Inf 295: Environmental Issues in Information TechnologyFall 2009Professor Bill Tomlinson Return to Syllabus Final Project
Summary
Over the 10 weeks, you will work individually or in pairs to undertake an implementation and/or analysis project that deals with the topics of the course.
This project should relate to both user information technology and environmental themes. This project is encouraged, but not required, to result in a submission to the EPA's National Student Design Competition for Sustainability Focusing on People, Prosperity and the Planet.
Specific assignments
October 15 (5pm): Team formationEmail Prof. Tomlinson to let him know if you will be working individually or with a classmate. Only one person per pair needs to send the email, but please CC the other student. October 23: IRB (optional) If the project involves human subjects and you wish to be able to publish the results, you should have submitted an IRB proposal. (Note that this requires a department head's signature, so please plan accordingly.) October 28: Proposal Give presentation about the idea, implementation/deployment, evaluation/analysis, stakeholders, impact, division of labor, resources needed, and timeline. Individuals give ~10-15 minute presentation; pairs give ~15-20 minute presentation. The remaining class time will be split evenly for Q&A. December 2: Final Presentation Give presentation about the project and summarizing the results.. Individuals give ~10-15 minute presentation; pairs give ~15-20 minute presentation. The remaining class time will be split evenly for Q&A. December 9 (5pm): Write-up Academic paper or proposal describing the project, in a format appropriate to your research interests. For example, an individual could do use the CHI Work-in-Progress format, or a pair could write up a full EPA Student Design Competition proposal. |