ECE 403 Syllabus

BISON ACADEMY

Courses taught in the

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

North Dakota State University

ECE 403: Senior Design II

Syllabus Fall 2026

Updated 08/25/2026

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Instructor: Jeff Erikson, Jake Glower

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

Class Times: Friday 3pm, Offerdahl North 101

All classes live streamed on Zoom

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Fr	Lecture	Videos YouTube Playlist	Homework
Aug 28 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
Sept 4 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
Sept 11 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
Sept 18 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
Sept 25 Week 5	5: Test Equipment Meet at your lab station
Oct 2 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 9 Week 7	Work on your project & Meet with Sponsor (no class)
Oct 16 Week 8	Work on your project (no class)		HW6 Tasks & Apply Knowledge of ECE (3/4) (10%) Work on tasks #3 Update OneNote Can revise and will be regraded
Oct 23 *	Work on your project & Meet with Sponsor (no class)
Oct 30 Week 9	Work on your project (no class)
Nov 6 Week 10	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 13 Week 11	Work on your project (no class)
Nov 20 Week 12	Work on your project & Meet with Sponsor (no class)	HW8 Description	HW8 ECE Tools (10%) Use 2+ ECE tools while validating tasks
Nov 27 Week 13	Work on your project (no class)
Dec 4 Week 14	Work on your project & Meet with Sponsor (no class)		HW9: Test Equipment (10%)
Dec 11 Week 15	Work on your project (no class)		HW10 ECE 405 Demos (5%) - Biweekly Meetings (10%) Throughout the semester
May 8 Week 16	Sr. Design Expo - Dead Week (date t.b.d.) - Noon - 3pm - Memorial Union