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Important Dates May 2, 2014 Kevin Nolan Friday Dec 6 @11:00 UTEB 150 151 days to go Kevin Nolan Friday Dec 6 @11:00 UTEB 150

Kevin Nolan, VP of Technology for GE Appliances Recently appointed to a three-year term on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Smart Grid Advisory Committee (SGAC). Recognized for his leadership in bringing GE’s Home Energy Management technologies to the forefront of the industry, Nolan will help provide input and direction on smart grid standards, priorities and gaps, as well as the overall status and health of U.S. smart grid implementation. Graduated from the University of Connecticut with a degree in Mechanical Engineering (’89). Entered the prestigious GE Edison Engineering program and has been with GE ever since.

Interim Reports Interim Reports Submit to advisor/me 11/25 Intersession Plan to me 12/4 (Wednesday) 1 page Specific tasks Dates and names Reports Returned to you 12/9 Corrected Cover Sheet to me 12/9 Electronic copy 3 copies (2 B/W, 1 Color) to me 1/20 Spring semester start 1/21

Syllabus Rev D Note Rev F on the Web Page

December 2, 2013 Important Dates Schedule Oral Peer Grading Feed back on Interim Reports

Oral 2 Peer Summary Voting

Voting Attendance 71 at 3 sessions (62%) 37 at 2 session (32%)

Presentation Grading

Interim Reports Feedback Interim Report, not a draft Supposed to show progress to project objective Cover Page Interim Report January 2014 Sponsor and Faculty Advisor Name Requires Proprietary or Export Statement? check with Sponsor

Interim Reports - General Comments Hard to “see” your progress Too much info embedded in paragraphs Use tables and figures Many good visuals in Orals, not in reports Slapped together – different writing styles Missing words Poor grammar, awkward wording Figure numbering inconsistent

Interim Reports -Structure Watch tenses – did you do anything? ToC Number sections and pages Make sure numbers agree with text Glossary (Nomenclature) Alphabetical order (English then Greek)

Interim Reports Feedback References [ref] Arrange in order that you cite them Cite all of them Copy equations/theory sections – cite source Figures Arrange in order that you use them Annotate and Label – helps to explain your point Cite source

Interim Reports Feedback Equations: Reference source Number #) right adjusted F=ma 1) Where: F= force m= mass a= acceleration Show calculations to support a point/assumption “Ignoring radiation” Show q for conv, cond, radiation

Interim Reports Feedback Do not refer to color in text “The red arrow”, “the blue line” Label instead Include a schedule This is interim, what’s coming next semester?

Interim Reports Feedback Write/speak professionally “After careful research..” “We diligently considered..” “We hope..” No Conclusions (yet) Status Summary Accomplishments Next steps

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