Pre-Lecture #1:

Brainstorming and Ideation

• Brainstorming and Ideation slides (pptx)
• Videos (watch before coming to class)
  • Finding a Problem (Video)
  • Generating Solutions (Video)
  • Diving Deeper (Video)
  • Voting (Video)
  • Reverse Brainstorming (Video, Notes)
  • Homework (Video)

Lecture #1:

Getting Started

• Welcome and Course Overview (pptx)
• Pitches
  • Photo-irradiation of Glioblastoma (ads10@illinois.edu) (link)
• Request for Approval (link)

Pre-Lecture #2:

Beyond Ideation

• Videos (watch before coming to class)
  • Using the ECE 445 Website (Video)
  • Lab Notebook (Video , Slides)
  • Modular Design (Video, Slides)
  • Request for Approval (Video, Slides)
  • Project Proposal (Video, Slides)

Lecture #2:

Moving Forward

• Introduction (link)
• Team Contract (link)
• Writing Center (link)
• Ethics (link)
• Intellectual property (link)
• Pitches
  • STRE&M: Automated Urinalysis (rom2@illinois.edu) (link)
  • Control System for the Hydrothermal Liquefaction (HTL) Pilot Reactor (yzhang1@illinois.edu) (link)
  • Isolated Voltage Sensor (jop2@illinois.edu) (link)
• PCB Tips (link)
• Professor and TA Introductions
• Additional Pitches:
  • Soil Moisture Controller (awitmer@illinois.edu) (link)
  • CfA Flying Area Accuracy Determination (jmhart3@illinois.edu) (link)

Pre-Lecture #3:

Design and Writing Tips

• Videos (watch before coming to class)
  • Circuit Tips and Debugging (Video , Slides)
  • Eagle CAD Tutorial (Video)
  • Design Review (Video, Slides)
  • Writing Tips (Video, Slides)

Lecture #3:

Last Stop Before RFA

• Introduction (link)
• Communication Tips (link)
• Senior Design and Lab Safety (link)
• Machine Shop – Gregg Bennett (gbenntt@illinois.edu)
• Lab Noteboopk (link)
• Modular Design (link)
• R&V Table (link)
• Proposal (link)
• Design Review (link)