Fall 2009 Syllabus for CEE 2550, 4550, and 5051

Class is held every Tuesday and only on the Thursdays listed on the syllabus. Other Thursdays are reserved for team meetings and work. Monroe and Julie are almost always available to meet during the Thursday class period in case you or your team needs to make an appointment. If you would like to meet with Monroe, set up an appointment

Assignments are indicated in bold type

Date

Class topics and/or work due

Thurs 8/27

Class: Intro to AguaClara, project scope and overview

Read the Team Challenges page and start thinking about what team you want to be on. Think of questions to ask about the teams for Tuesday's class.
Complete the online lab safety training by the time you arrive in class on Tuesday. 

Sun 8/30

Club Fest from 1-4 in Barton Hall. Come support or learn more about AguaClara (optional)

Tues 9/1

Class: Intro to subteam projects and structure with the subteam leaders
Bring your calendar to Thursday's class

Wed 9/2

Team organization survey due by 9AM

Thurs 9/3

Team Training. Design Team meet in Accel Computer Lab (Red room on second floor) in Carpenter Hall. Research teams meet in Hollister 150. Outreach Team meet in Hollister 366.

Fri 9/4

AguaClara Potluck (not mandatory). Bring some food to share with AguaClara members from all classes and the club. Sign up here

Tues 9/8

Team Training. Design Team meet in AguaClara lab (Hollister Hall B60A in basement). Research teams meet in Hollister 150. Outreach Team meet in Hollister 366.

Thurs 9/10

Class: Introduction to Wiki Work: meet for class in Blue Accel Computer Lab in Carpenter Library
New members Create your individual wiki page 

Sat 9/12

4:30: Tour of Cornell Filtration Plant (Off of Caldwell Road between Plantations Road and Forest Home Drive)
This is mandatory if you have not already taken a tour of the plant. If you cannot go to the tour today, please email Chris Bordlemay to arrange another tour.
5:30 Picnic supper at the Weber-Shirk's

Tues 9/15

Class: Meet for team work

Thurs 9/17

Team work

Fri 9/18

Meeting minutes due by 5pm
Detailed Task List and Calendar due by 5pm

Tues 9/22

Team work

Thurs 9/24

Team work
You should begin working on presentations for teach ins

Fri 9/25

Meeting minutes due by 5pm
Updated Detailed Task List from comments due by 5pm

Tues 9/29

Forum: All team discussion of how things are going

Thurs 10/1

Team Work

Fri 10/2

Meeting minutes due by 5pm

Tues 10/6

Speaker: Larry Harrington Presentation Slides

Thurs 10/8

Teleconference with Sarah Long, AguaClara alumna working as AguaClara engineer in Honduras

Fri 10/9

Meeting minutes due by 5pm

Tues 10/13

Fall Break: No Class

Thurs 10/15

Team Work

Fri 10/16

Meeting minutes and Midterm Peer Evaluation Form due by 5pm

Tues 10/20

Class: Teach in for Automated Design Tool team

Thurs 10/22

Team Work

Fri 10/23

Meeting minutes due by 5pm

Tues 10/27

Class: Teach ins for Outreach, Floc Blanket Research teams

Thurs 10/29

Team Work

Fri 10/30

Meeting minutes and Midterm Wiki Update due by 5pm

Tues 11/3

Class: Teach in for Laminar Tube Floc, Plate Settler Spacing, Chemical Dose Controller teams

Thurs 11/5

Presentation: Professor Ken Roberts, Government Professor, speaking about Honduras

Fri 11/6

Meeting minutes due by 5pm

Tues 11/10

Class: Teach in for ANC Control, CFD Simulation

Thurs 11/12

Speaker: Josh Tetrick, on career opportunities for solving global problems

Fri 11/13

Meeting minutes due by 5pm

Tues 11/17

Forum: All students share updates on their research and how their teams are running

Thurs 11/19

Team Work

Fri 11/20

Meeting minutes due by 5pm

Tues 11/24

Team Work

Thurs 11/26

Thanksgiving: No class

Tues 12/1

Team Work
Final Wiki Update draft 1 due by 5pm

Thurs 12/3

All team discussion

Fri 12/4

Meeting minutes due by 5pm
Peer Evaluations due by 5pm

Wed 12/9

Final edited wiki report due by 5pm Don't forget to update your individual page!!

Sat 12/12

Final presentations and dinner 4:00-7:30 in Hollister: McManus Lounge

Grading Scheme

For a complete explanation of what is expected for each assignment and the criteria that it will be graded on, please refer to the wiki assignments page.

Assignment

Weight

Meeting Minutes and Calendar

12%

Goals

5%

Teach In

3%

Midterm wiki report

15%

Final wiki report first draft

15%

Final wiki report

20%

Final presentations

15%

Individual effort & contribution (based on individual contribution page and peer evaluation)

15%

Total:

100%

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