assignment 211
Assignment-4 (15%)
Semester : Fall Year : 2020
Course Title : Electrical and Computer Engineering Sophomore Seminar
Course Code : EECE200 Version : 1
Instructor(s) :
Dr. Muhammad Nadeem (Includes names of all instructors teaching this course)
No. of Pages : 9 (includes cover page) (Student Must Verify)
To be completed by the students Student Name Student ID Major:
Section: O3 College: Engineering
Grading Scheme Question Earned Points Max. Points Question Earned Points Max. Points
1 40 3 20
2 40
Total Earned Points Total Available Points Instructor Signature
100
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Assessment Regulations:
Plagiarism: In case of plagiarism, you will receive an email to resubmit your work, with the
following rule:
o Resubmission within 24h from email notification: 40% deduction
o Resubmission within 48h from email notification: 60% deduction.
o Failing to resubmit within two days after notification means that the assessment will
be awarded 0.
Late Submission: After the submission deadline, students have a maximum 2-days grace
period for late submissions with the following penalty (excluding Fridays):
o first day, within 24h from the deadline, 40% deduction
o Second day, within 48h from the deadline, 60% deduction.
o Failing to submit within two days after notification means that the assessment will be
awarded 0.
Wrong Submission: Students have the full responsibility of:
o submitting the required documents within the deadline
o verifying that the correct files are submitted
o Verifying that the submitted files are not corrupted.
Resubmission of student’s work falls under late submission policy.
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Question 1 [40 points]
Suppose you have pets at home which need to be fed at certain scheduled time. Unfortunately, you
have to travel overseas for a week and you cannot find anyone to feed the pets. You need to find
solution so that your pets could be fed at scheduled time in your absence.
a) Follow the 8-step engineering design process to design a solution for the above presented
problem. [30 points]
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b) Consider the NSPE code of ethics provided and identify the ethical issues related to your
solution. Write down the related clauses only. [10 points]
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Question 2 [40 points]
a) Evaluate and describe accurately the environmental and societal impacts of your solution? Give
at least 2 positive and one negative impacts for each case. [20 points]
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b) Analyze the economical and global impacts of your designed solution. Give at least 2 positive
and one negative impacts for each case. [20 points]
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Question 3: [20 points]
a) What are the economic tradeoffs of your solution? In other words, what will be the
environmental/societal cost if this solutions is not implemented? [10 points]
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b) What modifications will you suggest to reduce the negative impacts of your solution? [10
points]
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