Lab Notes List
Lab notes outlining recommended lab activities will be posted at least two weeks prior to a given lab. However, they may be adjusted during the week before a lab (usually after the course staff meeting on Tuesdays) to reflect more current information about project needs.
At the start of the course the lab notes are detailed but, as teams develop and projects become more individual, the notes become general guidelines for what-needs-to-happen-when.
The timing of labs in relation to both lecture and milestone activities is mapped in the overall course and lab schedule.
| week of September 12 Electing officers and ideation |
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| lab #2 |
week of September 19 Exploring ideas and preparation for the 3 ideas presentation |
| lab #3 | week of September 26 From opportunity area to concepts |
| lab #4 | week of October 3 Preparing for the sketch model review |
| lab #5 | week of October 10 Identifying and resolving key risks |
| lab #6 | week of October 17 Preparing for the mockup review |
| lab #7 | week of October 24 Making the decision! |
| lab #8 | week of October 31 Clarifying the system vision, design details, and assembly review |
| lab #9 | week of November 7 Resolving design details and prototyping |
| lab #10 | week of November 14 Building the prototype |
| lab #11 | week of November 21 Technical review and planning the rebuild |
| lab #12 | week of November 28 Prototype rebuilding and presentation planning |
| lab #13 | week of December 5 |
| lab #14 | week of December 12 Final presentation and course wraup |
