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EECE 597 Course Overview
EECE 597 is an optional, 6-credit, project course where MEng students conduct an engineering project and produce a written report related their area of specialization.
People involved:
- MEng Program Advisor (enters the grade): Dr. Leo Stocco (leos@ece.ubc.ca)
- UBC ECE Faculty Supervisor (supervises project & determines grade)
- Industry Co-Supervisor (optional)
- UBC Co-op Advisor (optional)
To define a project:
- Students should approach faculty in ECE or a related discipline to inquire about available opportunities
- Students typically approach faculty in graduate courses they are taking
- The specific project may be proposed by either the student or faculty member
- The project may be conducted with an industry sponsor (eg co-op supervisor), but a faculty supervisor must still be recruited to oversee and grade the project
Course Expectations
Project Proposal
- A student and faculty supervisor informally agree to collaborate on a project
- A Project Proposal is prepared and emailed to help@ece.ubc.ca
- Once the Project Proposal is received, student registration is confirmed, and the project is registered
Project
- The student must fulfill all obligations agreed to in the Project Proposal
- This includes all project outputs and reporting requirements, including scheduled meetings
- The student may be required to take additional courses to satisfy the pre-requisites of a project
- The student has a maximum of 1 year to complete the project
- The expected workload is approximately 12 hours per week, for a total of 150 hours
- A minimum grade of 60% is required to pass the course
Project Summary
- The student provides a summary of outputs and deficiencies to the faculty supervisor
- The faculty supervisor enters a grade, and an associated justification
- The completed Project Summary is emailed to help@ece.ubc.ca
- Once the Project Summary is received, the grade is entered and the project is complete
Course Registration and Withdrawal
Course Registration
- The students must be registered in EECE 597 in the current term when the Project Proposal is received.
- The students must be registered in EECE 597 in the current term when the Project Summary is received.
- The grade is entered in the current term when the Project Summary is received.
- The student may not register for more than 4 consecutive terms.
- If the cycle of consecutive registrations is broken and a Project Summary is not received, a grade of 0 will be entered in the latest registration.
Course Withdrawal
- If a project is not registered, a student may withdraw from EECE 597 on their Workday account with no further action.
- If the student withdraws from EECE 597 before a project is registered, a W will not appear on their transcript.
- If a project is registered, a Project Withdrawal must be prepared and emailed to help@ece.ubc.ca and the student will be removed from the course
- If the student is withdrawn from EECE 597 after a project is registered, a W will appear on their transcript.
- For any issues encountered when withdrawing, please contact our office staff at help@ece.ubc.ca
Frequently Asked Questions
How does this course differ from a MASc thesis?
- This project course is half the credit value of the MASc thesis and there is no requirement for a formal oral examination or archiving of the report.
- Unlike a research degree, there is no expectation that this project will be publishable, although students are encouraged to submit their report to the UBC eCircle repository if they wish. Confidential work can form part of a project and although this does not need to be published, the faculty supervisor and MPA must be able to review it.
Are there any resources on campus available for MEng students to work on their projects?
- Lab space and materials are typically provided by your project supervisor.
What about Intellectual Property (IP) concerns?
- Students and supervisors are encouraged to review UILO Policies for guidance. Questions not answered in the policies can be forwarded to the MEng Program Advisor.
If I have issues with course registration or general MEng program and EECE 597 questions, who should I contact?
- Our student services staff are happy to help and can be emailed at help@ece.ubc.ca. MEng students can also drop in to our weekly virtual advising sessions.
Is there a recommended time to take the EECE 597 project course?
- MEng students can choose to start the project course whenever they like during their program, but as courses are less available during the summer months many students consider completing the project during the summer term.