last major update: 2014 Aug 29 – last review for upcoming term.
Course Information
ENPH 479 Engineering Physics Project II
Projects designed to give students research development and design experience. Projects are provided by research faculty in Science and Engineering and from local industry.
Credits: 4. Pre-reqs: ENPH 459.
David Jones, Jon Nakane, Bernhard Zender
Guides and Documents
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Documents |
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| Project Proposal / Charter |
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| Final Recommendation Reports |
- Guide to Final Recommendation Reports
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| Project Completion Reports |
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Schedule and Lecture Notes
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Topic |
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| 1 |
Tues Sept 2 |
- No Class (Imagine UBC Day)
- Project Lab staff will be in the Project Lab all day to meet with students to discuss projects.
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| 2 |
Tues Sept 9 |
- enph479-lec1-2014sept (pdf) (Nakane, Jones, Zender – Course Introduction)
- Notes from Marziali (APSC 203, Summer 2013) – Presentation-skills.pdf
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| 3 |
Tues Sept 16 |
Guest Lecture – Iain Verigin – Entrepreneurship and You – Intro_2014-1 |
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| 4 |
Sun Sept 21st, 11pm
Mon Sept 22nd, 11pm
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Proposals submitted via Connect
- Proposals submitted and approved, 1 week late, -5%
- Proposals submitted and approved, 2 weeks late -15%
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| 4,cont |
Tues Sept. 23 |
Guest Lecture – Iain Verigin – Part 2: 2-Entrepreneurship Skills 2014-1 |
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| 5 |
Tues Sept 30 |
Group Updates – Odd groups present 1/4 |
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| 6 |
Tues Oct. 7 |
Group Updates – Even groups present 1/4 |
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| 7 |
Tues Oct. 14 |
Group Updates – Odd groups present 2/4 |
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| 8 |
Tues Oct. 21 |
Group Updates – Even groups present 2/4 |
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| 9 |
Tues Oct 28 |
Group Updates – Odd groups present 3/4 Midterm Interviews to be scheduled |
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| 10 |
Tues Nov 4 |
Group Updates – Even groups present 3/4 Midterm Interviews to be scheduled |
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| 11 |
Tues Nov. 11 |
No class. (Remembrance Day) Midterm Interviews to be scheduled |
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| 12 |
Tues Nov. 18 |
Group Updates – Odd groups present 4/4 |
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| 13 |
Tues Nov 25 |
Group Updates – Even groups present 4/4 |
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Term 2 |
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Mon Jan 5 |
First day of classes |
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Mon Jan. 12, 6pm. |
Submit final reports, logbook, and poster for the Project Fair |
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Wed Jan 21 |
Formal Seminar Presentations |
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Thurs Mar. 5th (tentative) |
Engineering Physics Project Fair |
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Marking Scheme
| Project Proposal |
10 |
| Final Recommendation Report |
60 |
| Formal Seminar Presentation |
10 |
| Midterm Interview |
5 |
| Professionalism (Weekly Reports / Project Milestones / Logbook / Overall Participation) |
15 |
| Total |
100 |
Penalties for late submission of proposals that are approved at later dates:
- Submit by posted due date and gain approval – no penalty
- Submit upto one week after posted date and gain approval – 5% penalty on final overall mark
- Submit upto two weeks after posted date and gain approval – 15% penalty on final overall mark.
Project And Group Member Selection
Project Selection
- For 479, project selection begins during the first week of classes, and in general will be done on a first come-first serve basis until the second week of classes, coordinated through the Project Lab.
- Please inform the Project Lab before contacting any project sponsor on the posted project lists.
- If more than one student group is interested in a particular project, the sponsor may be asked to select between the different student groups. In some instances, project work may be expanded to fit two groups.
- You are welcome to collaborate with anyone on or off campus (e.g. other engineering departments, industries or government labs) but the Project Lab has final approval for the project topic.
- Students interested in pursuing a self-sponsored project must demonstrate that adequate technical expertise and resources are available prior to project approval.
Groups Selection
- Students are expected to form their own groups from the class; please contact the Project Lab Staff if assistance is required to find team members with compatible interests.
- The Project Lab recommends against students working by themselves on projects; students wishing to work independently in 479 require prior approval from the Project Lab. See the online “FAQ for 459/479” for details.
- Each member must take on one of the roles defined in the “Guide to Project Proposals”, and the allocation of these responsibilities must be clearly described in the Project Proposal (refer to “Guide to Project Proposals” for details of the Project, Editorial, and Technical Manager roles).
Project Proposal
- In 479, there is only one round of proposal submissions. Further revisions may be requested if the quality of the Project Proposal does not meet the minimum requirements for 479.
- For 479, follow the “Guide to Project Proposals” listed on the course website. Although there is a very limited time to compile information for the report, groups are expected to make major contributions to all sections within the proposal.
- Do note in the Work Plan that all project work should be completed by the start of the exam period, and avoid scheduling work during mid-term exam period, during the winter break, or in January.
- The Project Charter is an optional but Highly Recommended document for your project. It involves a brief but thorough overview of all aspects of your project, in a way that is often hard to do with the level of detail in the Project Proposal document.
In-class Updates with your SubGroup
All 20-25 project groups will be divided into one of 3 sub-groups, each of which will meet during the weekly lecture times to provide a biweekly oral update to their project to their sub-group, and gather useful information from their peerrs.
Each student group will provide four in-class updates during the term, each of which should last ~10 minutes.
Each of the 3 groups will meet in a separate location to be determined later in the term.
Professionalism
Several elements of the course are grouped together to form a combined Professionalism mark for the course.
Weekly Reports
One weekly report will be submitted per group by the Editorial Manager. Weekly reports are due each week by Monday, 5pm. Groups may choose to submit at any point over the weekend prior to the deadline.
Weekly Reports will be submitted through UBC Connect.
Milestones
- Details on milestone selection can be found in “Guide to Project Proposals”
- Milestones will be submitted via UBC Connect.
- Milestones can be negotiated and readjusted with the Project Lab during the term, but can be readjusted no more than one week before the original milestone date (i.e. no last-minute changes).
- Milestones will be updated and marked as completed as part of the Weekly Reports.
Mid-Term Interview
Each group will have a scheduled 30 to 45min interview with the course instructors, ideally at the group’s actual work site. These interviews will be scheduled from approximately late October through mid-November.
This is a marked section of the course – although students are not expected to provide any formal discussion material, they are expected to be able to answer questions on the progress of their work, any breakthroughs in the progress of the work, and problems that they have encountered with the work.
This is an opportunity for the group to give an update in person with regards to project resources, preliminary results of quantitative testing, and desired outcomes.
Project sponsors are not advised to be in attendance, so that groups may speak candidly about their project progress.
Group members that miss the scheduled Interview timeslot will be given no credit for this element.
Logbook
- Students will provide their own suitable Logbooks for the course. Previously we have suggested using these bound notebooks from Staples.
- Electronic Logbooks can be submitted as a replacement or in addition to the standard paper logbooks. All details listed below also apply to electronic versions. Please submit the Electronic Logbook as a PDF document at the end of the course.
- Each member of the group is expected to maintain their own logbook to record technical and other relevant information regarding the project. For most teams, one member of the team (typically the Editorial Manager) is responsible for maintaining a Primary Logbook for the project group. The Primary Logbook must be regarded as the main record for meetings and progress for the entire group throughout the term. The contribution to the Professionalism mark will take this division of responsibilities into consideration.
- All logbooks will be collected at the end of the term, reviewed by the Project Lab, and stored for a minimum 5 years by the lab, or returned to the student and Project Sponsor on request.
- All documents should be attached (stapled or taped) to the pages of the logbook.
- Date each entry.
- In many institutions, supervisors will periodically review and sign the log book at in-person meeting. Discuss with your respective Project Sponsors.
- The logbook should contain records of:
- meetings minutes from group meetings, discussions with sponsor and other technical people
- notable email messages and telephone calls
- items ordered or borrowed
- weekly objectives (“to-do” list)
- sketches of components or test systems
- calculations
- results of literature search
- questions or unsolved problems
- observations and recommendations, as they occur.
Overall Participation
The Professionalism mark may be adjusted to reflect overall contributions by individual team members to the project based on feedback given during weekly reports, team self-evaluation surveys, and information provided by
Project Sponsors.
Formal Seminar Presentations
The Formal Seminar is normally held on a weekday evening soon after the Final Report submissions (2nd week of January). This evening session allows all student groups to provide a 10-12 minute oral presentation based on their project work. Engphys undergrads, sponsors, and other supporters are invited to the event. All students in 479 are required to present at the event and are evaluated on their presentations.
Presentation schedule 2015
Read about previous Formal Seminar events here: Formal Seminar 2014, Formal Seminar 2013
Project Fair
The Project Fair is normally held on a weekday evening in the first week of March, and is the annual event for showcasing work done by 479 students in a poster session, presentations by award-winning student groups, and invited speakers on a selected topic. All students in 479 are expected to attend the session.
Students will prepare and submit a poster for the Project Fair, and are encouraged to bring along physical items, videos, and other elements to demonstrate their project to the attendees.
Read about previous Project Fair events here: Project Fair 2012, Project Fair 2011
End of Course Requirements
Final Report Submission
- For submission at the end of the project (almost always on the Monday of the 2nd week of classes, 2nd term)
- Use the online guide to final reports: Guide to Final Recommendation Reports s
- Include any supporting material you have (additional software, data files, etc) that should be archived as well in a .rar or .zip file uploaded to the site. Larger files to be archived can be delivered to the Project Lab in person, but please do submit the actual final reports and posters must be submitted by WebVista.
Project Fair Poster
- Use PowerPoint or another file format that can still be edited if necessary. PDF is not recommended.
- 1 title page Banner-format (use 8.5″ x 24″)
- 7 or 8 content pages Standard 8.5 x 11 format.
- Your poster will be mounted on one of 4 primary colours (red, blue, yellow, green)
- Try to minimize background colours, we only have so much printer toner.
- See posters from previous years in the Project Lab for ideas on appropriate layouts.
Logbooks
- Please drop off your logbooks in the Project Lab.
Project Completion Report
- This is meant as a way to provide final closure to your project – where equipment is to be transferred, what items will be held by the team, and what responsibilities are to be done by the group after the project conclusion.
- Use the online guide to Project Completion Reports: Project Lab Guides for 459/479
- Although this document is not marked, you must complete a Project Completion Report and return to the Project Lab prior to your final mark being released in late Feb / early March. Failure to do so will likely result in your mark for the course being withheld.
Cleanup
- Clean up your areas in the Project Lab, and return your empty storage bins to the lab, as 459 students will be moving into the lab early in Term 2. Please notify the lab if you cannot get your project transfer and cleanup fully completed by the START OF THE 3RD WEEK OF CLASSES IN JAN.
- Your material may be placed in storage if you do not notify us in advance of your plan.