ECE 395 and ECE 396: Senior Projects

Senior Projects is scheduled for Tuesdays from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM for the fall semester in Rm. 106, and from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM for the spring semester in Rm. 201. 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: carl.sable@cooper.edu
Office: Room 614

Assignments

Assignments with associated handouts, primarily those that involve written components, will be posted here when they are assigned. 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
• 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.

Fall:

• Tuesday, September 3
  Introduction to Senior Projects in Rm. 106
  Descriptions of projects from years past
• Tuesday, September 10
  Individual presentations in Rm. 106
  Individual short writing assignments are due
• Tuesday, September 17
  Short meeting in Rm. 106
  Activity archives assigned
  Meetings with groups in my office
• Tuesday, September 24
  Short meeting in Rm. 106
  Project proposals assigned
  Meetings with groups in my office
• Tuesday, October 1
  Documentary about the Brooklyn Bridge, Rose Auditorium (2:00 pm - 3:30 pm)
  Meetings with groups in the Senior Lab
• Tuesday, October 8
  Group presentations in Rm. 106 (first half of groups presenting, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm)
  Project schedules and individual writing assignments assigned
  Graduate school advice session, both sections, Rose Auditorium (3:30 pm - 5:00 pm)
  Project proposals are due (submitted electronically)
• Tuesday, October 15
  Group presentations in Rm. 502 (second half of groups presenting, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm)
  Meetings with groups in the Senior Lab
• Tuesday, October 22
  Poster sessions with James Kent in Rm. 106 (two or three groups at a time, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm)
  Meetings with groups in my office
  Schedules are due (submitted electronically)
• Tuesday, October 29
  Group presentations, both sections, Rose Auditorium
• Tuesday, November 5
  Writing workshop with Olivia Koski in Rm. 106 (2:00 - 3:30 pm)
  Meetings with groups in the Senior Lab
• Tuesday, November 12
  Poster presentations and critiques, both sections, 6th floor hallway
  Individual writing assignments are due (submitted electronically)
• Tuesday, November 19
  Short meeting in Rm. 106
  End-of-semester reports assigned
  Meetings with groups in my office
• Tuesday, December 3
  Meetings with groups in my office
• Tuesday, December 10
  Short meeting in Rm. 106
  Meetings with groups in my office
• Tuesday, December 17
  End-of-semester presentations, both sections, Rose Auditorium
• Thursday, December 19
  End-of-semester reports and activity archives are due at noon (electronic submission)

Spring:

• Tuesday, January 28
  Short meeting in Rm. 201
  Meetings with groups in my office (feedback from fall)
• Tuesday, February 4
  Meetings with groups in my office
• Tuesday, February 11
  Biggest remaining challenge (group project discussions in Rm. 201)
• Tuesday, February 18
  Meetings with groups in my office
• Tuesday, February 25
  Meetings with groups in my office
• Tuesday, March 3
  Critiques, both sections (poster sessions, 6th floor hallway)
• Tuesday, March 10
  Meetings with groups in the Senior Lab
• Tuesday, March 24
  Study week at Cooper Union (all classes cancelled due to COVID-19)
• Tuesday, March 31
  Meetings with groups (remote)
• Sunday, April 5
  First draft of end-of-year report due
• Tuesday, April 7
  Meetings with groups (remote)
• Tuesday, April 14
  Meetings with groups (remote)
• Tuesday, April 21
  Group discussions about updated project goals (remote)
• Tuesday, April 28
  Meetings with groups (remote)
• Tuesday, May 5
  Something fun (possibly watching documentary, remotely)
• Sunday, May 10
  Final reports and activity archives due via e-mail
• Tuesday, May 12
  Practice presentations (remote)
• Friday, May 15
  FINAL PRESENTATIONS (remote - details TBD)