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       2009
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Senior Engineering Project Course Schedule
Fall 2009

CALL COMPANY EVERY WEEK  


Date

Day

Week

Location

 Time

 Activity

 

8/25

 

Tu

 

1

 

TB 103

9:00 - 11:00 am

Lecture I: Course orientation and project descriptions. Return preference forms and individual data cards to TB 104 by 12:00 noon. Individual pictures will be taken. Read the course manual.

8/27

Th

1

TB 103

9:00 - 10:30 am

Lecture II: Project Assignments.
Discussion of sponsor visit, student/faculty relationship, and getting off to a good start.

Advisor's Office

10:30 am approx.

Meet your team and faculty advisor immediately following lecture. Call sponsor to arrange visit. Make travel arrangements in 104 TB.

 
Th
1
TB 104
4:00 pm
Combined Schedule Info due to 104 TB.

Evening

Th

1

TB 114

5:00 pm

"Teamwork, Group Dynamics and Project Management," mandatory meeting #1 with Prof. Ray Price. Food Served.

9/1
Tu
2
Advisor's Office
Arr
Advisor/team meeting or company visit.

9/3

Th

2

Advisor’s Office

Arr

Advisor/team meeting or company visit.

9/8 Morning

Tu

3

TB 103

9:00 am

Mandatory meeting #2 with Harry Wildblood

9/8
Tu
3

Advisor’s Office

Arr

Advisor/team meeting or company visit.

9/10

Th

3

TB 104

12:00 pm

Company contact information due to 104 TB

9/10

Th

3

Advisor's Office

Arr

Advisor/team meeting or company visit.

9/15 Morning

Tu

4

TB 103

9:00 am

Mandatory meeting #3 with Harry Wildlblood

9/15

Tu

4

Advisor's Office

Arr

Advisor/team meeting.

9/17

Th

4

Advisor's Office

Arr

Advisor/team meeting.

9/22 Morning

Tu

5

TB103

9:00 am

Mandatory meeting #4 with Harry Wildlblood

9/22

Tu

5

Advisor's Office

Arr

Advisor/team meeting.

9/24

Th

5

TBA

9:00-11:50 am

SUBGROUP MEETING #1
Written meeting brief and project schedule to attendees, PGC, 104 TB (for Harry Wildblood)
Send meeting brief and project schedule to company (email is acceptable).

9/25

Fri

5

12:00 pm

Submit (3 copies) Pre-Report and outline to 104 TB for distributin to PGC. (Abstract, Introduction, Problem Statement, & Objectives) One copy of company-signed problem statement is also due to 104 TB. see section 9.3

9/29

Tu

6

Advisor’s Office

Arr

Advisor/team meeting.
PGC Pre-Report Feedback with students.

10/1

Th

6

Advisor's Office

Arr

Advisor/team meeting.
10/6 Morning
Tu
7
TB 103
9:00 am
Mandatory Meeting #5 with Harry Wildblood.

10/6

Tu

7

Advisor’s Office

Arr

Advisor/team meeting.

10/8

Th

7

Advisor’s Office

Arr

Advisor/team meeting.
Outline and Draft of Midterm written report to advisor.

10/13

Tu

8

Advisor's Office

Arr

Advisor/team meeting.
Midterm Advisor Feedback to students.

10/15

Th

8

Advisor's Office

Arr

Advisor/team meeting.

10/15

Th

8

TB 104

4:00 pm

Submit 3 color copies of midterm report along with graded pre-report to TB 104. (Be sure to include grading form from pre-report). Submit Midterm Colleague Evaluation Forms (MCEF) to advisor. (Forms will be in your mailbox).

10/20

Tu

9

Advisor’s Office

Arr

Advisor/team meeting.

Tu/
Wed

PGC's Offices

Arrange

Midterm PGC Feedback meeting with students.
Make required chanages in cooperation with PGC.
(Students make appt. w/PGC.)

10/22

Th

9

Advisor's Office

Arr

Advisor/team meeting.

10/22

Th

9

TB 104

4:00 pm

Turn in two (2) color copies of revised midterm report to TB 104.

10/27 Morning

Tu

10

TB 103

9:00 am

Mandatory meeting #6 with Harry Wildblood.

10/27

Tu

10

Advisor’s Office

Arr

Advisor/team meeting.

10/29

Th

10

To Be Assigned

9:00 am - 11:50 pm

SUBGROUP MEETING # 2
Written brief to attendees, PGC and TB 104.
Send meeting brief to company.

----------All groups give presentations as Sponsoring Company during this week.----------

11/3

Tu

11

Advisor’s Office

Arr

Advisor/team meeting. If not traveling to company.

11/5

Th

11

Advisor's Office

Arr

Advisor/team meeting. If not traveling to company.

11/10 Morning
Tu
12
TB 103
9:00 am
Mandatory meeting #7 with Harry Widlblood

11/10

Tu

12

Advisor's Office

Arr

Advisor/team meeting.

11/12

Th

12

Advisor's Office

Arr

Advisor/team meeting.

11/17

Tu

13

Advisor's Office

Arr

Advisor Feedback on Draft to Students.
Advisor/team meeting.

11/19

Th

13

Advisor’s Office

Arr

Advisor/team meeting.

11/19

Th

13

TB 104

4:00 pm

Final Report Draft Due.
Submit 3 color copies (stapled) to TB 104.
Include Midterm Report with PGC comments.

11/21-11/29 - THANKSGIVING RECESS

12/1

Tu

15

Advisor's Office

Arr

PGC Feedback on Draft to Students.
Advisor/team meeting

Tu/
Wed

15

PGC's Offices

Arrange

Students should arrange PGC meeting to clarify PGC feedback.
SAVE draft with PGC comments.

12/3

Th
15
Advisor's Office
Arr
Advisor/team meeting.
Personally invite sponsors to Final Presentation.

12/8

Tu

16

Advisor's Office

Arr

Advisor/team meeting.

12/9
Wed
16
104 TB
12:00 pm
Final report due for PGC evaluation.
Submit 3 color, stapled copies (not bountd) to TB 104. Include final draft reports with PGC comments. Exit information will be in mailboxes.

TB 104

12:00 pm

Assign team member responsible for final delivery of report. Obtain his/her signature on Form FRC. Must be assigned before submission of Final Report.

12/10

Th

16

Advisor's Office

Arr

Advisor/team meeting

Prepare for Oral Presentation. Begin to accumulate signatures required on Final Report Checklist (Form FRC). When signatures are complete bring printing disk and one unbound color copy to 104 TB.

12/11
Tu
17
To be assigned
8:30 am-2:00 pm
Final Oral Presentations and Luncheon for Industry Partners, students, advisors.
12/14- 12/18
Fri/
Mon
17
PGC's Offices
Arrange
Students arrange PGC Feeback Meeting.

Advisor's Office

Arr

Turn in Colleague Evaluation Form (Form CE) and lab notebook to Advisor.

DO NOT PRINT FINAL COPIES OF YOUR REPORT.

Bound copies will be made at Printing Services--you will need to have one person available to pick them up following graduation.

12/14-12/18

Mon/
Fri

17

TB 104

12:00 noon

Pick up bound copies and deliver to 104 TB . Obtain final delivery signature on form FRC.

12/17-12/19
   
TB 104
2:00 pm TURN IN 1 cd for review containing intact copy of whole report, PDF of report, final presentation, all working files and drawings, raw data, and spreadsheets. After approval, make two (2) additional CD's. E-mail (rcook@illinois.edu) copy of abstract and keywords. Make changes to report for Lincoln Arc Welding submission at this time. Turn in exit questionnaires to 104 TB.
12/21
Mon
18
TB 104
10:00 am
Designated team member: If necessary pick up bound copies and deliver them to TB 104 for final approval (Form FRC).
12/23
Wed
18
TB 104
10:00 am
PCG chairmen bring GE 494/IE 470 (team) grades to Harry Wildblood with Form FWR from both graders.
Project Advisors bring GE 495/IE 497 (individual) grades to Harry Wildblood. (104 TB)

 

 
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