AI Summary
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**What This Document Is**
This is a comprehensive course outline for CEG 498: Design Experience, a senior-level team project course within the Computer Engineering and Computer Science departments at Wright State University. It serves as the foundational guide for students embarking on a significant, year-long engineering project. This outline details the course structure, expectations, and how student performance will be evaluated. It’s designed to provide a clear roadmap for success in this culminating design experience.
**Why This Document Matters**
This outline is essential for any student registered, or considering registering, for CEG 498. It’s particularly valuable *before* the course begins, allowing prospective students to understand the commitment and skills required. Current students will find it useful as a constant reference point throughout both quarters of the course, clarifying expectations for project development, teamwork, and professional conduct. It’s also helpful for understanding how the course contributes to broader program educational objectives.
**Common Limitations or Challenges**
This outline provides the *framework* for the course, but it does not contain specific project details, solutions to technical challenges, or examples of successful project reports. It doesn’t offer step-by-step instructions for project completion, as the course is intentionally open-ended and student-driven. The outline also doesn’t detail the content of guest lectures or seminars, as these vary from term to term.
**What This Document Provides**
* A clear articulation of the course prerequisites and intended learning outcomes.
* An overview of the project-based learning approach and the role of teamwork.
* Information regarding professional practice components, such as ethics and intellectual property.
* Details on the grading criteria, including individual and group assessments.
* A description of the class schedule and required meetings.
* Insight into how the course contributes to the broader professional component of the curriculum.
* Links to relevant online resources and the course homepage.