This class is a year long projects based course where students spend many weeks working on their own. The students meet at regular intervals with the instructors and other students to discuss and critique their work, as outlined in the table below.
| WEEK # | TOPICS |
|---|---|
| 1 | Projects Presented to Students |
| 2 | Projects Presented to Students (cont.) |
| 3 | Students Choose Projects (1st, 2nd, 3rd Choices) |
| 4 | Projects Assigned Students Form Teams |
| 6 | Group Letters of Intent Due |
| 10 | Draft Proposals (Written and Oral) Presented to "Upper Management" |
| 14 | Final Proposals (Written and Oral) Presented to "Client" |
| 15 | Student Critiques of Oral Presentations Due |
| 18-21 | Travel to Field Sites |
| 25-29 | Informal Oral Progress Reports |
| 32 | Projects Presented Orally to the Public |
| 33 | Draft Project Reports Due |
| 36 | Final Project Reports (and Theses) Due |