ECE 395 and ECE 396: Senior Projects

Senior Projects is scheduled for Tuesdays from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Rm. 106 for the fall semester, and from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM in Rm. 201 for the spring semester. Some weeks we will meet as a section for all or part of that time (in the scheduled room or elsewhere). Other weeks, I will meet with groups one at a time (generally either in my office or the Senior Lab). Some weeks there will be special activities, often including both sections of Senior Projects. The schedule below will be updated as the year progresses.

• Instructor Info
• Assignments
• Schedule

Instructor Info

Instructor: Carl Sable
e-mail: CarlSable.Cooper@gmail.com
Office: Room 614

Assignments

Assignments with associated handouts, primarily those that involve written components, will be posted here. Other assignments, primarily those that involve only presentations, will be discussed in class and will appear in the schedule below.

Fall:

• Individual short presentations and reports
• Fall activity archives
• Project proposals
• Project schedules
• Individual technical writing assignment
• End-of-semester reports

Spring:

• Spring activity archives
• Updated project schedules
• End-of-year reports

Schedule

The schedule below will be updated as the year progresses. Any dates which have not yet passed are tentative. Attendance is mandatory at all activities, unless otherwise stated in class.

• Tuesday, September 5
  Introduction to Senior Projects in Rm. 106
  Descriptions of projects from years past
• Tuesday, September 12
  Activity archives assigned
  Individual presentations in Rm. 106
  Individual short writing assignments are due
• Tuesday, September 19
  Documentary about the Brooklyn Bridge, both sections, Rm. LL210
  Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge postponed due to weather
  Meetings with groups in my office
• Tuesday, September 26
  Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge and the Manhattan Bridge
  Optional meetings with groups in my office after the walk
• Tuesday, October 3
  Short meeting in Rm. 106 (discuss project proposals)
  Meetings with groups in my office
• Tuesday, October 10
  Short meeting in Rm. 106 (discuss project schedules)
  Group presentations in Rm. 106 (first half of groups presenting, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm)
  Graduate school advice session, both sections, Rm. LL210 (4:00 pm - 6:00 pm)
  Project proposals are due (submitted electronically)
• Tuesday, October 17
  Group presentations in Rm. 106 (second half of groups presenting, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm)
  Library session with Julie Castelluzzo, library (4:00 pm - 6:00 pm)
• Tuesday, October 24
  Short meeting in Rm. 106 (discuss individual writing assignments)
  Meetings with groups in my office
  Schedules are due (submitted electronically)
• Tuesday, October 31
  Group presentations, both sections, Rm. LL210.
• Tuesday, November 7
  Writing Workshop with John Lundberg in Rm. 106 (2:00 pm - 4:00 pm)
  Meetings with groups in the Senior Lab
• Tuesday, November 14
  Poster presentations and critiques, both sections, 6th floor hallway
  Individual writing assignments are due (submitted electronically)
• Tuesday, November 28
  Meetings with groups in my office
• Tuesday, December 5
  Individual presentations in Rm. 106
• Tuesday, December 12
  Meetings with groups in the Senior Lab
• Tuesday, December 19
  End-of-semester presentations, both sections, Rose Auditorium
• Wednesday, December 20
  End-of-semester reports are due at noon (electronic submission)
• Tuesday, January 23
  Meetings with groups in my office (feedback from fall)
• Tuesday, January 30
  Meetings with groups in the Senior Lab
• Friday, February 2
  Individual 50-word summaries due via e-mail
• Tuesday, February 6
  Biggest remaining challenge (group project discussions in Rm. 201)
• Sunday, February 11
  Comprehensive project schedules due via e-mail
• Tuesday, February 13
  Discussion with James Kent from Thornton Tomasetti (both sections, Rm. 502)
• Tuesday, February 20
  Meetings with groups in my office
• Friday, February 23
  Group 50-word summaries due via e-mail
• Tuesday, February 27
  50-word summary activity (both sections, location TBD)
• Tuesday, March 6
  Critiques, both sections (poster sessions, 6th floor hallway)
• Sunday, March 18
  Product design specifications due via e-mail
• Tuesday, March 20
  Documentary screening and discussion (both sections, Rm. 502)
• Tuesday, March 27
  Writing Workshop with John Lundberg (Rm. 502)
• Tuesday, April 3
  Critiques, both sections (demos in Senior Lab)
• Sunday, April 8
  First draft of end-of-year report due
• Tuesday, April 10
  Meetings with groups in my office
• Tuesday, April 17
  Meetings with groups in the Senior Lab
• Tuesday, April 24
  Meetings with groups in the Senior Lab
• Tuesday, May 1
  Practice presentations (Rm. 502)
  Final posters due (hang in 6th floor hallway)
• Friday, May 4
  END-OF-YEAR PRESENTATIONS (9 am - 5 pm, Rm. LL101)
• Sunday, May 6
  Final reports and activity archives due via e-mail