Course Information                               

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Course Info | (pdf)

Syllabus | (pdf)

Grading | (pdf)

Assignment List and Reading | (pdf)

Editing Marks (pdf)

ASSIGNMENTS

1) Abstract, Senior Project Proposal                               

• Assignment 1: Abstract, Senior Project Proposal (pdf)
  • Assignment: Self-Assessment, Sr Project Proposal Abstract
• Lecture:
  • Proposal Outline | (ppt)
  • Proposal Content Issues I | (ppt)
  • Proposal Content Issues II | (ppt)
  • Proposal Content Issues III | (ppt)
  • Quick Tips on Writing Proposals | (ppt)
  • Five Principles of Writing | (ppt)
  • Concise Writing | (ppt)
• Handouts:
  • Poor Proposal Example (pdf)
  • Good Proposal Example (pdf)
  • Proposal Peer Review Form (pdf)
• In-class Critique:
  • Poor Proposal, Class Comments (pdf)
  • Poor Proposal, ready for Class Comments (doc)
• 2008 Senior Project Abstracts:
  • Individual Projects
  • Clinic Projects
  • Clinic Projects (cont.)
• 2007 Senior Project Abstracts:
  • Individual Projects
  • Clinic Projects

2) Gantt Chart and Budget, Electronic Product Proposal                               

• Assignment 2: Gantt Chart and Budget, Senior Project Proposal (pdf)
• Lecture:
  • Gantt Charts and Budgets | (ppt)
• Handouts:
  • Gantt Chart Example | (xls) | (doc) | (pdf)
  • Budget Example | (doc) | (pdf)

3) Project Description section, Sr Project                               

• Assignment 3: Project Description section, Sr Project Proposal (pdf)
• Lecture:
  • Proposal: Project Solution Section | (ppt)
• Handouts:
  • Preparation of Papers in Two-Column Format for the Proceedings of Conferences Sponsored by IEEE (doc) | (pdf)
  • Preparation of Papers for IEEE Transactions and Journals (March 2004) (doc) | (pdf)

4) Background section, Sr Project Proposal                               

• Assignment 4: Project Background section, Sr Project Proposal (pdf)
• Lecture:
  • Proposal: Background Section | (ppt)

5) Critique, Sr Projects at Open House                               

• Assignment 5: Critique Senior Project Presentations (pdf)

6) PowerPoint, Sr Project Proposal                               

• Assignment 6: PowerPoint Senior Project Proposal (pdf)
  • Assignment 6 Grading Sheet (pdf)
• Lecture:
  • PowerPoint Style | (ppt)
  • PowerPoint Proposal | (ppt)
  • PowerPoint Proposal Example | (ppt)
  • PowerPoint Proposal Presentation | (ppt)

7) Web, complete Sr Project Proposal                               

• Assignment 7: Web, Senior Project Proposal (pdf)

IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES                               

• Activity 1: Succinct Writing (pdf)
• Activity 2: Proposal Abstract Peer Review (pdf)
• Activity 3: Proposal Abstract Self-Assessment (pdf)
• Activity 4: Identifying Topic Continuity in Writing (pdf)
• Activity 5: Writing a Paragraph with Continuity (pdf)
• Activity 6: Writing a Patent by John Ogilvie (pdf)
• Activity 7, 8, 9, 10: Critique PowerPoint Presentation (pdf)