Assignments:
 E-mail, Proposed ECE Current Topic        Research Paper, ECE Current Topic        PowerPoint, ECE Current Topic

 Resume & Cover Letter

 Clinic Preferences                                      Team Agreements                                   Clinic Poster                                           E-mail, Project Assessment

Course Information                               

Class Room and Lecture Times

Clear Center Instructors and Calendar for scheduling oral presentation rehearsals:

Course Info | (pdf)

Syllabus | (pdf)

Grading | (pdf)

Assignment List and Reading | (pdf)

Assignment Gantt Chart | (pdf)

Editing Marks (pdf)

ASSIGNMENTS

Proposed ECE Current Topic                               

• Assignment: E-mail, Proposed ECE Current Topic (pdf)
• Handouts:
  • E-mail Proposal Example (pdf)
• Marriott Library:
  • Home Page
  • Collections
  • SCOPUS database

Research Paper, ECE Current Topic                               

• Assignment: Research Paper, ECE Current Topic (pdf)
• Lecture:
  • Common Problems in Version 1 of Research Papers | (ppt) | (pdf)
• Links:
  • ECE 4900/4910 website: IEEE Format
  • IEEEGuidelinesOverview (ppt)
  • Preparation of Papers for IEEE Transactions and Journals (March 2004) (doc)

PowerPoint, ECE Current Topic                               

• Assignment: PowerPoint, ECE Current Topic (pdf)
  • Grade sheet: PowerPoint, ECE Current Topic
  • In Class Exercise: Presentation Quiz
  • In Class Exercise: Critique PowerPoint Example Talk
  • In Class Exercise: Critique Student PowerPoint Talk
  • Oral Presentation Check List (pdf)
• Lectures:
  • Three Laws of Technical Communication (pdf)
  • Oral Presentations JT | (ppt) | (pdf)
  • Oral Presentations KC | (ppt) | (pdf)
  • How to use PowerPoint | (ppt) | (pdf)
  • How (not) to use PowerPoint | (ppt) | (pdf)
  • Poor PowerPoint presentation on neural networks | (ppt) | (pdf)
  • Improved PowerPoint presentation on neural networks | (ppt) | (pdf)
  • Long presentation on neural networks | (ppt) | (key) | (pdf) | (cwk)
  • Effective Listening | (ppt) | (pdf)
  • Julie Taylor: Feedback on Presentations (ppt)

Resume & Cover Letter                               

• Assignment: Resume & Cover Letter (pdf)
• Lecture:
  • Writing Cover Letters and Resumes | (ppt)
  • Common Resume and Cover Letter Writing Errors | (ppt)
• Handouts:
  • Cover Letter Guidelines (pdf)
  • Cover Letter Template (doc) | (pdf)
  • Cover Letter Ex 1 (pdf)
  • Cover Letter Ex 2 (pdf)
  • Resume Guidelines (pdf)
  • Resume Ex 1 (pdf)
  • Resume Ex 2 (pdf)
• Links:
  • Indiana University School of Law: Cover Letters (how to write a letter)
  • University of Utah Career Services home page
  • University of Utah Career Services home page (see "Resume Tips" links)

Clinic Preferences                               

• Assignment: Clinic Preferences (pdf)
  • Clinic Preferences Form (doc) | (pdf)
• Teams' Poster Papers (pdf)
• Spring 2010, Senior Project and Clinic papers

Team Agreements                               

• Assignment: Team Agreements (pdf)
  • Assignment 2 Grading Sheet, 1st Draft
  • Grade sheet: Team Agreements (draft) (pdf)
  • Grade sheet: Team Agreements page (final version) (pdf)
• Lecture:
  • Working in Teams (Keith Cormier 2010)
  • Teaming, Working Agreements, and Conflicts | (ppt)
• Handouts:
  • Information about Teams (pdf)
  • Team Agreements Example (pdf)
  • Team Agreements Form (doc) | (pdf)
  • Role Play 1 | (pdf)
  • Role Play 2 | (pdf)

Clinic Poster                               

• Assignment: Clinic Poster (pdf)
  • Gd: Clinic Poster (final version)
• Lecture:
  • Posters: visual design | (pdf) | (ppt)
  • Posters: content | (pdf) | (ppt)
• Additional Info:
  • Poster Design (Kira Jones)
  • Poster Example (Sri Kannan et al.)
  • Creating Effective Poster Presentations NCSU
• Resources for Making Posters:
  • Using ECE Poster Printer | (pdf)
  http://www.ucomm.utah.edu/logos/index.html
  • U of U logos
  • Poster Template 1 (ppt)
  • Poster Template 2 (ppt)
  • Poster Template Blue (ppt)
  • Poster Template Cyan (ppt)
  • Poster Template Red (ppt)

Project Assessment                               

• Assignment: E-mail, Project Assessment (pdf)
  • Assignment Graded as response sent by e-mail to student
• Form:
  • Poster Team Self-Assessment (doc)