Course Schedule for Dr. Wolff's Section

Assignments and readings are due on the day they are listed. For example, Petrosky, "Being Human" should be read for Thursday, Sept 4.

 

 

Thursday, December 11

Work on final design report

 

Tuesday, December 9

Resume final draft due; work on final design report

 

Thursday, December 4

Resume draft due; resume peer response (.doc); Final Design Report(.pdf); sample letter of transmital, acknowledgements, and executive summary (.pdf); final design report style guide (.pdf)

 

Tuesday, December 2

Resume assignment handed out (.pdf); sample layouts, sample section (.doc), intangible skills list (.pdf), action verbs explained, action verbs list

 

Homework for December 4

 

Thursday, November 20

Progress Report sample (.pdf); Crane Rubric Readers 1 and 2 (.pdf) and Crane Rubric Reader 3 (.pdf); Wind Turbine Progress Report Writing Guide (.pdf) Signature Sheet (.doc)

 

Thursday, November 18

Discuss Gantt Chart drafts and mini-progress report and continue work on Progress Report

Homework for November 20

 

Thursday, November 13

Discuss Gantt Chart drafts and continue work on Progress Report

Homework for November 18

 

Tuesday, November 11

Progress Report for Wind Turbine Project (.pdf); discuss assignment and begin summarizing work already completed

Homework for November 13

 

Thursday, October 30

White Paper due at start of class Time for research and questions about white paper; draft of References list due

 

Tuesday, October 28

White Paper rough draft due; peer review Discuss paraphrase/summary, two sample white papers, and IEEE format

 

Thursday, October 23

White Paper Definition of the Problem and Definition of the Potential Solution due; summary and paraphrase (.doc); white paper sample 1 (.pdf), white paper sample 2 (.pdf)

 

Tuesday, October 21

Research on and time to ask questions about the white paper

 

Thursday, October 16

Class Canceled

 

Tuesday, October 14

White Paper proposal due, team charter (.pdf),  research for white paper, Part 2; research process form (.doc); sample

 

Thursday, October 9

Discuss Petrosky on paper clips and soda cans and research for white paper, Part 1.

Homework for October 14

 

Tuesday, October 7

Discuss White Paper assignment (.pdf), Norman, "The Psychpathology of Everyday Things," Mangiarotti and design, and your lists

Homework for October 9

 

Thursday, October 2

Bottle Rocket Assignment due at beginning of class. Bring 3 printed copies already stapled, and have an electronic version in .doc format, as well; start talking about White Paper assignment (.pdf); Raffaella Mangiarotti on Marketplace's "Working" series

Homework for October 7

 

Tuesday, September 30

Discuss figures, captions, tables, and table titles ()

 

Thursday, September 25

Peer response Bottle Rocket assignment drafts, reader 1 and 2 rubric ( rocket-report-rubric-f08.pdf), reader 3 rubric ( rocket-rubric-reader3-f08.pdf)

Homework for Sept 30

 

Tuesday, September 23

Discuss presentation of graphics; peer review technical description; technical description samples ( tech-desc-samples-f08.pdf)

1. Read both samples, noting as you go the positive and negative aspects of each
2. Determine which example is more effective in its description
3. list at least 10 reasons why it is more effective
4. look at your own Tech Desc. Locate 4-5 places can be improved

Homework for Sept 25

 

Thursday, September 18

Discuss presentation of graphics, Discuss Rocket assignment specifics, constraints, parameters, parametric design; Assignment 1 Writing Guide ( assignment1-writing-guide-f08.pdf), bring latest bottle rocket design to class

Homework for Sept 23

Homework for Sept 25

 

Tuesday, September 16

Discuss Rocket assignment specifics, constraints, parameters, parametric design

Homework for Sept 18

 

Thursday, September 11

Discuss Petrsky and Windsor in terms of lab and rocket assignment.

Homework for Sept 16

 

Tuesday, September 9

Bottle rocket assignment (.pdf) and wikis

Homework for Sept 11.

 

Thursday, September 4

Introductions

Discuss Axelrod & Cooper "Strategies for Reading Critically," McIsaac & Alschauer, and Petrosky, "Being Human"

Related NY Times articles on skywalk collapse:  kansas-city-walkways-7-19-81-pg1.pdf,  kansas-city-walkways-7-19-81-pg24.pdf,  kansas-city-walkways-7-28-81-D19.pdf. Related Tacoma Narrows Bridge footage (on YouTube): color, no audio or black and white newsreel with audio 

Homework for Sept 9.

 

Tuesday, September 2

Brief introductions

Brief review of syllabus

Introduction to course wiki and Blackboard site

Homework for Sept 4.