Homework and Lecture Activity Schedule

8/27/18 

Tuesday Lecture

Introduction:

1. Course Purpose, Organization
2. Projects & Project Placement Discussion, Procedures, Timeline.

Project review & selection:

Check out the Project Offerings, consider your options, and then SUBMIT your requests no later than 5:00 PM Thursday!

1. Use the D2L Drop Box to submit your top 10 project choices from the list on the course website. TWO documents must be submitted:
   
   
(a) Rank your requests in-order using the EXCEL form on the D2L site. That document is posted as a NEWS ITEM attachment on the EMEC/ETME 489 site. You must use this formatted document! Follow directions stated on that document.

(b) Submit a brief mini-resume with any pertinent information that might influence our assignment to a group, such as prior experience or strong preferences. (Use WORD or PDF format.) Provide a working email address.

Any students who have not submitted a request will be assigned to undersubscribed groups.

Design group assignments to be posted to the PROJECTS page as soon as the rosters are finalize

9/3/18

Tuesday Lecture

Design Team Assignments, modifications

Design Process Review:

Requirements generation:

• Course Deliverables Discussion
• Report Formatting & Draft Chapter Format Requirements

Meet your Design Team

• Exchange schedules & Contact Information.
• For student contact info, look on the D2L page under CLASS LIST, or on the WWW.MONTANA.EDU website under STUDENT DIRECTORIES !!
• Faculty Advisors will be posted by the end of the week: All groups should contact their assigned Advisor as soon as they are listed on the Project Page, to set up weekly meeting times
• Initiate contact your sponsor, with the assistance of your advisor, ASAP. Begin research on project fundamentals.

9/10/18

Tuesday Lecture

Capstone Project Management

• Tools, software, procedures
• Project Management Plan, obligations and discussion

Communication Discussion

Arrange your initial, formal Consultation Meeting with assigned Faculty Supervisor.

Contact your Sponsor.

• Attention: Your Draft Level 1 Requirements Document will be due soon! Work with sponsor to understand project details, compile the requirements in a well-formatted written document, and obtain written approval of your Level 1 Requirements document.

1. PROGRESS MEMO to SUPERVISOR and submitted to D2L dropbox.
   
   
2. Weekly advisor meeting schedule and location to the D2L Drop Box 

SUGGESTED MEMO FORMAT

9/17/18

Tuesday Lecture

Background Chapter contents and formatting; Sources of Background information and Research.

Specifications Chapter contents & formatting,

Alternatives Chapter contents & formatting requirements:

Weekly Advisor Consultation Meeting.

• Prepare your PROBLEM STATEMENT chapter and be sure to include your LEVEL 1 Requirements in this chapter.
• Prepare a Master Project Plan with Gantt Chart Schedule as discussed in class last week!
• Background Chapter preparation

1. PROGRESS MEMO; to SUPERVISOR via email prior to your weekly meeting to facilitate discussions, and submitted to D2L dropbox in order to collect points.
2. Draft "Problem Statement" Chapter with "LEVEL 1 REQUIREMENTS" Deliverables List signed by sponsor! Submitted to Supervisor and Instructor by close of business Friday usingD2L Drop Box.
3. Master Project Management Plan including Schedule in Gantt Chart form Prepared and Submitted to Supervisor via email, and to Instructor via D2L Drop Box. Due by close of business Friday

Weekly Advisor Consultation Meeting.

Background Research 

Draft Background Chapter preparation complete.

1. PROGRESS MEMO via email to SUPERVISOR and also submitted to D2L dropbox.
   
   
2. Draft  "Background" Chapter Submitted to Supervisor via email, and to Instructor via D2L Drop Box by end of day Friday.

Tuesday Lecture

Guest Lecturers from MIE Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) and MSU Career Fair

All students are expected to attend.

Weekly Consultation Meeting.

Career Fair Thursday!

Montana State University-Bozeman 
31stAnnual Career Fair
Thursday October 4th
Strand Union Ballrooms

1. PROGRESS MEMO via email to SUPERVISOR and also submitted to D2L dropbox.

10/8/18

Tuesday Lecture

Engineering Communications, written and oral.

"Preliminary Design Review" Planning and Discussion:

Formal Presentation Format and Content Requirements 

Weekly Advisor Consultation Meeting.

PDRs are scheduled for the week of 10/23. The PDR format & requirements link will be updated to include times and classroom assignments one week prior to the event.

1. PROGRESS MEMO via email to SUPERVISOR and submitted to D2L dropbox.
2. Draft "Specifications" Chapter Submitted to Supervisor and Instructor by end of day Friday . Submit via D2L Drop Box.
3. Draft "Alternatives" Chapter Submitted to Supervisor via email and Instructor via D2L Drop Box, by end of day Friday.

NO Tuesday Lecture
Web/D2L Only

PDR Schedules to be published by Wednesday of this week.

Weekly Advisor Consultation Meeting.

1. PROGRESS MEMO via email to SUPERVISOR and submitted to D2L dropbox.
2. Master Project Schedule Update Due. Submitted to Supervisor via email and Instructor via D2L Drop Box, by end of day Friday.

Multiple venues will be used for PRELIMINARY DESIGN REVIEWS.

Weekly Advisor Consultation Meeting.

Mid-Term Course and Peer Evaluations to be submitted to the D2L site.

1. Peer Review
2. Course Review

"Preliminary Design Review" 
sessions are scheduled for this week!

1. PROGRESS MEMO via email to SUPERVISOR and submitted to D2L dropbox.
2. Course & Peer Reviews submitted via D2L site by end of week.

Tuesday Lecture

Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) Techniques Discussion

Mechanical Analysis, Economic Analysis Discussion

Weekly Advisor Consultation Meeting.

Group FMEA integration: See FMEA lecture notes and Assignment details on the D2L page, under the CONTENT tab.

1. PROGRESS MEMO via email to SUPERVISOR and cc'd to INSTRUCTOR
2. Submit FMEA via D2L Drop Box by end of day Friday 

No Tuesday Lecture
Election Day Holiday

1. PROGRESS MEMO to SUPERVISOR and submitted to D2L dropbox.
2. Master Project Schedule Update Due: Submitted to Supervisor via email and Instructor via D2L Drop Box, by end of day Friday.

NO Lecture Today! Capstone 2 Prototype Rollout Event is Scheduled for this 2-hour block.

Weekly Advisor Consultation Meeting

1. PROGRESS MEMO via email to SUPERVISOR and submitted to D2L dropbox.

Tuesday Lecture 

(Review of Front Matter and Appendices, Format and Content)

Drawing Package Content and formatting

Purchasing Guidelines

Manufacturing Plan Discussion

CRITICAL DESIGN REVIEWS   discussion of content and procedures

Weekly AdvisorConsultation Meeting

Happy Thanksgiving!

1. PROGRESS MEMO via email to SUPERVISOR and submitted to D2L dropbox.

Weekly Advisor Consultation Meeting.

Wrap up design details, complete a well- annotated analysis and step-by-step manufacturing plan

Schedule and complete your CDR Part a (round table discussion) and work on Part b (Video Presentation.)

1. Critical Design Review planning (for next week's review)
   
   
2. PROGRESS MEMO via email to SUPERVISOR and submitted to D2L dropbox.
   
   
3. Draft Analysis and Manufacturing Plan Appendix Submitted to Supervisor via email and Instructor via D2L Drop Box, by end of day Friday.

NO SCHEDULED CAPSTONE 1 COURSE MEETING TODAY

Course, Peer, and Advisor Evaluation forms will be posted to the D2L site. COMPLETE THESE REVIEWS and submit to the D2L Assignments Dropbox by 12/7/2018.  

If you have questions please stop by Professor Miller or Larson's office 

Schedule and complete your CDR Part a (round table discussion) and work on Part b (Video Presentation.)

NO REGULAR Weekly Advisor Consultation Meetings this week! We'll use the CDR to meet that obligation.

(Reference = Flowchart.)

All Capstone 1 students are expected to tour the Fall Semester Engineering Design Fair. The Fair is Scheduled for THURSDAY  December 6 th in the SUB Ballroom, 12 noon - 5:00 PM.

(You will be required to participate next term, and will benefit greatly by previewing this event!)

1. Critical Design Reviews 

2. FINAL REPORT SUBMISSION:

Submit Electronic Complete and properly formatted Final Reports no later than 6:00 PM Monday of finals week.

Includes all required appendices, Updated Master Project Schedule, and all other elements defined on website format guide. 

Your advisor and/or sponsor may wish to have a printed copy, please ask what they prefer. 
Note that delivery of NATIVE FORMAT CAD FILES is prohibited: ONLY generic format *.PDF, *.DXF or similar can be conveyed off-campus.)

Finals Week -

No Lecture this week

Finals Week Activities:

Completed Parts Ordering 

1. Submit Final ELECTRONIC Written Reports no later than 6:00 PM MONDAY December 10th, to the D2L Drop Box. (Be sure to ask your sponsor if their preference is for printed version or electronic version.)
   
   
2. Component Orders and supporting documentation Completed. Preferred method is to work with advisor to have parts ordered. Alternatively, a DPO form could be checked/signed by Advisor, and Submitted.
   
   
3. Submit CDR Videos no later than 6:00 PM Tuesday December 11th.