Project Management: a Building Block in our Education

Our education relies on projects to give the best to our students

The five years of study include challenging projects which are conducted using the same requirements as in the professional world. Students are expected to meet the specifications and deadlines, write progress reports and participate in progress meetings, and present their findings at the end of the project. The resulting teamwork heightens student awareness of company organizations that increasingly structure their efforts around major technological group projects. Another major advantage of project-based education is that students shift from an educational auditor perspective to an educational actor perspective, requiring a more proactive attitude.

In the academic engineering cycle, in addition to the multidisciplinary project during the 4th year and the thesis during the final year, many technological modules are validated by a project which includes a full-scale report and oral presentation.

Project management in collaboration with the CNAM, one step closer to becoming a professional

The course “Project management” during the second year of the academic engineering cycle is offered in collaboration with the CNAM (Chair of software engineering), and it allows students to validate half of the credit of the CNAM. This course is very well recognized by corporate players, and serves as a career booster for our students.

Talents at ECE lead company projects to success!

The academic engineering cycle incorporates a multidisciplinary project called the PPE during the 4th year. 5 to 7 students from the 3 different majors team up to conduct their project from October to April. Although the subject of the project is chosen by the students, it is often done collaboratively with partner companies, and logically addresses immediate technological issues faced by our partners. The PPE is conducted simultaneously with the project management course, which facilitates the implementation of the project. At the end of the year, PPE awards reward the best projects and project managers.

Testimonial: the PPE creates a mutually profitable collaboration between our students and partner companies

“I met Nicolas Cerisier when he was in the 3rd year of the engineering cycle at ECE. He conducted his internship with us, and I noticed his ability to clearly understand most of the problems we faced. When he asked me if I was interested in working jointly on his PPE with the Synapse team to finalize his project, I accepted.
We put 80,000 euros worth of equipment at their disposal and signed a protocol with ECE. They then designed a fully scalable Web architecture using Linux taking into account all internal constraints and needs. The resulting infrastructure serves as a basis for the implementation of new Web developments at our company.
The work performed is remarkable, very well documented, very professional, worthy of IT consultancies. They relied on creative design approaches while perfectly meeting our technical specifications. It is a mutually enriching experience due to the significance of the project for the Web infrastructures at Dassault Systèmes”

Vincent Picou
Project Manager, Information Technology Division
Dassault Systèmes

More about the multidisciplinary team project (PPE)

Student Associations also Develop Technological Creativity

Managing an association is an excellent way of being confronted with the daily realities of business and project management. Through the enriching activities in the associations, our students bear and assume considerable responsibilities, hire collaborators, manage schedules and budgets, support and promote projects, seek financing, design action plans, and learn to meet deadlines. Because we understand how important it is for them to confront theory with practice, the notation system at ECE values, measures, and gives credit to their commitment in the associations and to their ability to deliver results or learn from failures.

Many student associations operate in line with our educational focus, which allows our students to directly apply the knowledge acquired to real-world cases. Particularly, the association “Internet Team” designs and develops freeware using Linux solutions, “L’Association Robotique” builds robots to participate in the famous E = M6 competition, “Sp@ce Explorer” designs and builds model space rockets, “Club Elec” works on innovative electronic projects, “ECEpace” focuses on astronomical projects, and “Hi-Tech” and “Association Audit Sécurité” provide IT consulting services to companies working in diverse sectors.

ECE in 2005 decided to add a professional minor specialized in associative projects for students who wish to change their associative project into a professional project. The new minor aspires to educate students in the not-for-profit environment. A particular focus is placed on providing a deep understanding of the specific features and constraints of not-for-profit markets and their players. The minor also organizes time and required resources for students to initiate and develop interesting and generous projects of value to societies and their communities in the world.

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