Senior Design Projects Procedures Work Flow Summary

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Figure 1
Senior Design Projects Procedures Work Flow
Summary
Semester 1/2
Student Initiated
Industry Initiated
Industry Topic
Students Proposal
Semester 1
Students Activities
Sr. Design Day
Students Proposal
Semester 2
Students Activities
Sr. Design Day
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Figure 2
Senior Design Projects Procedures Work Flow
Industry Topic
Semester 1 only
T1
Industrial Partners Provide Topics to UTD Sr.
Design Projects Supervisors
2 Weeks before semester starts
Projects Topics
T2
UTD Supervisors Post Projects Topics Synopsis
1 Weeks before semester starts
List of Projects Topics
T3
Students Groups Select Projects Topics
Week 1
Industry Topics
T4
UTD Supervisor Resolves Conflicts of Interest
Week 2
T5

• Move Project from Public to Champion
• Sponsor to Work with Project Team
• NDA and Contract Executed

NDA Contract
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Figure 3
Senior Design Projects Procedures Work Flow
Students Proposal
Semester 1/2
T6
Students Submit Proposals to Projects Supervisor
Week 3- Sem 1 Week 1- Sem 2
Sem 1- Proposal Rev 1 Sem 2- Proposal Rev 3
Championed?
Yes
T7
No
Post List of Projects Proposals (Public)
Week 5- Sem 1 Week 2- Sem 2
Students Proposal
List of Proposals (Public)
T8
Industrial Partners Select Projects to Review
Week 5- Sem 1 Week 2- Sem 2
Industrial Partner Champions a Project
No
T4
Projects Supervisor Resolves Conflict of Interest
NDA Contract
T5

• Move Project from Public to Champion
• Sponsor to Work with Project Team
• NDA and Contract Executed

T9
Week 7- Sem 1 Week 4- Sem 2
Industrial Partners Complete Proposal Evaluation
Proposal Evaluation
T10
Students Group Update Proposal
Sem 1- Proposal Rev 2
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Figure 4
Senior Design Projects Procedures Work Flow
Students Activities
Semester 1/2
T11
Project Management, Time Management, Team Works
and Presentation Skills Training
Week 1-2
T12
Students Submit Weekly Reports on Projects
Progress
Week 3-12
Weekly Reports
Students Activities
T13
Students Groups Perform Self-evaluation for each
Period
Week 3-12
Leader Evaluates Group Group Evaluate Leader
T14
Students Groups Submit Individual Project Final
Reports
Week 14
Individual Project Reports
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Figure 5
Senior Design Projects Procedures Work Flow
Senior Design Day
Semester 1/2
T15
Students Groups Perform Single Slide PowerPoint
and Poster Presentations
PowerPoint Slide
Week 13
Poster
Senior Design Day
T16
Industrial Partners Provides Evaluations of the
Projects
Week 14
Projects Evaluation (external)