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The Cockrell School of Engineering

Course Schedule for the 2009 Fall Senior Design Project Program

Read calendar in table format.

This page contains the same information as the chart on coursecalendar.php replacing it with text. It is organized by week detailing assignments and work due for the course with a weekly overview and a breakdown by day.

Week 1: August 24 - August 28

Orientation, Teams

  • Monday, Aug 24: No Class
  • Tuesday, Aug 25: No Class
  • Wednesday, Aug 26: Lab and Lecture, Meet today, Form teams
  • Thursday, Aug 27: Submit Project Preferences
  • Friday, Aug 28: Receive project assignment by appointment in 4.110

Week 2: August 31 - September 4

PLANT TRIPS. If you are not on a plant trip, you must attend your scheduled lab.

  • Monday, Aug 31: Plant Trip
  • Tuesday, Sept 1: Plant Trip
  • Wednesday, Sept 2:Plant Trip
  • Thursday, Sept 3: Plant Trip
  • Friday, Sept 4: Plant Trip

Week 3: September 7 - September 11

Pick Faculty advisor and meet with Graphics advisor.

  • Monday, Sept 7: Labor Day Holiday
  • Tuesday, Sept 8: Oral Problem Statement
  • Wednesday, Sept 9: Lecture, Oral Problem Statement, Meet with TA
  • Thursday, Sept 10: Meet with TA
  • Friday, Sept 11: Nothing Scheduled

Week 4: September 14 - September 18

Team Member Contribution Report, Peer Evaluations

  • Monday, Sept 14: Lecture, Meet with TA, Gantt meeting with Dr. Crawford
  • Tuesday, Sept 15: Gantt meeting with Dr. Crawford, Meet with TA
  • Wednesday, Sept 16: Lecture, Project Proposal original due to TA in lab
  • Thursday, Sept 17: Project Proposal original due to TA in lab
  • Friday, Sept 18: Final version Proposal due in 4.166 by noon

Week 5: September 21 - September 25

Sponsor Receives Proposal

  • Monday, Sept 21: Oral Project Proposal
  • Tuesday, Sept 22: Oral Project Proposal
  • Wednesday, Sept 23: Discuss Oral Project Proposal
  • Thursday, Sept 24: Discuss Oral Project Proposal
  • Friday, Sept 25: Nothing Scheduled

Week 6: September 28 - October 2

  • Monday, Sept 28: Meet with TA
  • Tuesday, Sept 29: Meet with TA
  • Wednesday, Sept 30: Meet with TA
  • Thursday, Oct 1: Meet with TA
  • Friday, Oct 2: Get Agreement on Proposal from Sponsor

Week 7: October 5 - October 9

  • Monday, Oct 5: Meet with TA, Notebook/Gantt Check
  • Tuesday, Oct 6: Meet with TA, Notebook/Gantt Check
  • Wednesday, Oct 7: Meet with TA
  • Thursday, Oct 8: Meet with TA
  • Friday, Oct 9: Nothing Scheduled

Week 8: October 12 - October 16

Team Member Contribution Report, Peer Evaluations

  • Monday, Oct 12: Oral Design Review
  • Tuesday, Oct 13: Oral Design Review
  • Wednesday, Oct 14: Oral Design Review
  • Thursday, Oct 15: Oral Design Review
  • Friday, Oct 16: Nothing Scheduled

Week 9: October 19 - October 23

  • Monday, Oct 19: Lecture, Discuss Oral Design Review
  • Tuesday, Oct 20: Discuss Oral Design Review
  • Wednesday, Oct 21: Lecture, Meet with TA
  • Thursday, Oct 22: Meet with TA
  • Friday, Oct 23: Nothing Scheduled

Week 10: October 26 - October 30

Synopsis form

  • Monday, Oct 26: Pick up synopsis form, Notebook, Meet with TA
  • Tuesday, Oct 27: Pick up synopsis form, Notebook, Meet with TA
  • Wednesday, Oct 28: Meet with TA
  • Thursday, Oct 29: Meet with TA
  • Friday, Oct 30: Nothing Scheduled

Week 11: November 2 - November 6

TA Reviews Report Body

  • Monday, Nov 2: Written Design Review
  • Tuesday, Nov 3: Written Design Review
  • Wednesday, Nov 4: Discuss Written Design Review, Synopsis form due
  • Thursday, Nov 5: Discuss Written Design Review, Synopsis form due
  • Friday, Nov 6: Nothing Scheduled

Week 12: November 9 - November 13

Practice Final Presentation

  • Monday, Nov 9: Send Design Reviews to Sponsor, Meet with TA
  • Tuesday, Nov 10: Meet with TA
  • Wednesday, Nov 11: Lecture, Meet with TA, Outline due
  • Thursday, Nov 12: Meet with TA, Outline due
  • Friday, Nov 13: Nothing Scheduled

Week 13: November 16 - November 20

Practice Final Presentation

  • Monday, Nov 16: Final Presentations
  • Tuesday, Nov 17: Final Presentations
  • Wednesday, Nov 18: Final Presentations
  • Thursday, Nov 19: Final Presentations
  • Friday, Nov 20: Final Presentations

Week 14 November 23 - November 27

  • Monday, Nov 23: Meet with TA
  • Tuesday, Nov 24: Meet with TA
  • Wednesday, Nov 25: Meet with TA
  • Thursday, Nov 26: Thanksgiving Holiday
  • Friday, Nov 27: Thanksgiving Holiday

Week 15: November 30 - December 4

Reports due, Final Checkout

  • Monday, Nov 30: Final Written Report Due at Noon (ETC 4.166)
  • Tuesday, Dec 1: Final Written Report Due at Noon (ETC 4.166)
  • Wednesday, Dec 2: Lecture, Checkout by Appt: Reports, Notebooks, Etc.
  • Thursday, Dec 3: Nothing Scheduled
  • Friday, Dec 4: Last Day of Semester