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  • Week 1

    August 22:  Introduction, goals, topics addressed, skills survey assessment
    August 23:  Safety (TAs), Icebreakers, Manufacturing Center (part 1)
    August 25:  Social styles and form teams; Tool Boxes/lockers
     
  • Week 2

    August 29:  ITLL Class Orientation and Resources
    August 30:  - Introduction to Solar Cooking Oven project. Expectations, Problem Statement                  - Manufacturing Center (part 2 – Saws and Drills Training)        
    September 1: Team Dynamics Exercises
     
  • Week 3

    September 5:  Labor Day
    September 6:  Intro Project
    September 8:  Intro Project
     
  • Week 4

    September 12:  Lecture on Biodiesel by Andrew Azman
    September 13:  Intro Project
    September 15:  Presentation of Intro Projects
     
  • Week 5

    September 19:  Technology for Poverty Reduction (UNESCO video and discussion)
    September 20:  Design Project - Getting started
    September 22:  Basic Electronics Training
     
  • Week 6

    September 26:  Design project
    September 27:  Design Project
    September 29:  Project Selection Presentations
     
  • Week 7

    October 3:  Kansai Video (large project design)
    October 4:  Design Project
    October 6:  Preliminary Design Review
     
  • Week 8

    October 10:  Gary Pawlas
    October 11:  Design Project
    October 13:  Fall Break
     
  • Week 9

    October 17:  IDEO Video
    October 18:  Solid Works Training
    October 20:  Design Project
     
  • Week 10

    October 24:  Communication Skills and Conflict
    October 25:  Preliminary Design Review (repeat)
    October 27:  Design Project
     
  • Week 11

    October 31:  Design Project
    November 1: Design Project
    November 3: Critical Design Review
     
  • Week 12

    November 7: Design Project
    November 8: Design Project
    November 10: Design Project
     
  • Week 13

    November 14: Solar Energy (Seth Kassels) 
    November 15: Design Project
    November 17: Design Project
     
  • Week 14

    November 21: Design Project 
    November 22: Design Project
    November 24: Thanksgiving Break
     
  • Week 15

    November 28: Design Project 
    November 29: Projects Due Date and Final Presentations
    December 1: Poster Preparation*
    December 3: Design Expo
     
  • Week 15

    December 5: Exit assessment 
    December 6: Exit assessment
    December 8: Clean up.

* How to create effective posters (under Supplemental Information tab)
http://itll.colorado.edu/GEEN1400/Images/Supplementaryinfo/Posters.pdf

 

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