SPRING SEMESTER OVERVIEW (To Be Updated)

SEMESTER OVERVIEW & ESSENTIALS

Welcome to the Spring semester of the ELECOMP Capstone Program! This section contains essential information about roadmaps, schedules, and resources for the spring semester.

Spring Semester Roadmap

Complete timeline of project milestones and deadlines for the entire spring semester (January 15 – May 8). Includes all deliverable due dates, presentation schedules, and Capstone Summit preparation.

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Grading Breakdown

Detailed description of how spring semester grades are calculated, including weights for each assignment, presentation, and final deliverable.

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GENERAL RESOURCES

Access essential program resources including guidelines, professional development materials, and support documents that will help you throughout the spring semester.

Skills Over Degrees

Information about developing professional skills and leveraging your capstone experience for career advancement.

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Guidelines for Purchase Orders

Complete procedures for submitting purchase requests for project materials and equipment. Includes approval process and required documentation.

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Risk Tracking Presentation

Materials for tracking and presenting project risks during the spring semester. Includes templates for risk assessment and mitigation strategies.

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HOMEWORKS

SPRING SEMESTER HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS

Access all homework assignments for the spring semester.

Homework #14 – Due January 19, 2025

First homework assignment of the spring semester. Complete documentation and requirements for continuing your project from fall semester.

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Homework #14 Example

Sample completed homework to serve as a reference for proper formatting and content expectations for Homework #14.

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Homework #15 – Due April 6, 2025

Mid-spring semester deliverable focusing on project progress and preparation for final implementation phase.

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Homework #16 – Due April 13, 2025

Final homework assignment focusing on project completion and preparation for the Capstone Summit presentations.

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PROGRESS REPORTS/FORMATS

SPRING PROGRESS REPORTING TEMPLATES

Templates and formats for all progress reports required during the spring semester, including Weekly Progress Reports, Technical Progress Summaries, and Major Progress Reports.

WPR, TPS, MPR3 & CPR Due Dates

Complete schedule of all Weekly Progress Reports, Technical Progress Summaries, Major Progress Report 3, and Comprehensive Progress Report deadlines.

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Weekly Progress Report (WPR) Format

Template and instructions for completing the required Weekly Progress Reports (WPR) for the spring semester. Includes all sections and formatting requirements.

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TPS #11 To #20 Format

Guidelines and templates for completing Technical Progress Summaries #11 through #19. Includes formatting requirements and submission instructions.

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STE Format – Due January 21, 2025

Format and requirements for the Special Tuesday Email (STE) format for Homework #14. Submit this report following homework completion.

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TPS #20 Format – Due April 8, 2025

Format for Technical Progress Summary #20, which follows the completion of Homework #15. Includes requirements and submission guidelines.

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TPS #21 Format – Due April 15, 2025

Format for Technical Progress Summary #21, which follows the completion of Homework #16. The final TPS of the semester.

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Major Progress Report, MPR#3 Cover Page

Official cover page template for the third Major Progress Report (MPR#3). All teams must use this format for their submission.

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Major Progress Report, MPR#3 Format

Complete guidelines and formatting requirements for MPR#3. Includes section descriptions, content expectations, and submission details.

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Comprehensive Progress Report (CPR) Cover Page

Official cover page template for the final Comprehensive Progress Report. Example format provided for proper submission.

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Comprehensive Progress Report (CPR) Format

Complete guidelines and formatting requirements for the final CPR. Includes all section descriptions, content expectations, and submission details.

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LOGBOOKS

SPRING LOGBOOK REQUIREMENTS

Students are expected to continue proper logging of work within their logbooks during the spring semester. Logbooks are necessary for both justification of work completed as well as evidence for any achievements of the team that the sponsoring company should like to protect.

Notice for Spring 2025 Teams

All work and its reasoning should be recorded in a logbook and be properly dated and signed by team members. Formatting for logbooks can be found below. Failure to maintain logbooks in the spring semester will result in a 5% penalty.

Important Logbook Deadline

Logbooks are property of the sponsoring company. All logbooks must be returned to locker #112 in the ELECOMP Capstone Lab by 2 pm on Friday, April 26th, 2025, for evaluation and dispatch to Technical Directors.

Purpose of Logbooks

Record of Design – Contains design ideas, calculations, experimental procedures, data, research, diagrams, and other project elements.
Source for Documentation – Provides material for progress reports, patent applications, and technical papers.
Technical Chronology – Creates a legal record of work completed, essential for patent claims.
Knowledge Transfer – Enables others to continue your work with minimal repetition.

Write your logbook as though someone else will eventually continue your work, it may be needed to back patent priority claims in court, and one day you will be famous, and your logbooks will be made public.

Historical transistor logbook page — Example logbook page

Logbook Format Requirements

The first 6 pages of the logbook must be left blank as they will be used for a Table of Contents
All entries to the logbook must written in blue or black ink
All entries must be dated and signed by yourself and a team member
All edits, attachments, and revisions must be initialed
Begin logging on page 7

Hour log must include: Date, Day of Week, Start Time, End Time, Hours Worked, Cumulative Hours, Pages, and Comments
Provide 2×2 squares for all sections except Date and Comments
Use 24-hour format (00:00 – 23:59) for times
All entries must be in chronological order
Comments should be 2-3 insightful sentences summarizing work

SUMMIT RESOURCES

CAPSTONE SUMMIT RESOURCES

Everything you need to prepare for the Final Capstone Summit, including templates, submission guidelines, and examples for posters and presentations.

Final Summit Poster – Due April 27, 2025

Final Poster should be uploaded to this Google Drive folder by the submission deadline. All teams must upload their Poster for review

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Final Summit Slides – Due April 24, 2025

Final presentation slides should be uploaded to this Google Drive folder by the submission deadline. All teams must upload their slides for review.

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Poster Template & Example

View the official poster template and view an example of a properly formatted summit poster. Follow this template for your final submission.

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Slides Template & Example

View the official presentation template and view an example of properly formatted summit slides. Follow this template for your final submission.

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Program Section Submission Guidelines

In order to correctly construct your team’s program section, you must provide the following:

Project Outcome: You must state either “The Anticipated Best Outcome was achieved” or “The Anticipated Best Outcome was not achieved”.
Key Accomplishments: Refer to sample for formatting. Note – references to figures within the key accomplishment section must be in bold.
Figures (maximum 4 images) and figure captions:
- Images must be of high resolution, PNG format.
- Ensure the figure is of high quality. If text is visible in the image, ensure it is of proper size and font for reading.
- Image file name must correspond to the figure caption number.
- Captions must be brief – do not use more than 1-3 sentences.