Class | Dates | Main Topics |
1 | Th 08/28 | Overview and rationale of the class |
2 | Tu 09/02 | Professional consulting and development of meeting checklist |
3 | Th 09/04 | Technical discussion on webpage issues by Dr. Gobbert |
4 | Tu 09/09 | Customized slice plot for tetragonal data by Dr. Gobbert |
5 | Th 09/11 | Student presentations: Samuel G. Webster and Minglei Liu |
6 | Tu 09/16 | Discussion on webpage design by Dr. Gobbert |
7 | Th 09/18 | Class cancelled due to Hurricane Isabel |
8 | Tu 09/23 | Student presentations Yanping Wu and Ana Maria Soane |
9 | Th 09/25 | SAS Presentation by Dr. Neerchal |
10 | Tu 09/30 | Student presentations Ravi Siddani and Karen Osborne |
Design of webpage due | ||
11 | Th 10/02 | Student presentations Zhibin Sun and Oleksandr Sverdlov |
Assignment of team project | ||
12 | Tu 10/07 | Teamwork on small consulting projects |
13 | Th 10/09 | Discussion on written communication and effective teamwork skills |
14 | Tu 10/14 | Teamwork on small consulting projects |
15 | Th 10/16 | Discussion of consulting skills and checklist for client meeting |
Team project due; start of outside consulting project | ||
16 | Tu 10/21 | Meeting with client |
17 | Th 10/23 | Report on the background of the outside consulting projects |
18 | Tu 10/28 | Meeting with client |
19 | Th 10/30 | Draft proposal of work for the outside consulting projects |
20 | Tu 11/04 | Meeting with client |
21 | Th 11/06 | Discussion of students' webpages and resumes |
22 | Tu 11/11 | Meeting with client |
23 | Th 11/13 | Progress reports on outside consulting projects |
24 | Tu 11/18 | Meeting with client |
25 | Th 11/20 | Final progress reports on outside consulting projects |
26 | Tu 11/25 | Preparation of class presentations and final reports |
Th 11/27 | Thanksgiving Holiday | |
27 | Tu 12/02 | Class presentations of consulting projects |
28 | Th 12/04 | Class presentations of consulting projects |
29 | Tu 12/09 | Review of class and discussion |