CS/EE/ME 75, 2010-11 - Course Schedule

CS/EE/ME 75

Organization

Schedule

Team wiki

Public site

Fall 2010

Project GOTChA chart

Goals Design development: work out a clear, coordinated description of all aspects of the design, including architectural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection systems (due 23 Nov 2010). Provide support and input as needed for virtual house tour and physical model (SCI-Arc lead; due 7 Jan 2011)	Technical Challenges
Objectives Establish energy and cost budgets for each major component of the system Develop performance models demonstrating that specifications can be met Document all components on team wiki + project manual	Approach

Course schedule

Week	Date	Topic	Reading/Activities	Homework
1	27 Sep (Tu)	Organizational meeting Reed: Solar Decathlon overview Richard: CS/EE/ME 75 organization	Submit team preference sheets; read SD rules	HW #1: design specs
2	4 Oct (M)	Project management tools GOTChA chart (RM) Wiki, mailing lists	Team meetings start	HW #2: Team GOTChA charts
3	11 Oct (M)*	System specifications		HW #3: Project specifications
4	18 Oct (M)	System modeling		HW #4: Baseline models
5	25 Oct (M)*	Design review process	Design reviews (midterms)
6	1 Nov (M)	Team presentation
7	8 Nov (M)*	Team presentation
8	15 Nov (M)*	Team presentation		Design review
9	22 Nov (M)	Project review	Building information model, design drawings and project manual due
10	29 Nov (M)	Lessons learned and plans for second term		Project documentation due (end of finals)