ECE 395 and ECE 396: Senior Projects

Senior Projects is scheduled for Tuesdays from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM for the fall semester in Rm. 502, and from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM for the spring semester in Rm. LL210. 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 4
  Introduction to Senior Projects in Rm. 502
  Descriptions of projects from years past
• Tuesday, September 11
  Individual presentations in Rm. 502
  Individual short writing assignments are due
• Tuesday, September 18
  Documentary about the Brooklyn Bridge, both sections, Rose Auditorium
  Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge (postponed due to storm - held group meetings instead)
• Tuesday, September 25
  Short meetings in Rm. 502 (activity archives assigned)
  Meetings with groups in my office
  Brainstorming session for students without groups in Rm. 502
• Tuesday, October 2
  Short meeting in Rm. 502 (project proposals assigned)
  Meetings with groups in my office
• Tuesday, October 9
  Group presentations in Rm. 502 (first half of groups presenting, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm)
  Graduate school advice session, both sections, Rm. 105 (4:00 pm - 6:00 pm)
  Project proposals are due (submitted electronically)
• Tuesday, October 16
  Library session with Julie Castelluzzo, library (2:00 pm - 4:00 pm)
  Group presentations in Rm. 502 (second half of groups presenting, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm)
• Tuesday, October 23
  Short meeting in Rm. 502 (project schedules and individual writing assignments assigned)
  Meetings with groups in my office
• Tuesday, October 30
  Group presentations, both sections, Rm. 105
  Schedules are due (submitted electronically)
• Tuesday, November 6
  Writing Workshop with John Lundberg in Rm. 502 (2:00 pm - 4:00 pm)
  Click here for Engineering Writing Basics
  Click here for Workshopping Worksheet
  Meetings with groups in the Senior Lab
• Tuesday, November 13
  Poster presentations and critiques, both sections, 6th floor hallway
  Individual writing assignments are due (submitted electronically)
• Tuesday, November 27
  Meetings with groups in my office
• Tuesday, December 4
  Individual presentations in Rm. 502
• Tuesday, December 11
  Meetings with groups in the Senior Lab
• Tuesday, December 18
  End-of-semester presentations, both sections, Rose Auditorium
• Wednesday, December 19
  End-of-semester reports and activit archives are due at noon (electronic submission)
• Tuesday, January 15
  Meetings with groups in my office (feedback from fall)
• Tuesday, January 22
  Meetings with groups in the Senior Lab
• Tuesday, January 29
  Biggest remaining challenge (group project discussions in Rm. LL210)
• Sunday, February 3
  Updated project schedules due via e-mail
• Tuesday, February 5
  CLASSES CANCELED DUE TO BUILDING ISSUES
• Tuesday, February 12
  Meetings with groups in my office
  First day of meetings with James Kent from Thornton Tomasetti (each group will meet on a Tuesday or Thursday in February)
  Click here to see advice prepared by James Kent and Lorenzo Sanjuan from Thornton Tomasetti
• Tuesday, February 26
  Meetings with groups in the Senior Lab
• Tuesday, March 5
  Critiques, both sections (poster sessions, 6th floor hallway)
• Tuesday, March 19
  Meetings with groups in the Senior Lab
• Friday, March 22
  Group 50-word summaries due via e-mail
• Tuesday, March 26
  Documentary screening and discussion, both sections (Rose Auditorium)
• Tuesday, April 2
  50-word summary activity, both sections (starting in Senior Lab)
• Sunday, April 7
  First draft of end-of-year report due
• Tuesday, April 9
  Final critiques, both sections (demos in Senior Lab)
• Tuesday, April 16
  Meetings with groups in the Senior Lab
• Tuesday, April 23
  Meetings with groups in the Senior Lab
• Tuesday, April 30
  Practice presentations (Rm. LL210)
  Final posters due (hang in 6th floor hallway)
• Friday, May 3
  END-OF-YEAR PRESENTATIONS (Rose Auditorium, times TBD)
• Sunday, May 5
  Final reports and activity archives due via e-mail (strict deadline!)