THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES

ST. AUGUSTINE, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, WEST INDIES

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
BSc. in Electrical & Computer Engineering

ECNG 1006
Laboratory and Project Design 1
http://myelearning.sta.uwi.edu/
Semester II 2008/2009

GROUP PROJECT
GENERAL INFORMATION
Date Assigned:
Duration of Project:
No. of Groups:
Deliverables:

Due Date for Research

Paper & Shapers Report:
Group Presentations:

Submission Procedure:
Breakdown of Assessment

Wednesday January 28, 2009

6 weeks
8 - (E1, E2, F1, F2, G1, G2, H1, H2)
Research Paper
Shapers Report
Group Presentation Power Point Presentation
Friday March 6, 2009 @ 4PM
Date: Thursday March 12, 2009
Time: 1 pm
Venue: Room 101
All reports are to be submitted to Mr. Brian Small in the
Electrical Stores
Research Paper:
5%
Participation:
5%
Group Presentation: 5%

PROJECT LEARNING OUTCOMES

Upon successful completion of this assignment, students will be able to:
1. Plan and realize engineering objectives as a team.
2. Understand the significance of the Technician and the Engineer to the field of
electrical and computer engineering.
3. Value the need for engagement of professional development and life-long learning.

SCHEDULE
Week No.
1

Week Starting
26- Jan

2- Feb

3
4
5
6

16-Feb
23-Feb
2-Mar
9-Mar

Activity
Belbin Test and Team Assignments
Assignment of projects
Identify required resources, reading material etc.
Request for resources must be identified by Friday
February 6, 2009 to the Course Lecturer
Regular Group Meetings to achieve the project objectives/
Field Trip
Submission of research paper and Shapers Report
Group Project Presentations March 12, 2009

PROJECT DETAILS
Write a research paper on the significance of one of the following to the field of electrical
and computer engineering.
1. The Controls Engineer
2. The Controls Technician
3. The Communications Engineer
4. The Communications Technician
5. The Computer Engineer
6. The Computer Technician
7. The Energy Systems Engineer
8. The Energy Systems Technician
The paper must include, but is not limited to the following.
a) Their roles and functions in industry.
b) The career path that must be taken to become certified.
c) The job of the technician/ engineer in relation to that of the engineer/ technician.
d) The steps that must be taken in order to keep abreast with changing technology.
Students will be taken on a field trip to an engineering-based company, where interviews
can be conducted to assist with their research papers.
The research paper must be between 25 30 pages in length. Failure to comply with this
requirement will result in the paper being marked zero.

FURTHER DETAILS
Group Presentation:
All students are required to be seated by 12:45PM. At 1:00 PM, no entry will
be allowed.
Each group will be given 5 minutes to set up and 15 minutes to present their
research paper.
Dress Code: Business Attire