ECE 3950 - Technical Communication II

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Course Information                               

Syllabus | (pdf)

Schedule | (pdf)

Assignment List | (pdf)

Editing Marks (pdf)

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)

Technical Open House Schedule 2012 (pdf)

Campus Map [Type in Fort Douglas Officer's Club, or University Guest House for Tech Open House Locations]

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)

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

ASSIGNMENTS

Optional E-mail: Proposed Independent Sr Project                               

• Optional: E-mail Proposed Independent Sr Project (pdf)

E-mail: Proposed Sr Project Topic                               

• Assignment: E-mail Proposed Sr Project Topic (pdf)
• Lecture:
  • Professor Scarpulla's Projects (htm slide show) | (ppt) | (txt)
  • Professor Schmid's Projects (pdf)
• 2011 Senior Project Abstracts:
  • All Projects
• 2010 Senior Project Abstracts:
  • Sandia Clinic
  • Rocky Mountain Power Clinic
  • L-3 Clinic
  • Micron Technology Clinic
  • Individual Projects
  • Individual Projects
  • Individual Projects
  • Individual Projects
  • Individual Projects
  • Individual Projects
• 2009 Senior Project Abstracts:
  • Clinic Projects
  • Clinic Projects
  • Individual Projects (cont.)
• 2008 Senior Project Abstracts:
  • Individual Projects
  • Clinic Projects
  • Clinic Projects (cont.)
• 2007 Senior Project Abstracts:
  • Individual Projects
  • Clinic Projects

Team Agreements                               

• Assignment: Team Agreements (pdf)
• Handouts:
  • Team Agreements Example (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)

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)

PowerPoint, Sr Project Proposal                               

• Assignment: PowerPoint Senior Project Proposal (pdf)
  • PPT Assignment Instructor Grading Sheet (pdf)
  • PPT Assignment Technical Content 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)

Critique, Sr Projects at Open House                               

• Assignment: Critique Senior Project Presentations at Technical Open House (pdf)
  • Technical Open House Info
  • Technical Open House Schedule 2012 (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)

Proposal Solution section, Sr Project Proposal                               

• Assignment: Proposed Solution section for Sr Project Proposal:

     submit the solution portion of your final one-page proposal

• Lecture:
  • Proposal: Solution Section | (ppt)
  • Design for Constraints | (ppt)
• Handouts:
  • Proposal Solution Section Example | (pdf) | (doc)
  • Proposal Solution Section Example LARGE TYPE | (pdf) | (doc)

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)