EEE 490

Department of Electrical Engineering Senior Design Prize

• Background: In 1998, the ASU Department of Electrical Engineering established an award to recognize the best senior design project in EE. The award is presented each semester to the team of students whose capstone design project is judged to be the semester's best.
  
  
• The Prize: The Senior Design Prize consists of an individual trophy and a cash award of $100 for each member of the winning design team. The team members and their project sponsor will also have their names added to a plaque on display outside the EE undergraduate laboratory on the second floor of the Goldwater Center (GWC 273).
  
  
• Eligibility: Students currently enrolled in EEE 490 Senior Design Laboratory are eligible for the prize.
  
  
• Application: To be considered for the award, design teams must nominate their projects before noon on the Monday before Reading Day. The nomination should be in the form of a letter no longer than one page addressed to the EEE 490 Coordinator. It should summarize why the team believes their project is worthy of consideration for the prize. E-mail nominations are acceptable.
  
  
• Judges: The winning project will be selected by a committee consisting of the EEE 490 Coordinator, the Assistant Coordinator, and the Director of Undergraduate Studies (or the designee thereof).
  
  
• Bases of Judging: The bases of evaluation will be: (i) the letter of nomination, (ii) the design team's final written report, (iii) the final presentation/demonstration given in the EEE 490 Project Fair, and (iv) comments solicited from the project sponsor.
  
  
• Judging Criteria: The evaluation criteria will be: (i) originality and creativity of the students' contribution, (ii) level of technical skill, teamwork, and dedication manifested in the completed project, (iii) attention to non-technical aspects of the design such as cost, marketability, social impact, and manufacturability, and (iv) professionalism in documentation and presentation of the design project.
  
  
• Award of the Prize: The winning team will be announced before Graduation Commencement by a posting outside the EE Department office (ERC 552).