Definition: Professional level relates to student work. To be at professional
level, it is expected that the student display activities in the areas of
analysis, design, implementation, documentation, and communication that are
similar to that required of him/her in the first year of his/her job or
graduate level research. The project for each student must be sufficiently
challenging so as to require professional effort by the student. It should not
be so difficult that it hinders the student experience but it should be
challenging enough to stretch the student. The project should be achievable in
the given time frame and inspire confidence and self esteem while requiring
professional effort from the student. A challenging project should have some of
the following attributes.
- requires the student to acquire significant new
knowledge
- is characterized by theoretical and/or
experimental complexity
- is more complex than the microprocessor mini-project
or course projects
- is based on new or advance technology
- is designed to meet industry standards
- breaks new ground in technology
- adds to the body of knowledge
- is constrained by difficult cost and/or time to
market requirements
- is funded by a corporation or external agency for
new prototype development
- has potential to be a viable product.
- leads to a technical, refereed publication
A
student's work is at the professional level if it characterized by the
following attributes.
The
student
- acts as a collaborator with advisor and not as a
technician
- can do analysis, design, development, procurement
and/or laboratory tasks with
little
supervision
- displays sophistication in analysis, design,
and/or experimental work
- shows initiative in bringing new ideas and
solutions to the design process
- overcomes problems and makes good judgements in
seeking a solution
- acquires significant new knowledge
- manages the project in a timely fashion and reasonably implements major
deliverables within constraint of technical difficulties encountered
- does his/her fair share of work on project
- documents in detail the work associated with the project
- prepares a well written final report
- gives an oral presentation of his/her work using current AV technology that is well
organized and easy to understand by his/her peers.
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