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\newcommand\catalogDesc{Preparation and presentation of a final written report and a formal presentation of each project team's senior design project completed in ECE 4970.}
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Week 1- 1/14 & Expectation setting & Renew team contract & W1\\
Week 2- 1/21 & Presentation Prep & Video your working demo, any additional testing and conclusions & W2\\
Week 3- 1/27 & Timeline discrepancy discussions & Any additional iterations/changes to your project & W3\\
Week 4- 2/4 & Budget & Budget and Personnel information & W4\\
Week 5- 2/11 & Discussion of Broader Impacts and Ethics & Broader Impacts & W5\\
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Week 7- 2/25 & Practice Presentations & 1st drafts due & W7\\
Week 9 - 3/11 & Practice Presentations & Practice & W9\\
Week 10 - 3/18 & Practice Presentations & final posters due & W10\\
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Team contract- 100pts\\
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Final Presentation- 200pts\\
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CATME will be used to modify grades based on team participation. CATME outputs a modifier score between 0.2 and 1.05. Student submission scores will be multiplied by their CATME modifier score to generate the score used for grading purposes. 
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W5 CATME, for example, will be used to modify the W5 assignment (broader impacts).
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Students may earn an F if it is determined that they are not adequately contributing to the success of their group's project. If this is the case, intervention will be attempted by the instructor and the faculty advisor, but if intervention fails, a F grade may stand.  This may differ from the student's grade on blackboard, which reflect's the group's grade, not their own. A student may also earn an F if they miss, are late, or are otherwise unprepared for the final oral presentation. A student may also earn an F if they are found to be in violation of their team contract in a way that effects the overall success of the team.
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\\There will be no final exam, only the final written and oral project
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Please note that while the instructor encourages the use of additional resources towards exploring and defining problems, use of AI technologies like ChatGPT should not heavily relied on for the completion of writing assignments. While students may find these technologies helpful in stages like outlining and rough drafts, work submitted for a grade must reflect a student's own work, understanding, and writing.}
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