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Fall 2009 Syllabus for CEE 2550, 4550, and 5051

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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

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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 98/30

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 5pm9AM

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 Class: AguaClara Lab open house: meet for class in Hollister B60
New members must complete online safety training by the time you arrive in class Blue Accel Computer Lab in Carpenter Library
New members Create your individual wiki page 

Sat 9/5
12

4:30 1pm or 2pm (Choose one): 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 one of the tours tour today, please email Chris Bordlemay (clb83@cornell.edu) if you are unable to attend to arrange another tour.

Tues 9/8

Class: Introduction to Wiki Work: meet for class in Red & Orange Accel Computer Labs on the 2nd floor in Carpenter Library
New members Create your individual wiki page 

Thurs  9/10

Class: First subteam meetings during class time in Hollister 366
Meeting minutes due by 5pm

5:30 Picnic supper at the Weber-Shirk's

Tues 9/15

Class: Introduction to Wiki Work: meet for class in Red & Orange Accel Computer Labs on the 2nd floor in Carpenter Library
New members Create your individual wiki page
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

DUE by 5pm:

  • Meeting Minutes
  • Add Team meeting time to AguaClara Calendar
  • New members: completed quiz (your subteam leader will provide more info)
  • Subteam Detailed Task List

    Tues 9/22

    Team work

    Thurs 9/24

    Team work Meeting minutes due by 5pm
    You should begin working on presentations for teach ins

    Tues Fri 9/29 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 and Peer Evaluations 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 Class: Teach ins for Design, Floc Blanket Research

    Meeting minutes due by 5pm

    Tues 10/13

    Fall Break: No Class

    Thurs 10/15
    Forum: All team discussion of how things are going

    Team Work

    Fri 10/16

    Meeting minutes and Midterm Peer Evaluation Form due by 5pm

    Tues 10/20

    Class: Teach ins for Plate Settler Spacing, Chemical Dose Controller teams in for Automated Design Tool team

    Thurs 10/22

    Team Work

    Fri 10/23 Class: Teach ins for Tube Floc, CFD Simulation teams

    Meeting minutes due by 5pm

    Tues 10/27

    Class: Teach ins for Outreach, Rapid Mix Chamber Design Program 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 Dissolved Air Flotation of Flocs 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 11/3
     10

    Class: Teach in for ANC Control, CFD Simulation

    Thurs 11/5 12

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

    Fri 11/13

    Meeting minutes due by 5pm

    Tues 11/10 17

    Forum: Subteam leaders and other interested All students share updates on their research and how their teams are running

    Thurs 11/12

    Meeting minutes due by 5pm

    19

    Team Work

    Fri 11/20

    Tues 11/17

    Thurs 11/19

    Meeting minutes due by 5pm

    Tues 11/24

    Team Work

    Thurs 11/26

    Thanksgiving: No class

    Tues 12/1

    Final wiki report 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

    TBD Wed 12/9

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

    Sat 12/12 TBD

    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%

    Calendar

    %

    Total:

    100%