Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

North South University, Bashundhara, Dhaka-1229, Bangladesh

EEE299, Section 1.

Course Number and Title: EEE299–Junior Design

Credits: 1

Semester: Spring 2026

Course Type: Required, Engineering, Lab

Course Prerequisite(s): 60 credits completed.

Instructor(s): Dr. Mohammad Monirujjaman Khan

Office: SAC 1027, Phone: 55668200 Ext. 1565
Email: [Link]@[Link]

Grading policy: (Tentative)

Attendance: 10%
Beginning of semester
Project proposal and presentation: 20%
Weekly design progress: 5%
End of semester
Project demo: 30%
Project final report and presentation: 20+5%
Journal
Regularity: 5%
Quality: 5%
Total 100%
Bonus points may be assigned on other class deliverables

Course Schedule/Timing: Lab hours – 1.5 Hours/week

T: 11:20 AM –12:50 PM (LIB 608)

Office Hours and Location: S, M: 12:50PM-1:50 PM

T: 12.50 PM-1:50 PM

Mobile: 01779006296 (urgent only)

You may also make an appointment to see me at a different time.

Office hour location is the same as the Instructor’s office location

You may also make an appointment to see me at a different time.

Office hour location is the same as the Instructor’s office location.

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Textbook: None

Reference(s):
 Hyman, Barry, “Fundamentals of Engineering Design”, 2nd Edition,
2003, Prentice Hall, ISBN-13: 9780130467126
 Dieter, George and Schmidt, Linda C., “Engineering Design”, 5th
Edition, 2013, McGraw Hill, ISBN-13 9780073398143

The instructor may provide more learning materials relevant to the topics time to time. In addition,
students will utilize resources available from the worldwide web, device data sheets, manufacturer
application notes, and the NSU Library.

Catalog Description (Syllabus): This is a junior level course, after a student has completed all the
required major core courses, core math, and core science courses. This "Junior design course" involves
multidisciplinary teams of students who build and test custom designed systems, components or
engineering processes. Design projects selected from problems submitted by the students, faculty and
local industry; Industry projects are given preference as they are best suited for meeting the course
objectives; Instructional phase includes (not limited to): communications, report writing, visual aids,
design process (requirements/specifications/objections, synthesis/analysis, design evaluation,
implementation, maintainability, manufacturability, economic and social influences etc.), proposal
preparation, estimating, project management and scheduling, contracts etc.; Performance phase
includes (not limited to): design team formation and organization, design proposals, implementation of
design process, project scheduling and management, design reviews, design simulation and testing,
preparation of documentation, drawings, specifications, etc., written and oral presentation of
completed projects.

Course Description: This course familiarizes students with the fundamental principles involved in the
design process by doing a real design that solves a real world problem. Topics include problem
identification and definition, mechanisms of technological problem-solving, design alternatives, and
project planning, implementation, and proper documentation. The influence of cost, material resources,
performance criteria, and relevant ethical and safety issues will be discussed. All students will work on a
design project. Students will be required to keep a journal of notes detailing their work and how the
design process arrives at the solution.

Course Learning Outcomes: The students who complete this course should possess:
e) Problem solving: an ability to 1. Develop a clear and quantifiable statement of performance
identify, formulate, and solve requirements.
engineering problems. 2. Develop technical specifications for the performance
requirements
3. Select and implement the desirable solution and evaluate the
results.
f) Ethics: an understanding of 1. Maintain the ethical standards in writing reports, preparing
professional, ethical, legal, and assignments, homework, exams etc.
social issues and responsibilities 2. Recognize and respect the ethical issues related to a
professional settings
3. Recognize and maintain professional and ethical issues

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 related to safety and sustainability in engineering problems
h) Broad Education: the broad 1. Understand the impact of engineering solutions on society
education necessary to and the environment in a global economic context.
understand the impact of 2. Understand and explain non-technical issues such as
engineering solutions in a global, sustainability and entrepreneurship.
economic, environmental, and 3. Consider a variety of available options in engineering design
societal context and make a proper choice based on their impact.

Course Objective and Learning outcomes:

Course Objectives Learning Outcome

Upon completion of this course, the students will be:

Able to identify an engineering and/or computing problem, build appropriate (e) Problem Solving
strategy to solve the problem in a systematic way with given constraints of
resources, budget, time etc.
Able to identify and validate the impact of economic, environmental, social, (e) Problem Solving
political, ethical, health and safety considerations and constraints in the
project development phases.
Able to identify the usability, manufacturability, and sustainability of a (h) Broad
system/subsystem that is going to be developed under the project. Education
Able to demonstrate engineering/computing project development phases (e ) Problem Solving
through various written reports such as project proposal, time-line chart,
requirement analysis report, design reports, final reports, etc.
Able to demonstrate an understanding of ethical and professional (f) Ethics
responsibility in a project development phases

Instructional Methodologies:

Journal Policy:

The journal will consist of notes taken by the student of their work. A portion of the journal could
consist of notes taken during lectures. Another portion of the journal could consist of notes taken
regarding reading assignments from the text. However, the major portion of the journal should consist
of the student’s ideas that the Labs generate and what you did with those ideas. These ideas should be
set off, starred, asterisked, or otherwise denoted from the rest of the information in the journal. The
journal would consist of a record of how the student’s ideas progress through the design process. The
journal should be kept current; entries should be dated; and, usually, entries should be made prior to
the student leaving a lab. The journal is to be submitted at the end of the semester for grading; then it
will be returned to the student. The final version of the journal should be submitted at the end of the
continuation course “Junior Design” for the purpose of final journal grading.

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Design Project Topics:

• Students should propose topics of their own.

• Project topics may also be suggested by the instructor
• The topics need to be approved by the instructor before the students can begin working on the
projects
• The topics should try to solve industry oriented, real world problems, which may of national or
international type
• Topics should be chosen such that the design aspect of the course is fulfilled
• If possible, project outcomes should include tangible things which can be showcased in an
event.
• A really successful projects may have the following characteristics (not limited to):
‒ They may lead entrepreneurial endeavors, i.e., some students may start companies
where they may manufacture, create, and/or market their own product or product ideas
generated from the junior project
‒ They may be featured in national news outlets (such as newspapers, TV channels, etc.)
as new innovation solving real world problems
‒ They may lead to conference and/or journal publications

Student’s Role:

• Students will form groups of three members.

• Each group will meet the assigned instructor each week during the assigned lab time
(attendance will be taken)
• Besides meeting the instructor, the groups should also work on their projects during the lab
time
• It is expected that groups will do most of the work at their own free times outside the assigned
lab times.

Instructor’s Role:

• The instructor will supervise projects on a diverse array of topics, some of which may be
completely out of the instructor’s areas of expertise.
• The instructor will focus more on project methodology and guide the students accordingly
• The instructor may give lectures during some lab times on project development methodologies.
Some of the related topic (but not limited to) would be
- Creativity
- Design Process
- Design Planning
- Legal Concepts for Engineers
- Social Context of Design
- Engineering Ethics
- How to Write Project Proposal/Reports/Technical Manuals etc.

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Project Proposal:
The project proposal must be written using Microsoft Word and submitted to the instructor by the due
date. The report will consist of:
a) Background of the project topic
b) Description of the problem being solved
c) Review of existing similar systems
d) Feasibility study indicating at least two possible solutions
e) Detailed diagrams for the complete system and all subsystems
f) Explanation of the functioning of the complete system, and all subsystems
g) Diagrams drawn using software showing the layout of the systems
h) Diagrams drawn using MS Word or MS Visio showing flow chart for processing
i) Graphs drawn using MS Excel
j) Figures and graphs showing inputs and outputs, as applicable
k) Tables showing input and output data, as applicable
l) Required software tools
m) Bill of materials required to build the circuit, and the approximate cost of the project
n) MS Project charts including Gantt Charts showing the expected timeline of progress
o) Bibliography

Project Status Report and Presentation:

At the end of the semester, the current status of the project will be presented by the group to the entire
class using Power Point slides. This presentation should be between 10-12 minutes, and each member of
the team should present for at least 3 minutes. The slides must be emailed to the instructor by 11:59 pm
the night before (or on the assigned date/time). The final status report (between 10 and 15 pages) will
also be due at this time and it should include the following:

a) Cover page
b) Description of the problem being solved
c) Feasibility study indicating at least two possible solutions
d) Solution adopted and the reasons for that
e) Detailed diagrams for the complete system and all subsystems
f) Explanation of the functioning of the complete system, and all subsystems
g) Figures and graphs showing inputs and outputs, as applicable
h) Tables showing input and output data, as applicable
i) Bill of materials required to build the system, and the approximate cost
j) Suggestions for improvements
k) Suggestions for future work
l) Bibliography
Course Policies:

1. Cell Phone Policy: Use of cell phones in the lab is not permitted.
2. Academic Honesty: Students are expected to be honest and forthright in their academic
endeavors. Academic dishonesty includes cheating, inventing false information or citations,
plagiarism, tampering with computers, destroying other people’s property, or academic
misconduct.

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 3. Attendance Policy: Attendance in classes is integral to the success of a student in this course.
Nevertheless, if a student needs to miss a class for unavoidable reasons, the student must e-
mail the instructor prior to the class period stating the reason for being absent. In case the
student fails to notify the instructor because of illness or other unavoidable reasons,
certification such as a doctor’s certificate may be necessary to get the absence excused. A
partial unexcused absence may result from the following behaviors:
 A weak excuse for missing the class for which a prior e-mail message was sent
 Coming late or leaving early
 Disruptive behavior that results in instructor asking the student to leave for the rest of
the period.

Abandoning Course:

Grades F will be recorded for students who have not fulfilled academic obligations and have not
obtained a grade, and for students who abandon their courses without officially withdrawing from a
course.

NSU Grading Policy: Letter grades indicating the quality of course work completed is interpreted as
follows.
Numerical Scores Letter Grade Grade Points
Per Credit
93 and above A Excellent 4.0
90 - 92 A- 3.7
87 - 89 B+ 3.3
83 - 86 B Good 3.0
80 - 82 B- 2.7
77 - 79 C+ 2.3
73 - 76 C Average 2.0
70 - 72 C- 1.7
67 - 69 D+ 1.3
60 - 66 D Poor 1.0
Below 60 F* Failure 0.0
I** Incomplete 0.0
W** Withdrawal 0.0
R** Retaken 0.0
* Credits for courses with this grade do not apply towards graduation.
** Credits for courses with this grade do not apply towards graduation and they are not
accepted in the calculation of the grade point average.

The exact cut off points for assigning letter grades is at the, discretion of individual instructor.
The same applies to the assignment of + or - after a letter grade. It is meant to give more
flexibility so that shades of performance can be distinguished and rewarded. The + and - has a
value of 0.3 grade point.
Best of luck!