The following table presents lesson plans for some of the lecture sessions.
Lecture notes files.
| lec # |
topics |
| 1 |
Introductions, Prototyping Levels, Present Projects, Match People to Teams (PDF) |
| 2 |
Project Management, Gantt Chart Schedules, Post-it Exercise (PDF) |
| 3 |
Where to Get Resources, What is Worth Spending Money on? Present and Discuss Gantt Charts (PDF) |
| 4 |
Consulting Time to Review Schedules |
| 5 |
Project Management (Guest Speaker: Linda Plano) |
| 6 |
Consulting with Guest Ben Linder: Pugh Charts, Selection Matrices |
| 7 |
Case Study: Low Cost Irrigation (Guest Speaker: Sudarshun) |
| 8 |
Consulting with Guest Ben Linder: Pugh Charts, Selection Matrices |
| 9 |
Businesses, Networking, 50k Competition, Entrepreneurship (Guest Speaker: Joost Bonson) |
| 10 |
Progress Reports, Fund Raising Opportunities and Techniques, IDEAS Contest/Generator Dinner in the Evening (PDF) |
| 11 |
Consulting; Bring Work to Class (PDF) |
| 12 |
Design for Manufacturing; Destroy a Videotape (PDF) |
| 13 |
Description and Requirements for M1 Design Review; Work on Presentations (PDF) |
| 14 |
Field Testing and Customer Surveys |
| 15 |
M1 Design Review: Poster Session Presentations |
| 16 |
Design Review Post-Mortem, S.W.O.T. (PDF) |
| 17 |
Consulting, Review Schedules; Bring Work to Class |
| 18 |
International Relations (Guest Speaker: Chad Lewis) |
| 19 |
Consulting Session; Bring Work to Class |
| 20 |
Pot in a Pot Refrigeration (Guest Speaker: Mohammed Bah Abba) |
| 21 |
Consulting; Review Schedules; Bring Work to Class |
| 22 |
Consulting Session; Bring Work to Class |
| 23 |
Proposal Writing (Guest Speaker: Sally Susnowitz) |
| 24 |
Presentation Dry Runs/Feedback |
| 25 |
M2 Final Presentations; Guest Reviewers Present |
| 26 |
Class Feedback and Celebration |