Course Information                               

Class Room and Lecture Times

Clear Center Instructors

Course Info | (pdf)

Syllabus | (pdf)

Grading | (pdf)

Assignment List and Reading | (pdf)

Editing Marks (pdf)

*** Projects suggested by Faculty et al. ***

Generic Proposal Outline (pdf)

IEEE Format                               

• IEEE Format modified for single-column, 1.5-spaced (Word)   | (pdf)

• IEEE Pub on Conference Paper Format (Word)   | (pdf)

• CLEAR: Inverted pyramid style (doc)   | (pdf)

• CLEAR: Outlining (doc)   | (pdf)

• CLEAR: Headings (doc)   | (pdf)

• CLEAR: Writing Abstracts (doc)   | (pdf)

• CLEAR: Writing Introductions (doc)   | (pdf)

• CLEAR: Grammar (doc)   | (pdf)

• CLEAR: Equations (doc)   | (pdf)

• IEEE Tables and Figures (doc)   | (pdf)

• CLEAR: Writing Conclusions (doc)   | (pdf)

• CLEAR: References (Word)   | (pdf)

ASSIGNMENTS

1-page Senior Project Proposal                               

• Assignment: One-page Senior Project Proposal (pdf)
  • Assignment: Self-Assessment, One-page Sr Project Proposal
• 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)
• 2008 Senior Project Abstracts:
  • Individual Projects
  • Clinic Projects
  • Clinic Projects (cont.)
• 2007 Senior Project Abstracts:
  • Individual Projects
  • Clinic Projects

Proposal Solution section, Sr Project Proposal                               

• Assignment: Proposed Solution section for Sr Project Proposal (pdf)
• Lecture:
  • Proposal: Solution Section | (ppt)
• Handouts:
  • Proposal Solution Section Example (pdf)

Gantt Chart and Budget, Sr Project Proposal                               

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

Background section, Sr Project Proposal                               

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

Critique, Sr Projects at Open House                               

• Assignment: Critique Senior Project Presentations at Technical Open House (pdf)
  • Technical Open House Info
  • Technical Open House Schedule 2010

PowerPoint, Sr Project Proposal                               

• Assignment: PowerPoint Senior Project Proposal (pdf)
  • PPT Assignment Grading Sheet (pdf)
  • (See In-class Activities section for student peer critique sheets)
• Lecture:
  • PowerPoint Style | (ppt)
  • PowerPoint Proposal | (ppt)
  • PowerPoint Proposal Example | (ppt)
  • PowerPoint Proposal Presentation | (ppt)
  • How NOT to Use PowerPoint (YouTube)

Web, complete Sr Project Proposal                               

• Assignment: Web, Senior Project Proposal (pdf)

IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES and LECTURES                               

• Activity: One-page Proposal Peer Review (pdf)
• Lecture: Ethics | (ppt)
• Document: IEEE Code of Ethics (pdf)
• Activity: One-page Proposal Self-Assessment (pdf)
• Activity: Writing a Patent by John Ogilvie (pdf)
• Activity: Critique PowerPoint Proposal Presentation (pdf)