1. Effective Communication in ECE 445 Project
Amr Martini

2. Communication is the key to success
External Parties
Your team
Sponsors
Machine shop
Vendors
Open Lab
Classmates (shared lab equipment and space)
Teammates
TA’s and Instructors

3. Tips for effective communication
Respectful
Show general respect to your team mates, TA’s, instructors and all the people you may interact during this course
Responsible
Be on time for meetings (e.g. weekly TA meeting)
Make contribution that you promise
Understand your teammate’s work
Try to keep on track at each milestone
Honest
Report issues/mistakes that you can not resolve immediately and seek for help is the fastest way to find a solution
Open mind

4. Bad examples
Fail to find out teammate’s misconduct led to fail the course
Stuck with one’s own idea without listening to other’s suggestion and instruction
Not participating to the team’s effort resulted in dropping the course

5. What you can achieve in 3 months:
Assistive Chessboard
The Michelle and Alex Bratton Senior Design Instructor’s Award
Recovery-Monitoring Knee Brace
The Lextech Senior Design Most Marketable Project Award

6. Good Luck in ECE 445
and
Enjoy the experience!