Topics: 9/26/07 did you update your Blackboard address? assignments due: look at schedule revisit project areas specific teams/projects: discussion with course profs in-class exercise
Fall 2007 Schedule of Due Dates M/F: due at 3pm in ERC 536 W: due at class time
Electronic Professional Biography make corrections to hardcopy (pick it up Friday 9/28) due Friday 10/5: electronic bio to by 3pm –view source for html template –download it –edit it with a simple editor (e.g., emacs, vi, notepad) –do not modify or add any formatting posted on class website
Professional Biography html Template replace lowercase blue text with your own information; 10/5 your name your name your preferred address co-op or other experience and responsibilities (most recent first) your title, organization, location (# quarters): job activities/responsibilities/accomplishments your title, organization, location (# quarters): job activities/responsibilities/accomplishments etc. skills/expertise areas skill 1 skill 2 etc. areas of interest area 1 area 2 etc. type of project sought type 1 type 2 P> etc.
Project Description title background problem statement inadequacy of current solutions overall goal (what will the final product be?) subgoals, if any team members and addresses, if known background skills/interests Problem Statement Background
New Projects Dr. Bosse in Aerospace Engineering –surgical robot prototype –spacecraft servicing testbed Dr. Beyette in ECE –optical bilirubin detector with BME Dr. Schmidt in CS –UC Mobile application contest –emergency patient care application
Specific Teams/Projects 1.Break the class into teams 2.Group remaining unassigned people (just for today) brainstorm with your group turn in your ideas (one page, all names on it) In-class Exercise
Project/Team Status (1) Adejumobi: Dr. Schlipf or Dr. Purdy –Computation theory, mathematics, software development Almassalkhi, Niehaus: Agrawal, Minai, Fan, Helmicki –Motion detection, automatic music generation Artz: –wireless technology, networks Auer, Bagnola, Toerner: Klotzkin, Wilsey –Flashlight; HVAC automation Beckman, Bell, Hafer: Beyette, Han –Solar powered lighting; table top touch application Booher, Carraher, Nasir, Noble: Beyette –BME project or biology-related project
Project/Team Status (2) Butler, Follis, Grissom, Schmidt –Communications (?) Carr, Osborne, West –Duke Energy Clark, Goyal, Hill –MEMS, sensors Collins: Klotzkin, Agrawal, Davis –Flashlight, music, Art Machine, AFS social network Combs, Kaizer, Thomas, Wessel: Schmidt –Cross platform ssh client
Project/Team Status (3) Drennan, Herrmann, Merz, Putnam –Computer instruction level security Ellis, Peytchev –Wireless communication, robotics Fickas, Lavergne: Franco, Agrawal –Motion generated music Forry, Hoffman, Nafziger: Vemuri –VLSI Hardin, Herman, Metz: –DSP, motion generation
Project/Team Status (4) Hershey, Hurd, Peters, Wietlesbach: –RF communications, DSP Kroner, Olton: Cheng –Website, database, community Kinsey, Leeper, Nieport –Forecasting/planning system Lux, Naufel,Rengering, Wittman –RF application Martin, Thorvaldsen: Helmicki, Boyd Maynor, Monnin, Shaw, Stricker: –Software development
Project/Team Status (5) McAtee, Nusbaum, Ulm: Wilsey –Backup versioning software McGovern, Siebert –Distributed file system Mikulic, Montagne, Vose: Ferendeci –Duke Energy Myers, Wolf: –Computing outreach project Collins, Shamma, Watson Adejumobi, Artz, Warren
Question 2: Briefly describe your bad experiences with teams … what were the causes? what could be done to prevent bad experiences? Question 1: What is the difference between a team and a group? Submit one sheet of paper with your answers per group/team give at least two differences, write complete sentences describe at least three different experiences, write complete sentences