SDP07 // ECE 415-416 Senior Design Project (2006-2007)

** Announcements **

May 2007 SDP07 Clearance

Please see Fran Caron on May 14, 15, 16, 17 or 18 to turn in all of your SDP07 materials.
He will be out of town on May 21 and 22. May 23 is the deadline for being cleared.

The list of all required items is posted: SDP07 Clearance Check-List_v1.doc

The final report format is posted: SDPFinalReportTemplate_v04.doc

The senior survey has been posted. The link was emailed to the SDP07 list.

The SDP07 Clearance List has been posted.
The teams in green have turned in all required items to Mr. Caron.
The advisors of these teams are free to post the ECE 416 grades.

The teams in red are missing at least one item. Please see Mr. Caron if you have any questions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17 April 2007

SDP Day Poster Template: SDP_Day_Poster_2x3_Template.ppt

CDR Prep Lecture: CDR_prep_12April2007_v02.ppt

SDP07 Comprehensive Design Review Schedule

Time	Wednesday, 18 April 2007	Thursday, 19 April 2007	Friday, 20 April 2007
9 AM		Team Pishro-Nik and Ni  Faculty Review Board: Frasier, Ganz, Goeckel Marcus 10/12	Team Ganz Faculty Review Board: Jackson, Krishna, Tessier Marcus 10/12
10 AM	Team Burleson  Faculty Review Board: Frasier, Hollot, Kelly Marcus 10/12	Team Vouvakis Faculty Review Board: Burleson, Fischetti, Siqueira Marcus 10/12
11 AM	Team Anderson Faculty Review Board: Burleson, Mettu, Vouvakis Marcus 10/12	Team Wolf Faculty Review Board: Goeckel, Polizzi, Yngvesson Marcus 10/12	Team Kelly Faculty Review Board: Anderson, Koren, Muschinski Marcus 10/12
12 Noon	Team Fischetti Faculty Review Board: Defonzo, Desu, Vouvakis Marcus 10/12	Team Siqueira Faculty Review Board: Looze, Pishro-Nik, Soules Marcus 10/12
1 PM	Team Desu Faculty Review Board: Defonzo, Mettu, Oliaei Marcus 10/12	Team Gong Faculty Review Board: Hollot, Pishro-Nik, Looze Marcus 10/12
2 PM	Team Oliaei Faculty Review Board: Fischetti, Gong, Wolf Marcus 10/12		Team Jackson Faculty Review Board: Gong, Koren, Krishna Marcus 10/12
3 PM	Team Goeckel Faculty Review Board: Oliaei, Siqueira, Tessier Marcus 10/12	Team Soules Faculty Review Board: Kelly, Looze, Wolf Marcus 10/12	Team Frasier Faculty Review Board: Koren, Krishna, Soules Marcus 6

 

 

12 April 2007

The following team pages have been posted:

http://www.ecs.umass.edu/ece/sdp/sdp07/goeckel/

http://www.ecs.umass.edu/ece/sdp/sdp07/oliaei/

http://www.ecs.umass.edu/ece/sdp/sdp07/pishro_nik_ni/

If your team is not listed above, please upload your documents ASAP.

TBS and CVH

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11 April 2007

Subject: [SDP07] All-course Meeting Thursday 4PM

Dear SDP07 students:

Reminder: We have an all-course meeting
on Thursday, 12 April at 4 PM, Goessmann 20.

It is important that everybody attend this pre-CDR meeting.

TBS and CVH

 

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06 March 2007 ---- PDR II

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01 March 2007

Dear SDP07 students:

We have posted a PowerPoint presentation and accompanying MP3 file outlining our expectations for PDR II. Each team member should review these materials. Listen to the MP3 file while you view the presentation.

- TBS and CVH

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01 March 2007

Dear SDP07 students:

PDR II will be held on Wednesday and Thursday (07 and 08 March) of next week.

The time has come to sign up for PDR II!

Each team manager should find out when both team and advisor are available for PDR II. The team manger will then complete an on-line survey. He or she will be asked to select three time slots for which both team and advisor are available for PDR II. He or she will rank these three selections from 1 to 3, with 1 being the top choice.

Each team manager will complete the survey at:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=579813389693

Thank you.

TBS and CVH

 

 

 

 

 

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Past Announcements

 

 

29 Jan 2007 ***

Welcome back SDP07 teams!

We'll have our first all-class meeting on Thursday 01 Feb!
4 PM, Goessman 20

Each team will give a quick update. Please email soules@ecs.umass.edu & hollot@ecs.umass.edu a two-slide powerpoint file. The file name should take the form of sdp07_01feb_advisorname.ppt, and the email subject should be as follows: sdp07_01feb_advisorname, where advisorname is your advisor's last name.

Slide one should include your project name, team names, advisor name and a statement of what has been accomplished to date. Slide two should include a statement about what remains to be completed.

Also, check SPIRE! Make sure you are enrolled in the proper section of ECE 416 (your advisor's section).

TBS and CVH

 

 

 

 

05 Dec 2006

The MDR schedule has been posted. Please check it today!

Be prepared to be arrive at your presentation room at least 20 minutes before your scheduled start time.

Professor Wolf's excellent presentation on how to deliver an excellent MDR presentation has been posted.

The MDR check list has also been posted. Use it to verify that you have everything in order for your MDR!

TBS and CVH

 

 

 

Mon 06 Nov 2006

URGENT -

Check the team list ASAP.

If your team's row is green, then the course coordinators (Hollot and Soules) have been sent the approved MDR Specification by the team advisor.

If your team's row is red, then the course coordinators (Hollot and Soules) have not been sent the approved MDR Specification by the team advisor.

Please work with your team advisor to get the final, approved MDR spec to us.

TBS and CVH

 

 

[17 Oct 2006]

The Preliminary Design Reviews will take place this week (Wed Thu Fri 18-20 Oct)

in Marcus 10-12. Please set up 15 minutes before the hour.

The Faculty Review Board schedule has been posted. Reviewers for Wed 11 AM, Thu 11 AM and Fri 4 PM have not been finalized.

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If your name on the SDP07 list has a hyphen next to it, please check your ECE 415 section on SPIRE. If it is not correct, please go to the Office of Student Affairs, 126 Marston to fill out the appropriate paperwork to correct the matter. You will need your advisor's signature.

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PDR schedule showing the team member names: http://carbon.ecs.umass.edu/sdp_signup/

 

 

1. Next all-course meeting, 12th October 2006, 4:00-5:15pm, 20 Goessman

2. Assignment - due noon, Thursday 12th October 2006:

   • Each team prepares requirement specifications and system block diagram

           for presentation at  12th October all-course meeting.

   • Each team emails their requirement specifications and system block diagram

           to hollot and soules by     

         noon on 12th October. email it as a .ppt file, and name it: BlockDiagram_TeamXXXX_12Oct06.ppt

           where XXXX = Faculty Advisor's name.

 

 

1. Next all-course meeting, 28th September 2006, 4:00-5:15pm, 20 Goessman

2. Assignment - due noon, Thursday, 28 September 2006:

   • Each team prepares a Statement of the Problem for presentation at

           28th September all-course meeting.

   • Each team emails their Statement of the Problem to hollot and soules by

           noon on 28th September. email it as a text .txt file, and name it:

                             StatementOfProblem_TeamXXXX_28Sept06.txt

          noon on 28th September. email it as a .ppt file, and name it:

                             StatementOfProblem_TeamXXXX_28Sept06.ppt

           where XXXX = Faculty Advisor's name.

 

(09 September 2006)

1. Assignments - due Thursday, 14th September 2006

   • Teams sign-up for lab benches

   • Teams, Projects and Faculty Advisors determined

2. Next all-course meeting:  4:00-5:15pm, Thursday, 14th September 2006, 20 Goessman

3. Note posted resources:

   • course syllabus

   • course calendar

   • course-coordinator contact info

   • lecture slides

   • team, project and faculty advisor list

(6 September 2006)

 

Next All-Course Meeting, 4:00-5:15pm, 7th September, 2006, 20 Goessman

 

 

 

(7 May 2006)

1. SDP07 all-course meeting, 4.30pm, Thursday, 11th May, 20 Goessman

2. See Teams and Projects for latest list of SDP07 Teams and Projects

3. See Faculty Project Description for latest list of SDP project ideas from the ECE Faculty

4. See Outside Client Project Descriptions for latest list of SDP project ideas from outside clients

 

 

(2 May 2006)

1. SDP07 is invited to attend SDP06 Day, 10am-2pm, 5th May, Gunness Student Center.

2. SDP07 all-course meeting, 4.30pm, Thursday, 11th May, 20 Goessman

 

 

 

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ECE 303 Assignment

Draft Project Description. Due Monday, 13th March 2006.