Lecture Schedule with Slides

[Schedule for future dates is tentative]

[Each meeting may also have one or two presentations by students or small groups.]

• January 10:
• Informal meeting with the class in 268 Avery
• January 17: Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance
• January 24:
• Intro to course
• Assigned Homework 1 [Pre-requisite test]
• An initial brain storming discussion on project ideas for CSCE489 (Fall’04, Spring’04, Fall’03, Spring’03)
• Technical Writing
• Tips on Presenting Technical Material
• January 31:
• Finished Technical Writing
• February 7:
• Homework 1 due
• Assigned Homework 2
• Start avoiding Plagiarism
• How to Cite Skillfully and Avoid Plagiarizing (word version) by John R. Rodgers, PhD
• Avoiding Plagiarism by Sharon Williams
• February 14:
• Recent cases of plagiarism:
• Harvard University
• NYT on Online Plagiarism
• Started Technical Speaking
• Tips on Presenting Technical Material
• Criteria in Evaluating a Presentation
• February 21:
• Introduction to Handyboard, Brainstem, and LEGO kit
• 489 Projects of Spring’03
• “Are We There Yet”
• “Double Dragon”
• “Double Intruders”
• “Extra Man on the Pitch”
• “Tobor Ogel”
• February 28:
• Introduction to Altera board (a demo by Yong Wang)
• Manual of the Nios Development Board
• Altera board-based sample projects from GA Tech
• March 7:
• Oral Presentation Exercises:
• Quantum Encryption (by Nick Heath)
• Emerging Processor Technologies: Multi-Core and High-Rise (by David Patras)
• Holographic Storage: An Overview (By Tyson Stewart)
• Future Transistor Technology (by David Anthony)
• New Ideas for the IEEE 802.11n Standard (by Robert Sprick)
• March 14: Spring Break
• March 21:
• Oral Presentation Exercises (Continued)
• Blu-Ray Disc (by James Huguenin-Love)
• Crossbar Latch: Ideas for the Future (by Daniel Kottas)
• Molecular Memory: the Future of Computer Memory (by Travis Rutjens)
• Autonomic Computing (by Tara Tonniges)
• Started Teamwork
• TEAMWORKS: Skills for Collaborative Work
• March 28:
• Continued on Teamwork
• TEAMWORKS: Skills for Collaborative Work
1. Preparing to join a team
1. Team Building Activity 1: Divisible and Interdependent Tasks
2. Team Building Activity 2: Clarifying Project Expectations
3. Team Building Activity 3: Attitudes toward Group Work
4. Team Building Activity 4: Team Interaction Style
2. Stages Of Team Development
• April 4:
• Team Project Proposal Presentations
• Team A: Autonomous Vehicle
• Team B: The TypoDeluxe
• Team C: Voice/Touch Interface Ordering Device
• April 11:
• Intellectual property [by Professor Don Costello]
• April 18:
• Discussions on projects and teams dynamics
• Presentation on Team Experience (by Dave Anthony)
• May 5:
• Team (Mini) Project Presentations
• Team A: Autonomous Vehicle
• Team B: The TypoDeluxe
• Team C: Voice/Touch Interface Ordering Device