BISON ACADEMY

Courses taught in the

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

North Dakota State University

ECE 403: Senior Design II

Syllabus Fall 2025

Updated 06/11/2025

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Syllabus - Resources - ECE Parts Inventory - Comments

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Instructor: Jeff Erikson, Jake Glower

Office: ECE 209 (Erickson), ECE 201 (Glower)

Office Hours: Mo-Th 9-10am

Class Times: Friday 3pm, Offerdahl West 123 (ECE 123) & Zoom

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Fr	Lecture	Videos YouTube Playlist	Homework
Aug 29 Week 1	1: Syllabus & Project Selection Week #1 Slides Sponsor Info Info for Project Sponsors IP Agreement Form IP Agreement for Students Form NDA Form Project Proposal Form	1: Syllabus - HW1 Description	Project List - HW1: Project Selection (5%) Rank you top three projects Due Week #2
Sep 5 Week 2	2: Standards, Project Management, & OneNote Week #2 Slides Sample OneNote Document Assign Students to Projects Project Number, Project Title 3 students per team Lab Station Location	2: Standards & Project Management - HW2 Description	HW2: Standards, Project Charter, & OneNote (10%) Project Charter Work Breakdown Structure Relevant Standards OneNote Document Due Week #3
Sep 12 Week 3	3: Tasks and Apply Knowledge of ECE Week #3 Slides Work Breakdown Structure Major Activities (Technical Challenges) Tasks (To-Do List) Gantt Chart for ECE 403	3: Tasks & ECE Knowledge - HW3 Description	HW3: Tasks & ECE Concepts (10%) Major Activities List of tasks to complete Gantt Chart Due Week #4
Sep 19 Week 4	4: ECE Tools & Breadboards Week #4 Slides Oscilloscopes (almost mandatory) Multimeters Other	4. ECE Tools - HW4 Description - Oscopes (ElectroBoom)	HW4 Tasks & Apply Knowledge of ECE (1/4) (10%) Work on tasks #1 Update OneNote Can revise and will be regraded
Sep 26 Week 5	5: Test Equipment Meet at your lab station
Oct 3 Week 6	Test Equipment (redo) Meet at your lab station Optional if you need to redo		HW5 Tasks & Apply Knowledge of ECE (2/4) (10%) Work on tasks #2 Update OneNote Can revise and will be regraded
Oct 10 Week 7	Work on your project & Meet with Sponsor (no class)
Oct 17 Week 8	Work on your project & Meet with Sponsor (no class)		HW6 Tasks & Apply Knowledge of ECE (3/4) (10%) Work on tasks #3 Update OneNote Can revise and will be regraded
Oct 24 Week 9	Work on your project & Meet with Sponsor (no class)
Oct 31 Week 10	Work on your project (no class)
Nov 7 Week 11	Work on your project & Meet with Sponsor (no class)		HW7 Tasks & Apply Knowledge of ECE (4/4) (10%) Work on tasks #4 Update OneNote Can revise and will be regraded
Nov 14 Week 12	Work on your project (no class)
Nov 21 Week 13	Work on your project (no class)	HW8 Description	HW8 ECE Tools (10%) Use 2+ ECE tools while validating tasks
Nov 28 Week 14	Holiday
Dec 5 Week 15	Work on your project (no class)		HW9: Test Equipment (10%)
Dec 12 Week 16	Work on your project Attend ECE 405 Demonstrations		HW10 ECE 405 Demos (5%) - Biweekly Meetings (10%) Throughout the semester
	Sr. Design Expo - Week #16 - Noon-3pm (setup 11am) - Memorial Union