BE

465 Senior Design Project

Boston University
Fall 2016
9/9/16 Version

Fridays, 12-2pm, Photonics 206
Instructors: Dr. Catherine Klapperich (catherin@bu.edu), ERB 701a, OH TBA
Dr. Michael Smith (msmith@bu.edu), ERB 502, OH Tuesdays 2 to 3pm
Administrator: Megan Wallander (mspreitz@bu.edu), ERB

Blackboard Learn Website: https://learn.bu.edu/ The course is BE465
Class Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/141229159627073/

ALL Assignments are due at 12:30pm on the due date. There are NO extensions, and
there are NO late assignments accepted.

Lecture # Date Topic DUE/Returned
1 9/9 Intro/Team Class will end at 1pm on this day. Please be ON
Formation TIME, we have a lot to cover. Homework: Choose
Project and Team
2 9/16 Writing Lecture Class will run the full time.
Dr. Joe Bizup
3 9/23 Description of Project Choice Due (email to Megan
Assignment #1 mspreitz@bu.edu)
9/30 NO CLASS Homework: Complete EHS safety training if
working in a wet lab. Go to:
http://www.bu.edu/orc/training/environmental-
health-safety/ and navigate to Laboratory Safety
Training (Online)

10/7 NO CLASS Assignment #1 Due: hard copy to ERB 408,
(BMES 2016) digital copy to BB Learn (BME Grader)
4 10/14 Description of
Assignments #2A
and #2B: Full
Proposal Format
Dr. Klapperich
10/21 NO CLASS Assignment #1 RETURNED

10/28 NO CLASS

5 11/4 Data Analysis

Lecture
 Dr. Andy Fan
11/11 NO CLASS
(Veterans Day)
6 11/18 Presentation Assignment #2A: Full Proposal Due: hard copy
Guidance to ERB 408, digital copy to BB Learn (BME
Grader)
11/25 NO CLASS
Thanksgiving
12/2 NO CLASS Assignment #2A: RETURNED
12/9 NO CLASS Assignment #2B: Revised Full Proposal Due:
(Classroom open hard copy to ERB 408, digital copy to BB Learn
for Presentation (Technical Advisor and BME Grader). Technical
Practice) advisor signature required.
7 12/13 Presentations to Presentations (BME Grader)
ALL DAY BME Graders Your presentation may not take place during
TIMESLOTS Each team will 12-2pm. Please plan accordingly. 12/13 is
present to their reading period.
BME graders.

Grading:
Laboratory Effort (assessed by Technical Advisor): 20%
Assignment #1 (Technical Advisor Signature/Grader): 20%
Assignment #2A (Grader): 30%
Assignment #2B (Tech Advisor Signature/Grader): 10%
Presentation (Grader): 20%
Total: 100%