CSE477 Capstone Design – Spring 2008 (W 3:30-6:20, CSE 403)

Technology for Low-Income Regions
Gaetano Borriello with Brian DeRenzi and Carl Hartung


Part III: Implementation
(third part of a three-quarter sequence)

This seminar is the third quarter of a three quarter sequence that will form a year-long capstone design experience.

1.        Fall: an exploration phase to identify interesting problems

2.        Winter: a brainstorming phase to come up with and evaluate possible solutions

3.        Spring: an implementation phase to actually create robust prototypes

 

The theme for the course is "Technology for Low-Income Regions".  In the fall quarter’s seminar we used a set of readings to familiarize ourselves with several interesting problem domains.  By the end of the quarter, we had determined some possible project ideas.  The past quarter, we developed and refined those ideas into detailed implementation plans for the spring quarter (the CSE477 CompE capstone design course).  This quarter it is time to turn these ideas into working prototypes.

 

See our reading list and notes from fall quarter and our winter quarter schedule.

 

>> PROJECT WEBS << (each web should have a cover page with quick links to relevant documents)

 

Make sure to subscribe to the class e-mail list.

 

Date

Topic

02 Apr

Organizational

09 Apr

No class

16 Apr

First round of separate group meetings (sign-up sheet)

23 Apr

Second round of separate group meetings (sign-up sheet) – outline of project report (incl. abstract and references) due

30 Apr

Update presentations (template – feel free to change graphic design)

07 May

Third round of separate group meetings (sign-up sheet) – first draft of project report due

14 May

Fourth round of separate group meetings (sign-up sheet), CIDR program evaluation (3:30-4:30 All must attend)

21 May

Fifth round of separate group meetings (sign-up sheet)

28 May

Final presentations* (must be a self-contained summary of project/report) – near final draft of project report due

04 Jun

All should be present 3:30-4:00 for course evaluations; Last round of group meetings (sign-up sheet)

09 Jun

Demonstrations* – project reports (report template – due Jun 11 5pm), project posters (poster template), and live demonstration due
(NOTE: we meet Monday at 12:30 in CSE Commons - 691)

 

* These sessions will be video-taped.