Fall 2010 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 Jeff 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 8/26

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. 

Tues 8/31

Class: Intro to subteam projects and structure with the subteam leaders
Bring your calendar to Thursday's class
Team organization survey due by 8pm

Thurs 9/2

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

Tues 9/7

Team Training. Design Team meet in the AguaClara Lab (Hollister B60). Research teams meet in Hollister 150. Outreach Team meet in Hollister 366.

Thurs 9/9

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

Sat 9/11

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.
6:00 Picnic potluck at Cass Park

Tues 9/14

Team work
Quiz on Flow Through the Plant Due by Midnight

Thurs 9/16

Team work
Detailed Task List and Calendar due by Midnight

Tues 9/21

Speaker: Larry Harrington Presentation Slides

Thurs 9/23

Team work
You should begin working on presentations for teach ins

Fri 9/24

Research Biweekly Report Due by Midnight
Design Weekly Update Due by Midnight

Tues 9/28

Peace Corps Presentation
Forum: All team discussion of how things are going

Thurs 9/30

Team Work

Fri 10/1

Design Weekly Update Due by Midnight

Tues 10/5

Team Work

Thurs 10/7

Teleconference with Dan Smith, AguaClara alumnus working as AguaClara engineer in Honduras

Fri 10/8

Research Biweekly Report Due by Midnight
Design Weekly Update Due by Midnight

Tues 10/12

Fall Break: No Class

Thurs 10/14

Class: Teach ins for Outreach team and Automated Design Tool team


Fri 10/15

Midterm Peer Evaluation Form due by Midnight
Midterm Wiki Update due by Midnight
Design Weekly Update Due by Midnight

Tues 10/19

Class: Teach ins for Laminar Tube Floc team

Thurs 10/21

Team Work

Fri 10/22

Research Biweekly Report Due by Midnight
Design Weekly Update Due by Midnight

Tues 10/26

Class: Teach in for Plate Settler Spacing followed by Team Work

Thurs 10/28

Class: Teach in for Chemical Dose Controller and talk with Sarah Long, AguaClara Engineer

Fri 10/29

Design Weekly Update Due by Midnight

Tues 11/2

Class: Teach in for ANC Control, Inlet Manifold teams

Thurs 11/4

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

Fri 11/5

Research Biweekly Report Due by Midnight
Design Weekly Update Due by Midnight

Tues 11/9

Class: Teach in for Stacked Rapid Sand Filtration, Foam Filtration teams

Thurs 11/11

Team Work

Fri 11/12

Design Weekly Update Due by Midnight

Tues 11/16

Team Work

Thurs 11/18

Team Work

Fri 11/19

Research Biweekly Report Due by Midnight
Design Weekly Update Due by Midnight

Tues 11/23

Team Work

Thurs 11/25

Thanksgiving: No class

Tues 11/30

Team Work

Thurs 12/2

All team discussion

Fri 12/3

Peer Evaluations due by Midnight
Final Wiki Update Draft for Design Due by Midnight
Final Report draft 1 due by Midnight

Wed 12/8

Final edited report due by Midnight
Final Wiki Update Updated by Midnight

Don't forget to update your individual page!!

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

Reports (weekly for Design (2.5% each), biweekly for Research (5% each))

25%

Teach In

15%

Midterm wiki report

15%

Final report and Final Wiki

25%

Final presentations

15%

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

100%

Total:

100%

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