensive testing Very organized Professional product brochure Website ThinQ innovations Built for Kinesiology Exciting idea Complete work Reliable demo Good documentation Sample past projects (2005)

  6. Scheduling Amir Niroumand January 2007

  7. Kickoff Schedule Tasks

  8. Critical Path Method • Highest priority tasks • Plan around the critical path • Use expert advise • Eat the frog!

  9. Project Time Line Next week April β-version Production Working prototype Engineering prototype Manufacturing prototype Kickoff • Plan the whole R&D cycle • Expect the unexpected • Best case scenario + 50% total over head • Best / Worst case analysis

  10. Milestones • Kickoff • Freeze options • Parts ordered (fund) • Bottle neck tested • System integrated • Specs tested • Dry run presentation

  11. Summary • Write down tasks • Set milestones • Manage around the critical path • Evaluate the plan • Update!

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