ECE 4900 / 4910 Senior Design I and II

2006-7

Links (including technical writing)

University of Utah Clinic Program

CLEAR Writing / Speaking / Teamwork Assistance

 


Assignments and Due Dates – ECE 4900 Fall Semester

 

Dr. Furse Clinics

Dr. Miller -- Moxtek

Team Development:

Working Agreement (including a spreadsheet for evaluating individual team member performance)

Task Definition

Task Assignment

End of Week 2

 

Set up FTP Site:  (CADE Lab)

How to access the folders using  FTP:  

ftp://CADE_USER_ID:FTP_PASSWORD@ftp.eng.utah.edu/../ece_clinic/GE/ 

If you do not have an ftp password, log into the cade lab and type "remote_passwd".It will ask you to enter a new password.

End of Week 1

 

Abstract #1 – Describe your project (1 page)

    Information on Abstract Submission

    Style Requirements (for all written work)

    Information on abstracting

    More information on abstracting

End of Week 2

Project Definition and Planning Report — Due early October

• About 1 page that gives: Introduction to the subproject. Goals of the subproject

Literature Review (What have others done that you can use in your project, 1-3 pages)

    IEEE Reference Format

    Doing a Literature Survey

Draft Due End of Week 4

Meet with CLEAR writing TA to get feedback.  Also get feedback from professor. 

Final Due End of Week 6.

Presentation #1 – Kick Off Meeting

    How to give a better talk

    Legibility – Artwork to Screen

    Engineering Presentations (overview) – specific to final presentation, but applies to all

End of Week 4 (? Depends on availability of sponsor)

Progress Report 1 — Due early November

• Abstract for subproject

• Work accomplished, about 1 page; analysis; conclusions

• ~3-slide oral report, updated: Subproject goals. Results to date. Plan, schedule, Gantt chart.

 

Team Evaluation #1

 

Evaluate your team based on your team working agreement

 

End of Week 4

 

Project Timeline and Management Plan (1-3 pages)

Preliminary:  End of Week 4

Final: End of Week 6

 

Team Evaluation #2 Midterm evaluation

End of Week 7

 

Milestone Progress Reports (written, 1-3 pages)

BiWeekly.  Your success will be measured by the milestones you establish in your Project TimeLine and Management Plan

 

Final Report

See Writing Templates and Links

Draft Due Week 12

Meet with CLEAR writing TA

Final Due Before End of Finals Week

Progress Report 2 — Due near semester end

• Abstract for subproject

• Introduction to subproject, ~ 1 page

• Subproject goals, ~ 1/2 page

• Work accomplished, ~ 3 pages

• Analysis, ~ 1 page

• Updated Plan, Schedule, Gantt chart.

 

Final Presentation

See Presentation Templates and Links

Draft Due Week 13

Meet with CLEAR speaking TA

Final Due Before End of Finals Week

Final Team Evaluation

Due End of Finals Week

 

 

Assignments and Due Dates – ECE 4910 Spring Semester

 

Dr. Furse Clinics

Final Abstract

Due End of Week 2

Final Report

    General Guidelines on Final report

    Appendix on Ethics / Societal Impact

    Thesis Draft Checklist

    IEEE Reference Format

    Contents and Grading of Project Final Report.pdf

Draft 1 Due ….

Meet with Clear TA

Feedback from Professor

Final Draft Due …

 

Final Team Evaluation

Due Before End of Finals Week

Open House

   Guidelines for Judging Student Papers

March 29, 2007

Meet with CLEAR Speaking TA at least 2 weeks before open house

IEEE Paper Contest 

   Deadlines

   IEEE Paper Contest Rules

   Student Paper Contest Guidelines

 

 

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Favorite Links

*      The Design Process

*      FMEA:  Failure Modes Effect Analysis, More on Failure Documentation

*      Writing and Speaking Resources  

*      UofU CLEAR Center  

*      Standard Abbreviations, etc.

*      Furse Tutorials (writing resources, lab equipment, software, etc.)

*      Plagiarism (Just Don’t … be sure to properly credit other work using Reference Format above)

*      If you want to include an idea from someone else, give it a reference [1]

*      If someone tells you how to do something, then give them credit for a ‘personal communication [1]’

*      If you want to include a quote “Then quote it” [1]

*      If you want to include a figure, then put ‘Reprinted From [1]’ in the caption.  If you later publish it, you will need to get written permission from the authors.

*      Example Specification Sheet

*      IEEE Paper Contest Winners,  Paper Contest Rules

*      University of Toronto Senior Design Links

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