ECE 3950 - Technical Communication II

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Course Information                               

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Course Info | (pdf)

Course Procedure | (pdf)

Syllabus | (pdf)

Assignment List and Reading | (pdf)

Editing Marks (pdf)

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

Generic Proposal Outline (pdf)

Senior Project Record (click on Senior Project Record link) (form stating what project you are doing, requires approval signatures), print out hardcopy and give to Harsha Naveen (room # on form)

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IEEE Format                               

• IEEE Format modified for single-column, double-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)

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ASSIGNMENTS

E-mail: Proposed Sr Project Topic                               

• Assignment: E-mail Proposed Sr Project Topic (pdf)

1-page Senior Project Proposal                               

• Assignment: One-page Senior Project Proposal (pdf)
• 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) | (doc)
  • Proposal Solution Section Example LARGE TYPE | (pdf) | (doc)

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)
  • Proposal Background Section Example Narrow (pdf) | (doc)
• 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 2011 (pdf)

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) | (pdf)
  • PowerPoint Proposal Presentation | (ppt)
  • How NOT to Use PowerPoint (YouTube)

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)