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Fall 2009 Syllabus for CEE 2550, 4550, and 5051

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Class is held every Monday Tuesday and only on the Wednesdays Thursdays listed on the syllabus. Fridays Other Thursdays are reserved for informal subteam team meetings and work. Monroe and Julie are almost always available to meet during the Friday Thursday class period in case you or your team needs to make an appointment. If you would like to meet with Monroe, set up an appointment

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Date

Class topics and/or work due

Mon 1 Thurs 8/19 27

Class: Intro to AguaClara, project scope and overview

Wed 1/21

Class: State of AguaClara



Read the Team Challenges page and start thinking about what team you want to be on. Think of questions to ask about the teams for Tuesday's class.
Complete the online lab safety training by the time you arrive in class on Tuesday. 

Sun 8/30

Club Fest from 1-4 in Barton Hall. Come support or learn more about AguaClara (optional)

Tues 9/1 Fri 1/23

Class: Intro to subteam projects and structure with the subteam leaders

Mon 1/26

Class: AguaClara Lab open house: meet for class in Hollister B60
New members must complete online safety training by the time you arrive in class

Tues 1/27

Team survey due by 5pm

Wed 1/28

FLOW documentary showing in Willard Straight w/panel discussion (optional)

Fri 1/30

Class: First subteam meetings during class time in Hollister 366
Meeting minutes due by 5pm

Bring your calendar to Thursday's class

Wed 9/2

Team organization survey due by 9AM

Thurs 9/3

Team Training. Design Team meet in Accel Computer Lab (Red room on second floor) in Carpenter Hall. Research teams meet in Hollister 150. Outreach Team meet in Hollister 366.

Fri 9/4

AguaClara Potluck (not mandatory). Bring some food to share with AguaClara members from all classes and the club. Sign up here

Tues 9/8

Team Training. Design Team meet in AguaClara lab (Hollister Hall B60A in basement). Research teams meet in Hollister 150. Outreach Team meet in Hollister 366.

Thurs 9/10 Mon 2/2

Class: Introduction to Wiki Work: meet for class in Red & Orange Blue Accel Computer Labs on the 2nd floor Lab in Carpenter Library
New members Create your individual wiki page
The Cornell Climate Change Forum begins! (optional)

Wed 2/4

Class: Reflections from January Honduras trip

Fri 2/6

DUE by 5pm:

  1. Meeting Minutes
  2. Add Team meeting time to AguaClara Calendar
  3. New members: completed quiz (your subteam leader will provide more info)
  4. Subteam Detailed Task List

Mon 2/9

Class: State of AguaClara in Honduras: Interview with John, Tamar, and Antonio

 

Sat 9/12

4:30: Tour of Cornell Filtration Plant (Off of Caldwell Road between Plantations Road and Forest Home Drive)
This is mandatory if you have not already taken a tour of the plant. If you cannot go to the tour today, please email Chris Bordlemay to arrange another tour.
5:30 Picnic supper at the Weber-Shirk's

Tues 9/15

Class: Meet for team work

Thurs 9/17

Team work

Fri 9/18

Meeting minutes due by 5pm
Detailed Task List and Calendar due by 5pm

Tues 9/22

Team work

Thurs 9/24

Team work

Fri 2/13

Meeting Minutes due by 5pm
You should begin working on presentations for teach ins

Mon 2 Fri 9/16 25

Meeting minutes due by 5pm Class: Presentation by Thomas Rooney whose work involves "the water-energy nexus"
Updated Detailed Task List from comments due by 5pm

Fri 2 Tues 9/20

Meeting Minutes due by 5pm

29

Forum:

Mon 2/23

All team discussion of how things are going

Wed 2 Thurs 10/25

Class: AguaClara Forum! Topic: Creating AguaClara constitution and by laws to apply for student organization status Subteam leaders must attend, everyone else is welcome, but not required to come

Fri 2/27

DUE by 5pm:

  1. Peer Evaluations
  2. Meeting Minutes

Mon 3/2

Class: Teach ins for Design, Pilot Plant teams

Wed 3/4

Class: AguaClara Forum! Share updates on your work and how your team is running Subteam leaders must attend, everyone else is welcome, but not required to come

Fri 3/6

Meeting Minutes due by 5pm

Sat 3/7

Let's hang out! Potluck dinner, AguaClara style

Mon 3/9

Class: Teach ins for Tube floc, CFD Simulation teams

Wed 3/11

Class: Teach ins for Plate Settler Spacing, Floc Blanket Research

Fri 3/13

DUE by 5pm:

  1. Midterm Wiki Report
  2. Meeting Minutes

3/14-3/22

Spring Break

Mon 3/23

Let's go ice skating noon-1pm! Lynah Rink, $3 admission, $2 to rent skates, plus you need a CU ID

Wed 3/25

Class: Teach ins for PhD Filtration Research, Dissolved Air Flotation of Flocs

Fri 3/27

Meeting Minutes due by 5pm

Mon 3/30

Class: Teach ins for Chemical Dose Controller, Outreach teams

Wed 4/1

Optional demo plant training session in the AguaClara lab 12:20-1pm

Fri 4/3

Meeting Minutes due by 5pm

Mon 4/6

Class: David Sahn guest lectures on global health disparities

1

Team Work

Fri 10/2

Meeting minutes due by 5pm

Tues 10/6

Speaker: Larry Harrington Presentation Slides

Thurs 10/8

Teleconference with Sarah Long, AguaClara alumna working as AguaClara engineer in Honduras

Fri 10/9

Meeting minutes due by 5pm

Tues 10/13

Fall Break: No Class

Thurs 10/15

Team Work

Fri 10/16

Meeting minutes and Midterm Peer Evaluation Form due by 5pm

Tues 10/20

Class: Teach in for Automated Design Tool team

Thurs 10/22

Team Work

Fri 10/23

Meeting minutes due by 5pm

Tues 10/27

Class: Teach ins for Outreach, Floc Blanket Research teams

Thurs 10/29

Team Work

Fri 10/30

Meeting minutes and Midterm Wiki Update due by 5pm

Tues 11/3

Class: Teach in for Laminar Tube Floc, Plate Settler Spacing, Chemical Dose Controller teams

Thurs 11/5

Presentation: Professor Ken Roberts, Government Professor, speaking about Honduras

Fri 11/6

Meeting minutes due by 5pm

Tues 11/10

Class: Teach in for ANC Control, CFD Simulation

Thurs 11/12

Speaker: Josh Tetrick, on career opportunities for solving global problems

Fri 11/13

Meeting minutes due by 5pm

Tues 11/17

Forum: All

Wed 4/8

Class: Forum! Subteam leaders and other interested students share updates on their research and how their teams are running

Fri 4 Thurs 11/10

Meeting Minutes due by 5pm

Mon 4/13

Class: Presentation from the campus group Partnership for Honduran Health

Wed 4/15

Class: IPM in Honduras guest lecture by Tony Shelton

19

Team Work

Fri 11/20

Meeting minutes

Fri 4/17

Meeting Minutes due by 5pm

Mon 4 Tues 11/20

No class! Use the time to meet as a team to work on the final (smile)

Wed 4/22

Class: Guest Lecture Terry Tucker

Fri 4/24

DUE by 5pm:

  1. Meeting Minutes
  2. Final wiki report draft 1

Mon 4/27

Class: All-team discussion

24

Team Work

Thurs 11/26

Thanksgiving: No class

Tues 12/1

Team Work
Final Wiki Update draft 1 due by 5pm

Thurs 12/3

All team discussion

Fri 12/4

Meeting minutes due by 5pm
Peer Evaluations

Fri 5/1

Happy Slope Day! Remember final weekly meeting minutes are due by 5pm

Wed 512/6 9

Final edited wiki report due by 5pm Don't forget to update your individual page!!

Sat 512/9 12

Final presentations and team dinner 4:00-7:30pm30 in Hollister: McManus Lounge

Grading Scheme

For a complete explanation of what is expected for each assignment and the criteria that it will be graded on, please refer to the wiki assignments page.

Assignment

Weight

Meeting Minutes and Calendar

12%

Goals

5%

Teach In

3%

Midterm wiki report

15%

Final wiki report first draft

15%

Final wiki report

20%

Final presentations

15%

Individual effort & contribution (based on individual contribution page and peer evaluation)

15%

Total:

100%