LIPS model at LiU

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CDIO within the Y-program (Applied Physics and
Electrical Engineering) at Linköping University
Svante Gunnarsson, Tomas Svensson 8 October
2003
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THE Y AND Yi-PROGRAMS

• 150 (Y) 30 (Yi) students admitted each year
• 4 ½ years (180 units)
• 160 units courses 20 units Master Thesis
• 115 units mandatory (50 units math), 25 units
  specialization and 20 units elective
• The Yi-students study language (French, German or
  Spanish) and spend year three abroad

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SPECIALIZATIONSS DURING YEAR 4

• Applied mathematics
• Organic systems and sensors
• Theory, modeling and visualization
• Materials, electronics and photonic
• Electronics
• SoC-ware
• Mechatronics
• Control and information system
• Signal and image processing
• Biomedical engineering
• Communication
• Software engineering

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MANDATORY PROJECT COURSES
DBT courses (year 4)
DBT courses (year 4)
DBT courses (year 4)
DBT courses (year 4)
DBT courses (year 4)
DBT courses (year 4)
DBT courses (year 4)
Electronics project (year 3)
Engineering project (year 1)
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ELECTRONICS PROJECT
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THE PROJECT TASK

• The students shall, in groups of 6 persons,
  design a relatively
• advanced computer controlled machine.
• The design includes a number of computers,
  discrete digital
• circuits, programmable logic, analogue
  interfaces, different
• displays and a number of sensors.
• The design will be built on a circuit board with
  wiring technique.
• Maximum 1000 hours per project

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AUTONOMOUS ROBOT WITH 4 LEGS
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THE PROJECT ORGANISATION
Customer
Project manager
Supervisor
Project members
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
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THE LIPS PROJECT MODEL
After
During
Before
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Before
THE FIRST SEVEN WEEKS
TG0
TG1
TG2
assignment
prestudy
preparation
requirement specification
agreed requirement specification
The project is planned!
system drawing
project plan and time plan

• Support
• LIPS templates
• Supervisor
• One portable PC per group
• 13 seminars
• 2 lab tutorials (mini projects)

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A TIME PLAN
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WEEK 8 TO 13 IN THE PROJECT
During
MUXEN lab is open 24 hours a day
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EACH GROUP HAS THEIR OWN PLACE
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THE LAST WEEEK, DELIVERY
After
6
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Final report

• Technical documentation
• Seminars, 5 sessions
• Demonstrations
• Competitions

Evaluation
Delivery
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THE SEMINAR
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AFTER DELIVERY
After
6

• Corrections
• Evaluation

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Final report
Evaluation
Delivery
Grade fail or pass for the complete project group
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LIPS DOCUMENTS PRODUCED

• Requirement specification
• System drawing
• Project plan
• Time plan
• Design specification
• Status reports
• Meeting minutes
• Time reports (once/week)
• Technical documentation and user manual
• Project evaluation

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OTHER CDIO ACTIVITIES WITHIN Y

• Syllabus survey and benchmarking
• Survey of teaching practices
• Longitudinal study of student expectations and
  experiences
• Inroduction of mathematics and planning mentors
• Program assessment using Balanced Score Card
• Survey of laboratory experiences
• Entrance and alumni survey