Design is one of the keys to the strength and success of any project. This quality applies equally to the ACES courses presented to you.

ACES' course design takes into account many factors of which RSGC's calendar, schedule and timetable are some of the most influential. Athletics, leadership, asynchronous days, holidays and unforeseen absences are considerations that preclude extended in-class stretches in which technically challenging concepts can be taught, while maintaining equality for all students. As well, your traditionally organized Math, Science and English courses that weigh heavily in the university admission process demand a high priority within your courseload.

By design, your two previous courses have conditioned you to take command and control of your unique engineering learning path. ACES are used to being in the driver's seat of their own scholastic journey. Our final course capitalizes on these skills by offering the flexibility to assemble a comprehensive package that will have university admissions departments anxious to offer you placement in their programs. Each of you have demontrated a proven track record of excellent organization and time-management skills when applied to independent study projects. You know how to learn on your own when provided with the right incentives, resources and framework. So, this is how your final course is designed.

Focus of Fundamentals

The plan for your final ACES course appears to the right. The model offers the sequence of coursework, the domain coverage (software, hardware, design), the level (low, medium, high) and the assignment weightings from which your mark is achieved.

Mark Distribution

ISPs account for 60% of you final mark. Respect for the final push for their culminations is provided in this outline.
The two major common hardware projects (CHUMP and SAR ADC) account for an additional 20% of your final mark.
The remaining 20% of your mark is derived fom smaller projects that are slotted in between the bigger projects.